How to Play Scythe

[@kradmehr]

I've played Scythe countless times, and have had to teach it to many different groups of people. Your video instruction is without a doubt the best and most intuitive one every made! KUDOS to you sir!

[@kashmererhiannon1776]

True

[@PeterPan-pk2wz]

so so true!

[@MarloEkberg]

Wow, this is a _really_ good explanation on Scythe rules! You, good sir, just gained another patreon.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Welcome aboard, Marlo! i’ll get to work on a personalized poem for you, incorporating extremely intimate details of your life that i’ll somehow have to guess at.

[@jamesvrtis8863]

Best "How-to" game video I have seen. Surprised I am only now just hearing about this channel.

[@philhov]

OUTSTANDING training video. Your use of highlights and stop motion was phenomenal. I'm pressing the Subscribe button in 3..2..1..

[@Davidesonar449]

Whoa!! I just ordered scythe yesterday and now this video comes up! Impeccable timing. I always check your channel first if i want to look a up a game tutorial! Always super clear and with the right dose of humor.

[@russellstokes6584]

Excellent instructions and very well produced! 😉

[@FemmeSensei]

I've watched several tutorials on this game trying to learn it...I've struggled with each, not realizing YOUR video was sitting here ready to be discovered! BEST IN CLASS! This is a remarkable, clear, concise, entertaining, fantastic video. I love how you present it, illustrate it, and narrate it. I could not FATHOM how long it takes you to make these. You deserve 500k hits on this video.

[@paulkramer5566]

The best video explanation fot a board game i have ever seen. So agree with the comments below: you did a great job, thank you so much,. greetings from the Netherlands

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Thank you so much! Do you own a copy?

[@Wealtharch]

Excellent video. Thanks so much

[@Santanilla]

Great explanation! Thanks!

[@bobbygougler5121]

I love your teaching of games and your sense of humor in the presentations as well. Good work!!!

[@TabletopGamesBlog]

Wow! What an epic video. Respect!! Thank you.

[@bradley6377]

Getting ready to play my first game. Thanks for the awesome vid!

[@benzrecycler]

Just got Scythe and you were easily my first click, you awesome. Thank you for killing it every time!!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Thanks! YOU awesome.

[@d.b.s.6381]

I've been looking for a how-to play Scythe video that actually teaches me how to play Scythe. Finaly the search is over.

[@DanielleDavisGoats]

Wow! I like this video so much! It was so helpful 😀

[@kashmererhiannon1776]

Thank you!

[@Bukal9209]

Wow, that took me a while... but finally, an ultimate guide to play Scythe. And it only took 25 min. There is a 3 min video on YT but is suckssssss. THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Avec plaisir! Those 3-minute videos seem like a great idea until you realize there's no way you can actually learn how to play many of these games with only a 3 minute teach.

[@Anvilarm07]

I actually understood all of that. Now the question is if I can remember it for my first game this afternoon. LOL

[@Farcallo]

Awesome video and I haven't laughed this hard during a how to play.

[@cklester]

I saw this published earlier today (?) and it disappeared. And now it's back! Yay!

[@alfredovillegas141]

Tomorrow I’ll finally get to play Scythe at a friend’s place, and I feel better prepared now. Not to diss Rodney, whom I appreciate a lot, but your Scythe explanation is better structured than the one in Watch it played. Great work.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Thanks, Alfredo! Rodney and i bring slightly different things to the table.

[@captainron7120]

Picking Scythe up tomorrow, thank you for this video. I am prepared...

[@NightsAroundaTable]

You got this!

[@MMengelsa]

Very well presented and appreciate the style and visuals etc.

[@riteinureye7299]

New fear unlocked: Peek-a-boo Pain in the Butt

[@Manny-M]

OMG, you kill me! Was watching this as a refresher after putting this one down a long time, and not only is this the same amazing quality as everything else you produce, but your touch of humour is the icing on the cake. Your Russian transition/section announcements are hilarious!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Too kind! Glad i could help.

[@MrCanucksluvr]

I'm so glad I clicked on this because it's amazing how well you explained it. However the frame shot from the video you look frustrated and I almost skipped it.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

i agree… it’s time to swap out this thumbnail!

[@daxter4hire]

Just got this game for my birthday, thank you for the how to.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

HB!

[@kongo621]

Ok! I'm ready. We are tabling Scythe tomorrow 😁

[@NightsAroundaTable]

GODSPEED. i hope you mega-love it.

[@dnaseb9214]

very fun video, good job

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Thank you!

[@dnaseb9214]

​@@NightsAroundaTable I think you forgot to talk about what "money" is used for or does. I got a lot of coins in my game, and until I read the rules, I dont know what they are for. the rest is great

[@NightsAroundaTable]

@@dnaseb9214 8:05 "You pay 1 coin to get 2 of any resource - wood, food, oil, or metal" 8:23 "If you put your pawn here, you can pay 1 coin to bolster your troops." 19:05 "At the end of the game, if your Popularity token is in this bracket, each of your stars are worth 3 coins. 4 coins anywhere along here, and 5 coins per star in the top bracket. These brackets also award increasing numbers of coins at the end of the game for each territory you control, and for each pair of resources piled up on those territories, rounded down."

