Renegade Game Studios Raiders of Scythia

We had previously played Raiders of the North Sea (without expansions) and loved it and read that this game was Raiders version 1.5. This is a game that is simple to learn and has some surprising complexity to it. We played multiple games of it with 2, 3, and 4 players. It plays well in all permutations.

Wife and I enjoy playing this game. She kills me most of the time. Enjoy the aspect of creating/drafting/managing a personal "army" to raid and score points.

As the title says. I loved everything about this game except for major randomness in dice rolling (but to be fair, the amount of dice rolling is relatively low, and pretty much this complain can be applied to all dice rolling based games), and the fact that the most active/utilized part of the (a relatively large) board is the top part, which makes it a bit uncomfortable because you are constantly reaching for game components that are far away. Despite my complains, Raiders of Scythia remains to be a fantastic game with amazing flavor and art; personally I would rather play this than Raiders of the North Sea with all expansions (which is a very good game, that I like to play).

This first "comment" is about my choices to rate features: Thickness? Sheerness? seriously? What are these options and does anyone really care if this game has "sheen" or not? Come on Amazon!! In any event, I am a big Shem supporter and own almost ALL of his games (notably the North Seas and West Kingdoms) and this was an easy pick up for me. Comments about this game being like a re-skin of Raiders of the North Sea are not wholly wrong, but this game is "out of the box" what Raiders has become after 2+ expansions. If you own one, you don't need the other, UNLESS you are a collector in some way (like myself) then of course this is a MUST have to add to the collection, and therefore hoping/waiting on the "sequels" to this newest series!

Excelente juego muy entretenido.

Great production and a really well designed game. Solo is implemented in a simple system. Overall a fantastic package in one box. A lot of people like Raiders of the North Sea and question purchasing this game. For myself, I don't have RotNS, but to get what's in the Scythia box you have to buy two expansions in addition to the base Raiders game. So for $55 in Scythia, you get what costs $90-$100 in RotNS depending on where you can get it. If you like worker placement games, give this one a try.

Great art and subtle adjustments make this new implementation of "Invaders of the north sea" a great game, as all Garphill Games I've played so far. Excellent production, nice feel and touch, and the usual huge amount of components in a relatively small box. Definitively worth of your time and money.

Supposedly a great game. However, the product photos show this version comes with the metal coins. This is NOT the case. The Game was just recently priced at $32 dollars for the regular version. The higher price of $53 seemed reasonable if the metal coins were included.

Muy buen juego, funciona a todos los números de jugadores y el automa para el juego en solitario es fácil de llevar y ofrece un buen reto; los componentes son de buena califadad

This is a card building, worker placement game that has mechanics that really work well together. It is fun to play in a group and there is a very slick automa for solo play. Some solo rules in board games make you do a lot of work. This system is clear, easy, and fast. Leaving you to enjoy the meat of the game. It’s. It too hard to learn and there are some great YouTube “how to” videos.

Great components, fast to play with some deep strategy to it. Mix of engine building and a fresh twist on worker placement. Looks fantastic on the table and great to hold

Images of the packaging says it comes with 32 metal coins - instead it comes with cardboard tokens. Specifically ordered this version for the metal coins, very disappointed to see the version advertised is incorrect and misleading.

Really fun either solo or multiplayer.