TY - ART AU - Stegmaier,Jamey AU - Rozalski,Jakub AU - Pederson,Morten Monrad AU - Studley,David AU - Hutter,Lines J. ED - Stonemaier Games (Firm) TI - Scythe PY - 2015///] CY - [St. Louis, MO] PB - Stonemaier Games KW - War KW - Games KW - Specimens KW - Board games KW - Machinery KW - Europe, Eastern KW - Territorial expansion KW - 20th century KW - Puzzles and games KW - lcgft N1 - Title and statement of responsibility from container; For 1-5 players; Duration of play: 115 minutes; Includes a solo mode titled "Scythe Automa" by Automa Factory, which introduces an artificial component called the Automa to Scythe so that it can be played solitaire; Scythe Automa: designer, Morten Monrad Pederson ; assistant designer, David Studley ; special advisor, Lines J Hutter; Ages 14+ N2 - "Scythe is a board game set in an alternate-history 1920s. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. The ashes from the first Great War still darken the snow in 1920s Europa. 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. With characters from five factions converging onto a small but highly desired swath of land, who will gain fame and fortune by establishing their empire as the leader of Eastern Europa?"--Rulebook ER -