Augmented Reality for Scythe

AR Board Upgrade comes to ScytheKick on iOS

The new AR Board Upgrade brings an augmented reality (AR) experience to the Automa Helper in ScytheKick on iOS. For the first time, you can now bring an AR experience to the award winning tabletop board game Scythe, from Stonemaier Games.

ScytheKick, an approved companion app for the board game, enhances the card based AI developed for the game by the Automa Factory, by supporting one or more decks of cards and implementing the movement rules for the ‘Automa’ player.

Leveraging Apple’s ARKit and SceneKit, the upgrade lets the user switch between a standard 2D map view and an AR experience showing units and moves superimposed on the actual Scythe board.

The upgrade is available from the ScytheKick Store as an in-app purchase on iOS devices. It requires the Premium and Automa Helper Upgrades, an ARKit compatible iOS device, and iOS 11.3 or later.

The AR view is accessed via the Automa tab, tapping on the board icon or swiping up from a card.

Swipe up from the normal Automa Helper map or tap the AR button (shown at left) to bring up the camera. Slowly pan over the center of the board (keeping most of the board in view). Once the board is detected, units will be superimposed over the board and track as the camera moves.

Tap on the move actions as when using the Automa Helper. Upward arrows indicate source territories and downward arrows indicate tappable destinations. Tap on the territories to select them. HUD arrow indicators indicate direction of any off-screen highlighted territories.

The AR experience supports both the regular and extended board, via a setting in the Settings tab.

ScytheKick for iOS version 3.6 update is available now on the App Store. For more information or support, contact here.