I don’t need more competitive or cooperative adventure games and don’t enjoy tactical skirmish games like Ghaven or TftRDI.
Modiphius has the Skyrim Adventure game on sale for $60. Having never played Skyrim the computer game, I just know it is an open world exploration and quest game.
Does it bring anything to the table that makes it work adding to the shelf and taking up time that could be spent on other games?
Been having the same debate in my head.
Daniel did review Skyrim on the channel a ways back (here). My rough recollection/paraphrasing is that (a) there is a solid game there but (b) the art assets were poorly selected so that the game has the table presence of a wet noodle, and (c) the rulebook was, more or less, abysmal.
I don’t know if there’s enough unique charm leftover for this to beat out other games at your table. I hope someone has a more useful answer than me, because I’m still considering it while there are a few hours left on the deal… I’m thinking if the publisher is selling it at this much of a reduction, we may be seeing them try to be rid of their remaining stock. That doesn’t bode well for future availability/support/expansions, but I can’t tell if I would miss it.
I agree it could be the start of the death spiral or the imminent loss of the license. I listen to reviews, but they are often soon after the product has been released, if not before it. In retrospect, games are often better or worse than when they were reviewed, but second looks don’t get clicks.
I think it’s pretty great. Really does feel like an open world sandbox game.
Skyrim is awesome. It’s an open world. The campaign is a three-act framework to give structure to your quests, but you can play open sandbox mode. The standard “timer” is either cities/locations becoming unavailable and/or wandering enemies filling the board. The quests are fun, gameplay is pretty light. There’s a puzzle element to choosing routes and choosing one quest over another. There’s loot, crafting and character progression. Again, pretty light. That’s good because you don’t need to invest as much time learning the game. The dual-layer boards are fun, if you enjoy fitting cubes into spots on the board. The art is cold and sparse, like the hard Northlands. I like it, it’s Zen. It’s also probably not the best choice. They tried to make it look like the video game too much, but they should have gone with bigger, thicker fonts and full card art. Overall, it’s an accessible game that lightly scratches many game itches. One game/chapter can be played in 3-5 hours with a few players for a complete experience. Thee games closes a campaign with a short generic epilogue. There are two campaigns in the main box. The expansions have additional content for more variety and encounters in gameplay. I think you can play this game twenty times, and still see new encounters. Depending on the character, you’ll handle old encounters different which might unlock new outcomes. It was a no-brainer for me at full price. And I don’t feel a bit cheated with the current price. I say buy it at $60 to try it, and sell it at $60 if you don’t like it.
I think the sale finished yesterday
Am hoping to satisfy all my Skyrim wanderlust and TMB interest with Chip Theory’s Elder Scrolls.
Same. Would have been interested if I hadn’t pinned my hopes on Betrayal of the Second Era
I ummed and ahhed about Skyrim for a while, but after watching a couple of YouTube play throughs it looked too fiddly for me. Combined with a poor rulebook I wouldn’t stand a chance of playing it after a long day at work.
That map seems like a wasted opportunity too, it would just annoy me every time I look at it
Because of it’s muted, samey tundra color palette, I always found Skyrim as a location less interesting than its predecessor set in Tamriel. I had similar issues connecting to FF12, which had an overwhelming desert color palette. I think I’d be more interested in this board game if they hadn’t adopted the same vibe as the video game - but even more dreary haha 
Even then, I’d probably have given it a chance if the CTG version of the Elder Scrolls didn’t exist.
I had an all-in collection along with a bunch of (excellent) fan expansions and Etsy quality-of-life improvements. Big time (and money) investment, had a fair amount of fun, but in the end I couldn’t fully getting past the arrogance of the core product. It was an excellent experience when you go the extra mile to make it so, but other sandbox games offers more while demanding way less.