Why You Should Play Scythe 

The passion Johnny obviously has for board games is leaping through the screen.

"In other words there is an awful lot you can do in Scythe but it eases you into the bottom gently." -- Johnny 2019

Bacon dogs! Milk horses! A better cat. In the distance, the shadow of a mech looms large!

is this that game you can bludgeon people with?

Johnny at 1:24 - "Scythe is a game that looks very complex, but is actually surprisingly simple to pick up." Johnny at 0:04 - "*groooooooooooan*... Scythe!"

Johnny has done a great job of introducing Scythe here - definitely appreciate the easy style of his video. He's spot on when he says that the game isn't as complex as it appears - it's actually a very simple game bolted to a second simple game to make something much more rich. HINT: The game looks like an area control wargame style thing (like Risk or Smallworld or a thousand WWII inspired games) but it really isn't. It's really a resource management game at it's heart. Think "Settlers of Catan" crossed with "howl's Moving Castle" but with animal companions for your general.

As a Dane, I can confirm that it's quite normal for a Norwegian to ride a bison. Many still consider cars sorcery

2:51 🤣😂🤣 "Bottom action" So much innuendo......waits for the inevitable innuendo comment....

One thing about these video’s that would make it better is a demonstration, or a separate video where you play it, just an idea.

I've been circling this game for years, mostly because it's quite pricey (especially in my country). But this video makes it look totally worth it. [SHAKES FIST IN THE AIR] Damn you, Johnny! Damn your infectious enthusiasm!!!

I used to work in a dispatch office that delivered board games but I wasn't there long enough to really borrow many to take home to play, so I remember being really fascinated with loads of them and Scythe was always one that stuck out. Basically, thanks for starting Dicebreaker! You guys are clearly so passionate and I'm just glad that I'm going to get more of a sense of these wonderful games that I got so close to but never experienced.

After Geek & Sundry stopped making TableTop, I've been looking for some places that talk about board games and such. Scythe was a game I was considering for my friends, so I'll have to watch this video later to see if it's worth buying. Looking forward to seeing how this channel develops

This is one of my favourite games. Made me happy to see you make a video on it

This channel is something I didn't know I needed! Wanted to get a broader taste for board games and didn't know where to turn! Couldn't be happier to have ended up here!

I've seen Scythe in games stores before and always thought it looked super cool but I never picked it up. Absolutely will now, seems like it'll be really fun.

Great video Johnny. I played my first game of Scythe a few weeks ago and have been itching to play it again since. You're totally right that it's surprisingly beginner friendly, and what I particularly liked was that when I looked back at the game, I could already start to see the mis-steps I'd made and the strategies that I'd like to try next time. Ace game, and ace vid!

Well there goes my plan to win over the continent with meticulously planned electronic presentations

I've been interested in this for ages. You've convinced me to finally give it a go.

Ooh, we're getting spoiled with all these videos. I'd love to give this game a try even though I'm not sure if it's for me.

I bought this game off the back of this review and couldn't be happier, this is an awesome game. Thanks Johnny!

Thinking of getting into this tabletop games stuff now thanks to you Johnny.. we need a good video on games to play as a beginner

I am so glad you have your own channel!

I bought this a couple of weeks ago and had first run through this weekend, solo self teach 2 player game. Once you get a hang of the basics, it is, as Johnny says, quite straight forward. The help cards prompt you to try different moves and a few turns in i felt quite confident in moving forward. It looks like an intimidating game but get past that and it really is a great game, and that's only after one play :)

Hey Johnny! Hopefully Dicebreaker will introduce many more people to the hobby, and I’m loving the content so far. For those who haven’t, perhaps, spent as much time in boardgames, how about a video that serves as kind of a glossary? Something covering different terms, like ‘meeple’, ‘worker placement’, and all those little bits of board game jargon that we use to parse the pastime?

Haven’t played scythe in years. It’s been staring at me from the bottom of my collection. I think it’s about time to open it back up. Thanks for the video!

Not sure this one is exactly for me, but I would certainly love to give it a shot were I given the opportunity. Congrats on the new channel. An excellent beginning.

Just want to say thank you to Dicebreaker for showing us this game. Me and the missus just picked it up and fell in love with it. You guys are amazing.

i Love Jakub Rozalski's art it is so beautiful and he makes my favorite werewolf art other than maybe Chris Rahn

I'm mostly here because I'm a huge fan of Johnny from Eurogamer and I love tabletop RPGs, I've never been quite as drawn to board games. But this, this looks pretty fantastic.

My friend brought Scythe to a party and it was such a great game to play. It really does seem daunting at the beginning, but you soon get the hang of it and it's loads of fun.

Scythe is a totally awesome game - exceptional artwork and themes, very interesting gameplay and overall surely one of the best board games I have ever played and own.

Some friends have this one - I've been curious, but haven't joined in a game yet. Thanks to Johnny's explanation and enthusiasm, I might have to give it a go next time!

