Expeditions vs Scythe: 10 Key Similarities & Differences 

Great of you to address the community feedback so quickly by adding the option for the riser stickers, thanks for the hard work from everyone on the SM team!

I think Expeditions does a great job of feeling similar to Scythe while also offering a unique experience. We’ll done! I really like the exploration mechanism in Expeditions. I like the mystery of what you might discover when you flip over a tile to reveal a new location. I also like the quests and that the cards are between tiles. This really encourages players to travel around the map to specific locations. The theme and title of the game seem to fit the mechanics of the game pretty well!

Still enjoying the drip feed of info on this. The mechanics are so interesting and I can't wait to experience it. I hope you all are considering adding a more narrative element in a future expansion that explores this story more. It's so fascinating. I've been enjoying catching up on the lore. It's such a unique IP that explores war without being warlike if that makes sense. Would love more info on characters and their journey.

Thanks. I am looking forward to getting this game to my table for myself and friends.

Jamey, thank-you so much for doing this. These videos are great and show your commitment to connecting with the community. I'm a huge fan of all your games and by the looks of it, I know that Expeditions will be no exception. I can't wait to play it!!

Looks fun! Excited to play. I really appreciate you explaining the design choices. I especially love the mystery/exploration aspect.

Excellent, you really did a great job! This game is going to be a hot seller!

I think it's fate that I bought and played Scythe for the very first time mere weeks before y'all announced Expeditions. This was always going to be an instant purchase for me, but the amount of care you put into these explainer videos made me even more proud to support you and your company. I absolutely cannot wait!

Jamie, more videos like this please. As a lover of Scythe I immediately backed this and can’t wait for the release, which by the way, I love the fact I don’t have to wait two years like a lot of kickstarters, I get to play this in the summer!!! I’m also loving your support of Tapestry, can’t wait for the folded space insert. Last thing I will say, I was late to to Wingspan party, though the theme was not for me…….how wrong was I. Love it love it!!! Thank you!

Got all scythe and tapestry with all expansions. Can't wait for your sequel to scythe and tapestry expansion to come to reseller in Indonesia :)

Crazy fun fact: my grand-parents emigrated from Poland to Argentina in 1920-1924. Playing Scythe always feels special to me for that reason. Now, here there's a sequel to it. This video was Great! Thanks or bringing this kind of Joy to table tops worldwide, Jamey!

Thanks Jamie! I was so excited to see the announcement of Expeditions last week and loving the updates and further details. Scythe is my all time favourite game and my family have spent many sessions around the table, in fact it's the only game I can get them all together for! Thank you so much for this new design and the love and attention you have clearly put into this. I've always really enjoyed Scythe's overlay of game mechanics and theme. A world I'm thrilled to be able to now explore further! Also a massive thanks to Stonemaier for the awesome costumer support replacing a couple of soggy game components after a unfortunate drink incident (and this is why drinks don't go on the table!)

Jakub's art + Jamey's gameplay design = stoopid good game. Can not wait for Expeditions.

Looking like an awesome game! Very excited to buying it and bringing it home. Thanks for your engaging and enthusiastic work in the board gaming community Jamey!

Congratulations with the design of this game! Apart from the wonderful art and some unique mechanics, there are two aspects I really love and with which you are giving us the feeling of really being part of this intriguing world: the companion animals can do their own actions and really feel like companions, and as you explained it so well: the huge mechs feel like our homes... Also a wonderful creative idea to create those stickers 👍

Really enjoyed the comparison! Intrigued about the rising sticker solution, card sleeves work pretty well for sliding cards under a board (and more importantly, each other) but that sounds like a fairly elegant solution as well. One of things I loved about Scythe when I first learned about it was keeping track of your power and popularity and it still remains one of my favorite elements in it. Knowing when to spend it and when to hoard it is really cool. I get a little bit of that from the power and guile tracks here, though it looks like those tracks only really apply to corruption whereas in Scythe they were tied into multiple other elements. Of course clearing corruption looks like a really important part of the game so I imagine that fluctuation might be more frequent. Did a double take at zombies card… I’m guessing it’s a “dead possessed by corruption” deal and I trust it feels thematic to the 1920+ world so I’m going to ignore my knee jerk reaction. But I could see that intriguing some family members who never fell off the zombie craze!

The way actions are selected is very interesting to me and I'm excited to explore how it plays out. I loved the top and bottom actions in Scythe, especially how their implementation nudged players towards planning ahead. Expeditions looks to be another hit with my group. Can't wait to get to try it. Thanks a lot for the video!

Thanks for the great video! I feel like I understand what to expect from Expeditions much better after watching 👍

Holy frick, the hexes are enormous. I love it.

Was desperate to preorder this game although wasn’t 100%. After watching video, especially how you’ve listened to and acted on feedback so quickly which is incredible. I’m in. Well done Jamie, best in class game design and best in class community involvement. #SMknowsbest

That is great you and your team made changes to feedback so quickly. I don’t see that change that quickly.

The picture looks good on that slanted wall :)

One day you will design a game based on that Map of Wales, you have 20 years sir... ;)

This game sounds great. Just pre-ordered. I’ve only ever played My Little Scythe, but this feels like a great exploration.

