Root

BGG Rank: 30

Players: 2 - 4, Recommended: 4+, Best: 4+

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.83 / 5

Mechanisms: Action Points, Action Queue, Action Retrieval, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Multi-Use Cards, Negotiation, Point to Point Movement, Race, Sudden Death Ending, Take That, Variable Player Powers, Variable Set-up

Category: Animals, Fantasy, Negotiation, Territory Building, Wargame

Designer: Cole Wehrle

Artist: Kyle Ferrin

Publisher: Leder Games, 2Tomatoes Games, Arclight Games, CMON Global Limited, CrowD Games, Delta Vision Publishing, Fox in the Box, Kilogames, Korea Boardgames, MeepleBR, MS Edizioni, Portal Games, Quality Beast, Spielworxx, Tower Tactic Games, YOKA Games

Category: Wargame

Root is a game of adventure and war in which 2 to 4 (1 to 6 with the 'Riverfolk' expansion) players battle for control of a vast wilderness. Like Vast: The Crystal Caverns, each player in Root has unique capabilities and a different victory condition. Now, with the aid of gorgeous, multi-use cards, a truly asymmetric design has never been more accessible. The nefarious Marquise de Cat has seized the great woodland, intent on harvesting its riches. Under her rule, the many creatures of the forest have banded together. This Alliance will seek to strengthen its resources and subvert the rule of Cats. In this effort, the Alliance may enlist the help of the wandering Vagabonds who are able to move through the more dangerous woodland paths. Though some may sympathize with the Alliance’s hopes and dreams, these wanderers are old enough to remember the great birds of prey who once controlled the woods. Meanwhile, at the edge of the region, the proud, squabbling Eyrie have found a new commander who they hope will lead their faction to resume their ancient birthright. The stage is set for a contest that will decide the fate of the great woodland. It is up to the players to decide which group will ultimately take root. In Root, players drive the narrative, and the differences between each role create an unparalleled level of interaction and replayability. Leder Games invites you and your family to explore the fantastic world of Root! —description from the publisher

Average Playing Time	2-4 hours
Best Player Count	4 Best
Collection	Kevin
Difficulty	Heavy
Played	Played
Recommended Player Count	3 Players, 4 Players
Special Mechanisms	Variable Player Powers

Players: 2 - 4, Recommended: 4+, Best: 4

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.20 / 5

Need allies? How much gold do you have? Discover unique strategies and make the Woodland wilder by adding hirelings. Best with fewer players, great with more! This product includes six new hirelings: Sunward Expedition and Mole Artisans Corvid Spies and Raven Sentinels Furious Protector and Stoic Protector Hirelings can be added to Root games at any player count. With fewer players, the hirelings add new pieces to the map, ramping up the tension and giving you more tactical options. With more players, some hireling cards will flip over to reveal new special abilities to gain, letting you explore unique and powerful strategies. —description from the publisher

Players: 1 - 6, Recommended: 6+, Best: 6+

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.87 / 5

Two new factions are added to the forest fray. The Riverfolk expansion includes: A New Core Faction: The Riverfolk Company A New Core Faction: The Lizard Cult An Extra Vagabond One Card Holder For The Riverfolk Company Cooperative Scenarios Rules for Bot Play and Three Additional Vagabond Variants This expansion now allows Root to be played with 1-6 players. —description from the publisher

Players: 2 - 6, Recommended: 6, Best: 6+

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.63 / 5

New factions and battlefields join the world of Root! The Underworld Expansion includes: The Great Underground Duchy: an imperial faction that mixes the flexibility of the Marquise with the escalating Eyrie Dynasties. The Corvid Conspiracy: a secretive faction that hatches plots directly into the hands of their opponents. Two new maps: dig tunnels on the mountain map or fight to control the ferry on the lake map. —description from the publisher

Players: 2 - 6, Recommended: 6, Best: 6

Playing Time: 0 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.83 / 5

Mix things up with an alternative deck of cards. This deck replaces the old deck and contains a fresh roster of special powers for players to craft, many based on the factions themselves. Frustrated by the Woodland Alliance's guerrilla tactics? Develop the ability to fight in the shadows yourself! But, be careful, many new powers come with new vulnerabilities. —description from the publisher

Players: 1 - 4, Recommended: 4+, Best: 4

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.98 / 5

Root: The Clockwork Expansion allows players to square off against four fiendishly automated factions. Insert a faction to round out a low-player count game or team up for co-operative play! Compete against the: Mechanical Marquise 2.0 - Dodge her marauding patrols as you try to stop her from completing her building tracks. Electric Eyrie: Shore up the Woodland's defenses against this fearsome invader. If they go unchallenged, the Woodland will soon be flooded with their forces. Automated Alliance - Police these radicals and raze their bases before a little uprising turns into a massive rebellion. Vagabot - Hunt the dastardly Vagabot across the many clearings of the game or attempt to court him with items.

