Scythe | Solo Automa Playthrough | Finale
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2018
- All good things must come to an end! Join me for the finale against two Automa controlled factions in Scythe by Jamey Stegmaier and published by Stonemaier Games!
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"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 an engine-building 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 character from one of five factions of Eastern Europe who are attempting to earn their fortune and claim their faction's stake in the land around the mysterious Factory. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate monstrous mechs.
Each player begins the game with different resources (power, coins, combat acumen, and popularity), a different starting location, and a hidden goal. Starting positions are specially calibrated to contribute to each faction’s uniqueness and the asymmetrical nature of the game (each faction always starts in the same place).
Scythe gives players almost complete control over their fate. Other than each player’s individual hidden objective card, the only elements of luck or variability are “encounter” cards that players will draw as they interact with the citizens of newly explored lands. Each encounter card provides the player with several options, allowing them to mitigate the luck of the draw through their selection. Combat is also driven by choices, not luck or randomness.
Scythe uses a streamlined action-selection mechanism (no rounds or phases) to keep gameplay moving at a brisk pace and reduce downtime between turns. While there is plenty of direct conflict for players who seek it, there is no player elimination.
Every part of Scythe has an aspect of engine-building to it. Players can upgrade actions to become more efficient, build structures that improve their position on the map, enlist new recruits to enhance character abilities, activate mechs to deter opponents from invading, and expand their borders to reap greater types and quantities of resources. These engine-building aspects create a sense of momentum and progress throughout the game. The order in which players improve their engine adds to the unique feel of each game, even when playing one faction multiple times."
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Hey Everyone! Thanks so much for your support and feedback along the way. Hope you enjoyed the solo playthrough as much as I did! Keep on rolling solo! :)
Thank you for this great showcase of immediate rulework for a solo play! You definitely helped me decide whether it would be worth picking this game up despite having nobody to play with, so cheers for a good couple hours watch-time. Good daughter-cameo too!
Ahhhhh!!! I cant believe this is the FINALE! .... I really enjoyed this series of playthrough. ♡ scythe!
I know! It ended so fast. But I had a great time with this one. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the Showcase!
@50:00 you can not leave your worker on the lake. On page 16 under Seaworthy :"If a Mech transports workers onto a lake or if a character of mech transports resources onto a lake, you may not leave those workers or resources on the lake after moving off of it, nor may a worker move off of the lake without the assistance of the mech."
Hey Charles! Thanks for the heads up on this. Good catch. Something I’ll certainly look into off camera. Cheers
One more minor thing. Playing 2 automas was interesting to watch but obviously this wasn't their original intention. Because of the read order thing, an actual player in the north seems massively disadvantaged as he will be disproportionately targeted by both automas. Anyway, good refresher for Automas which was why I was watching. Getting ready to play Fenris and I wanted to play a game or two first and needed to remember how to play. Thanks again.
No problem David! Glad it was useful for you. Enjoy Fenris! :)
Great set of videos! Your gameplay always helps me especially when I need a refresher course or two. One note: when the yellow faction beat you they were at space 14 on their power track and used 7 power. That would have put them on 7 remaining, not 8, which would have nullified their combat against the white faction around minute 29. I know the video is over a year old but thought I would point that out. Again, thanks for uploading these awesome videos, much appreciated!
Hey! Thanks so much for saying so. Glad to hear this one is still helping people get into Scythe. Hope to see you around my friend. Have a great day! ;D
@@RollingSolo Your videos are awesome! You explain things well and are very thorough.
@@afjb1234 Approciate that! Means a lot to me. That’ll keep the fire lit! 🔥
I know this video was a year ago but I was just watching now. And for the end game scoring you multiplied each controlled territory by 4 points and I believe it they should have been multiplied by 3 which would mean you actually beat the white play by one instead of losing by one. But maybe there is some other modifier i missed. Still a great video series makes me want to track down a couple more Automa decks!!
Hey J! Thanks for watching. It has been some time indeed. If that’s the case, I’ll happily take a better position years later haha
@@RollingSolo What a great series during which I learnt a lot. Many thanks for making this series! And it only is modest of dou that you rank yourself behind the other two „players“. I believe J Peters has it right in terms of scoring. So congratulations to the second!
48:24 For half of this video, I’ve been shouting “enlist! Get your star!” What a fun Rolling Solo adventure!
haha! Thanks for following along. Glad you're enjoying it :)
Just watched the whole play through from the beginning! That was so awesome to watch! I thought you would of beat the white at least! So close! Just got the game yesterday and thanks for showing how to play correctly! Great game you played!
Glad you enjoyed! Hope it helped you get familiar with it :)
@@RollingSolo ohhh a ton it helped me! Thanks so much. Such a awesome game. I ordered another deck to be able to play against 2 automas!
Thanks for doing this series. I have always played this against other players, but this solidified the automa rules for me and inspired me to solo play one of my favorite games. That opens up a whole new way to enjoy it.
Not a problem. I truly enjoyed this series. Glad this helped you get an understanding of the automa rules. It really is challenging solo :) One of my favs as well!
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Great playthrough!! loved having the rules explained while playing.
really cool to see/know these solo rules easily lend themselves to multiple Automas.
Awesome! That was the intent and glad it landed for you. Scythe is my fav game from Stonemaier Games. It’s in fact the only one I’ve enjoyed to date haha
Ouch, so close to 2nd! Great series, thanks for doing this. Really makes to want to learn the automa soon.
Painful hey? haha It was fun and I’ll be playing again off camera for sure!
Fabulous play through. Thanks.
