A 4X game set in an alternate-history 1920s, starring mechs.
Scythe is a 4X game set in an alternate-history 1920s. It was first released in 2016 by Stonemaier Games, following a successful Kickstarter drive.
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What is this "power enumerator" in Scythe?
In the top right corner of Scythe gameboard is this "power enumerator".
However, I fail to find any information related to this "enumerator" in guide and automata guide as well.
Do you have any idea what is it for?
Note: This is from the standard…
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Scythe: Can I leave resources in the lake?
Playing with the Polania faction in Scythe, I built the mech than unlocks "Submerge". This allows my leader and mechs to travel in and out of lakes. At one point my leader was carrying resources with him during a lake-walk and I didn't want to bring…
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Does Enlist trigger itself?
In Scythe, one of the actions that you can take is to enlist a recruit. When you do, you get on ongoing benefit for the rest of the game. Does the "rest of the game" include the action that you just took?
If it does, then enlisting the recruit from…
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Can a worker leave a territory controlled by an enemy mech?
I have already unlocked the +1 movement mech upgrade. I take one of my workers inside my mech, I use one of my movements for move this mech with the worker inside to a place where already are an enemy mech. I know my mech cant move more, cant use…
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Am I permitted to see my own combat cards?
While engaging in combat within Scythe, player can insert one combat card (yellow, small) per mech/character behind power dial, which serves as attack boost.
However, I fail to find in the rules book whether I am permitted to see values of my own…
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Can the factory card 'move' action cause combat?
I've just bought Scythe and I'm looking for the rules.
I'm wanting a clarification on the Factory cards.
The rules tell me that these are essentially a fifth action space,and that each of them have a 'move one unit two spaces' as a bottom row…
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Can I move from a tunnel to any tunnel?
About mine movement: can I move from a mine where I am to any other mine in the map? or only to the closest one?
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Distributing the player mats
The setup rules for Scythe say:
Faction Selection:
Randomly shuffle the the Faction Mats and Player Mats, then deal 1 of each to each player.
Starting Player:
The player with the lowest number in the label on their Player Mat will go first. Play…
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Will it break the alliance, if I take over a worker-occupied area?
In Scythe, The Rise of Fenris, in campaign mode episode 2 on the peace-track, it's possible to create alliances with other players.
The alliance is broken if one member of the alliance attacks the other.
But does it count as an attack if I move a…
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What exactly does the "structures in a row" end game bonus mean?
The rulebook says the following:
Number of your structures in a row (any continuous straight line is fine; only count the longest row of structures you have; rivers do not break continuity).
The last bit is obvious: rivers don't matter. The…
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Coins Gained on Moving - Scythe
When using the move action, do I gain coins in an equal number of the number of units I decide to move (up to 2)?
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