scythe game review

Alright, alright, lemme tell ya ’bout this Scythe game. Folks keep talkin’ ’bout it, so I figured I’d give it a whirl. Now, I ain’t no fancy city slicker, so don’t expect no big words or nothin’. I’m just gonna tell ya how it is, plain and simple.

First off, this game, it ain’t no walk in the park. It’s got them… whatchamacallit… Euros. Yeah, them heavy Euros. Means it ain’t like them quick little games you play with the grandkids. This one, it makes you think. And I ain’t done much thinkin’ since… well, never mind that.

The whole thing’s set in some made-up place, like… Europe, but not really. And it’s got all these… steampunk things. You know, gears and pipes and whatnot. Looks kinda fancy, I guess, like them pictures in the Sears catalog back in the day.

So, what do you do in this game? Well, you got your own little… country, I guess. And you gotta make it better than everyone else’s. You move your little people around, build stuff, and get resources. It’s kinda like farmin’, but with more fightin’. Not real fightin’ though, more like… showin’ off who’s got more stuff.

One thing I liked is that you can play it by yourself. Sometimes them young’uns are too busy with their phones and whatnots to play with an old lady like me. So, it’s nice to have somethin’ to keep me busy. And this game, it’s got a… solo mode. That means you can play it all by your lonesome, which suits me just fine some days.

• You get to build things, like farms and them… factories.
• You gotta get resources, like wood and metal and… oil, I think it is. Fancy stuff, huh?
• And you gotta move your little people around, tryin’ to get the best spots.

Now, they say you can play it over and over again, and it’ll be different every time. Replayability, they call it. And I gotta say, they ain’t lyin’. I played it a few times now, and it ain’t been the same yet. Each time, I try somethin’ different. Sometimes I focus on farmin’, sometimes I try to be all… tough and fighty. Keeps things interestin’, I tell ya.

It don’t matter if you got a bunch of folks playin’ or just yourself, it works good either way. Player counts, they call it. I played it with my daughter and her kids once. They didn’t understand it too well but they liked movin’ the little people. And like I said, I played it by myself plenty of times too.

The game’s got all these… actions and powers. Each player gets somethin’ different, so you gotta figure out how to use what you got. It ain’t just about luck, you gotta plan things out. Which, if you knew me, ain’t somethin’ I do too much of these days. But even an old woman like me can figure this game out, so it can’t be too hard.

And they got more stuff you can add to the game, like… expansions. More things to do, more places to go. I ain’t tried them yet, but I reckon I might have to. Seems like there’s always somethin’ new to learn with this game.

Overall, I’d say this Scythe game is pretty good. It ain’t for the faint of heart, mind you. It takes some thinkin’, and it ain’t always easy. But if you like a game that keeps you on your toes and makes you use your brain, then this might be the one for you. It ain’t cheap, but I reckon it’s worth the money. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go figure out how to get them… mechs… movin’. Those things are somethin’ else, I tell ya.

So, if you are lookin’ for a game that will give your brain a good workout and keep you entertained for hours, you can give this here Scythe game a shot. I ain’t no expert, but I know what I like and this one is a keeper in my book. It’s got them little people, them machines, and enough goin’ on to keep even this old lady busy. Now, where did I put my glasses…

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