Scythe Board Game

£66.90

Scythe Board Game

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Scythe Board Game

Name: Scythe Board Game
Brand: Made In Camelot
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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 an engine-building game set in a 1920s era, alternate-history. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. In Scythe, each player controls one of five factions of Eastern Europe, all of which are attempting to earn their fortunes and claim their stakes 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 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.

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. 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 engines adds to the unique feel of each game, even if having played one faction multiple times.

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Released in 2016
Designed by Jamey Stegmaier
Artwork by Jakub Rozalski

Mechanisms

Area Majority / Influence Card Play Conflict Resolution Contracts End Game Bonuses Force Commitment Grid Movement Hexagon Grid King of the Hill Movement Points Narrative Choice / Paragraph Solo / Solitaire Game Take That Tech Trees / Tech Tracks Variable Player Powers Variable Set-up Victory Points as a Resource Zone of Control

Genres/themes

Economic Fighting Science Fiction Territory Building

1-5 players
Best: 4

115 min
of play time

Suggested for
ages 14+

Medium
complexity

Key Components
Board & Mats: A large folding game board, 5 dual-layered Player Mats, and 5 Faction Mats.
Miniatures: 5 unique Character Miniatures and 20 Mech Miniatures (5 per faction).
Resources: Wooden tokens for Food, Metal, Oil, and Wood.
Tokens: Wooden Stars, Technology Cubes, Structure Tokens, Recruit Tokens, Coins, Popularity & Power tokens, Encounter Tokens, Multiplier Tokens, and Action Tokens.
Cards: Objective Cards, Combat Cards, Encounter Cards, Factory Cards, and Riverwalk Cards.
Rulebooks: A multiplayer rulebook and a solo rulebook.

Box Dimensions: 300 × 365 × 98 mm / 11.80 × 14.40 × 3.90 in
Box Weight: 3.28 kg / 7.23 lb

Card sizes of Scythe Board Game

57 x 87mm (54 cards)
44 x 67mm (42 cards)
70 x 110mm (50 cards)
57 x 87mm (4 cards)
70 x 110mm (14 cards)

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