r/SCYTHE

I've been interested in Scythe for a while, read the rules, and bought the digital version on Steam before getting the physical game. My plan was to learn it first and then bring it to my group of three.

But I've now started two games, and both times I quit after about 10 minutes.

I'm not saying the game is bad. Quite the opposite, I really want to understand why people love it, because on paper it sounds like a game I'd really enjoy.

My biggest problem is that I have absolutely no idea what I'm supposed to be aiming for.

I upgrade things, get resources, move workers around, etc., but I don't really have a bigger plan. I tried focusing on my two private objectives, but they either seemed extremely difficult or just not worth making my main focus.

For example, I had an objective that required 7 workers and 2 or fewer coins, but I kept getting money no matter what I did. I couldn't figure out how I was even supposed to intentionally get myself into that situation.

The game also feels very hard to read. I don't really understand what the other players are doing or what I should be paying attention to. The mech abilities also seem kind of pointless to me right now. For example, why should I care about Riverwalk if I've already built a mine? Or why should I care about certain worker related abilities if nobody is attacking me?

I've also heard that you should try to optimize your turns by getting value from both the top and bottom actions, but that often seems impossible to me at this point.

Maybe I just haven't understood the game yet. Maybe it's one of those games that takes a few plays before everything clicks. Or maybe it's the digital version. I've played a ton of Spirit Island digitally on Steam and never had this feeling. I'm always thinking about something and have a clear problem I'm trying to solve.

With Scythe, I currently just get bored after 10 minutes and quit.

So for people who love Scythe, what made the game click for you?

What should I actually be thinking about during my first few games? Is there a general goal or strategy I should have in mind?

I'd really like to give it another chance before bringing it to my group or deciding to not procede with this game, so any advice for a completely lost beginner would be appreciated.

EDIT: Some of u think that I do not know how to get 6 starts, but I do know, im just commenting on private objectives

What are your thoughts on where to place the Constantinople base on the base Scythe board?

I haven't even tried yet as I've been enjoying DoM.

I'm not looking for the min/max OP answer, just everyone's experiences so far in trying different base locations.

Recorded for my little gaming channel and hoping to get some of the gamers into table top gaming too, and vice versa! I highly recommend scythe digital edition when you’re struggling to get a gaming group together!!

I've read that the game is also rather unbalanced and heavily favours one or two factions over the others. Has this been balanced out now, or is the game still like that? As a new player, probably playing with others who have never played, will I even notice the imbalance?