- BGG rank
- BGG #3,891
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Pest
- 1–5 players
- 60–150 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2024
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Rules assistance for Scythe: The Wind Gambit
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–7 players
- 70–140 min
- 14+
- Complexity 3.4/5
Rules assistant for Scythe: The Wind Gambit
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Scythe: The Wind Gambit is an expansion for Scythe released in 2017 for 1–7 players, 70–140 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Jamey Stegmaier and Kai Starck and its main mechanics are Point to Point Movement and Area Majority / Influence.
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About the game
Mankind has long been confined to travel by land and sea, but a new technology has emerged from the greatest minds in Eastern Europa: airships. These steam-driven behemoths sail freely across the sky, aiding their empire's expansion through innovation and confrontation. As the years pass, the world has come to understand that no single faction will rise above the rest for any span of time. In the hope of decreasing the conflict and increasing the peace, leaders of Europa begin to gather each year to declare a new way for the factions to resolve their differences. Scythe: The Wind Gambit, an expansion for Scythe, adds two new modules that can be played together or separately at any player count and with either the base game on its own or with other Scythe expansions: • Airships: (1 miniature per faction; 16 tiles) An airship is a new type of unit that is distinctly different from characters, mechs, and workers. Unlike those units, airships never control territories. Airships are moved via a Move action, and rivers and lakes do not constrain their movement. Each airship has two randomly combined abilities (1 aggressive and 1 passive ability; same combo for all players). • Resolutions: (8 tiles) The resolution module changes the way a game of Scythe ends. If you play with this module, ignore the standard end-game trigger (when a player places their sixth star, everything stops and the game ends). Instead, the resolution tile for the current game will determine when and how the game ends. —description from the publisher
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- Arclight Games
- Delta Vision Publishing
- Galápagos Jogos
- Angry Lion Games
- Korea Boardgames
- Matagot
- Ghenos Games
- Maldito Games
- Geekach LLC
- Albi
- Surfin' Meeple China
- Planeta Igor
- CrowD Games
- Feuerland Spiele
- Stonemaier Games
- PHALANX
- Playfun Games
Questions and answers
Scythe: The Wind Gambit supports 1–7 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Scythe: The Wind Gambit is 70–140 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Scythe: The Wind Gambit for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Scythe: The Wind Gambit has a complexity rating of 3.4 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Scythe: The Wind Gambit belongs to these categories: Economic, Transportation, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Point to Point Movement and Area Majority / Influence. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Scythe: The Wind Gambit are: Jamey Stegmaier and Kai Starck. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Scythe: The Wind Gambit as an expansion for Scythe. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Scythe to use it. Check that your edition of Scythe is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.