Reviewing EVERY Root Expansion!

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Our Root Review: • Root (and the Riverfol...
0:00 We're hot. Brace yourself.
0:51 The Riverfolk Expansion
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2:07 Base Game Tier List
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2:22 The Riverfolk Expansion (Part 2)
3:45 The Underworld Expansion
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7:06 The Marauder Expansion
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11:49 Hirelings
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13:40 The Landmarks
13:52 Extra Vagabonds? Look... this game has an app you know. Like, maybe on game night you put these fellers aside and play a board game with your friends rather than feeding off their scraps like some sort of kleptomaniac raccoon recluse. Wait. Is this a thematically perfect faction? No. I don't care. I hope the Vagabond gets Vagabanned.
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14:12 The Clockwork Expansion
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15:23 Exiles & Partisans
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@Phox-in-a-Box Жыл бұрын

Leaving the Railroad Ink tiers on the board certainly was a choice.

@Cydonia111 Жыл бұрын

Next year list is gonna be crazy

@z-beeblebrox Жыл бұрын

The right choice

@thejfreak93 Жыл бұрын

I had to pause it when they showed the printer safe version I was laughing so hard.

@Storm12612 Жыл бұрын

How difficult are these characters to play in Railroad ink?

@VelocitrapLords Жыл бұрын

It’s got real “entire netrunner card collection is stacked in one incredibly fragile tower” energy

@d20plusmodifier Жыл бұрын

Honestly never stops being fun to see the stuff that lives in my sketchbooks on other people's tables. FWIW Vagabond is S tier in my heart.

@super_7710 Жыл бұрын

Likewise, your art is some of the most unique and awesome to look at. I always love seeing it. :D

@maximilian9000 Жыл бұрын

Is there an oath expansion coming?

@helxis Жыл бұрын

Your art is likely one of the leading causes of people owning Root that should not own Root. It's great!

@haughtygarbage5848 Жыл бұрын

@@helxishey more money for the devs.... tho the FOMO from board gamers who like cute things but just can't make this game work increases day by day

@TheCharlesFr Жыл бұрын

Your art is about 80% of root. Amazing work!

@RyanDeLaTorre Жыл бұрын

Exiles & Partisans is the literal best Root expansion and I kept waiting for it to show up, lol

@scottlebens4790 Жыл бұрын

I thought he would add a skit at the very end, as if he hadn't heard of it until then. Alas...

@legobil_ Жыл бұрын

Totally. The one most essential. It would be Marauder (second most essential) but since you can use the Advanced Setup rules PnP (or just digitally) with little effort, I rank E&P higher. Most bang for the buck, more fun cards and won’t have to keep an iron sight on whenever someone has 3 crafting pieces for a Favor of….

@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын

5:40 Its me. I'm the one who's always excited to play the crows. The real crux of crow gameplay is in just how flexible they are, but you have to employ that flexibility carefully in order to circumvent just how easily opponents can stop you from winning. Their very unique playstyle is something that can easily weasel its way into your heart.

@slashtlas1290 Жыл бұрын

There is no greater feeling than winning with the corvids. Everyone's worried about everyone else and you've got just enough bois on board to get two or three procs off and just eat the points. Feeding people conspiracies for good will is so free as well if you get them to protect your extortions

@HarryBuddhaPalm Жыл бұрын

Also, the guy from Quackalope. He always uses them in his gameplay videos.

@Siennarchist Жыл бұрын

Git Gud Crow when /j

@robmangham4930 Жыл бұрын

You're a legend

@danialnassirnia1645 Жыл бұрын

Crows are the most popular faction at my table. Easy to learn and lots of tricks. New players are drawn to em and vets love to play em.

