The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim still remains one of the most popular parts of the famous series. Now it also has a board form that gives you dice and hundreds of cards. The following lines will tell you whether it has the same qualities as a video game.
- Number of players: 14
- Game time: 120 minutes
- Price: 3199 CZK (Alsa)
- Age: 14+
Blades play a significant role in the campaign.
Tamriel is a place of constant conflict. Here dragons, sometimes mad magicians or demonic entities appear on the stage. More than one situation was resolved by the Order of Blades, which includes the main characters of the plot of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Adventure Game. You first choose one of six unique races and a starting point, and then start playing with basic equipment and a playing field. I really like the fact that you can go on an adventure alone or with friends. However, when I write one, I mean it literally. It’s definitely not like Borderlands: Mr. Torrg and his arena of cruelty, where you have to take care of three more figures while trying to survive.
Its tabletop adaptation has many similarities with the role-playing game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. For example, the history of both available campaigns is not long in itself. If you’re completely immersed in the game, you’ll probably have no problem finishing it in one or two sessions. Its depth is also insignificant, although it has its own charm. Luckily, there are still side quests, and that’s what made “normal” Skyrim worthwhile, as well as the board game. As you travel across the landscape, you’ll take on dozens of side quests related to the game world, exploring the wilderness as well as cities that are breeding grounds for crime and villains of all stripes.
You usually have more than one active task, so you really dedicate yourself to wandering around here. In fact, this is again a very important connection with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, where you also run around the landscape with a bunch of side quests. The good thing is that you don’t move around the map in a turn-based format, which would take hours. Here, this is replaced by a factor where everyone plays at the same time, so each player can move four squares across paths. The exception is fortresses, which allow you to travel to another possession for little money.
After making a move, each player performs a move action, which for those in the fortresses can be associated with pleasant purchases, sales or improvement of items. In short, relaxation, which is also not considered an action, so you can still perform the main action. This will allow you to explore a dungeon, wilderness, city, or evaluate one of a number of quests, often based on the popular idea of take/fetch. I know it sounds unflattering, but on the table this format is not a bad choice at all.
Therefore, I can say for myself that I quite liked the side orders, because among the supply orders there were those that deviated from the series in format due to the distribution of the order inside the cards into several parts. Completing quests earns you various rewards, which can then be used to craft items needed to improve your ability to survive. In my opinion, the speed at which you obtain new equipment and complete quests is one of the hallmarks of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Adventure Game. I definitely found the game to be smoother compared to competing RPGs. When you have enough experience points at the end of your turn, you can use them to purchase one of eighteen skills.
However, the gameplay itself is not only about running around the map, purely completing tasks and developing heroes in combination with military, magical shadow skills. Fighting is a pretty big factor here. In dungeons, on city streets and in the wilderness you will find diverse opponents who will grab you by the throat. The range of enemies is varied, and they differ primarily in appearance, statistics, abilities, and levels. What I’d like to point out here is that game time has a pretty significant effect on difficulty. The smaller you are, the more pressure the game puts on you in every way. The battles here take place using dice, which have their own symbols, but do not deviate from the series in any way. But the structure of the fights with monsters suited me.
Here and there on my path I also came across a wandering troll, daedra or dragon, whose movement is determined by various factors in the game world. I must say for myself that I really like the journey itself and, above all, the fact that the game world goes through development associated with unrest and, in the end, uprisings in the fortresses. I would also like to note the presence of the “Free Roaming” mode, which allows you to play even after completing the main campaign. However, it has one small nuance: additional content is in English, which I personally do not consider a drawback. And at least I was grateful for this expansion of the capabilities of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – An adventure game that fully captures the spirit of the popular RPG.
Tabletop designs don’t always succeed in capturing the idea of a video game because they simply fail to realize the full potential of their template. In the case of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Adventure Game, I think it works very effectively with what the legendary RPG gave us, which in practice means a more superficial story, but a varied set of side quests that can be interesting in processing it . . In this case, combat is based on dice, involving a varied range of combat activities. I would probably like more figures, but that’s mostly due to my obsession with painting figures. But the character development design itself is decent.
Overall, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – An Adventure Game is one of the successful video game adaptations. For those of you who love card games, dice games, and especially The Elder Scrolls, this is a worthy choice. The only thing that might put you off is the price tag, but the playtime is decent even thanks to the free roaming mode, so fans shouldn’t miss this one.
We would like to thank Czech distributor Blackfire for providing us with a copy of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Adventure Game.
Source :Indian TV
