Top 5 Root Strategy Tips

Let's get better at Root the Board Game! using these Top 5 Root Strategy Tips that can be applied to any game.

"Root is a game of woodland might and right. Stalk the woods as one of the Vagabonds, seize the initiative with the Eyrie birds of prey, rule over your subjects as the Marquise de Cat, or command the Woodland Alliance to create a new order. With creatures and cunning, you'll rule a fantastic forest kingdom in the ultimate asymmetric board game of adventure and war."

- Description taken from publisher

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✢ CHAPTERS ✢

► 0:00 INTRODUCTION
► 0:32 TABLETALK I
► 2:02 CARDS II
► 3:24 LEADERS III
► 4:30 BATTLE IV
► 6:05 FRAGILE V
► 9:24 SALTY SAM (a little extra)

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[LordoftheBoard]

What are your best Root Strategy Tips?

[MogMovies]

At the ending take, I can't be the only one who started thinking:
"I'll transform the Vagabond into an insect, and put that insect into a box. Then I'll put that box into another box, and deliver that box to me. When it arrives, I'll smash it with a hammer."

[SirNichosis]

Love this! Completely agree with these. When I was teaching the game and playing as the vagabond, I was unstoppable, but once the table actually learned how the game works, he stopped looking so overpowered lol

[ChaosMoss]

They did not do tip 5.5 and my Vagabond Thief won over the weekend. They tried to trash me, but it was too late and my questing power could not be stopped.

[colesrootchannel]

Great tips! This is all very important stuff to keep in mind, and I feel like with 100+ games under my belt I’m only just beginning to scratch the surface of what’s possible in this game… the mark of a truly great design!

[benjaminmoore]

Awesome video Sam!! Love to see any root content from you. I would love to see a new faction tier list with the marauders included to see where they rank on your personal ranking!

[Broz]

Love the Salty Sam segment at the end😂

[Root_]

Great advices, thank you for! I love Root too and would be interested in something about Oath :)

[cmdykhq]

Interesting tips, I guess I will smash the Vagabond now :)

[orski]

Great video! I love combining tips 1 and 3 when I’m in second place - let everyone else attack the leader for you 🤷🏻‍♂️

[PeeWee]

Excellent tips. I've been going back through your channel lately to try to learn about strategies that I've ignored in the past.

[Eshjus]

Great tips! Thank you very much for this, and the other video about Root you made! This is a wonderful game for me! Sadly, my group of play didn't want to spend some time learning it properly... Anyway, the very last tip was amazing 🤣

[ryanwright]

Just started playing the digital version. Thanks for the tips!

[victornguyen]

Great tips, especially the final one. It's an easy game to ruin. The tip I'd stress next is the leader, though, just to expand on it a little.

Some friends of mine don't realize that propelling yourself way into the lead is a one way ticket out of first place since everyone's given an easy target. Often can lead to "why is everyone targeting me" talk, but the answer's obvious when you've made yourself public enemy #1.

We're not an inexperienced table so they're not taken out of the game, but more often than not you're harming your own chances of winning the game by revealing your plan early. It frequently leads to having a much harder time than if you ran with the pack. On the flip side, slow point gain factions need to make it clear that they literally cannot speed ahead and therefore may not be the immediate threat. That's when you crack open the deals.

[TimChuon]

don't mind me bingeing your strat guides over and over again 🤣

[listeningtomovies]

Root! Root! Root! Root! Root! Root! Root! Root!

[wyz]

I have to get that game to the table more! 😁

[ashleywhiting]

The last tip is so true! Thanks for the great video. We are teaching Root to two new players this weekend. Which two factions are the easiest to introduce? So many say the Cats but I actually think they are one of the most complex with the different buildings and supply chain of wood. Also starting with such a large board presence can be overwhelming for new players. I think maybe Eryie and Lord of Hundreds? What are your thoughts?

[calebjimmysmith]

Bonus tip at the end: bro has a vendetta agains the vagabond. 😮

[ludvigtheowopaladin]

Im still new and i still can't figure out what's the point on hitting/attacking the vagabonds