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Recommended Age

14+

Average Play-time

90 Minutes

Difficulty level

Will require a bit of focus to learn

Vendor

Stonemaier Games

Categories

EconomicFightingScience FictionTerritory Building

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It is a time of unrest in 1920s Europa. The ashes from the first great war still darken the snow. The capitalistic city-state known simply as The Factory, which fueled the war with heavily armored mechs, has closed its doors, drawing the attention of several nearby countries.Scythe is a 4X board game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and va...

It is a time of unrest in 1920s Europa. The ashes from the first great war still darken the snow. The capitalistic city-state known simply as The Factory, which fueled the war with heavily armored mechs, has closed its doors, drawing the attention of several nearby countries.

Scythe is a 4X board game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. In Scythe, each player represents a character from one of five factions of Eastern Europa who are attempting to earn their fortune and claim their faction\'s stake in the land around the mysterious Factory. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate monstrous mechs.

Each player begins the game with different resources (power, coins, combat acumen, and popularity), a different starting location, and a hidden goal. Starting positions are specially calibrated to contribute to each faction's uniqueness and the asymmetrical nature of the game (each faction always starts in the same place).

Scythe gives players almost complete control over their fate. Other than each player's individual hidden objective card, the only elements of luck or variability are encounter cards that players will draw as they interact with the citizens of newly explored lands. Each encounter card provides the player with several options, allowing them to mitigate the luck of the draw through their selection. Combat is also driven by choices, not luck or randomness.

Scythe uses a streamlined action-selection mechanism (no rounds or phases) to keep gameplay moving at a brisk pace and reduce downtime between turns. While there is plenty of direct conflict for players who seek it, there is no player elimination.

Every part of Scythe has an aspect of engine-building to it. Players can upgrade actions to become more efficient, build structures that improve their position on the map, enlist new recruits to enhance character abilities, activate mechs to deter opponents from invading, and expand their borders to reap greater types and quantities of resources. These engine-building aspects create a sense of momentum and progress throughout the game. The order in which players improve their engine adds to the unique feel of each game, even when playing one faction multiple times.

Contents:
Global Components

  • 2 Rulebooks (Regular and Automa)
  • 1 Quick-Reference Guide
  • 1 Achievement Sheet
  • 1 Game Board
  • 5 Dual-Layered Player Mats
  • 80 Custom Wooden Resource Tokens
  • 80 Cardboard Coins
  • 12 Cardboard Multiplier Tokens
  • 12 Cardboard Encounter Tokens
  • 6 Structure Bonus Tiles
  • 42 Combat Cards
  • 23 Objective Cards
  • 28 Encounter Cards
  • 12 Factory Cards
  • 2 Power Dials
  • 5 Riverwalk Cards
  • 5 Quick-Start Cards
  • 31 Automa Cards

Faction-Specific Components

  • 20 Mech Miniatures
  • 5 Character Miniatures
  • 5 Faction Mats
  • 5 Custom Wooden Action Tokens
  • 5 Custom Wooden Popularity Tokens
  • 5 Custom Wooden Power Tokens
  • 30 Customer Wooden Star Tokens
  • 20 Customer Wooden Structure Tokens
  • 20 Customer Wooden Recruit Tokens
  • 40 Customer Wooden Worker Tokens
  • 30 Wooden Technology Cubes


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Based on 48 reviews
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Mary

So happy with this game. It was an instant winner for game nights!

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Isaac Rigby
Great Game, but one problem

It is a really good game, for begginers, after 3 games, it's the same thing, over and over again, there is too much in the game for its own good, the attacking is terrible, the farming is terrible, the worker placement is alright, the building is way too simple, amazing and good quality game board and game peices, but if you have been playing games for a bit, or you enjoy more heavy games, dont get it, dont waste your money, but if you are new to this hobbie, go ahead, but I think there are better games for your money.

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

Customer Reviews

Based on 48 reviews
96%
(46)
2%
(1)
2%
(1)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
M
Mary

So happy with this game. It was an instant winner for game nights!

I
Isaac Rigby
Great Game, but one problem

It is a really good game, for begginers, after 3 games, it's the same thing, over and over again, there is too much in the game for its own good, the attacking is terrible, the farming is terrible, the worker placement is alright, the building is way too simple, amazing and good quality game board and game peices, but if you have been playing games for a bit, or you enjoy more heavy games, dont get it, dont waste your money, but if you are new to this hobbie, go ahead, but I think there are better games for your money.

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