Scythe: Modular Board

Flip that tile to its other side; one of its sides is guaranteed to fit. (p. 2)

Yes. Without *The Rise of Fenris*, use all 8 home-base tiles, including the inactive one, regardless of player count. With the expansion, use 7 home-base tiles and the 2 new faction tiles, and don’t use the inactive tile. (p. 2)

Yes. After faction selection, you may remove tiles and leave parts of the board empty; the rulebook suggests removing 2–3 tiles for 2–3 players, 1 for 4 players, and none for 5–7 players. (p. 3)

Starting with the highest-numbered player mat, players choose factions in descending mat order; the player with the lowest-numbered mat goes first. Sit near your faction’s home base. (p. 2)

If water on a non-lake territory connects to an adjacent lake, that territory counts as part of the lake: you don’t need Riverwalk to cross it, but you do need a Lakewalk ability. (p. 3)

No. Shuffle the 8 new structure bonus tiles into the original tiles for all games of *Scythe*, whether or not you use the modular board. (p. 3)