Scythe

We played our first game last night and the Factory’s 1920s Europa setting pulls you right in—the board art is gorgeous and the metal coins feel heavy and satisfying. Took about three hours with four players, but the engine-building clicks fast and I’m already planning our next session.

The way resources and combat are balanced on the factory board feels incredibly tight and strategic. My group spent our first game just figuring out the action selection wheel, but every move mattered.

The asymmetric factions completely change how you approach each game, so no two playthroughs feel the same. Took my group three hours our first time just because we kept stopping to admire the art on the encounter cards. Easily the heaviest game on my shelf now, and worth every bit of the table spac