@colinglynn5563 Жыл бұрын

my favorite part of this review is the fact that Tom has sleeved all of his cards, suggesting that he plays the crap out of root and wants to keep it for a long time in the best condition he can. that right there is the best endorsement a review can offer

@shobooknight 5 ай бұрын

It's a shame you can't fit the cards in the original box with most sleeves

@colinglynn5563 5 ай бұрын

Indeed, but that's true of many games. according to Mr. Wehrle, the packaging inside game boxes serves mostly to hold everything during shipping so it doesn't get damaged, but it's expected that you will just throw it out in most cases. At that point, everything fits without trouble. That is of course not true for all games, however. John Company 2nd edition is the most packed box I've ever encountered and doesn't even fit its contents off the shelf. Also blame Mr. Wehrle for making a ludicrous product in that case

@Morchunkis Жыл бұрын

I own every root expansion, and the exiles and partisans deck is the single best one, it hugely improves every aspect of the game no matter how you’re playing.

@mrp4242 Жыл бұрын

Same and Same.

@Khalashnikovf Жыл бұрын

Except for Coffin Makers.. that cards simply brakes the game...

@JamesDenholm Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@dereksimmons5877 Жыл бұрын

Yeah really weird to have skipped that one

@coolcool233 Жыл бұрын

I have literally everything too but have only ever played on the digital version with the base factions (don't ask). For the Exiles and Partisans deck, can you detail why you would say that? Having never used it I'm curious why you think it makes it so much better.

@Dztbrawler Жыл бұрын

Gonna be honest, watching Tom's descent into madness from the heat culminating in that amazing printer impression was everything I needed. Can't wait for your next videos!

@bulletsunderpressure Жыл бұрын

you dont choose to become keith sweat. Keith sweat chooses you.

@peterhiggs9755 Жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw how shiny his forehead was in the opening seconds of the video I felt sorry for him. We get heat like that here but we're prepared for it.

@CuriousCabinet Жыл бұрын

I’ve never played Root (don’t shoot me) but I loved this solely because its another human trying to deal with 40C in a country that has no air conditioning and whose houses retain heat. Good job!

@Ping54 Жыл бұрын

When WL Raze, the Mob tokens do not remove warriors. They remove enemy buildings and tokens, and ruins. They do bot remove any warriors, only cardboard. It is important to note that when you raze a ruin you do not get a point but get the item in it. You do however still get points for removing enemy buildings and tokens through raze.

@snoboring4846 Жыл бұрын

This. Thank you. I swear I have never come across a single youtuber who knows how to play root.

@Bradferd333 Жыл бұрын

Gotta Watch Nitrorev then! He clarifies rules an actions the best

@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs Жыл бұрын

I just love Root so much. It's such a charming board game. I normally play the Birds (Eyrie). I like how you can build up a giant juggernaut of a war machine that will most likely fall apart due to circumstances from many turns ago coming back to haunt you 🤣

@RatchetSly Жыл бұрын

Running in as the Vagabond or Duchy and kicking over a crucial bit of the Eyrie's Decree when they're on a tear is incredibly satisfying.

@shockway1 Жыл бұрын

I've liked using the Clockwork expansion as a way to add a 3rd and/or 4th "player" in a competitive game. Give it a shot some time.

@haughtygarbage5848 Жыл бұрын

Does the 3v1 experience for you take a lot longer than a normal game? It did for my group and really turned me off the clockwork factions big time

@shockway1 Жыл бұрын

@@haughtygarbage5848 3v1 sounds like a co-op experience against the bot which I haven't tried. If you meant, 4 players with 1 player being a bot (clockwork), from my experience it goes as fast as a normal player would or faster (no A.P.) 😅

@ArjanL1979 Жыл бұрын

for that reason I want it as we play with 2, just me and my wife and can only play cats and birds

@dougiethompson2822 Жыл бұрын

I don't even own Root, I just think Tom is great and love watching his videos

@dereksimmons5877 Жыл бұрын

It's funny how Root works....my entire tier list is basically Tom's upside down -- most notably IT IS THE RATS WHO BELONG IN PRISON, the Vagabond was falsely imprisoned as is the true hero of the wood!

@Reggie1408 Жыл бұрын

Did you forget talking about the E&P deck?

@treyeck8705 Жыл бұрын

That's what I was waiting for.

@Reggie1408 Жыл бұрын

@@treyeck8705 He clearly owns it 🤷‍♀

@mahna_mahna Жыл бұрын

"It's cool."

@RynoKenny Жыл бұрын

Unexpected root content from SUSD, thanks Tom!

