Scythe - How To Play

CORRECTION: You MAY build a structure on The Factory.
CORRECTION: From the FAQ: The first two sentences on the right column of page 11 (Moving into Opponent-Controlled Territories/Controlled by Workers) should read, “If your character or mech move into a territory controlled by an opponent’s workers (and no other units), its movement ends (even if you have a mech ability that would allow it to move further). Each of the opponent’s workers on that territory immediately retreats to their faction’s home base, leaving behind any resource tokens.” This reflects the original intention of the rule, which allows a player to move a character/mech into a territory containing opponent worker(s), force those worker(s) to retreat, and then move a different unit through that territory.

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00:00 Introduction
00:59 The Setup
04:22 Game Play Overview
04:54 Taking A Turn
04:58 Assign Your Action Marker
05:09 Choose Your Actions
06:19 Touring The Board
06:51 Units
07:17 Controlling A Territory
07:45 Action: Move/Gain
09:16 Tunnels
09:36 Entering Enemy Territories
10:37 Combat
14:29 Informal Agreements & Bribes
15:10 Encounters
16:26 The Factory
17:49 Action: Bolster
18:03 Action: Trade
18:31 Action: Produce
19:50 Multiplier Tokens
19:58 No Available Actions
20:23 Bottom Row Actions
20:37 Using Resources
21:02 Action: Upgrade
21:43 Bottom Row Action Variability
21:55 Action: Deploy
22:11 Mech Abilities
22:40 Riverwalk
23:11 Action: Build
23:37 Structure: Monument
23:43 Structure: Armory
23:48 Structure: Mine
24:03 Structure: Mill
24:24 Controlling Territories With Structures
24:49 Structure Bonus Tiles
25:21 Action: Enlist
26:54 Faction Abilities
27:20 Completing An Objective
28:09 Placing Stars
29:08 Placing Your Sixth Star (Edge Cases)
30:18 Calculating Your Final Score
31:26 Determining The Winner
31:54 Achievements
32:03 Conclusion

This video comes with English subtitles: Credit to Andre Ribera.

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[prufrock]

I just got scythe, looked at the rulebook, and thought, "I hope Rodney made a video for this." Thank you!

[alicedonnelly]

Rodney, you are our "go to guy" for game tutorials. Always cheerful, professional and most of all clear and knowledgable. We senior game hobbiests appreciate your videos so much! We often refer friends and family to your YouTube posts. Love you, BGG dude!!!

[WatchItPlayed]

CORRECTION: You MAY build a structure on The Factory.

CORRECTION: From the FAQ: The first two sentences on the right column of page 11 (Moving into Opponent-Controlled Territories/Controlled by Workers) should read, “If your character or mech move into a territory controlled by an opponent’s workers (and no other units), its movement ends (even if you have a mech ability that would allow it to move further). Each of the opponent’s workers on that territory immediately retreats to their faction’s home base, leaving behind any resource tokens.” This reflects the original intention of the rule, which allows a player to move a character/mech into a territory containing opponent worker(s), force those worker(s) to retreat, and then move a different unit through that territory.

[pugtrees]

My brother got this game and gave me this video as "homework" to prep me for our first playthrough

[uaenruotel]

This is my first time watching one of your videos and I was very impressed with how in depth and clear your explanations were

[steeleye]

These are the clearest teaching videos on any subject I've ever seen. The guy has an uncanny knack for presenting the info in exactly the right sequence so you never feel lost or overwhelmed. Made my hobby so much better.

[Wedelvedeeply]

You're a lifesaver, Rodney! Game just arrived today and I've already burned the instruction booklet. Great job!

[TonyStemen]

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for your videos. My family and I used your video to learn the core of playing Scythe. It made it easy to understand the game, and then only have to reference the manual as needed. It was a success, and the game was very enjoyable. I also appreciate your honesty, and correcting your mistake on the factory section. I know the work, time and effort it takes to make a video of this quality, and I appreciate your effort!

[-Markus-]

Im watching games Im not even interested in, as long as its Rodney showing them!
Just amazing how well done and explained your videos are mate, a pure joy to watch!

[hairbrainedgames]

I used this resource to learn the game, and it was absolutely pivotal in learning it quickly.

I *really*, *really* wish you had a segment that went over the Automa (Solo revision). I know why, in most games, it's not essential, but the Automa is almost a game within a game, and there's nobody better at explaining board games than you.

[timborocksloud]

This is such an amazing game. Thank you Rodney for making this so accessible to the masses! Running this at game night tonight and thankfully I could go back and watch this as a refresher.

[conchalevertale]

I just bought the game cause of all the amazing reviews. Then I opened the box and was dumbstruck. The rule book is as thick as a magazine. I watched the entire video (very well done, thank you very much), and now I’m utterly overwhelmed. Kind of intimidated to play it, honestly. I’ve never seen such a complex board game in my life! Who comes up with this stuff? I think it’ll take me a month of playing it every day just to learn now. Sheesh!

[SteveKlemish]

Wow, Rodney. I just watched this for the second time in preparation for my game group next week. Your videos are far and away the best how-to-play videos around. Truly amazing. Keep up the great work!

[nolanpestano]

last week, my comp sci instructor introduced this to me and my three classmates on a calm day. this was my first introduction into board games beyond surface levels. i had so much fun, and i just bought it yesterday. i’m sending this video to my friends as “ homework” for our first play through hah

thanks mr. s for introducing me to this hobby

[ThiagoTemple]

I just grabbed the rule book and thought: "let's see if there's a watch it played video for this monster". Great job Rodney.

[DiscoCokkroach]

Honestly, there's something very relaxing about watching Rodney explain everything.

[jbbnbsmith]

This is the first Watch It Played video I've watched, as I find reading the rules works much better for me than listening/watching someone explain rules. Nevertheless, this was well worth my time and will definitely be helpful as I read through the rules myself tomorrow when the game arrives. I definitely appreciate the time and effort that went into making this video, and it was very well produced. Great job.

[introducingautumn]

Thank you, I read the rule book twice before I found this video and your instruction was infinitely more helpful.
Sometimes, game makers need to evaluate the order in which they present the rules of the game.

[Xhawk]

Way to go Rodney ! First The Gallerist, and now this. Your the man for tackling some of these heavier larger games for us Great new intro as well, really digging it ! Thanx so much for all you do. Wish you the best, ty ty !

[SuperWolfkin]

dagnabit Rodney... you did it. You made Scythe legitimately interesting to me. I like big fancy games as much as the next guy but I thought this was just another big fancy game. Now I actually want to make it happen. I generally try to resist Cult of the New because there's a lot of games I know of only by name and even more that I've never heard of, still I now mildly regret not backing this.

I wouldn't have been able to afford it anyway but I would have wanted to.