ScytheKick

Anna, Gunter, Zehra et al. all have companions, so why shouldn't you? ScytheKick is your sidekick for Scythe, the award winning board game from Stonemaier games (http://stonemaiergames.com/games/scythe/).

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Games	Free	Tim Cherna	iPhone, iPad, iPod

ScytheKick has three features:

FACTION AND PLAYER MAT PICKER

Use this screen to randomize picking factions from the base game and the Invaders from Afar expansion. Offers a repick option if the player doesn't want the random combination. Swipe up and down to review what the other players got.

MULTIPLE AUTOMA DECKS

For solo mode or additional AI opponents, this screen can create a tab for each opponent (with all four difficulty levels available). Use the buttons to draw turn cards, combat cards or advance the star tracker, or optionally double tap to draw and dismiss cards. Automatically reshuffles and flips from Scheme I to Scheme II.

SCORING

On this screen, you can simplify end game scoring when counting stars, territories and resources. Tap the numbers to update the values, and tap the icons to move to the next category. Automatically divides the resources by two, so just enter the number you have.
* Linear Popularity mode awards coins not just based on the three tiers on the game board, but interpolates linearly between them. For example, scores between popularity of 6 and 7 are closer with Linear Popularity mode on. (The actual calculation pins the tiers at 3, 9 and 15 popularity and linearly interpolates between them and linearly extrapolates below 3 and above 15)
* Fractional Resource mode rounds after multiplying the odd resource count by the multiplier for that level of popularity rather than before, preserving the 0.5 at higher popularity levels.

Scythe is a trademark of Stonemaier LLC. Content and art is reproduced with permission. Special thanks to Jamey Stegmaier, Jakub Rozalski and Morten Monrad Pederson.

Reviews

Aside from some UX issues, it works well
Dallup87

I use it primarily for playing with four automas. I found it to have a fairly steep learning curve with regards to letting it determine the automa movements (easily solved - stopped using it for that). However, even when using it to just manage the decks, there just isn’t enough of an indication as to which automa you’re working with. With four automas and automa v automa combat, a better indicator than the star marker / slightly different faction icon at the top would be helpful (e.g., change the background color). I’ve used the wrong automa more than once and it’s something I’m always having to double-check. Finally, it would be nice if the user could mark automa earned stars (power and combat stars). In fact, it should be able to actually track the power amounts as it knows starting power, power gain, and combats.

Updated review: great app, new update makes things a bit confusing
Maxmarchuk

Update: the developer responded to my review and so I updated to clarify. The new update adds tons of great features but for someone like me who just used the app to calculate final score, that feature became much more complicated. I prefer to have a single page to input stats, territories, coins, etc... per faction instead of the app alternating between faction for each of these end game scoring factors. Hopefully that makes sense

No calculator
ScytheFan

New update gets rid of the SÇYTHE calculator that was complimentary. Low move. Not cool. Zero stars.

A must have if you play Scythe solo!
Sarmad Agha

When I got Scythe and tried the Automa, I found it very enjoyable and allowed me to play the game more since I didn’t have to wait for my group to get together, and it mimics a human opponent pretty well, but sometimes it was too much to think about how to resolve the move or attack action for the Automa, especially on top of thinking of my own strategy, but this app had made it so easy, it just shows you where to move on the map, and you can play against multiple Automas, definitely worth it to get the premium version and Automa helper upgrade as it gives you the option to play solo against multiple opponents and costs less than getting the extra Automa decks!

Too Many Pay Walls
foxxguthy

Basically you can only use for more than tw players unless you pay for it. I actually paid the 99 cents for the Invaders from Afar thinking it would unlock the ability to randomize for more than 2 players. Sadly was not he case.

Wow
Greg602

What a well made app. Thank you.

Useful app but missing a key feature
redding546

Not sure why there is no undo button for a discarded card. Seems like this should be a necessary feature for this app.

I give it 6⭐️ and won the game!
rvsene

I used to play Scythe with 4 players but it was never easy gathering everyone. I tried playing solo sometimes, but the moviment of the units is very confusing and takes too much time to figure it out during play. That took all the fun on solo playing. BUT after I discover this app, I played whole the Fenris campaign with against 2 automa players. It was sooooo easy. Even if you do not use the AR, there is a little map that keeps tracks of the units and shows you where to move. Kudos for all the developers.

Good app but worth the cost???
Slambo239

Yes this helps greatly in figuring out the automa moves. And in scoring at the end. I’m just not sure what we get warrants the cost involved. I feel the app should be able to keep track of more. Multiple workers or mechs...just use a small x2 or x3, etc. Or keep track of combat cards we should have. Humans would enter how many they used to update their count. The cost should come down or give the app more in my opinion.