My Little Scythe: A Competitive Family Adventure Game for 1-6 Players

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1. ハマーン様万歳 Verified Buyer – 13 June 2024

   せっかく自分で日本語訳してカードに貼り付けたのに～
   もう日本語版でるんかい！(≧▽≦)b
   これは名作サイズ大鎌戦役の子供向け簡易版として作られたボドゲです。
   だからルールはサイズの基本と全く同じです。
   でもサイズよりも複雑でなく判り易く子供も大人も同時に楽しめる傑作だと思う。
   私は日本語版出るのを知らずに英語版を買ったけど・・・
   日本語版が出るなら、その方がお奨めでしょう。
   ただし英語自体は難しくなく量も多くないので、
   子供向けの英語学習の一環としても英語版なら使えてお得かもしれません。
   ゲームシステムが名作サイズ大鎌戦役の簡易版なので面白さは保証済です。
   しかもゲーム時間がサイズよりもず～と短いので何回でも繰り返し遊べます。
   なによりも全員が勝利しうるので、そういう点でもファミリーゲームとして楽しめます。
   未だ寒さの残る季節に室内で家族で遊ぶにはうってつけのボドゲです。
   

2. Felicity Verified Buyer – 21 June 2024

   The kids love this game and it’s interesting enough to keep the adults entertained too.
   

3. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 4 January 2025

   届いた時から箱が潰れてます。シュリンクも破れ汚れ引っ掻き傷が目立つ。中身は輸入したままみたいでそのままです。せめて日本語訳の取り扱い説明書をつけて欲しい。これなら米boardgamesweekly.comで頼んだ方がいい。安いし、潰れてても仕方ないかなって諦められるし。ボードゲームをboardgamesweekly.comで買って本当に後悔したの初めてだわ。箱に傷がある事。中身は問題ない事。最初から書いて。ぼったくりだわ。
   

4. Tickmoline Verified Buyer – 1 March 2025

   Simple enough for my 7 year old…engaging enough for my 16 year old, interesting enough for the adult gamer.
   

5. TheFamousECCLES Verified Buyer – 21 March 2025

   I love this game publishers stuff and this is no exception. I have played this with my 8yo Granddaughter and we love it.
   

6. Reasonable Reviewer Verified Buyer – 27 March 2025

   This is a wonderful game both for younger gamers, but also for the more experience gamers who want a different, more light hearted experience. Summary: “My Little Scythe” is a game for 1-6 players (there are fun solo rules) for ages 8+, and a game is supposed to take 45+ minutes. The game is by Stonemaier Games, the same people that brought you Scythe, also a miniatures game. (Please see the enclosed pictures.) The game is complete specified on the card-stock aids. Each player has a choice of one of three actions each turn: move, make, or seek. The goal is to get a trophy in four of the eight possible trophy areas that range from collecting and delivering special items, to winning pie fights (the non-violent competitive option in this game), to completing quests (only with three or more players). Each player can only get credit for each trophy once per game. Games generally last 30-60 minutes in our group’s experience. On to the Dr Games’ Criteria … GO/NO GO Criterion • Complexity: (GO) You can actually play with younger children 6-8, but having an adult there to help with rules and also adjudicate results is helpful. The three options, move, make, or seek, make for closed-ended turn choices. Also, it will become clear early on which of the trophies you are in the running for, further limiting complexity. • Balanced: (GO ) Yes, it is completely, completely balanced. • Chance (GO) There are small amounts of randomness in quests that pop-up, where things are located, etc., but the game mostly revolves around the other players’ choices, your own strategy, and how those two things interact. • Clarity: (GO) Yes, everything is in the rule book (if you include the well done pictures and diagrams). You will likely want to play through a couple of short scenarios before playing with a group. At least one person should understand the flow of play and have an idea about general strategy to share. • Reasonable Time: (GO) The game takes thirty to sixty minutes. Bonus Criteria • Social: There is friendly competition in this game. If you are clever, you do not really compete with the other players in a head to head way. You can try to go for different trophies than your competitors. • Unique/Interesting Mechanics: The friendship attribute is a nice touch. You can get points by being nice and helpful to other players. This is a great thing to encourage. I almost missed it (we have not used it), but the record of accomplishment sheet is a very cool idea. My cousins and I would have played this game non-stop if there had been a permanent record of our exploits. • Informed: Not in general, but the painting guide is helpful to inspire young artists. • Rewards Throughout: Every time you collect a trophy, it is yours for the rest of the game.

   

7. Sean Mcgowan Verified Buyer – 5 April 2025

   I love Scythe, and my 5-year-old son likes to help me play. I was feeling funny having him help me with the combat elements, so we purchased My Little Scythe to ensure a more kid-friendly option.

   Wow, it’s a very well designed game! It preserves many elements of the original, while slightly simplifying mechanics and removing the violent aspects. It’s not a watered-down game; it’s still quite a solid optimization puzzle and gameplay is tight. It’s almost more impressive to see this in action than the original. Quite a feat of game design.

   I highly, highly recommend My Little Scythe for a family-friendly game that stands on its own. Fantastic execution; Stonemaier always delivers excellence and this one is a gem!

   Ps: inclusion of the 7 animal types from the original plus expansion is a master stroke.
   

8. JP Verified Buyer – 18 April 2025

   This game is PERFECT for kids, but it is also great for adults that want to explore board gaming beyond the basics. The solo variant is also brilliantly designed. I feel like this game will satisfy anywhere from 1-6 players working together or against each other. This was designed as a free for all game, but it can also be played as a team-based game against automated opponents with scaling difficulty. Overall I’m just really happy with this purchase. It has tons of replayability and will be hitting my table frequently