This looks amazing I've only gotten a chance over the past weekend to check this out. I'm hoping the automa in this is just as good as it is for scythe

Already preordered! Awaiting impatiently.🤸

Thanks Jamey for giving some more depth to the game differences ! Do you plan a playthrough of Expeditions ? Or not, to avoid spoilers ? Excited to further explore the world of Scythe !

I am happy that their is no combat. Less tension is more suitable for families 👍

Good video, looking forward to the game, thanks.

I'm guessing you've played Istanbul but maybe not Istanbul with the Letters & Seals expansion. In Istanbul, there is a modular map with 20 locations (with the expansion), and each is numbered. The "letters" of the expansion title are things you pick up randomly, and they have numbers on them corresponding to the location numbers. I think there are 2 letters for each location. You get a small reward for "delivering" the letter to a location. So it's a bit like Expeditions in that you have a modular board, numbered locations, quests that you pick up that are associated with a particular number, to which you must move in order to gain the benefit. (Although in Expeditions there is one more step, which is satisfying the other conditions of the quest.) Anyway, it sounds like there's a similarity there, and since I like that mini-game in Istanbul, I'm looking forward to the Expeditions version of "pick up and deliver".

Man, this game looks really good. I think the contrast between this and Scythe will truly resonate with fans of the original! I know it does for me!

Probably my favorite aspect of Scythe is the fact that you put resources directly onto the map and need to constantly be defending them. I don't see this used in other games and it's such a brilliant mechanic that I wish it were. I think you could make an argument that the corruption tiles out on the map in Expeditions are similar to this aspect. You might not need to defend your own corruption tiles, but everyone will be racing to "steal" them from one another. Switching topics, out of curiosity, did Jakub create the sculpts for the mechs, or did someone else do that based on his art? Thanks Jamey, can't wait to get this one to the table!

I appreciate how you get a really powerful turn after you take a refresh action. I'm curious, have you found that there is a average amount of player turns in a typical game?

Very helpful, cheers!

I'm a huge fan of Roadside Picnic and Stalker, so I'm very excited to dig into this game! Have you read Roadside Picnic and was that a bit of inspiration for this?

On sliding cards under the mat, I dont foresee any problems when playing on neoprene, but in a desire to assist: if the mat is punched from the back there will be a natural radius for the cards to enter

Can't wait for this game! Are planning to produce double layered mats like in scythe so the cube doesn't slide around?

Why are the boards not double layerd lik ein scythe? That way tokens wont get misplaced so easily. Are there also placeholders voor the hex cards, otherwise they keep shifting on the table a lot.

Very interested in this beast. About to finally start a Fenris Campaign soon I believe. Who knows...maybe this could be the Circadians killer ;P

Just wondering if there will be an expansion for this game like scythe that will make it 7 or 8 player?

Ah so the blood rage kind of assymetry coming from choices. Like a bit with the mech mats.

I feel the lack of combat is a missed opportunity for me. I really like the look of Scythe though so I'll probably start there. The design in Expeditions looks really good though.

I have a question on it's solo game play. I tend to end up half the time tabling a game solo at home. How will it work and stack up in this way to other games?

Was there a reason you didn't go with a dual layer mech mat to avoid the tokens from moving around

I’m enjoying these progressive reveals. I haven’t pre-ordered, but I know I will (and will before 22nd Feb); however, it’s nice holding back - just to build up the excitement. That way when I do eventually come around to clicking on ‘buy’ it’s something I really, really want. Does anyone else put themselves through this or is it just me?!? 😂

Bit of a random question but with the Odin's Wrath Mech am I understanding things correctly by thinking you can acquire the 5 Map Tokens Glory achievement and then proceed to destroy those tokens for other resources while keeping that achievement?

Does the ironclad edition REPLACE the plastic mechs or do you get a metal set in ADDITION TO the plastic ones?

Why such a weird box size? Is that final I'm assuming?

Everybody likes Big Macs.

I love Scythe (and Viticulture!). I've been itching to play it for a few days now. Expeditions looks awesome too. The 1920+ art is wonderful. I've always been curious about the picture behind you, next to the window. It looks like a map of Wales. Is it so? If you don't mind me asking, is there a special significance to it?

Will players need to read text on their cards or will iconography be sufficient? Thanks

could you please create player mats double face, with standard / alternate powers / setup ? It's a wast of space from my point of view

The game looks very interesting, when will all the heroes and animals be revealed(if there are heroes)?

Wait, there's zombies in this world setting?! I'm going to need more details on that, haha.

Are the cards standard sized? I think I’ll want to sleeve this game

Are the mech mats going to be dual layer?

Will there be a campaign?

Thank you for the video. Jamey, we know that your company always pay attention to details. Why did you decide to write actions on player mats using words, not symbols? English has short words comparing to many other languages. In Ukrainian you will need a smaller font or more space.

I don't know if it's on purpose, but I kind of like that you are not revealing the #20 location so we can wonder what we will find there

Everything seems fantastic - except that the currency is called Dollar. Giant mechs in 1920 makes more sense than dollars...

Wait, why am I not hearing any audio🤔???