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Scythe: Invaders from Afar Board Game Review (STM615)

Scythe: invaders from afar adds two new factions to the base game. Each new faction has a significantly different flavor compared to the base game factions. Their unique abilities allow them for more powerful territory management abilities via traps and flags. The depth added to the game by these tokens ratchets up tension. Watch albion grinding and then dropping a flag on the factory is pure exhilaration. . I must agree with other reviewers though that a few antennae on the green mechs are fragile and broke. It doesn't diminish the expansion though. -C. Franklin

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Terraforming Mars Board Game

This is a beautifully designed engine building game. Fans of rftg will love it.

In the 2400s, mankind begins to terraform the planet mars. Giant corporations, sponsored by the world government on earth, initiate huge projects to raise the temperature, the oxygen level and the ocean coverage until the environment is habitable. In terraforming mars you play one of those corporations and work together in the terraforming process, but compete in doing the best work, with victory points awarded not only for your contribution to the terraforming, but also for advancing human infrastructure throughout the solar systems and other commendable achievements. The players acquire unique project cards, which represent anything from introducing plant life or animals, hurling asteroids at the surface, building cities, and establishing greenhouse gas industries to heat up the atmosphere. You compete for the best places for your city tiles, ocean tiles and greenery tiles. When the terraforming process is complete, the player corporation with the most victory points wins.

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See Terraforming Mars Board Game (Stronghold Games) FAQ.

I have shown it to many players and all but one loved it. The other guy is a heavy euro guy and just had a meh attitude after his play. It is a cool hard puzzle playing solo that can keep you coming back. It plays a bit longer with two players but it is very enjoyable. The best player count is 3-4 but it will play 5 with a small bit of lull between turns. Every game is different. It has so many cards to make your engine and numerous paths to victory. The one thing i can say i don't like is that it is very easy knock your player board and the box is a lesser quality then most. The issue with the player boards can be fixed with aftermarket products so not a big issue. -Notice from N. Cindy, Australian Capital Territory

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Amazing game with a strong solo variant.

- H. HakalaThis is an incredible game with a very cool engine building mechanic that offers tons of choice. We received it this morning and quickly played it twice. I, already, cannot imagine my game library without it. It would rate 5 stars were it not for the component and packaging quality. . Online reviews had prepared me for mediocre component quality and poor artwork. Component quality was as expected yet still mildly disappointing considering the cost of the game. The board is a lighter weight than that of most games i own and i feel like i must be super careful when unfolding it to keep from accidentally tearing it at the scored spots. The player boards are printed on a pretty flimsy card stock but nothing that can't be improved with some laminate. The box, however, was sub-par and the clever but cheap cardboard tray inside was destroyed by shipping. . While my first impression was that the game board was small and drab, i quickly realized that the board was perfectly sized. Much of the game is played out on the tableau of cards each player creates in front of themselves and on the player boards that they use to manage resources. The game board is primarily used to track victory points and the game ending parameters by placing various tiles and player markers on the surface of the planet. The drab topography of mars quickly fills with colorful tiles and and player markers and looks very impressive by the end of the game. . The only real problem lies with the packaging. The box is of a lighter quality that most of the games on the market and does not need to be nearly as large as it is. It is much to large too hold the folded game board securely. They try to account for the small board the larger box with a clever cardboard tray that is cut, scored and folded to hold the board floating in the middle above a center area intended for the other components. The tray is printed to look like the surface of mars and would be quite neat were it not printed on such a cheap grade of cardboard that it was destroyed in shipping. The game board and components are too heavy for the tray and a good shake (like a kid with a christmas present or a ups deliveryman) will cause the heavy components to destroy the tray that holds them. . Again, i consider the game to be a must own. I do, however, suspect that i will wish that i had waited for the second edition with improved components and packaging. When you shell out $60. 00 for what essentially amounts to an intellectual property and some cardboard, you should get quality cardboard!

This has been a great board game to bring out to my table. Has a great theme and plays great. They only reason i give it a 4, really a 4 1/2, is the components could have been a bit better. . I highly recommend this game though if you can find it available.

L. Mahood, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Scythe Board Game

It is a time of unrest in 1920s europa. The ashes from the first great war still darken the snow. The capitalistic city-state known simply as "the factory, " which fueled the war with heavily armored mechs, has closed its doors, drawing the attention of several nearby countries. Scythe is a board game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. In scythe, each player represents a fallen leader attempting to restore their honor and lead their faction to power in eastern europa. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate monstrous mech.

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Broken Token Box Organizer Scythe

A great war looms, make sure your game box isn't the battleground with the broken token's organizer for scythe by stonemaier games. This modern marvel of engineering features 13 removable and modular trays that will organize and streamline game-play. This includes 2 identical resource trays, one for each end of the game table; an easy to use bank tray; 7 individual trays for each faction, including those from the invaders from afar expansion; a card tray, which supports sleeved cards; and a player and faction mat tray, with mini token tray. This organizer is suited for both the kickstarter collector's editions as well as the retail version of the game. Note: storing both the base game board and game board extension lifts the box's lid by 6mm when closed. Arrives as easy to assemble kit. Please note that this product contains the organizer kit only. Game sold separately.

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Blood Rage: Mystics of Midgard

Mystics are special units (neither warrior nor monster) that players can only employ once they have given their clan one of the mystic clan upgrades.  each of these clan upgrades adds 1 mystic figure to your clans reserves, which you can then use to invade and battle normally.  all mystics have str 2 and the special ability that allows them to invade at no rage cost.  clans are only able to recruit a maximum of 2 mystics.  besides adding mystics to your reserves, each of these clan upgrades grants your mystics a special ability.  if you collect several different upgrades, each of your mystics will posses all the abilities you accumulated, making them incredibly resourceful and strategic additions to your clan! .

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