Scythe

BGG rank · #27

12 mo

Publisher · Stonemaier Games

Complexity3.5· Medium

Year2016

DesignerJamey Stegmaier

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First Play
Available · Automatic
Log your first play of this game.
Getting the Hang of It
Locked
Log 5 plays of this game.
Requires: First Play
Regular at the Table
Locked
Log 10 plays of this game.
Requires: Getting the Hang of It
Dedicated Player
Locked
Log 25 plays of this game.
Requires: Regular at the Table
First Victory
Available · Automatic
Win a play of this game.
Table Champion
Locked
Win 5 plays of this game.
Requires: First Victory
Feared Across Eastern Europa
Locked
Win
Win 10 plays of Scythe.
Requires: Table Champion
Rising Empire
Locked
Score
Finish with a score of at least 60 coins.
Requires: First Play
Industrial Powerhouse
Locked
Score
Finish with a score of at least 80 coins.
Requires: Rising Empire
Ruler of Eastern Europa
Locked
Score
Finish with a score of at least 100 coins.
Requires: Industrial Powerhouse
Border Skirmish
Locked
Win
Win a 2-player game.
Requires: First Victory
Full Table Conquest
Locked
Win
Win a 5-player game.
Requires: First Victory
Unstoppable Faction
Locked
Win
Win 3 consecutive Scythe plays.
Requires: First Victory
Fully Modernized
Locked
Star
Upgrade
Complete all 6 upgrades on your player mat in one game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Iron Legion
Locked
Deploy
Star
Deploy all 4 of your mechs in one game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Master Builder
Locked
Build
Star
Build all 4 of your structures in one game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Full Roster
Locked
Enlist
Star
Enlist all 4 of your recruits in one game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Every Hand on Deck
Locked
Star
Workforce
Get all 8 of your workers onto the board in one game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Mission Accomplished
Locked
Objective
Star
Complete one of your two objective cards for a star. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Beloved Leader
Locked
Popularity
Star
Reach the maximum position on the Popularity Track. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Peak Power
Locked
Power
Star
Reach the maximum position on the Power Track. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
First Blood
Locked
Combat
Star
Win a combat and place a combat star. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Undefeated
Locked
Combat
Star
Win combat twice in the same game to place both combat stars. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Blood
Triumph Track Complete
Locked
Star
Place your 6th star, triggering the end of the game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Renaissance Ruler
Locked
Star
Earn your 6 stars from 6 different star categories in one game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Victory
Bountiful Mill
Locked
Structure
Use your Mill's bonus to gain an extra resource during a Produce action. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Underground Network
Locked
Structure
Move a unit through your Mine as if it were a tunnel. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
War Chest
Locked
Structure
Gain bonus power from your Armory while taking a Trade action. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Monumental Support
Locked
Structure
Gain popularity from your Monument while taking a Bolster action. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Fording the River
Locked
Riverwalk
Use your faction's Riverwalk mech ability to move across a river. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Watching the Neighbors
Locked
Enlist
Trigger a Recruit Ongoing Bonus when the player to your left or right takes the matching bottom-row action. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Factory Floor
Locked
Factory
Claim a Factory card and use one of its bonus actions. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Chance Encounter
Locked
Encounter
Resolve an Encounter card by spending or losing popularity, power, or a combat card. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Iron Grip
Locked
Territory
Control at least 8 territories at the same time. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Diplomatic Solution
Locked
Peaceful
Win a game without ever initiating combat as the aggressor. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Victory
Combat Engineer
Locked
Faction
As Saxony, use Disarm to strip an opponent's power on a tunnel or Mine territory before combat. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
People's Army in Force
Locked
Faction
As Nordic, play a bonus combat card thanks to People's Army. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Village Network
Locked
Faction
As Rusviet, use Township to move between a village and the Factory as if they were adjacent. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
No Hard Feelings
Locked
Faction
As Polania, force an opponent's workers to retreat after winning combat without losing popularity thanks to Camaraderie. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Saxon Ascendancy
Locked
Faction
Win
Win a game playing as Saxony. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Victory
Nordic Ascendancy
Locked
Faction
Win
Win a game playing as Nordic. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Victory
Rusviet Ascendancy
Locked
Faction
Win
Win a game playing as Rusviet. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Victory
Polania Ascendancy
Locked
Faction
Win
Win a game playing as Polania. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Victory
Crimean Ascendancy
Locked
Faction
Win
