There’s an uncomfortable sort of question that always comes up with adaptations like Elden Ring: The Board Game. Why would you play this tabletop version when you can simply turn on the video game you (probably) already own? Having worked on and shipped multiple reimaginings for Steamforged Games, it’s a problem lead designer Sherwin Matthews has had to grapple with multiple times. For him, the answer is simple – it should be a remix of what you already know, both surprising and familiar in equal measure. A ‘new game plus’, if you will.
