Scythe Review - with Tom Vasel

Tom Vasel takes a look at Scythe!

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00:00 - Introduction
01:36 - Game Overview
13:39 - Final Thoughts

[kyziu]

It's not based on Russia; it's based on Poland - it's culture, history, landscapes and national wearings. Painter is Polish and his artworks are remakes of one of the famous Polish painters like Chełmoński.

[Mauriziobarenboim]

Tom Vasel is my absolute favorite review. He tells what it is and cuts through all he BS and just tells it how it is.

[preetjain]

hello just a suggestion, ive been following this channel since a very long time. im wondering why haven't you categorised a playlist for all the games you have given seal of excellence. people into this hobby would love to see that.

[Zuwal]

10:52 Pardon me if I'm wrong, but I think that the amount of cards you can play in the battle is tied to the amount of units you have in that battle (units being mechs+hero).

[deepsleepaid]

1st play through last night... learning curve for us (Didn't watch this before play) But after you get the turns/mechanics down... This game is a MASTERPIECE!!! A+ Highly Recommended

[samuelmumby]

I almost feel like this game should be judged as a work of art rather than a game, it's so beautiful. Give me Scythe Legacy so I can hang a messed up alternate history Europe on my wall!

[xenothonstelnicki]

Quick note for viewers. That end game tile shown about 4:45 indicates points for every structure built *ON* a tunnel (hence the arrow). There is a different one for structures built adjacent to tunnels. Edit: Oops! Ninjaed by Tom. I paused two seconds too soon. haha

[MarkClarkJr]

9:30 Whenever your neighbors or you take a recruit action, that you have unlocked, you get the benefit from it.

[annelisetarnowski]

So much anxiety at 1:24. I have hundreds of little baggies for pieces and man oh man.

[DaylightnD]

3:18 I love wicked! So catchy- I'm going to be singing that all day!

[TheAlfsterino]

It was even better than we expected and when a friend who loves co-op games but not so much this style of game had his head explode at how good it was...it's good.

I think the comparison with 7 Wonders is apt in that there are lots of differing actions(cf cards) that you can do but not that many and once you start playing you get the jist of them...but with each action costing different for each faction/player card it get more interesting. Having to think 3 or 4 moves ahead is chess like and the game doesn't invite combat due to loss in popularity and also the size of map where you can avoid combat if you want.

Also the spread of your meeples and areas is slow which again is great as it means you are individually controlling your gains. It does pull together aspects of many different games into one that works with all of them and why not? It works so well and with the random player cards to go with factions means you'll take a whiole to even get the 'right' strategy.

Brilliant game and a perfectly run Kickstarter which should be acknowledged as well.

[mickehog]

I've watched several videos about Scythe. But this video makes me want to buy it.

[christianrodriguez]

I was playing Scythe with couple of folks around the globe last night and they loved this board game. I am even thinking to buy it to play it with my wife and my friends

[bradansworld]

I played Scythe at a local board game group. At first it was very confusing to learn how to play, though after a few turns I got the hang of it. The pros are that the mech concept is very fun and the turns are very simple- choose your action for that turn and you can go while someone else is still playing, so you're not waiting long periods of time for someone else to go. The end game conditions are also something I've never seen before which I love. However, the game is very long- as someone who's more of a casual gamer I'm not into the heavy Eurogames that take close to 2 hours to play. I also forgot to use most of my card effects and my special ability because I spent a lot of time just collecting resources and figuring out the best strategy. I'd play again for the fun factor but the length of play isn't my style.

[Steve-L]

It's not often I get to play a game before the Dice Tower reviews it, but did this time.

I had heard of it, not much, there was a Dice Tower video a short time back where Sam said he got to play this I think at a convention, and gave a short opinion on it.

This last Monday, at my board game meetup, 1 guy who doesn't come regularly, maybe once every 5 weeks or so, had this at his table. I saw it and sad right away, "I wanna play that!" And so we did.

We played a 4 player game but 1 player left 2/3 the way through. I attacked folks early, and spent too much power(?) and then got attacked and lost which set me back, losing the game in last place.

I liked the game, but the mines/caves reminded me of Small World's caves, and don't like those. This is not a bad mechanic, but just one I dislike, it's a strategy I find more difficult to consider, remember, and plan for. If the caves weren't in the game, my rank would increase by 19 points on my top 100. But as is, it's currently my 56th favorite game.

[raillery]

should mention that none of the kickstarter stuff is exclusive. you can buy the basic retail version then buy any of the upgrades individually thru stonemeyer.

[polymossimal]

what happened to Miami dice? wouldn't you want scythe and cry havoc be reviewed by miami dice? it usually handles the major releases

[Martdogg]

I played Gloomhaven with a friend last week and afterwards found the Dice Tower and Shut Up and Sit Down. There are like 10 different expensive games I want now and the list keeps growing, somebody help me.

[giantlobsterboy]

Well, I think the board extension is a necessary buy for the game. It makes the tiles larger. I recommend that as a must buy if you have the table space.

[michaelhastriter]

0:16 Most hype in the last 365 days might not be scythe but was the multimillion dollar kickstarter for Dark Souls