There are two trays: one holds the figurines and player tokens and pawns, and the other tray holds everything else. The plastic storage trays are by Game Trayz, which makes great custom inserts (also seen in The Grimm Forest). Game Trayz provides an excellent storage solution. The red dice are for finding apples, blue dice are for finding gems, and the pearlescent gold die is for finding quests. The dice are custom six-sided dice, engraved and painted. The quest tokens are cardboard punch-out tokens that match the icon on the back of the quest cards. The resource tokens are plastic: the apples are flat tokens, and the gems are large translucent gems. The achievement sheet provides various places that winners of My Little Scythe can sign their names-the first winner in each age group, first winner for each kingdom, first winner for each month, and so on. The seekers come in two (very slightly) different shades of plastic, a light cream color and a light khaki color, though it’s generally not important to tell them apart during gameplay. I haven’t painted mine yet-I’m not much of a minis painter-but I’ve seen some photos of painted minis and I’m hoping I’ll be able to do that eventually. The included painting guide shows each pair of seekers, along with a story about their kingdoms and the seekers themselves, who all have names. The seeker figurines (sculpted by Marchen Atelier from Khau’s illustrations) are amazing-and they’re nice and big, too: the base of each figurine shown above is the size of a quarter. An achievement log and painting guide are included. The artwork is by Katie Khau, who has done a great job with the fun animal characters, who are chibi versions of the animal mascots from Scythe.

I have a few nitpicks here and there (which I’ll get to) but overall it looks fantastic. The components in My Little Scythe are top-notch, as you’d expect from Stonemaier Games. Liu My Little Scythe ComponentsĮach player has two matching figurines, with color-coded bases. My Little Scythe is GeekDad Approved! My Little Scythe components. The game is family-friendly (I’ve played even with my 5-year-old), but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth a look if you’re a kid-free gamer. The game was designed by father-daughter team Hoby and Vienna Chou originally as a fan-made version set in the My Little Pony universe after some more development, Stonemaier Games is now publishing an official version, though featuring animals from the Scythe world rather than the magical ponies. It will release on August 17 with a retail price of $50, and is currently available for pre-order from Stonemaier Games (with an option for Gen Con pickup if you just can’t wait). My Little Scythe is a sort of spin-off of Scythe for 1 to 6 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 45–60 minutes to play. The Kingdom of Pomme is hosting its annual tournament: each of the animal kingdoms sends two seekers to participate, hoping to win trophies and earn their right to be the rulers of Pomme.

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