The year is 1920 and the memories from the first world war still overshadow humanity ...
The 5 greatest powers that have discovered the technology of the locomotive have built huge war machines and are trying to gather their pieces in this ruined world and grow.
But who will succeed and who will be lost in the memories of the centuries?
Scythe. Where to catch it and where to leave it? An extremely thematic game of strategy, development and war that keeps you focused throughout.
Each player takes the role from a state with its own peculiarities and special abilities. It produces materials such as wood, iron, food and oil and begins its journey to the top through a series of wonderful and clever mechanisms! Builds buildings,
It recruits workers, upgrades its people and builds large war machines that will help it in its development, defense and attack on other peoples.
But the people choose their leaders and that is why you must have raised your reputation to be a winner!
The main game includes 5 inhabitants as well as 2 more places on the board to be added by expansion.
The game lasts from 1 hour and 30 minutes to 3 hours.
Its mechanisms are very well made and smart. It is quite a big game but without particularly difficult rules.
What requires from each player is the good coordination of movements ...
The artwork is amazing, with very nice unique images on each card!
The materials inside are of excellent quality (miniatures, materials, dashboard).
It is a game of moderate difficulty and not recommended for new players!
This board game, fairly has won many prizes and has been loved by many people!
we rate it 10 out of ten with a tone because it is a strategy and war game with very little luck,
amazing materials and its price is very satisfactory compared to what it offers!
We hope we helped you get a taste of the game you may be thinking of buying !!!
Good games ...
You can further enrich the main game with one of the available expansion or upgrades of the game: Expansions:
Upgrades:
Metal resourses & coins
And Junior version! My little Scythe
Title: Scythe
Age: 14+ Player: 1-5 Duration: 90 - 115 minutes Release date 2016
Mechanisms: Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Variable Player Powers Designer: Jamey Stegmaier Artist: Jakub Rozalski
Publisher: Stonemaier Games