Starting up a session of Talisman: The Magical Quest Game always seems like a great idea at first. Who wouldn’t want to engage with a languid, high-fantasy romp of a board game with their friends?

First published by Games Workshop in 1983, Talisman: The Magical Quest Game is remembered fondly by kids who grew up with board games in the 1980s and early 1990s. But the last version of the dungeon ...