Scythe: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics: Point Salad, Area Control, Engine Building, Variable Player Powers Player Age: 14+ Player Count: 1 - 5 Players Time to Play: 90 - 115 Minutes Game Designer: Jamey Stegmaier Game Artist: Jakub Rozalski Publisher : Stonemaier Games Expansions: Yes Year Published: 2016 BGG Weight: 3.43 Rundown: Scythe is one of Stonemaier Games original grandiose games. It combines a number of mechanisms including worker placement/area selection, resource management, point salad and area control. Players will be upgrading their boards, fighting, constructing workers, building/unleashing mechs and completing objectives all in the quest to earn stars. Once a player has earnt their sixth star the game will end. Each player will score points at the end of the game for every star placed, every territory under their control and every two resources they own. The points for each of these will vary based on the players popularity, the higher the popularit