Scythe

Listen to this episode from Board Game Hot Takes on Spotify. In Episode 141 we provide our hot take review of Scythe covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game. We also discuss a poll about whether past experience with a designer may keep you away from a game by that designer.Twitter Poll Results:I don't pay attention - 21%Yes - 40%No - 29% Then we discuss some board games on our table and future takes including Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum, Frosthaven, and They Live: Assault on Cable 54. Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:39 Poll: Do you avoid trying certain board games because of your experience with that designer's other games?10:51 Scythe Description13:01 Gameplay and Mechanisms28:57 Production and Theme35:21 Final Thoughts40:51 Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum48:31 Frosthaven1:07:15 They Live: Assault on Cable 54