@Kufunninapuh Жыл бұрын

The rats are so flavourful! The part about light role play is so apt. Everyone I've played with becomes the instant villain of the game and the dynamic feels so different when the hundreds are steamrolling across the board.

@RyanEdwardsVA Жыл бұрын

After the initial SU&SD review of Root, I'd decided it probably wasn't for me. But now, hearing there are friggin' Skaven in the game... Man, that just lights some kinda fire in me. I must pillage. I must burn. Strongly reconsidering a purchase...

@TheFiretiger Жыл бұрын

give the steam version a try then to see if it clicks. easier to learn with the weirdness of the rules

@RatchetSly Жыл бұрын

Pillage-loot the forest! More-more fire!

@CalebvanderLeek Жыл бұрын

I love SU&SD but they got it wrong on their initial review. Root is a lifestyle game for me - besides MTG, I almost don't play anything else.

@wahick Жыл бұрын

Going back to back on my two 10/10 games, Spirit Island and Root. SUSD really having my eyes glued to the screen!

@mbk4395 Жыл бұрын

Good choice, sir!

@GreenHam77 Жыл бұрын

BUT TOM!! The Exiles and Partisans deck Tom! I already own it, but I need your opinion. I NEED validation for my purchases!!

@ValkyrieTiara Жыл бұрын

"If you like a game so much that you would enjoy a different board for it to change things around, you should stop playing it and play something else instead" may ACTUALLY be the hottest take that's ever been expressed on this channel lmao

@xtrava24x Жыл бұрын

The de_dust reference got me right in the nostalgia feels.

@alexthorpe2522 Жыл бұрын

These old school FPS map name mentions made an elderly man smile. Thanks Tom.

@afaulconbridge Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure 2fort is older than Tom is ...

@ratguy69 Жыл бұрын

What game is the Temple map from?

@ShunyValdez Жыл бұрын

@@ratguy69 Smash Brothers. Final Destination would have been more iconic but in terms of silly (and unbalanced) fun, Temple is a classic.

@ratguy69 Жыл бұрын

@@ShunyValdez Thanks! I never really played much of Smash Bros. I think I might have been born a few years too early for that one. I grew up more with the original NES and SNES, and missed most of the N64 games.

@superguy183828 Жыл бұрын

@@ShunyValdez Temple is also more root-like in that it has lots of strategically different areas and ways to traverse it.

@charlessmith299 Жыл бұрын

OMG you guys are the ones that got me on to Root. Been wanting a video like this forever! It's now my favorite board game lol

@viljums Жыл бұрын

That's awesome dude, but a bit weird since Quinn didn't reviewed the game favorably.

@martind2520 Жыл бұрын

@@viljums That isn't true. Quinn's reviewed it very favourably. He just had some issues that meant he didn't feel able to officially recommend it. I also got Root due to his review.

@Schnabelbier Жыл бұрын

Same here, I was obsessed with the game since I saw their video lol

@torien7414 Жыл бұрын

Shoutout to that Tim Rogersly employment of the Doom shotgun sound effect. :)

@mblind Жыл бұрын

loving the clear and easy to read graphics you put in the video +1 especially the tier rankings.

@thegreyinitiate3680 Жыл бұрын

I’ve played root 4 times with my friends, twice as the Lizard Cult and twice as the Corvus Cabal, and I won 3 out of the 4 games, the lizards being two of those wins. I loved them. Even before the changes were made.

@RatchetSly Жыл бұрын

They're so wonderfully devious!

@wizardofwar4156 Жыл бұрын

Fastest click of my life

@jakebrill5990 Жыл бұрын

Same

@rulsis Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video! Really enjoying the Marauder’s Expansion along with all the hirelings! I usually add one of the Clockwork classes when short a player or when we want something different and crazy.

@opticowl5486 Жыл бұрын

Seeing the Railroad Ink tier list pop up again was an excellent jump scare, and I'm very excited to see more in this continuity next summer

@benjovoli Жыл бұрын

Tom saying 'lizeardsss' is just what I needed to finally show some financial love to these wonderful people! Keep doing what you doing SUSDs 👌

@tiggerbiggo Жыл бұрын

glad to see everything is completely normal, just like it should be. Totally, completely normal.

