Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right - in 5min or Less - (Quackalope Games)

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The nefarious Marquise de Cat has seized the great woodland establishing mills, workshops, and barracks. She intends to harvest the forest of its riches. However, 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.
Root is a 1-4 player Asymmetric war game by Leder games, where players battle for control of the woodland. Each faction, the cats, birds, woodland critters, and heroic vagabond, operate with their own mechanics and victory conditions. Throughout a game of Root, you will be doing your best to capture territory, defeat your opponents in direct battle or subvert their plans through tactical strategy, craft rare weapons, equip your faction's abilities, and eventually wrest control of the forest.
The most unique part of Root is that each faction operates within its own core system, the Marquis De Cat play a game of engine building and logistics - doing their best to balance the forest while building production lines of workshops, barracks, and lumber mills. The Eyrie dynasty plays a game of programming - securing the forest one region at a time while following a strict order of operations crafted by the player. The Woodland Alliance operates in the shadows - playing a game of subversion and explosive gameplay. They spread like a secret moving from one clearing to the next. Finally, the humble vagabond seeks to be the hero of the forest creatures. She will aid other players to gather useful equipment, explore dangerous ruins, and complete quests along the way!
Each faction is doing its best to balance the game state and be the first to reach 30 victory points through controlling regions, crafting items, and their own personal scoring objectives.
While Root is a legend in the Asymmetric field it can be hard to teach, is more brutal than it looks, and can often feel unbalanced if you or others don’t understand the systems in play. Balancing the game state is important - but not always possible with new players.
Root might be right for you however if you love the woodland aesthetic, want to explore an asymmetric game that brings something new to the table every time you play or enjoy a tactical war game that invites a bit of chaos.
When it comes down to it Root is a gem and if it's right for you - you will fall in love with it. If you enjoy the Asymmetric systems in Root and want to explore that style of the game further take a look at Vast also by Leder Games. If you enjoy the war game aspect of Root check out my favorite 4x game space empires 4x by GMT for a much heavier experience!

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[mrbaudolino]

I would like to see Scythe in this format. That should be interesting

[TFMidOrDodge]

I just picked up Root+all expansions, hope I can get a good game going soon.

[successfulgeek]

I wasn't sure you could do shorter content but this was fantastic!

[NatanelApfel]

Beautiful video, well done on boiling the essence of Root down into 5 mins! Nice one Jesse!

[bgt]

It's so heart warming to see you guys continuously making ROOT related content, this game deserves every bit of spotlight even years after release. Especially now that it's more accessible as digital version on PC and soon mobile!

[Renigade]

I would love to see more vidoes in this style.

Your "Right for you. Wrong for you." And "Complete Collection" videos are my favorite.
This new style would be really helpful to me, in showing friends new games.

[ThrehaneMiniatures]

This is exactly the kind of board game overview video that I’m looking for. I find the “how it plays” portion of most content creators board game reviews tedious. And, I don’t think I’ve ever watched an entire play-through video by any creator. This is perfect. I can see content creators start to separate board game coverage into several smaller videos for each game. Maybe..”Game Overview” (like this one), “How to Play”, “Play Through”, and “Review/Opinion” videos. No need to cram it all into a 1 hr+ video.

[Cardsrock]

Really liked this format! Would be interested to see any number of games like this :) have both super in depth and short ones

[aba]

Totally love the format and extra kudos for giving a note about similar games at the end

[kohann]

Hi I would really love to see other root gameplays on your channel :)

[biznesstime]

I like having another source with short (key word SHORT) descriptions of games to help me decide if I’d be interested in digging in more.
I’d also recommend checking out 3 minute BoardGames and boardgames 4k if you haven’t already just to see what else is in that niche of quick reviews with higher production.
As for games I’d like to see a balance of old and new.
My wishlist would include Xia, scythe, Carcassonne The Castle, Evolution Climate, Cosmic Encounter, Gravwell, Star Wars Rebellion, hive, Meeple War, Brass, Star/Hero Realms.
But those may be games you are not familiar with or games that everybody already reviews. . you could also make it a series that does quick takes on the games that you enjoyed and that progressed you through the hobby. And that could allow you to get in some more esoteric games as well as popular ones.
Regardless. Good video. Keep up the great work.

[joerihessels]

I love shorter video's! Never expected them on the Quackalope channel though (and then even 5 min shorter than planned) ;), great work and I am looking forward to more of this style content.

[jamesmorgan]

I like the succinct new format. Good for those busy work days!

[raphaelstocker]

Love how you get to sneak in the story of the game even in less than 5 min and still manage to express the essence of Root. I have played Vast once and felt overwhelmed by it. Looking forward to playing Root someday nonetheless.
I d like to see a 5/10 min or less video on Legendary Encounters or 7th Continent (somehow there is no short good video out there) :-)

[lotterwinner]

I really liked the where you brought up alternative games that might interest the viewer based on the game reviewed. :)

[richarddurrer]

Holy crap, you did it under 5. That is awesome for you hitting a time constraint. Well done!

[emmlim]

Please do other great games in this format. Short & sweet way to introduce a game making me want to try them out.

[vidar]

Great video! Hope you will do some more gameplayvideos with your friends( or foes) :D

[scottklassen]

Hey Quackalope love the content and videos.
Inspired me to buy Root (Instant table favorite) and pre-order Oath.
Keep up the good work!

[Feldingor]

That’s the average time it usually takes me to lose against the Electric Eyrie 🤣🤣