My Little Scythe cover
2018BGG rank #914

My Little Scythe

by Hoby Chou, Vienna Chou · Stonemaier Games

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Players1–6
Time45–60m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age8+

About the game

What is My Little Scythe?

My Little Scythe is a competitive, family-friendly game in which each player controls 2 animal miniatures embarking upon an adventure in the Kingdom of Pomme. In an effort to be the first to earn 4 trophies from 8 possible categories, players take turns choosing to Move, Seek, or Make. These actions will allow players to increase their friendship and pies, power up their actions, complete quests, learn magic spells, deliver gems and apples to Castle Everfree, and perhaps even engage in a pie fight. Some of My Little Scythe’s mechanisms are inspired by the bestselling game, Scythe. It caught the eye of Stonemaier Games as a fan-created print-and-play game in 2017 (it went on to win the BoardGameGeek 2017 award for best print-and-play game). —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDice RollingForce CommitmentGrid MovementHexagon GridMovement PointsNarrative Choice / ParagraphPick-up and DeliverSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire GameTake ThatTech Trees / Tech TracksVariable Player Powers

On the shelf

Categories

Children's GameExplorationFantasyFighting

Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

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