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A 4X game set in an alternate-history 1920s, starring mechs.

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Can a worker leave a territory controlled by an enemy mech?

I have already unlocked the +1 movement mech upgrade. I take one of my workers inside my mech, I use one of my movements for move this mech with the worker inside to a place where already are an enemy ...
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Can I move from a tunnel to any tunnel?

About mine movement: can I move from a mine where I am to any other mine in the map? or only to the closest one?
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Coins Gained on Moving - Scythe

When using the move action, do I gain coins in an equal number of the number of units I decide to move (up to 2)?
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Does Enlist trigger itself?

In Scythe, one of the actions that you can take is to enlist a recruit. When you do, you get on ongoing benefit for the rest of the game. Does the "rest of the game" include the action that you just ...
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Distributing the player mats

The setup rules for Scythe say: Faction Selection: Randomly shuffle the the Faction Mats and Player Mats, then deal 1 of each to each player. Starting Player: The player with the lowest number in the ...
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Can the factory card 'move' action cause combat?

I've just bought Scythe and I'm looking for the rules. I'm wanting a clarification on the Factory cards. The rules tell me that these are essentially a fifth action space,and that each of them ...
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Will it break the alliance, if I take over a worker-occupied area?

In Scythe, The Rise of Fenris, in campaign mode episode 2 on the peace-track, it's possible to create alliances with other players. The alliance is broken if one member of the alliance attacks the ...
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Scythe: Opening Moves Book? [closed]

Would it be feasible to create an opening book for Scythe, analogously to chess openings? It would have 7 factions x 7 starting boards = 49 parts, which would be further subdivided depending on game ...
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Am I permitted to see my own combat cards?

While engaging in combat within Scythe, player can insert one combat card (yellow, small) per mech/character behind power dial, which serves as attack boost. However, I fail to find in the rules book ...
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What is this "power enumerator" in Scythe?

In the top right corner of Scythe gameboard is this "power enumerator". However, I fail to find any information related to this "enumerator" in guide and automata guide as well. Do you have any idea ...
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What exactly does the "structures in a row" end game bonus mean?

The rulebook says the following: Number of your structures in a row (any continuous straight line is fine; only count the longest row of structures you have; rivers do not break continuity). The ...
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Scythe: Can I leave resources in the lake?

Playing with the Polania faction in Scythe, I built the mech than unlocks "Submerge". This allows my leader and mechs to travel in and out of lakes. At one point my leader was carrying resources with ...
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