https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Zaniolthemaniol 2026-10-19T14:11:25Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.39.0 https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Tips_scythe&diff=28766 2026-03-05T07:22:08Z

<p>Zaniolthemaniol: More spacing/punctuation edits. Clarified a couple things.</p> <hr /> <div>Pre-Game<br /> <br /> Pick 6 stars you want to achieve<br /> <br /> Generally you always want worker star, objective star, and 1-2 combat stars. <br /> (If picking factions, Tier 1 = Crimea/Rusviet; Tier 2 = Polania/Saxony/Nordic in that order)<br /> Plan to abuse your faction’s power (Crimea = enlist a lot. Rusviet = Get stars and factory fast. Polania = move a lot and gain encounters. Saxony = tons of fighting and objectives. Nordic = hide and accumulate resources, usually. Abuse lake retreat. <br /> <br /> <br /> Early Game<br /> <br /> Beginning of the game until midgame<br /> Get workers on village<br /> Get workers on tiles that match the bottom row stars you want to pursue<br /> Get 1-2 mechs <br /> Quick factory card if you don’t have the resources you want nearby <br /> 1-2 early upgrades can be helpful for smoothing out later production<br /> <br /> <br /> Mid-Game<br /> <br /> Mid-game begins once most players start to have access to the middle of the board and can hit other people’s resources.<br /> <br /> Make sure to start hammering out your stars (don’t let a game end when you have 3 mechs/buildings/enlists).<br /> Watch who has lots of stars and try to track how quickly they will end the game<br /> Track who can attack you and who you can attack (riverwalk and lakewalk abilities can be complicated here).<br /> Take advantageous combats as long as it won’t mess up your other star plans.<br /> Interfere with opponents who are winning. <br /> <br /> <br /> Endgame<br /> <br /> Triggered once someone is 1-3 turns away from winning.<br /> Focus on spreading out your troops as much as you can without giving away easy combats<br /> Finish final stars even if you might not get 6 stars.<br /> If you are rushing the game, end it quickly. If you are playing slowly, delay these turns as long as possible (2+ extra endgame turns usually destroys the rush players).</div>

Zaniolthemaniol https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Tips_scythe&diff=28763 2026-03-05T02:25:54Z

<p>Zaniolthemaniol: Fixing some spacing issues. Need to come back to this after work. Might add more detailed strategy below</p> <hr /> <div>Pre-Game<br /> <br /> Pick 6 stars you want to achieve<br /> <br /> Generally you always want worker star, objective star, and 1-2 combat stars. <br /> (If picking factions, Tier 1 = Crimea/Rusviet; Tier 2 = Polania/Saxony/Nordic in that order)<br /> Plan to abuse your faction’s power (Crimea = enlist a lot. Rusviet = Get stars and factory fast. Polania = lots of moving and encounters. Saxony = tons of fighting and objectives. Nordic = hide and accumulate resources, usually. Abuse lake retreat. <br /> <br /> <br /> Early Game<br /> <br /> Beginning of the game until midgame<br /> Get workers on village<br /> Get workers on tiles that match the bottom row stars you want to pursue<br /> Get 1-2 mechs <br /> Quick factory card if you don’t have the resources you want nearby <br /> 1-2 early upgrades can be helpful for smoothing out later production<br /> <br /> Mid-Game<br /> <br /> Mid-game begins once most players start to have access to the middle of the board and can hit other people’s resources.<br /> <br /> Make sure to finish hammering out your stars (don’t let a game end when you have 3 mechs/buildings/enlists.<br /> Watch who has lots of stars and try to track how quickly they will end the game<br /> Track who can attack you and who you can attack (riverwalk and lakewalk abilities can be complicated here).<br /> Take advantageous combats as long as it won’t mess up your other star plans.<br /> Interfere with opponents who are winning. <br /> <br /> <br /> Endgame<br /> <br /> Triggered once someone is 1-3 turns away from winning.<br /> Focus on spreading out your troops as much as you can without giving away easy combats<br /> Finish final stars even if you might not get 6 stars.<br /> If you are rushing the game, end it quickly. If you are playing slowly, delay these turns as long as possible (2+ extra endgame turns usually destroys the rush players).</div>

Zaniolthemaniol https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Tips_scythe&diff=28761 2026-03-05T02:24:14Z

<p>Zaniolthemaniol: Pick six stars to pursue, maximize your faction ability, focus all your attention on those stars, spread out your workers and mechs when the game is about to end</p> <hr /> <div>Pre-Game<br /> Pick 6 stars you want to achieve<br /> -Generally you always want worker star, objective star, and 1-2 combat stars. <br /> (If picking factions, Tier 1 = Crimea/Rusviet; Tier 2 = Polania/Saxony/Nordic in that order)<br /> Plan to abuse your faction’s power (Crimea = enlist a lot. Rusviet = Get stars and factory fast. Polania = lots of moving and encounters. Saxony = tons of fighting and objectives. Nordic = hide and accumulate resources, usually. Abuse lake retreat. <br /> <br /> Early Game<br /> Beginning of the game until midgame<br /> Get workers on village<br /> Get workers on tiles that match the bottom row stars you want to pursue<br /> Get 1-2 mechs <br /> Quick factory card if you don’t have the resources you want nearby <br /> 1-2 early upgrades can be helpful for smoothing out later production<br /> <br /> Mid-Game<br /> Mid-game begins once most players start to have access to the middle of the board and can hit other people’s resources.<br /> Make sure to finish hammering out your stars (don’t let a game end when you have 3 mechs/buildings/enlists.<br /> Watch who has lots of stars and try to track how quickly they will end the game<br /> Track who can attack you and who you can attack (riverwalk and lakewalk abilities can be complicated here).<br /> Take advantageous combats as long as it won’t mess up your other star plans.<br /> Interfere with opponents who are winning. <br /> <br /> <br /> Endgame<br /> Triggered once someone is 1-3 turns away from winning.<br /> Focus on spreading out your troops as much as you can without giving away easy combats<br /> Finish final stars even if you might not get 6 stars.<br /> If you are rushing the game, end it quickly. If you are playing slowly, delay these turns as long as possible (2+ extra endgame turns usually destroys the rush players).</div>

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