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Sep 28, 2026·How to play·30:15·17687·Watch on YouTube

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The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era

The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era

2025·Josh J. Carlson, Michael Gernes, Logan Giannini, Ryan Howard, Salem Scott, Josh WielgusMainly playthroughs and how-to-play

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The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 54 reviews, 69 how-to-play guides, 91 recorded sessions, 25 unboxings, and 19 other videos.

1 - 4 players
120 - 240 min
Very heavy weight: Rules-dense, long sessions

About The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, from BoardGameGeek:

The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era is a cooperative tabletop adventure set during Tamriel's Second Era - specifically during the events of the Planemeld, as the Order of the Black Worm plots to secure the Amulet of Kings. As the dark cult schemes, however, one of its members is planning an even darker betrayal, one that will tie Tamriel in with Oblivion forever. Adventurers work to uncover her machinations and stop her plot amid a bevy of endlessly replayable content. As in The Elder Scrolls video games, players will travel on an epic journey, balancing exploration, character building, dungeon diving and close quarters combat. Each adventure in the game takes place over the course of three gameplay sessions, with sessions being roughly two hours plus an additional half hour per player in length. Players customize and control a single hero throughout all three sessions of an adventure as they manage multiple skill lines, classes and experience the many regions of Tamriel, each with their own unique flavor and mechanics. Experience points are handed out generously, allowing players to build interesting and unique characters in the consolidated timespan required in a tabletop experience. Session to session progression is meaningful, but players are not required to remember complex narrative points or play with the same group forever.

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