Scythe: Digital Edition. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews 47 in Group Chat View Stats. Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted 'Factory'. Scythe expands with Invaders From Afar This news actually happened last week but I missed it mainly due to Scythe: Digital Edition being Steam-only and, therefore, a bit off my radar. That said, an expansion is a big deal, so let's get into it. The released expansion is Scythe: Invaders from Afar and it brings new factions, player counts, and more.
- Asmodee Digital has announced the release of Scythe: Digital Edition on iOS, iPadOS, and Android. What’s even better about the news is the confirmed cross-platform play that’s enabled between these new versions of the digital game and the existing versions on PC (Steam and GOG) and Mac computers.
- Asmodee Digital has announced the release of Scythe: Digital Edition on iOS, iPadOS, and Android. What’s even better about the news is the confirmed cross-platform play that’s enabled between these new versions of the digital game and the existing versions on PC (Steam and GOG) and Mac computers.
The Knights of Unity and Asmodee Digital have released the first expansion for their digital adaptation of the popular board game Scythe.
The Invaders From Afar expansion adds Clan Albion and the Togawa Shogunate as playable factions, as well as support for seven players, two new boards, and various new cosmetic changes. The expansion costs $9.99.
Scythe Digital Edition Expansion
Here’s a rundown of the new content:
While empires rise and fall in Eastern Europa, the rest of the world takes notice, and covets the secrets of the Factory. Two distant factions, Albion and Togawa, send out their emissaries to scout the land and plan their best strategy for conquest. They will all lead their mechs to war, but who will come out victorious?
Play as or against two new factions: Clan Albion and the Togawa Shogunate
Connor & Max – Clan Albion:
Fearing that the Factory could fall under the control of the other factions that might encroach on Albion land, the Clan decides to take drastic measures. With his faithful companion, a wild boar named Max, at his side, Connor is entrusted with the command of a special task force to build a strong line of defense against the enemies and destroy the Factory before it’s too late.
Clan Albion also craves control of new territories. Plan your moves carefully and place your Flag tokens to gain control over additional territory for end-game scoring.
Akiko & Jiro – Togawa Shogunate:
Following the mysterious disappearance of Togawa engineers in Eastern Europa, the shogun decides to send a military expedition to subvert the Rusviets, who are believed to be behind the abductions, and discover the truth about the Factory. Trusting in his niece’s skills as a samurai, the shogun has empowered Akiko to lead the expedition, accompanied by her special trained monkey named Jiro.
Determined to slow their enemies’ progress, the Togawa place traps behind them. Use these traps to gain control over additional territory for end-game scoring.
Two new player mats: Militant and Innovative
Available for classic and expansion factions, these new mats allow new strategies. Upgrade your bottom-row actions to reap the highest benefits!
7-player games
Local and multiplayer games now support up to 7 player slots for human beings and/or bots.
And more
This expansion also introduces new Steam achievements, four new music tracks for the new factions, plain and painted skins for the new factions, and a new artwork for the main menu background featuring Togawa.
Scythe: Digital Edition is available on Windows PC and Mac via Steam for $19.99.
PC/Mac •
Asmodee Digital told us at Gen Con that Scythe for our laptops would be coming out in Q3 and, well, they weren’t lying. Scythe has shed its Early Access shackles and moved onto full release today for both PC and Mac nearly 3 weeks before the third quarter of 2018 comes to an end. What are you waiting for? Details? Oh, okay, check after the jump.
Scythe is a pretty big deal in the board game universe, so a digital version carries a bit of weight. As such, I’ll let the publisher tell you all about the game so I don’t miss anything:
In an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, it’s been several years since the “Great War”, but the ashes of the conflict are still hot and the war is entering a new phase. The first conflict saw the emergence of some incredible engines of war known as Mechs. Built by “The Factory”, an independent city-state which has since become the object of everyone’s desire, these technological monstrosities roam the snowy landscapes of Europa.
Be the hero of one of the five factions – Saxony Empire, Crimean Khanate, Rusviet Union, Polania Republic or Nordic Kingdom – and become the richest and most powerful nation in all of Europa during these dark times! To assure the victory of your people, you will need to explore and conquer new territories, enlist new recruits and deploy your forces by building formidable and terrifying combat Mechs. Replay history in a fictional past full of mechanical engines and technology, where each choice you make will be critical. Choose your battles with care, because in Scythe, victory is achieved with and for the people!
Gameplay:
- Asymmetry: every player starts the game with different resources (energy, coins, keen combat sense, popularity…), a different starting location and a secret objective. The starting positions are specifically set to contribute to the uniqueness of every faction and the asymmetrical nature of the game.
- Strategy: Scythe offers players almost complete control over their fate. The only elements of chance apart from each player’s individual secrete objective card are the Encounter cards, which players draw to interact with the citizens of newly explored lands. Combat is also handled by way of choice; no luck or chance is involved.
- Engine Building: Players can improve their construction abilities to become more efficient, build structures that improve their position on the map, enlist new recruits into their faction, activate mechs to dissuade opponents from invading and expand their borders to reap greater types and quantities of resources. This aspect creates a feeling of energy and progression over the course of the entire game. The order in which players get to develop their economy and technologies adds to the unique feel of every game, even when playing as the same faction several times.
Features: Quest of dungeons for mac.
Scythe: Digital Edition For Macs
- Official adaptation of the award-winning board game
- 4X strategy game (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate)
- Customize the mat to sharpen your strategy
- Choose a specialty for unique games: Agriculturalist, Industrialist, Engineer, Patriot or Mechanic.
- Fight against two levels of AI and/or your friends in hotseat.
- Check out artistic genius Jakub Rozalski’s retro-futuristic illustrations!
If you’re looking at the screens and seeing a lovely hexmap and mechs you might be thinking Scythe is a standard “Dudes On a Map” game, but it isn’t. In fact, combat in Scythe is relatively rare and the game has more of a heavy-euro feel. Much of the game will be spent moving workers and collecting resources and building/upgrading your faction making it feel closer to Agricola than any conquest game you can think of. It’s a lot of fun, and now that it’s on Mac I’m excited to finally give it a go in the digital realm.
The digital version has AI for solo play as well as online multiplayer that, I’m almost positive, is asynchronous. Yell at me if it isn’t. This isn’t the end of development, either. The Knights of Unity have plans for the future:
What’s next?
Scythe Digital Ios
- The end of the Early Access doesn’t mean the end of the free updates: we plan to keep adding new features in the coming weeks and months:
- Bribes (see page 26 of the rulebook)
- Spectator mode for online games
- Textured character models
- Drag & drop during Move action
- More local game stats
- Camera customization (rotation, animations)
- More improvements to Hard AI
What isn’t mentioned is a mobile version. I was told that they’re targeting the Steam version first and then moving onto mobile. I’m trying to determine if that’s still the case and will let you know as soon as I find out.