Adventure through Tamriel's history with The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era board game

A New Elder Scrolls Roleplaying Board Game Is Now Available

Exciting news, a new Elder Scrolls game is now available. No, not that one. Or that one. We're talking about the board game, The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era. The game is designed for 1-4 players who create their own custom hero and embark on an open-ended adventure filled with quests, monsters, and loot--just like in The Elder Scrolls video games. The game launched earlier this year, but it's already racked up strong critic and audience reviews. If you're interested in checking out this new, analog Elder Scrolls adventure, you can pick up The Elder Scrolls: The Betrayal of the Second Era for $225 at Amazon.

The Elder Scrolls: The Betrayal of the Second Era mixes elements of board games and tabletop RPGs, allowing for an open-ended and highly replayable guided experience without the need for a game master or tons of rulebooks. As the name indicates, the game is set during the Second Era of the world of Tamriel, which happens to be the same timeframe as The Elder Scrolls Online. The main storyline sees 1-4 players tasked with preventing the evil Order of the Black Worm from stealing the Amulet of Kings and unleashing a multi-dimensional disaster known as "The Planemeld."

The main campaign is designed to play out over three multi-hour sessions where players create their own character and build and customize them with unique skills to use in combat and exploration. Five of the major regions of Tamriel--Skyrim, Morrowind, Black Marsh, High Rock, and Cyrodiil--are explorable, and each offers its own unique side quests and activities. You can even join several factions, just like in the video games. The box comes with everything you need to play--including dice, play tokens, cards, character sheets, overland map boards, a set of modular hexagon exploration tiles, a rulebook, province quest books, and more.

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The Elder Scrolls: The Betrayal of the Second Era is a big game, but if you're looking to bolster it with even more content, you can grab the Valenwood expansion, which adds the titular province as an explorable region, new encounters, new character classes, and more. It was originally offered as a perk for those who pledged a higher amount to The Betrayal of the Second Era's crowdfunding campaign, but a commercial release is now available. Stocks seem limited, so grab it soon.

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The box comes with everything you need to play, including dice, play tokens, cards, character sheets, overland map boards, a set of modular hexagon exploration tiles, a rulebook, province quest books, and more. However, it's worth noting that The Elder Scrolls: The Betrayal of the Second Era Board Game already has an expansion set, Valenwood, which adds the titular province as an explorable region, new encounters, new character classes, and more. It was originally offered as a perk for those who pledged a higher amount to The Betrayal of the Second Era's crowdfunding campaign, but a commercial release seem to be coming soon as it's listed at Amazon, but currently unavailable. It's worth keeping an eye on the listing in case it launches soon.

This isn't the first time The Elder Scrolls has been adapted into a sprawling roleplaying board game. There's also The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Adventure Game--yes, that's right, there's yet another port of Skyrim out there. Two, actually, as there's also the strategy wargame The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Call to Arms.

Starting with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Adventure Game, the game is designed for 1-4 players and features six replayable campaign books, open-ended character customization, and numerous dungeons to tackle. There's even a free-roam mode if you just want to explore Skyrim on your own terms. And that's just the base game--there are numerous expansions, including a giant add-on that increases the maximum number of players for the free-roam mode to eight, a set of upgraded miniatures, and two story expansions--Dawnguard and From the Ashes--that add new guided adventures to play. Check the list below for all The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Adventure Game releases.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Adventure Game

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Adventure Game (Core Box Set) -- $140
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Adventure Game - Miniatures Upgrade Set -- $58 ($110)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Adventure Game - 5-8 Player Expansion -- $34 ($40)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Adventure Game - Dawnguard Expansion -- $78.38
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Adventure Game - From the Ashes Expansion -- $63.50 ($80)

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For those who prefer more tactical combat, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Call to Arms pits 1-2 players against NPC armies in co-op skirmishes and dungeon delves. The Core Box includes all the rules, dice, and tokens required to start playing. However, there's also a long list of add-ons for the game, including guided story expansions, new miniatures for heroes and monsters, and more. We've rounded up a selection of some notable releases below, and you'll find even more at Amazon.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Call to Arms

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Call to Arms Core Set -- $35 ($45)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Call to Arms Imperial Legion Faction Starter Set -- $25.51 ($33)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Call to Arms Stormcloack Faction Starter Set -- $24.41
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Call to Arms Thalmor Patrol 6-Figure Set -- $40 ($59)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Call to Arms Skeleton Horde 6-Figure Set -- $36 ($50)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Call to Arms - Civil War Chapter 1 Card Pack -- $33.75 ($38)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Call to Arms - Frost Atronachs Miniature -- $27.72 ($38)

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This story originally appeared on: GameSpot - Author:UK GAG