The scythe expansion is a retail product that is compatible with any version of scythe but as a retail product it needs to be cohesive and consistent with the retail core game.
Scythe expansion player mats.
This expansion was released in 2016 soon after the base game came out.
These numbers only matter when you are determining the first player based on the lowestnumbered player mat.
But when it comes down to it every scythe expansion is a worthwhile purchase no matter which order you get them in.
As such some factions and player mats have clear advantages over the other choices available.
As well some faction and mat combinations can be overpowered.
Choosing faction and player mats are actually a big deal in the game of scythe.
My husband and i played these combinations over the weekend for fun research.
Because of this players should really hone in on making the most of this choosing process.
The order is 1 2 2a 3 3a 4 5.
Two new player factions with corresponding player mats miniatures and tokens.
Scythekick has five main tabs.
There are is really only one major components to this expansion.
The new player mats which are now shuffled in with the other player mats during setup for all games of scythe regardless of player count are numbered 2a and 3a.
2 new factions includes new components that every other faction has mini s faction mats etc.
As if scythe.
Overpowering factions and player mat combos for scythe.
It will be immediately obvious to anyone that owns scythe how this expansion plays into the base game.
The expansion works seamlessly with any version of scythe i e if you have special resource tokens that s fine the expansion doesn t have any resource tokens.
Offers a repick option if the player doesn t want the random combination or swipe up and down on the images to manually select.
I read a posting on reddit that stated that playing crimea patriot and rusviet industrial are both overpowering and shouldn t be played since it gives players an unfair advantage.
Factions use this tab to randomize picking factions and player mats from the game and select which players are automa and which are human.
Invaders from afar an expansion for scythe adds two new factions.
10 miniatures 62 custom wooden tokens and 2 faction mats.
It also includes some new cardboard tokens two new player mats six automa cards and a custom plastic insert designed to fit into the expansion box or the original scythe box.