Players: 1 - 4, Recommended: 4+, Best: 4

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.00 / 5

Upgrade your Root game with seven custom Vagabond meeples. Includes three new Vagabond character cards: Harrier, Ronin and Adventurer. —description from the publisher

Players: 2 - 6, Recommended: 6+, Best: 5

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.95 / 5

Root: The Marauder Expansion introduces two new factions to the Woodlandâ —the Lord of the Hundreds and Keepers in Iron—alongside four hirelings and a new setup draft suitable for both casual and competitive play. Play as the: - Lord of the Hundreds – Oppress the Woodland and burn it to the ground if need be. You suffer no dissent. - Keepers in Iron – Lead your exiled order of devout knights into battle to recover ancient relics. For glory! Discover unique strategies and make the Woodland wilder by adding hirelings! These small factions can be used at any player count and introduce surprising new power combinations as well as a chess-like tension to lower player count games of Root. - Forest Patrol & Feline Physicians – Secure your realm and heal deadly injuries with Marquise elites. - Last Dynasty & Bluebird Nobles – Crush your foes and prove your legitimacy with the last Eyrie regiment. - Spring Uprising & Rabbit Scouts – Revolt against despots and fight for freedom with Alliance sympathizers. - The Exile & The Bandit – Stalk the forests and steal what you need with these Vagabond mercenaries.

Players: 1 - 4, Recommended: 3, Best: 1

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.67 / 5

Root: The Clockwork Expansion 2 adds four new automated opponents. Compete against the: Logical Lizards Riverfolk Robots Cogwheel Corvids Drillbit Duchy Also, it contains new trait cards to spice up the factions from the first Clockwork expansion. To use this product, you must have the Underworld and/or Riverfolk Expansions. Electric Eyrie board with fixed rules is included as well.

Players: 2 - 4, Recommended: 4+, Best: 4

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.43 / 5

Need allies? Come row downstream! Discover unique strategies and make the Woodland wilder by adding hirelings. Best with fewer players, great with more! This product contains six new hirelings: - Riverfolk Flotilla and Otter Divers - Warm Sun Prophets and Lizard Envoys - Highway Bandits and Bandit Gangs Hirelings can be added to games at any player count. With fewer players, the hirelings add new pieces to the map, ramping up the tension and giving you more tactical options. With more players, some hireling cards will flip over to reveal new special abilities to gain, letting you explore unique and powerful strategies.

Players: 2 - 4, Recommended: 4+, Best: 4

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 2.43 / 5

Bring the Root Woodland to life with landmarks! Landmarks add unique powers to their clearings and can be added to games with any player count. The Landmark Pack includes four screen-printed wood landmarks: Barter for anything you need at the Black Market. Find new friends and followers in the Lost City. Craft a masterwork at the Legendary Forge. Sit proud upon the grand throne in the Elder Treetop.

Players: 2 - 4, Recommended: 4+, Best: 4

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.78 / 5

Need allies? Here they are, fiery and fierce. Discover unique strategies and make the Woodland wilder by adding hirelings. Best with fewer players, great with more! This product contains six new hirelings: - Flame Bearers and Rat Smugglers - Vault Keepers and Badger Bodyguards - Popular Band and Street Band It also comes in a lovely box to store all your Root hirelings! Hirelings can be added to games at any player count. With fewer players, the hirelings add new pieces to the map, ramping up the tension and giving you more tactical options. With more players, some hireling cards will flip over to reveal new special abilities to gain, letting you explore unique and powerful strategies.

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pwoloszun rated: N/A/10

PNP todo

batman rated: N/A/10

pnp

ErsatzDragon rated: N/A/10

Art, mechanic, and theme buy. Big, big fan of asymmetry; fascinated by what it does and how it does it.

2bago rated: N/A/10

Backed on November 20, 2017, in a group buy

tommynomad rated: N/A/10

Eagerly awaiting the KS.

SiddGames rated: N/A/10

g3 b4 90m rtp _store_GR_BS_1-6

DubbleMeeple rated: N/A/10

Asymmetrical awesomeness, all the cute I liked from Mice and Mystics but with the strategic decisions of an area control game.

FerreRK rated: N/A/10

CINTA

JohnnySchmaser rated: N/A/10

Kickstarter project. Beware of biased reviews and ratings from backers.

rebuscarnival rated: N/A/10

Except for the difficulty and investment of teaching 4 separate factions, this is a perfect filler. Too clever for its own good I think. Not as tight as the CW designs I have played, which is a relief. They always promise this very rich negotiation experience with temporary alliances and quid pro quo but I don't ever seem to find this when I play them.

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