A new Elder Scrolls board game brings Elder Scrolls Online to the table

Following last fall’s announcement of a Skyrim board game, Elder Scrolls creator Bethesda Softworks announced A second way to discover their favorite fantasy series in hardcover: The Elder Scrolls: The Betrayal of the Second Age.

Currently in development from Chip Theory Game, Betrayal of the Second Era is a cooperative tabletop adventure for one to four players. Designed to be played in “adventures” spanning three three-hour sessions, Chip Theory is designing a game generous with character progression for players to “build interesting characters and unique in the amount of time to merge necessary in the tabletop experience.”

Elder Scrolls fans will note that the title’s Second Era is also the era in which Scrolls online is set. Like that MMO, Betrayal of the Second Era will take place across the entire continent of Tamriel in the event known as Planemeld, which will allow a series of adventures that delve deeply into Tamriel’s traditional high-fantasy with more supernatural worlds like Coldharbour.

The Elder Scrolls: The Betrayal of the Second Age currently in development and expected to launch on Gamefound in October 2022