Thanks Tozmo! That means a lot. Appreciate it my friend :)
Thanks Adam that was really fun and I learnt a lot on how to play this game. Another one to put on my list of games to get 😎
Woohoo! Good to hear. That list probably keeps on growing I imagine haha ;p
23:00 Workers don't go back to the player mat, only combat units do.
Thanks for watching! Be sure to check the pinned comment in case this is mentioned. See you around!
Great series Adam! Was fun to follow along!
Hey Hal! Thanks for watching the showcase. Good to hear you enjoyed it! See you in a future one. Cheers! :)
Whenever a Automa loses a worker it goes back to its home, not the player mat. Pg 10 of the Automa rule book: "Everything else, including reducing power, returning workers to the home base, and letting the loser gain a combat card is done as in the normal combat procedure."
Good catch here as well. :)
Great finale. Definitely looked tough even on the automa level.
Thanks Cindar! Glad you enjoyed it :D
Automa (normal) level difficulty is pretty good!
Sorry, 1 more. When the defending white Automa defeated the Yellow Automa in combat, it should have received a combat star. It does not matter which one initiated combat only who won. Pg. 23 of the rule book under the Winner section: "The winner also places 1 star token in the combat space of the Triumph Track..." It never specifies only the attacker gets the star. Jamey Stegmaier confirms this on BGG. Really enjoyed the videos, thanks.
100% correct. Did I not catch this later in the finale? Maybe not..
Thanks for letting me know either way! :)
Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Great Job Rolling Solo! I really enjoyed this Solo Automa playthrough series. I hope to see more of your Scythe videos. I really enjoyed how you explained everything and wondered is you might be up for making a video that just explained each of the Automa Movements that your fans could use as a quick reference? - Thanks!! John
Thanks so much John! Can’t make promises on that but it would be a great idea for the future. I have a lot in the pipes at the moment so we’ll see. No promises but great suggestion!
The Reading Order seems like it should have a variation. Like four double-sided cards to denote which of the 8 potential directions you could read from? This would stop the Canadians being disadvantaged, not sure would it mess with automa mechanics though? Gonna try it and see.
Thanks for the play through. Very helpful.
Great thoughts and good luck on your solo run! All the best :)
@@RollingSolo Hi guys - have been playing board games for a number of years now bbut new to this game. So enjoying these videos which are so clear and instructive. Also reading the comments is an education in itself!
With regards to this point I think any solo game that uses the 'reading order' rule is fine as long as the factions are picked randomly. This ensures an infinite number of interactions to deal with depending on your position on the board.
Character/Mech retreat to their Faction Board, Workers retreat to their Home Base. Just say'n!
Ah yes, I may have goofed on that. Did it happen often or just a one off? It's been awhile!
Is this because of automa rules?
Rolling Solo - Ive been abe to increase my table size just wondering you still having as much fun as you were with this? As i am looking into getting it as looks great but im not likely to get to play with others so would only be Solo. Most importantly thank you for your time and effor great videos really enjoyed this playthrough
I am! I have everything for this game and will continue to pickup anything else released. The automa is challenging and adding at least two opponents is the way to go!
You where far ahead on white, was it not for the central hex white controlled at the end. That made the difference for white pushing you to bronze. For what it is worth, that demonstrates how important the central hex it (and why it might be worth to battle over it).
100% That central location is key to gaining a lot of ground. Plus I wish I had been there first. I missed out on one potential factory card I never got to see!
Actually, due to a mistake in the scoring you actually came in second. You gave everyone 4 points per hex controlled instead of 3, meaning that white had 10 fewer points and you had 8 fewer points. End result - you beat white by one point.
Hi - just playing this game and finding these videos SO instructive so thanks! I must admit that there have been several instances, particularly in the final video where my interpretation of where the Automa pieces go have slightly differed to yours but that's no problem as we all make mistakes and it makes no difference really.
But may I ask you one question about one particular move as I was unsure if I was right or not so need clarification.
When you moved the white mech around 12:00 you said it can only go back on the same hex due to the constraints of the rules. But can't it also go on the the hex just above it where the white worker is? The only stipulation is that it can't go on a hex that contains one of its own COMBAT units. So isn't the one with the worker on within its own neighbourhood and also closest to the factory?
I appreciate this is 2 years ago, but if you (or any other commenter) could clarify this, this would help me greatly.....
Thanks for saying so! Unfortunately I haven’t played in a bit so I’d need to watch my own videos to get the rust off. Hopefully someone here chimes in for you! 😄
@@RollingSolo thought so..no problem. Sure my way is right anyway LOL!
Keep up the good work - your runthroughs are great.....
At 16:00 the fewest combat units wasnt the white? The blue had 2 combat units nearby.
Hey! Thanks for watching. It’s been a bit since I played this one so it’s not too of the mind atm. :)
Wanted to ask what card sleeves are used for scythe cards?
I used Mayday and FFG at that point in time. Can’t remember which off hand haha
About 33 minutes in, wouldn't the White player have gotten a combat star with the Yellow player attacked him and lost? Also early in the episode, you had 10 food on that location. Wouldn't that meet your objective for the winter horde? Thanks.
Hey David, thanks for the feedback! I believe this was mentioned in the pinned combat as a correction or caught just a bit after. Cheers!
Link to the card sleeves you used?
Hey Edward. I used Mayday sleeves for the cards. There are different sizes and BGG has a rundown of the sizes and counts needed. Hope this helps!
Rolling Solo i will check it out, thank you very much!
Awesome! :)
31:00 White gains Combat Star for winning! Just say'n.
Thanks for watching and good eye! I may catch this later in the video or the next one :)