[@dnaseb9214]

@@NightsAroundaTable amazing, thank you. I missed that

[@kyles5306]

This was a brilliant explanation. I got the game for Christmas and we were reading the rules for about 2 hours trying to set it all up. Started to regret bothering with it 😂 Then we found this masterpiece and we actually managed to play a game!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Glad i could help, Kyle! Which faction did you play? (And did you win?)

[@kyles5306]

@@NightsAroundaTable I was Crimea. And unfortunately I did not win 😂 mainly because I was trying to do everything and chase every star. I wanted to recruit and build and deploy and upgrade all whilst chasing popularity and power and move about all over the place....I have since learned the art of streamlining efforts

[@NightsAroundaTable]

@@kyles5306 Oh, for sure. You definitely have to play to your faction's strength in that game.

[@michellebeech9]

This was the BEST HELP EVER! We were very close to giving up, even after watching other tutorials and your video completely transformed our understanding and we had SO much fun! Thank you!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

i'm so happy to hear that! Did you win?

[@michellebeech9]

@@NightsAroundaTable Unfortunately I did not, but fortunately I have a strategy for next time! We treated the first game a little differently to get familiar. So used to games where the combat is the main objective so I was really gearing up for having the most territories and blocking my opponent, but next time I will focus on making upgrades cheaper for myself and strategically deploying workers. Such an amazing game! We seriously would have given up without you!! Keep up the good work and the accents!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

@@michellebeech9 It's deceptive, for sure - and i think a lot of the people who dislike it are the people who thought it was a war game. It's almost a not-war game. Glad to have you here! Lots more to enjoy if you like board games.

[@michellebeech9]

@@NightsAroundaTable Can't wait to check it out! Thank you!

Super clear! Graphics indicating the relevant game pieces was very helpful too. Great job!

[@briansymington772]

Excellent explanation and very entertaining!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Thanks, Brian!

[@Slumpitch]

Very usefull, thx !

[@biblemain8192]

Looking for a quick response! Isn't there a faction board and player board combination that is forbidden? I can't remember where I heard this

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Here you go! boardgamegeek.com/thread/2121377/officially-banned-combinations-faction-matplayer-m

[@biblemain8192]

@@NightsAroundaTable you're a Saint!

[@marzenanowicka1697]

Dziękuję bardzo za materiał jak grać w Scythe. Kupiłam grę 3 lata temu, odleżała swoje i czas ja odkurzyć;). Świetnie i czytelnie przedstawiasz zasady, po obejrzeniu filmu można od razu grać. I masz fajne poczucie humoru, a to ważne. Pozdrawiam

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Dziękuję Ci! Cieszę się, że mogłem pomóc.

[@KrisGironella]

Hi your tutorial is the best I’ve seen so far. Very clear and easy to understand. Other videos that I’ve watched have errors on some rules but yours is perfect! Still waiting for your Scythe Solo Mode.😉 Awesome video, thanks!🙏🏻😊

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Thanks, Kris! i'll give that some thought. What i'm doing these days is splitting solo mode up into its own video, but i wasn't in the practice when i produced this one.

[@derausmpark]

7:32 that joke just earned you a sub and like.

[@mikeelarsen1964]

same. I almost spit out my water at work

[@alialmeerahmed6994]

12:12

[@DavidWitt]

great video!

[@carsonperry6443]

So good

[@kmontzka]

Thank you so much for this video! I just received a copy of this from a friend, watched this, then played my first game solo. While I didn’t get every rule right, upon rewatching this again, I could clearly and easily so my rules errors and make notes to fix it next time. The clarify of the explanation (plus the always-appreciated humor ;) really helps. Much appreciated!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Awesome, Karl! Glad i could help. i hear the solo mode can be a bit of a bear, but there's a helper app that can assist you in moving the enemies around the board.

[@raverruckus]

About to play my first game

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Have superfun!

[@caleb1]

incredible video!! half as lengthy and twice (at least) better than all the other starter videos out there!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Thanks, Caleb! i hope you enjoy the game as much as we do.

[@jamessherman7797]

Great tutorial!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Thanks, James!

[@kornelije.h]

New to the game, just learning, and something is not clear to me. How is situation on 12:27 possible? To have a worker and character from two different factions on the same hex? Thank you.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

One of those two players has obviously cheated .

[@kornelije.h]

Nights Around a Table, so that was a mistake? It was not my misunderstanding? Thank you for the quick reply.

[@Kulpo]

what's with the video during the upgrade part?

[@derausmpark]

23:10 after the first time setting of a table for 4 players, I totally feel you here.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Ha! We like playing this at a friend's house, cuz he's got the Big Table.

[@markusvonblech3939]

Here from Iron Harvest...

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Another game set in Mr Werewolf's alternate history universe! Cool! Maybe Iron Harvest will give players the amount of combat they're looking for. i know people hoping for a really fighty game were disappointed by Scythe.

[@animanoir]

I liked the Soviet clips.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

We found them on spools of film inside discarded artillery shells in a bombed-out bunker.