As well some faction and mat combinations can be overpowered.
Scythe expansion player mats.
As such some factions and player mats have clear advantages over the other choices available.
Overpowering factions and player mat combos for scythe.
As if scythe.
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.
2 new factions includes new components that every other faction has mini s faction mats etc.
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.
My husband and i played these combinations over the weekend for fun research.
Since the first player is the player with person with the lowest numbered player mat it s possible for the next player clockwise to have a much higher.
The order is 1 2 2a 3 3a 4 5.
It will be immediately obvious to anyone that owns scythe how this expansion plays into the base game.
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.
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.
Invaders from afar an expansion for scythe adds two new factions.
Originally the game was to be capped at 5 players but i wanted to include 2 new player mats in the expansion.
Because of this players should really hone in on making the most of this choosing process.
These numbers only matter when you are determining the first player based on the lowestnumbered player mat.
10 miniatures 62 custom wooden tokens and 2 faction mats.
Choosing faction and player mats are actually a big deal in the game of scythe.
There are is really only one major components to this expansion.
Scythekick has five main tabs.
Factions use this tab to randomize picking factions and player mats from the game and select which players are automa and which are human.
The wind gambit is scythe s second expansion and accordingly takes second place on our list.
But when it comes down to it every scythe expansion is a worthwhile purchase no matter which order you get them in.
Two new player factions with corresponding player mats miniatures and tokens.