My go-to strategy game. Enough randomness to make each game unique, but once the game starts, the randomness basically goes away and it's just trying to out-think your opponents.
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Scythe
Scythe is a civilization and conquest game set in an alternate 1920s, after World War I. Play as one of 5 Eastern European factions surrounding the city-state of Industria, seeking to conquer territories and develop resources. A complex strategy game for 2-5 players, ages 14+.
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- 42 cards (44.0mmx67.0mm)
- 54 cards (57.0mmx87.0mm)
- 50 cards (70.0mmx110.0mm)
Scythe is a board game set in an alternate-history 1920s. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. Think of it as Agricola meets Kemet with asymmetric factions.
In Scythe, players work as individuals to lead their country to victory by conquering territory, recruiting new villagers and troops (each with a unique name, story, and skillset), reaping resources (which stay on the map, thus drawing opponents’ attention to certain areas if players stockpile resources), and building monstrous mechs. Scythe uses a basic card-driven mechanism to keep the game moving at a brisk pace.
Scythe has no player elimination, and each country will have custom miniatures and custom dice. Each country is completely asymmetric.
| Mechanics: | Area Control/Area Influence Hand Management Simultaneous Action Selection |
| Categories: | Economic Farming Exploration War |
| Alternative names: | Sçythe Коса Серп 大鎌戦役 鐮刀戰爭 镰刀战争 사이드 사이쓰 |
| BARCODE: | 8033609530557 |
| The item is in 14 carts In 208 wishlists In 133 collections This was seen 72481 times | |
- 42 cards (44.0mmx67.0mm)
- 54 cards (57.0mmx87.0mm)
- 50 cards (70.0mmx110.0mm)
Scythe is a board game set in an alternate-history 1920s. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. Think of it as Agricola meets Kemet with asymmetric factions.
In Scythe, players work as individuals to lead their country to victory by conquering territory, recruiting new villagers and troops (each with a unique name, story, and skillset), reaping resources (which stay on the map, thus drawing opponents’ attention to certain areas if players stockpile resources), and building monstrous mechs. Scythe uses a basic card-driven mechanism to keep the game moving at a brisk pace.
Scythe has no player elimination, and each country will have custom miniatures and custom dice. Each country is completely asymmetric.
| Mechanics: | Area Control/Area Influence Hand Management Simultaneous Action Selection |
| Categories: | Economic Farming Exploration War |
| Alternative names: | Sçythe Коса Серп 大鎌戦役 鐮刀戰爭 镰刀战争 사이드 사이쓰 |
| BARCODE: | 8033609530557 |
| The item is in 14 carts In 208 wishlists In 133 collections This was seen 72481 times | |
What players say
How many players it plays best with · 1243 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 56 56 say it plays best, 471 recommend it, 283 do not recommend it
- 2 50 50 say it plays best, 601 recommend it, 330 do not recommend it
- 3 282 282 say it plays best, 641 recommend it, 80 do not recommend it
- 4 765 765 say it plays best, 270 recommend it, 17 do not recommend it
- 5 330 330 say it plays best, 499 recommend it, 105 do not recommend it
- 5+ 44 44 say it plays best, 205 recommend it, 411 do not recommend it
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I will play this game over and over. Love the gorgeous artwork and pieces. Enjoy the crunch and many levels of consideration when playing. It can be a little slow with high AP players.
Scythe is a ridiculous amount of fun, combining worker placement, territory control, and engine building. The game really rewards strategic planning with a focus on each faction's strengths and objectives.
+ Scythe: The Rise of Fenris (2018) + Scythe: Encounters (2018) + Scythe: The Wind Gambit (2017) + Scythe: Invaders from Afar (2016) + Duel of Meloch (2026) + Scythe: Modular Board (2019) + Scythe & Expeditions Metal Coins (2023) + Scythe: Constantinople Airship (2026) + Scythe: Promo Pack #5 – Original Faction Power Dials (2016) + Scythe: Invaders from Afar – Promo Pack #8: Power dials (2017) + Scythe: Realistic Resource Tokens (2015) + Expeditions/Scythe: $2 and $50 Metal Coins (2025) + Scythe & Expeditions Metal Coins (2023)
Beautiful artwork. Very good components; custom mechs, meeples and more. Game is very fun and comes with an achievement system you can write your name on if you win with x faction, x points etc.
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