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Scythe

2016 strategy boardgame
CreativeWork board_game Q36719002

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
board game
Award received
As d'Or Jeu de l'Année Expert, Golden Geek Award for Best Strategy Board Game, Golden Geek Award for Board Game of the Year, Origins Awards[2][3][4][5]
Genre
German-style board game[10]
Publication date
2016[12]
Nominated for
As d'Or Jeu de l'Année Expert[13]
Duration
+115[17]
Developer
Jamey Stegmeier[11]
Funding scheme
crowdfunding[23]
Game mechanics
feeding mechanic, worker placement, area majority[20][21][22]
Illustrator
Jakub Różalski[6]
Maximum number of players
+5[16]
Minimum age
+14[19]
Minimum number of players
+1[15]
Native label
Scythe[14]
P14579
147[24]
Publisher
Stonemaier Games, CrowD Games, Matagot[7][8][9]
Set in period
1920s[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Scythe ru Серп uk Коса (настільна гра) zh 鐮刀戰爭
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Scythe set-up 1.jpg ↗
Archive of Our Own tag
Scythe (Board Game)
BoardGameGeek ID
169786
Global Trade Item Number
3760146640214
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11g9nrgr19

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Award received 1
Origins Awards
Funding scheme 1
crowdfunding
Genre 1
German-style board game
Illustrator 1
Jakub Różalski
Instance of 1
board game
Set in period 1
1920s
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Summary

Scythe is a board game[1].

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Recognition

Awards received include As d'Or Jeu de l'Année Expert[2]; Golden Geek Award for Best Strategy Board Game[3]; Golden Geek Award for Board Game of the Year[4]; and Origins Awards[5], a game award[25], in United States[26].

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What awards did Scythe receive?

Honors received include As d'Or Jeu de l'Année Expert[2], Golden Geek Award for Best Strategy Board Game[3], Golden Geek Award for Board Game of the Year[4], and Origins Awards[5].

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  1. 7w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of Our Own tag → Scythe (Board Game)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Archive of Our Own tag: Scythe (Board Game), Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/233229465|Scythe (Board Game) (#233229465)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7"
  2. 18w ago · Marcandre.lureau · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14579 → 147
    Global Trade Item Number → 3760146640214
    Publisher → —
    Game mechanics → feeding mechanic, worker placement, area majority
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14579: 147, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782903164440"
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