Leder Games - Root: The Underworld Expansion - Board Game, green, LED01002

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In Root, 2-4 players compete in an asymmetric strategy wargame to control a forest. Each player controls a different faction, each of which has different gameplay elements, tactics, and point scoring options. In the base game, 4 factions are present: the Eyrie Dynasties, Marquise de Cat, Woodland Alliance, and the Vagabond. While there is a common set of rules for movement, hands of cards, and battling each other, every faction adds an additional layer of rules complexity. [2] [3]

The Mountain Pass has a dark, gothic color scheme to it, which fits well with the moles’ peach and the corvid’s purple meeples. The Mountain Pass includes 6 tiles that cover different pathways, which players can tunnel through during the game to open up new movement options and score victory points. Standing imposing over the game board is the pass, which is a wooden tower in the middle clearing. The tower looks like it’s straight out of Mordor, and what’s fun is that if you control the clearing with the tower at the end of your turn, you’ll score a victory point (bonus: your meeples can sit atop the tower, asserting their dominance!). The Underworld Expansion adds 4 main components to the game: 2 new maps and 2 new factions. The maps are the Mountain Pass, which adds tunneling and king-of-the-hill features to the game, and the Lake, which adds a ferry for traveling great distances. The 2 new factions are moles, intent on burrowing their way into the woodland, and corvids, who sneakily spread conspiracies. Root: The Riverfolk Expansion takes a low spot the list of the best Root expansions because while great, this is not where you should start. It is just not as good as the other expansions on this list. It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t buy it. The main things are that this now allows Root to be played with 1-6 players and new factions are added to the forest fray. The Vagabond is an adventurer to some, a trader to others, and thief to more, and an all-around scoundrel. As the Vagabond, you will explore all over the map, beyond just it's clearings, into dense woods to find items and ruins. You can trade and lend aid to the warring factions of the forest to help you complete your own secret quests.Four fiendishly automated enemy factions bring new challenges to Root in a customizable alternative to the game's AI! Can you overcome the mechanical menace and secure your right to rule the forest? Hall, Charlie (4 April 2019). "The best board games of 2018, as chosen by the Board Game Geek community". Polygon. The woodland has become more and more popular, and even more factions have come to vie for control and assert themselves as the mightiest in the land. Now, not only are the Eyrie, Marquise, Alliance, and the Vagabond fighting for victory, but now the Riverfolk Company and Lizard Cult have joined the fray!

The most recent conquerors of the forest, the Marquise de Cat plays a game of engine building and logistics while policing the vast wilderness. By collecting Wood they are able to build Workshops, Sawmills, and Recruiters to help her score victory points. Marquise de Cat has the largest army in ROOT, but numbers alone won’t be enough to secure the forest...

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. Like the Marquise de Cat, the Duchy can muster a huge army of warriors and become a formidable military power. But the Duchy makes its home in the Burrow, located deep under the Woodland. To establish a foothold in the forest above, they must dig tunnels, which can appear in any clearing on the map. The other factions will never see it coming! They can’t stay passive in their homeland below—only by building Markets and Citadels in the Woodland can they gain enough allies and warriors to pose a threat.

After playing a few games with the Grand Duchy, overall, I found them to be very versatile. They can be aggressive, with hordes of mole warriors spread out across the board, or they can be played peacefully, crafting in a few places and swaying lots of ministers in a secluded area. Final Thoughts on Root: The Underworld Expansion The Electric Eyrie will inspire fear in the most stalwart of players. Like the Eyrie Dynasties, this bot can ramp up its action potential aggressively. Automated Alliance Root was originally released in 2018 and sees up to four players each controlling their own faction in a battle for the Great Wood. As their chosen faction, players will have their own unique playstyle and method of obtaining the victory points needed to win the game. Depending on their faction, players will move their pieces around the board, getting into fights whenever they encounter enemy forces. Whichever player reaches 30 victory points first is the winner.

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Root: The Underworld Expansion takes the middle spot on the list of the best Root expansions because it has tons of great content that you will love, but there just happens to be one other better. Similar to what you would expect, this lets you delve deeper into the world of root with the Underworld Expansion, which adds two new factions and a new board. 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. Explore the fantastic world of Root!