This review was witty, very well done, and very watchable. I've just got myself a copy of Scythe, and this has simply reinforced my opinions of the game.. it's incredible! The review does make the point that no matter how intimidating it looks, it's actually clever, deceptively simple to pick up and it just brilliantly succeeds at what every game should be, which is enjoyable! The excellent and stylish artwork, the superb production quality and the ingenious way it all works puts it head and shoulders above anything else I've played.......so yes indeed, you SHOULD play Scythe..........

Jonny: "As an inteligent person who......looks very nice today" Me * instinctively looks around the room to see who the hell he's talking to!

Wow, there is so much to board games that I never even knew about. I'm afraid my experience is as limited as monopoly and as a kid snakes & ladders, and while I enjoy those they are rather simple compared to this. I don't know anyone who'd even consider playing something like this though, hmm. Edit: Also Johnny looks to be having so much fun with this. It reminds me of some of the Chiodini's Kitchen videos (which I do miss) when he was particularly into a certain game/recipe.

Wow, you are a really good game reviewer. This is my first video and you just earned yourself a subscriber.

I love in depth board games. I’d never heard of this game before this video but I might ask my best friend to get me this for my upcoming birthday

I'm learning so much from this channel! Thanks Johnny and Whelan!

I've been seeing Scythe in our local board game cafe and but we'd not got around to playing it yet. It's definitely going on the list now though! Thank you!!

I just picked up the game, so thanks for this video, its really helpful. hoping to give it a good crack in lockdown.

I'm very happy to see Johnny with this new boardgame/tabletop game channel, unfortunately this is going to amplify my already terrible boardgame collecting addiction seeing all these games I don't have yet............ahhh well

what i never expected today, or ever, is to see and hear someone say "war crimes" with enthusiasm lol.

Polish lady with a saddled bear? I didn’t sell the rights to my image!

This video was recommended to me yesterday, and at night we played rise of fenris games 3 and 4. RU-vid's algorithm is scary xD

I love this! i never even heard of this game and now I am interested. I saw in your 20 questions video that you spoke highly of merchants and marauders, please do a video on that!

My friends have it and we play when I come to visit- very different and very good game...

the first time I played, I immediately grabbed the polish because it's got bear cavalry, and then the faction ability was just the perfect thing for my play style

Gonna make a quick bet that the norwegian guy is riding a Musk Ox, not a bison.

Well I’m sold, now fear that this channel may soon bankrupt me

Scythe is not my cup of tea. However, I still watched through to the end as this was a great review and your passion for the game (and the channel) is infectious 😀👍

I played Scythe a while back. It was as Johnny said, very easy to pick up, and yeah you might not know what you're really doing, but the quickstart options are really useful and you'll be having a lot of fun with it!

Amazing! Got this game for Christmas, haven't really got a chance to play it properly yet, but it's super cool nonetheless. I knew about some of the expansions, but I didn't know about all of them. Neat! Btw, the Norwegian man is riding a musk ox. Bison are strictly North American.

Scythe is my secret shame. I kickstarted it and got my copy, opened it up and admired all the components a lot. To this day have never actually played it.

Awesome summary of the game Johnny! Absolutely looking forward to all the great content to come. 😃

Scythe has been on my board game shortlist a while now, so I'm glad to see a breakdown of the game itself, the mechanics, and the parts. Now, I just need to make room for that box....

I agree with most of this video - I spent most of my first game of Scythe just exploring the board with my bear friend. In particular I endorse descriptive encounters. Another way of making these more interesting is not to tell the player whose turn it is the precise consequences of the three actions. However, I am one of the people whose enjoyment depends on who I am playing it with, as I'm less keen on the game when it becomes an arms race. That's just my preference - PvP is an important part of the design and suits the setting. Johnny, you did a good job of explaining an intimidating but fun game.

Scythe is always our go to game when trying to show a “heavier” board game than Catan. Can’t wait for Tapestry. Also these comments show that a lot of these viewers are new to the board game hobby, this is great.

Scythe has honestly always sounded like my idea of hell in a board-game, but Johnny's sincerity has rather won me over and I will probably give it a chance when it's offered in the future.

I've always been interested in Scythe so this video was great for me! Although I don't have any friends to play it with it will be on my purchase list when I do find a group to play with. Can't wait for more videos from the Dicebreaker team :)

Apparently my boardgame club has this game. Will be playing it next week if I can get a group together bc it sounds very interesting :D

Another video? You are spoiling us!

I love the look of this game, and since it's my birthday in a few weeks, it might be time to start dropping those hint bombs

Thank you Johnny the game looks lovely. I also love the shirt.

I loooove doing PowerPoint presentations! But seriously, I have always wanted to buy this game but been afraid it may be too much for my casual gamer friends but now that I see it, it doesn't look that complicated

Very good video! Subbed and recommended to my friends.

