‘The Nether Realm Expansion for Talisman Revised 4th Edition’ - Fantasy Board Game Review

The Bottled Imp - Episode 113
‘The Nether Realm Expansion for Talisman Revised 4th Edition’ - Fantasy Board Game Review.
Can you survive? The Bottled Imp takes a detailed look at the ‘Talisman Revised 4th Edition’ expansion 'The Nether Realm' designed by Jon New with additional development by Samuel W. Bailey published by Fantasy Flight Games.

It’s true! There is a place where the most terrifying and gruesome beasts of fairy tales and nightmares exist. Thousands of years ago, a mighty wizard sealed the Nether Realm in a great golden box. But now, the box has been opened. Can you survive the horror that awaits you? Will you survive the dark creatures of Pandora’s Box? Are you brave enough to run the Gauntlet? Will you be the hunter of the hunted?

In this mini-mini expansion are 36 Nether Cards, and 3 Alternative Ending Cards.

Please note: You will need ‘Talisman Revised 4th Edition’ from Fantasy Flight Games. It is compatible with all existing Talisman expansions.

Also take a look at our first expansion pack review of 'The Reaper'...

And have a look at our second expansion review of ‘The Blood Moon’

Check out our third expansion review of ‘The Dungeon’

Fancy new weapons, armour or even a pet? Check out the Imp review of our forth expansion review ‘The City’

Fancy a hike into ‘The Highland’? You’ll need to watch The Bottled Imp review before you go:

If you go down to ‘The Woodland’ today… you may see The Bottled Imp review!

The cold winds blows and the landscape is frozen as ‘The Forstmarch’ seizes it’s victims.

Fancy a dip in ‘The Sacred Pool’? You’d better check out review first…

The end of Talisman is neigh! Well, almost. ‘The Harbinger’ thinks so…

Can you survive the fierce onslaught of the Draconic Dragon Lords?

Doom and destruction has ripped the regions of Talisman asunder. Who survived ‘The Cataclysm’?

Fire! Fire! Yes, there is fire in ‘The Firelands’ expansion!

Dare you delve into ‘The Deep Realms’? Find out:

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[leoferwer]

One of your best reviews, because you actually explained what's on the alternate endings (you usually just name them, and I wanted to know more, because I have just the base game!).

Anyway, I love all your Talisman videos!

[timokobe]

I bought all the expansions in the nick of time before they sold out from the stores. Your videos have helped me make sense of all the rules, so thanks! Also SUPER excited to hear that the 5th edition will be coming out, you are a wizard for knowing such a great revelation. Your reviews are awesome!

[BelegaerTheGreat]

*I don't think the 5th Edition came out my dude.*

[exonwarrior]

Another great video! I have watched pretty much all your Talisman videos, they're great.

Quick couple of questions if you don't mind :)

1) Have you ever played with more than 6 players? I'm wanting to play with a group of friends, but there will most likely be 7 or 8 of us. I have the base + Reaper and Werewolf, so the number of characters isn't an issue.

2) Have you ever played with all the expansions? Or at least all of the corner ones? What was it like?

[metroid]

I dont know how much sense this makes now that a 5th edition is on its way, but have you ever thought of doing a video where you rank the expansions?

[TherealCCChasarrived]

I'm surprised you didn't mention how the print is different, how if you're trying to use Pandora's box as a hidden ending, its color is slightly different than all the other hidden endings and can be spotted out with ease. Also where are you heading the whispers of a 5th Edition, this year no less? I have scoured the internet for any news related and come up empty minutes some vague comments on a forum from 4 or 5 years ago.

[MrWiggiJ]

how about that 5th edition? hahaha.

good review nonetheless. Do you know if a 5th edition is on the cards?

[KierowcaParowca]

Great review as always! Are you planning to do anything with D&D or other RPG?

[mathiasvanbutsele]

In order not to use Alternative Endings, wich I never play with, I just shuffled the Adventure deck AND the Nether cards together. Nether cards look like twisted Adventure cards, so I thought it is pretty easy to figure how they can be part of the whole deck.
I believe this expansion is a very nice disruptive element.
I chose to introduce it in a new ruling : when the next adventure card to be drawn is a Nether one, you must draw it as an additional card, except that, as indicated in the Nether Realm rules, you cannot choose to re-draw it in anyway. Only once they are placed on the board and encountered.
When you are instructed to draw more than one adventure cards, such as in the Ruins or Hidden Valley, and a Nether card is part of the required number of cards drawn, you must draw an additional adventure card. In this way, if 6 successive Nether cards would be the next cards to be drawn, you would have to draw them all.
This rule has a nice hidden purpose, to counter the Prophetess/Orb of knowledge/Sage/Oathsworn Oracle and similar "foresight" great abilities.

[Azzeyman]

No 5th edition, they changed there minds, gonna release the 4th again.

[TheGuylanda]

Have you looked at the Digital Edition? Any plans to talk about that in the future?

[robertmarginean]

Pandora's box is one of the most satisfying Alternate Endings. I've played it twice and both times I managed to get to the Crown of Command before anyone else. And it is so fun to deal these absolutely horrible cards on them, like if they aren't lucky on die rolls, they're gonna die after the first 2 cards. And the first timeI played it I had 2 identical Spells that allow you to change the result of any die into a 1, so when my friend rolled a 6, he was so happy and then I cast that Spell on him and he was killed, just like that. I know, I'm a little bit evil, but what can I do? It's just too much fun

[angelasarabia]

Another good review from the bottled imp!
Btw, anyone knows where i could buy this expansion. People on amazon and eBay is selling it for a ridiculous price! X(

[stefanstradowski]

Too bad I dont have anyone to play this game with