Scythe Board Game Review - Still Worth It?

Join us as we take another look at the worker placement game Scythe published by Stonemaier Games.

[brandonbiondo]

Just found this channel. I love this guy's energy. Way more relatable than many other review channels for me personally.

[plishsausage]

This guy's the boardgame youtuber equivelant of a Guy Richie movie.

[SortOfBoardGames]

I still remember when a friend bought Scythe at GenCon in 2016. We had never heard of and could not understand what the game was. Then we played it, and played it and played it.

[boggle_rocket]

The fact that there are people out there who know exactly the right combination of factions and order of actions to win in the most efficient way possible shows how by-the-numbers Scythe gameplay is.

[Nwolf]

On the topic of plagiarism: Scythe openly borrowed from games that came out before it. The designer has discussed in particular how it used elements from Kemeth (action selection system) to create the system that Scythe uses (as well as other inspirations). Its one of the good things about the hobby in my opinion, ideas are shared, re used and rehashed rather then locked down with copyright. This is made even better when designers feel free to openly discuss inspirations from other games without fear of being labeled a copycat.

[jackburtonstwin]

Agreed. Scythe was an epic trail-blazing effort by Stonemaier Games. It still looks fantastic and the artwork is among the very best I have seen employed on any game. There are few games that do it better even to this day and, like Twilight Imperium it has joined the immortals of gaming.

[MrReubenTishkoff]

Someone once described the Scythe setting to me as a sort of cold war. It makes sense in this case that combat is so devastating, to make players feel what is to build a force that can engage and withstand a battle, but can easily be destroyed because the opponent is equally strong. Players can act as deterrents to each other and going to battle is mutually assured destruction.

[tonybowers]

Thanks for sharing.
Many great Scythe memories. One of the few games that I painted the miniatures.

[hamvaicsaba]

Is Bollocks still worth your time bother today and in the future? Absolutely yes. The best board game channel, period.

[timjones]

We enjoy a game of scythe, our base game is all painted with metal coins, realistic resources and the neoprene mat. I love setting it up, and it looks amazing on the table, at two player we don't get a lot of combat in as there isn't really a need for it at that count but the odd occasion we get a skirmish in. its not a bad combat system in my opinion, the use of valuable power makes you way up the benefits of kicking off and you never know what cards your opponent has. If the game was more combat focused it wouldn't work. still get a bit confused on some of the mech movements though lol.

[Stvnyyj]

Nice review! Scythe was the game that got me really into the hobby. I love the efficiency puzzle it provides. Is it wrong that I don’t mind combat? I think the mind games involved with it can be fun (I’m going to crush my opponent so should I save on might and vice versa). I also think that when you get an experienced group the time for the first rounds shrinks drastically. Anyway thanks again for the content!

[hanseathl]

I understand your negatives but for me this game is always a blast when it hits the table and i enjoy every minute of playtime - even the first slow rounds

[gaillardlionel]

This is still my favorite games since i started in the hobby around 2008... Still fresh, still exciting, an absolute masterpiece. And I have played hundreds of games... Also one of the rare big games I enjoy playing at 5 players. I didn't bother buying the legendary box because i love the art of the main box too much!
Solid and satisfying mechanics, the combat is a great puzzle in my mind because you're always tempted to avoid it in order to maximize your power and possibly reach that objective on the power track, there's always this tension... plus you know that if you might win a combat but get weakened in the process and get attacked right after, the game feels like a delicate dance. I loved the campaign (Fenris). No game is for everyone and I have no problem with some people not clicking with it. It is true that some factions are easier to win with than others, but once you know them there are ways to counter them, and the beginning of the game doesn't feel slow to me because i'm trying to optimize many turns ahead to be in the race so it keeps my thinking, cozy in my starting den, then the second half of the game kicks in with all the mechs, and I'm on my toes the whole time trying to explore the map, epic...

[Paul-ropy]

As always, thanks for the review. Great overview of the turn options.

[EduFirenze]

I call the modern board game scene the zombicide syndrome, boxes and boxes of stuff that makes people rush to buy but won't ever play

[davidnegri]

Excelent video, i think the air ships is a way to acelerate the start of the game, because u can take your workers away in the firts moves

[adriang]

Never played it but just got a copy. Actually can’t wait.

[michaelheppler]

I just got the digital version of the game, and it's feels empty - I think the physical version would be better. Not having the tactual feel of pieces take away from the game. The game itself really lacks in many areas in a digital format. Anyway, great review and thank you.

[nib]

Fenris may or may not had quick start things, and combat things, and different game ending things. Worth checking out again in my humble opinion. Do you have house rule things for scythe as well?

[hanstschohl]

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