来自出版商的介绍：

许多世纪以前，希腊、波斯和亚述帝国控制了大量的土地和财富。然而，尽管他们有防御工事和强大的军队，谣言仍旧传播起来 —— 一个可怕的敌人在黑海周围土地上诞生。

他们是凶狠的战士，骑马而来，男女皆兵。他们已熟练使用剑、斧和弓。但他们不是没有头脑的野蛮人。他们的工匠以制作精美的金饰品而闻名。他们制作了皮革盔甲并即兴制作了弯弓。他们训练老鹰用于打猎与打仗。有些人甚至认为是他们激发了希腊神话中亚马逊人的故事。
不仅仅存在于传说或寓言中，他们，就是赛西亚的掠袭者。


《Raiders of Scythia》的目标是成为在游戏结束时拥有最多胜利点数(VP)的玩家。胜利点数通过突袭居民点，掠夺和完成任务获得。玩家需要集合一个团队，训练动物和收集食物。当主版图上只剩下2个未被突袭的居民点或只剩下2个任务时，游戏就结束了。它在一定程度上是《北海掠夺者》的升级版本。在继承前作的基本玩法的前提下重置了背景，由维京人变成了游牧民族，画风也改头换面。

Description from the publisher:

Many centuries ago, the Greek, Persian and Assyrian empires controlled vast amounts of land and riches. Yet, despite their fortifications and imposing armies, rumours began spreading of a formidable foe in the lands above the Black Sea. They came on horseback. Fierce warriors, both male and female. Skilled with the sword, axe and bow. But they weren’t mindless savages, as their name suggests. Their artisans were renowned for their ability to craft detailed trinkets of gold. They fashioned leather armour and improvised the recurve bow. They trained eagles for hunting and war. Some even believe they inspired the Greek tales of the Amazons. But they were more than legend or fable. They were the Raiders of Scythia.

The aim of Raiders of Scythia is to be the player with the most Victory Points (VP) at the game’s end. VP are gained by raiding Settlements, taking Plunder and completing Quests. Players will need to assemble a Crew, train Animals and gather Provisions. The game ends when there is only 2 unraided Settlements or 2 Quests remaining on the Main Board.