Stonemaier Games Scythe: Board Extension

This board extension is an excellent addition to the game. The original board is pretty big but using this extension and the flip side of the original board makes the overall board quite large. It's great for a game with a large number of players. One thing to note: the board extension is printed double-sided with the same image but one side fit better up against the original, so make sure to look at both sides to see which one looks better.

Great game. Highly recommend it. It took a couple hours to get into the strategy but we'll worth the investment of time if you like teen/adult family board games.

The amazing base game of Scythe comes with a double sided board. One side is the complete board and on the back is 2/3 of an enlarged board. This board is the last 3rd of that larger side. You set it against the edge and boom! Bigger board! Which is great if you get the "invaders from afar" expansion which adds the last 2 factions (and 2 more players to the table) to the base game. Stonemire Games always produce high quality games and pieces, this board is no exception. It is beautiful and works great. Never had ant problems with it moving or warping on the table. This is a must have for any Scythe game over 5 players. All the mechs and workers get to be too much for the smaller board. You do need a good sized table though!

I have had my eye on this board expansion for a while, but held off because it wasn't absolutely necessary - my game group is typically only 4 people, so I figured the regular board was fine. Well, I finally splurged on the board expansion, and my game group loved it. The bigger hexes make everything seem more epic, and there's way more room for all the pieces. After playing with the board expansion, the regular side seems tiny. For the price, this really enhances the Scythe experience.

Absolutely nothing bad to say about it. Sure, it's not vital to gameplay and doesn't technically add any new functionality to the game, but it's quite lovely to play on the big version of the board if you happen to have twelve dollars and some extra table space. I got it for my partner and now he only plays Scythe using the large version of the board. You get to appreciate the board's art a bit more easily, and have more space for all your units and resources. The airship expansion can make a Sycthe game quite crowded, so the larger board is especially nice for that, and almost certainly worth it if you're a person who enjoyed the game enough to also get the Wind Gambit expansion.

Great addition to Scythe. Love the added space for Mechs, etc. The additional table space the board takes up isn't that significant. I don't have a particularly large table and I still have plenty of room.

When I purchased this for my sons, I wasn't clear about the purpose of it. I thought it expanded the board with additional hexagonal territories for additional players. Actually, after opening the game and this accessory, we found that you flip the game board over to the backside and add this extension to create the exact same board on a slightly larger scale. The larger hexagons can hold more game pieces in each one, which of course would be necessary with more players on the board, but do not add anything different to the game board. It doesn't add variation to the game or any more of a challenge to strategy. We prefer the larger scale, as it just makes the board easier for players to see and reach. In my opinion, I think they should have just made the game board that size originally rather than making this as an additional expansion piece. So if you can live with a slightly smaller playing board, you may want to pass on this extra purchase.

Got this for our first game of Scythe. Since there were five of us playing I was worried about the board getting a little crowded. If you have the space this is a must! It made the game board so much easier to navigate. I don't even think I'd play a two-player game without it.