Win a game playing as Crimea. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Victory
Shogunate Ascendant
Locked
Faction
Ifa
Win
Win a game playing as the Togawa Shogunate. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: Invaders from Afar to your collection to unlock.
Requires: First Victory
Clan Albion Triumphant
Locked
Faction
Ifa
Win
Win a game playing as Clan Albion. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: Invaders from Afar to your collection to unlock.
Requires: First Victory
Silent Sabotage
Locked
Ifa
Togawa
As Togawa, place an armed Trap token using your Maifuku faction ability. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: Invaders from Afar to your collection to unlock.
Requires: First Play
Ghost of the Trapline
Locked
Ifa
Togawa
As Togawa, use Shinobi to move directly to one of your Trap tokens' territories. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: Invaders from Afar to your collection to unlock.
Requires: Silent Sabotage
Sprung
Locked
Ifa
Togawa
Trigger the penalty of an opponent's armed Trap token by moving into its territory. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: Invaders from Afar to your collection to unlock.
Requires: First Play
Claiming New Ground
Locked
Albion
Ifa
As Albion, place a Flag token using your Exalt faction ability. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: Invaders from Afar to your collection to unlock.
Requires: First Play
Distant Holdings
Locked
Albion
Ifa
As Albion, finish the game with a Flag token counting as a controlled territory for end-game scoring. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: Invaders from Afar to your collection to unlock.
Requires: Claiming New Ground
Iron Defense
Locked
Albion
Combat
Ifa
As Albion, gain power from your Shield ability while defending in combat. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: Invaders from Afar to your collection to unlock.
Requires: First Play
First Strike
Locked
Albion
Combat
Ifa
As Albion, reduce an opponent's power with your Sword ability before attacking. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: Invaders from Afar to your collection to unlock.
Requires: First Play
Full House
Locked
Ifa
Social
Win
Win a 7-player game.
Add Scythe: Invaders from Afar to your collection to unlock.
Requires: First Victory
Taking to the Skies
Locked
Airship
Wind Gambit
Move your airship for the first time. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Wind Gambit to your collection to unlock.
Requires: First Play
Aerial Supply Line
Locked
Airship
Wind Gambit
Use your airship to transport a worker or resource onto a new territory. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Wind Gambit to your collection to unlock.
Requires: Taking to the Skies
Wind Tactician
Locked
Airship
Wind Gambit
Resolve one of your airship's aggressive or passive tile abilities during a game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Wind Gambit to your collection to unlock.
Requires: Taking to the Skies
Dogfight
Locked
Airship
Combat
Wind Gambit
Win a combat fought entirely between two airships. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Wind Gambit to your collection to unlock.
Requires: Taking to the Skies
New Horizons
Locked
Wind Gambit
Play and finish a game using The Wind Gambit's Resolution Module. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Wind Gambit to your collection to unlock.
Requires: First Play
Master of the Skies
Locked
Airship
Win
Wind Gambit
Win a game using The Wind Gambit's airship module. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Wind Gambit to your collection to unlock.
Requires: Taking to the Skies
The Campaign Begins
Locked
Campaign
Rise Of Fenris
Begin the Rise of Fenris campaign by playing Episode I. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Rise of Fenris to your collection to unlock.
Requires: First Play
Custom Engineering
Locked
Campaign
Rise Of Fenris
Customize one of your mechs with a Mech Mod instead of its standard faction ability. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Rise of Fenris to your collection to unlock.
Requires: The Campaign Begins
Retrofitted
Locked
Campaign
Rise Of Fenris
Apply an Infrastructure Mod to one of your structures. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Rise of Fenris to your collection to unlock.
Requires: The Campaign Begins
Path of Vesna
Locked
Faction
Rise Of Fenris
Win
Win a game playing as Vesna. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Rise of Fenris to your collection to unlock.
Requires: The Campaign Begins
Rise of Fenris
Locked
Faction
Rise Of Fenris
Win
Win a game playing as the Fenris faction. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Rise of Fenris to your collection to unlock.
Requires: The Campaign Begins
End of the Campaign
Locked
Campaign
Rise Of Fenris
Complete all 8 episodes of the Rise of Fenris campaign. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Rise of Fenris to your collection to unlock.
Requires: The Campaign Begins
Written in Ink
Locked
Campaign
Rise Of Fenris
Apply a permanent sticker or component change to your physical copy during a campaign episode. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Rise of Fenris to your collection to unlock.
Requires: The Campaign Begins
Lone Commander
Locked
Campaign
Rise Of Fenris
Solo
Complete a Rise of Fenris campaign episode in a solo game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Add Scythe: The Rise of Fenris to your collection to unlock.
Requires: The Campaign Begins

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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, enli

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