Scythe | Game Review

Whose Turn, Reviews the Mega Popular Scythe from Stonemaier games. This is a Beautifully made board game that hits high on most everybody's tier lists.
Scythe is a game where you're racing to be the first person to achieve 6 Goal/Achievements "Stars" to initiate the end game. Once the game ends the players tally up their controlled territories, the resources they control, and how many stars they've completed and depending where they are on the Popularity track they will receive varying amounts of gold for each catagory. The player with the most gold at the end of the game will end up being the victor. There is a delicate balance of spreading yourself out on the map but also waring over resources and territories to insure you are the victor when that threshold is finally crossed to end the game. while battling in this game is key to achieving the goals to ending the game this is very much a mind game when it comes to battling, just because you initiate a battle doesn't automatically mean you are wanting to win that battle you could just be wanting to return to your home base as no units are technically lost in this game when you lose battles. and along with no units being lost, there there is a faction in the game that doesn't have the hard cap of (2) Battle Victories. so they'll be able to battle non-stop and that's where the mind games start as you try to determine are they really trying to win this battle or are they just trying to get you to discard all your good battle cards to make you a easy target in future turns.
Speaking of Faction abilities there are some factions in Scythe that you'll quickly notice have some very powerful and sometimes broken abilities because of which many people in the online community have dubbed these BM factions to play as and tend to have some type of bidding or handicap system in place when curtain factions are played. Don't let that discourage you though there is still plenty of randomness and player interaction that can be done to counteract some of their advantage, also they are only really overpowered when played by experienced players that know what they're doing.
If you have this game and you're trying to introduce your friend group to the glory that is Scythe you'll likely have a clear advantage over any new players and this game can be fairly daunting at first until you realize that really the game is played by selecting one of 4 different (Sometimes 5 with factory cards) actions and playing out those actions each turn until someone accomplishes the aforementioned 6 Goal Stars. while the general premise of the game is fairly simple the execution of said actions is key to victory. once you get enough experience under your belt in this game you'll find yourself claiming victory in fewer and fewer turns meaning every turn you play is that much more meaningful. As you'll find yourself before the game even is underway determining which stars your going to be achieving Spoilers its almost never Popularity or Bolster and find the shortest route possible to obtaining those 6 stars while also maximizing your Resources and Territories you control.
There is very little to be said on Cons for this game other than some of the Faction board combos can be Broken, inexperienced players have a low likelihood of winning, and Every action can be meaningful, and you'll find yourself struggling to catchup if you fall behind because you made the wrong move a few too many times.
Stick around till the end of the Video and See our thoughts on the game and to see which one of the Whose Turn crew absolutely loves the game and which one thinks maybe there's other games for them.
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[@IsaacKlooster]

Scythe is one of my favorite games for the puzzle it presents, the ease of play, and the asymmetrical nature of the factions and player boards. Overall, brilliant and solid design that I consider a modern classic. Plus the artwork is amazing.

[@WhoseTurn]

It's one of ours as well! Rich has it on Steam, so he's been really playing a ton to get some strategies down. We're working on some strategy videos for the game as it's probably the groups number 1 game. Although Eric is not as big of a fan, he still like to play it overall as. And 100% agree the artwork is amazing! Thanks for watching!

[@markfailor6168]

One of my all time favorite games. My game group played through the Rise of Fenris campaign and I thought it was a lot of fun. Not perfectly balanced, but that’s not what I’m looking for in this kind of experience either. Would not want to play Scythe competitively, but I love it as a casual game night game with other people who enjoy it. I also like the module board expansion as it shakes up the opening turns and board layout for more experienced players. Nice video!

[@WhoseTurn]

It's one of our group's favorites as it hits all those itches we crave in a board game. The only thing it's really missing is a bidding mechanic, but it could be argued that the combat power is similar to bidding. That being said, we like to optimize our gameplay, and when you love a game you play it a TON. Glad you enjoyed the video and had similar views on it!

[@Eezore]

Enjoy the game, but not a fan of the meta. Wish it was more than just "rush to get this strat done". Still enjoy it, but gets old seeing the same thing. Quick enough that it's not a time sink when you know you will lose

[@WhoseTurn]

It really depends on what the other players are doing as you can have a great plan for your first few turns, but then you get side railed by being attacked, or your workers being scared off. It's just the first few turns that are planned out. Glad you like it!