This game looks great, I will be looking at my local shop for this one. I would love to see a lets play of this even if just a number of turns to get the idea. Great video

I was eyeing this up in my uni’s bookshop the other day - might have to go treat myself now!

i've been wanting to get this and was desperate for you to cover it so i could hop off the fence

Loving these videos, and loving the Heilung shirt!

Scythe is one of those games that has always caught my eye in the shop but never enough interest to invest into spending money into, that said I'd be happy to play it now after watching this video.

Scythe is a game about the least sexy, but perhaps most crucial aspects of war that most war games completely ignore: logistics and the will to fight. I love it for that, even though the only times I've played it I've gotten my ass thoroughly handed to me.

Great overview, thank you. This one was already in my top 10 but the Rise of Fenris expansion bumped it to my top spot.

Extra Encounter cards would be the first thing I buy, it would be my fav part of the game. I really like that kind of thing.

Thankyou Johnny finally decided to give Scythe a go. Played my first game and I've fallen in love a little confusing to start but got there in the end and this video helped a lot. P.s DBreaker has been awesome so far can't wait to see what else you bring to the board.

This is another game I've been toying with the idea of getting. This video is really helpful :)

animal friendship one of my weaknesses lol i used to play pretty often with some friends a few board games and this does sound cool but I would defintily need the people for the game, sounds cool and interesting though

This still doesn't quite look as my cup of tea, but I am definitely interested. A suggestion - what would really help sell more complicated games to people like me, who are not yet certain they wish to invest the time (and money) in something like this would be to do a sample game. I understand this may be difficult at this point, as you probably don't have full staff yet, but showing how actual gameplay looks will be immensely helpful. I know it would be impossible to do this for every single game you review, but I'd appreciate if you could show us how some of these games play like, similar to what you did with Tuki. You did sell me on Villagers, though, and I've got it ordered already, so you must be doing something right :)

First thing, bacon dogs. Second, it's great to see Jonny again, and talking about what he clearly shows the most passion for in his life...aside from Watson.

No mention of "my little scythe" i think you should do a lets play of that would be so worth seeing consider it

Got my game on order should come next week

"...is looking very nice today" I thought I found all the cameras Johnny hid in my room, sneaky bastard.

I need to play soooooo many different board games. this is ONE of them.

Scythe is one of my top 3 games, and I've even gotten the modular board (really worth it, although it warps like mad...). I'm eyeing the coins and resources upgrades but as you said, they are expensive and for now I'm focusing on actually buying...games instead of beefing up the one I currently own. That being said, I got the extra encounter cards (absolutely go for it if you haven't, they are a must have!) and all the expansions. We quite enjoyed Rise of Fenris campaign and we're thinking of playing it again, this time making different choices to see how it goes. We never play without the airships, but I agree that Invaders from Afar brought very little into the mix. I like playing as Clan Albion, though, they are a very challenging faction and completely kick your existing strategies in the groin, but they are cool. The Togawa I do not like. Traps are useless, everyone's avoiding them and by the time you limp your way to the Factory to plant a trap, everyone will have already beent here and gone away.

Soooo, Johnny, will you also do a 'let's play' of this board game? Because I am really interested in it, only I don't know any people who might have the game to try it out with.

Well, this just sounds incredible.

I was a bit on the fence, but then you mentioned "Polish Lady" and "Bear", and now I'm on Amazon.

Sounds great! My friends are just not into long or to complicated games, so convincing them might get a bit hard -.-

Fun and informative! Still unsure. Thanks for the video.

After spending literal years turning my nose up at Scythe like some sort of a cardboard-snob, I finally took the plunge and bought a copy... and I have to say it's good. It's very, very good.

This video has done the perfect job of making me want to head out and purchase the game. Unfortunately, the channel was born a few months too late and I already own Eldritch Horror so therefore a bit over budget. Why spend money on a cool looking game with good strategy, wonderful flavor and a whole bunch of pieces to move about when that's what I'm already doing? Granted, they are quite different games but yeah, budget.

Great video, you are hilarious! Thanks for the explanation 👌🏼

I look forward to more like these so I can send them to people saying look at this would you play it if I buy it.

vid got a like within 5s in just for the Heilung t-shirt

Wojtek the bear is true story from II WW. He was fighting on Monte Cassino. In 1st WW there was Basia white bear that fight with Polish army.

Please do Terraforming Mars! Best Boardgame last decade! Oh an nice work! Love this Channel :)

Did I understand anything? No! Did I still enjoy the video? Yes!

I bought this game for steam, and even though it was very confusing at first, it was also REALLY fun trying to figure out what the hell were my friends and i doing in that war.

Is that a Heilung shirt, I spy? I applaud your musical tastes

I have played this game many times, I have no idea why I watched all of this but I enjoyed it 😂

ooooohhhh you're saying "Meeples". hahahaha I thought you said *Meatballs* at first and was very confused