Root Puzzle - Marquise de Cat Endgame

While I was on hiatus from filming, I spent a lot of time grinding through many digital games seeking cool moments like this to highlight. Can you find the solution to solve this puzzle and win the game?

0:00 The Boardstate
1:59 Solution

Also big shout-out to @waterman121 who's Root puzzle series inspired me to start making my own content. Check out his channel for much more amazing Root Puzzles.

[Lannuss]

Hey, great to see how you closed this out. I was the Vagabond in this game! I jumped out to a big start but then could not close it out. Great to have played with you and seen it from your perspective in this video.

[chazzerine]

I found a different way but it was definitely riskier. You are at 25 points after the boot craft, you march a bunch of cats into the bottom middle fox clearing (1/4 actions), then battle and hope to score 2 or more on the die to destroy the garden (2/4 actions, +1 point, 26 points), then over on the far right in the mouse clearing, battle to destroy the garden, hoping no ambush is present (3/4 actions, +1 point, 27 points), and then finally, back down in that fox clearing, build a sawmill or recruiter (4/4 actions, +3 points, 30 points).

This should work more times than not, but rolling no higher than 2 on the battle die or if the lizards had the mouse or bird ambush, it would bring your chances to a screeching halt.

[colesrootchannel]

Welcome back! I love Cat endgames!🤩

Going to try and solve before watching your solution:























I’d buy the Boot and craft it for 1 point, March into the bottom left clearing so that I rule it, Build a Sawmill for 3 points using 3 wood, Overwork a Mouse Sawmill, then spend the Bird card to Build a Workshop for 2 points using 2 wood. That should be 30!

Interesting that in this case, Digital gives you a bit of an advantage using Field Hospitals at the start of your turn, since the stage is already set for your endgame and you know for a fact you can’t use Field Hospitals if you want to make a purchase and you also know that card is the only one you can Overwork with. Fun puzzle!

[Qnnrad]

Very good and well presented strategy showcase! Love your videos

[jtliu]

I am going to provide my own experience here. Sometimes, using a bird ambush to defend your sawmill might not be necessary as a cat in an end game situation. Saving that bird card for an extra action might be the key towards the victory. I learned that the hard way by losing a game that I should have win.

[SolunaEP]

Yes! Love these kinds of puzzles. Thanks for continuing to upload!

[pjdarkr]

Winter Tournament Corvid Tabletalk Guide when?

[federiconastasi]

love your content! have you planned to make other strategy guides other than keepers in iron?

[waterman]

Attempting to solve before the presented solution:

No field hospitals. Buy the boot. Craft the boot. (+1)
March to the bottom right corner with 5. Overwork in mouse, spend a bird. Double build sawmill & workshop (+5)

Gg!

[blakhand]

when we getting the base factions guide? Or should I stop asking 😂

[kalebhughes]

No FH. Buy & Craft Boot +1VP. Battle defenceless garden +1VP. March into double open building slot and 1 Lizard + garden. Build Sawmill/Recruiter +3VP. Battle Lizard + garden need at least 2+ for higher die +1VP.