@GIPritchard Жыл бұрын

Been looking forward to the expansions review, great video as always!

@georginatoland Жыл бұрын

It’s been a joy to watch Tom develop as a SU&SD host. This whole video is top tier Tom. And he did it in this horrible heat, too. (I’m in Texas; I understand your suffering and I thank you for your service!)

@peculiarpangolin4638 Жыл бұрын

This was fun; not necessary for me since I already have all the faction expansions, but I'll take any opportunity to think about my favourite game!

@Simon-xb6ov Жыл бұрын

Small rules clarification: the warlord's mobs only remove buildings, tokens, and ruins (i.e. cardboard), and not warriors. Also, Tom looks very warm. Maybe he should go to the lake map to cool off.

@Wickerless Жыл бұрын

The gatoraid joke was top shelf. Thank you for sharing!

@garyfaust6769 Жыл бұрын

Tom, thanks for reviewing my favorite board game!!! I love a game that has replayability from continuous learning how to play it better and many factions to learn.

@edvinrinnan2818 Жыл бұрын

The marauder expansion is just incredible!

@clarebernay1274 Жыл бұрын

i rewatch this once a month just to hear tom say “they’re lizzerds”

@jackphilly Жыл бұрын

You forgot the Neoprene Map! This is unironically my favorite addon to root. The base map reflects light making it tough to tell what’s what. It’s a lovely surface to play on and lays perfectly flat. If you’re even a little bit into root buy the mat. (And the partisans deck as others have mentioned.)

@j.prt.979 Жыл бұрын

The material is good, but I don’t really like the coloring and markings (like ruins) on the neoprene mats. Thicker lines, less vibrant colors, etc.

@Ristro44 Жыл бұрын

Always love hearing Tom talk about Root. 10/10 vid. Good to see you drinking water!

@mysterwhymedia Жыл бұрын

I would never want to be a printer. …but also…there are already THIS many expansions for Root? Kudos to Tom for taking us through all of this woodland wackiness.

@CalebvanderLeek Жыл бұрын

Fun review to watch as someone who has played 100's of games of Root and still somehow not yet gotten "board" of it. Love what you do Tom. Do have to note though that mob tokens do not remove all enemy pieces - just tokens and buildings. Only a Corvid bomb or a Woodland Alliance revolt can do that!

@jjoachimm Жыл бұрын

Man I am truly greatfull for these videos Tom keep up the great work!!

@nickenquist3788 Жыл бұрын

Solidarity on the heat from Arizona Tom. Great video. I do love the vagabond, but completely understand why people remove it. My group now has a rule. Vagabond can be played once per Root day. And it must be randomized.

@AnesthesiaCat Жыл бұрын

Yay all the expansions! the last second 2 word E&P review was the best part.

@Tanks.With.Teeth.Malloy Жыл бұрын

Oh...oh no...Tom you mad lad what have you done?? *flashbacks of railroad ink expansions intensifies*

@samisainz Жыл бұрын

I love the Corvid Conspiracy, although it takes a player who is hustling around the board and finding those spots where the "conspiracies" itself would be useful. They also need those crafted cards which give them more actions to play around. Great review of my favorite board game! ps. Last night just played a game of five players and the lizard player got to 22 points in just 4 turns :o.

@WhoOne Жыл бұрын

How did they achieve that with the lizards?

@RisenGlorfindel Жыл бұрын

I was a massive Redwall fan as a child. I had all of the books and watch the tv series far too many times. My favorite characters were the badgers and otters. So I naturally had to have the 1st and 3rd expansions. I’m glad I forgoed the 2nd. Incredible game for sure

@reutermo Жыл бұрын

Lovely video! I hope that it will become a tradition to review a bunch if expansions every now and then. A bit surprised that it didn't mentioned the new deck though!

@michaelnelson2976 Жыл бұрын

TOM. i appreciate what you did here, it's a whole lot of help for me :)

@HenRab1 Жыл бұрын

I love Root - but despite loads of games played we just never get round to the Riverfolk Company. Whenever we sit and try and puzzle out their faction, it just seems so complex we give it a miss. Lizard Cult also have a lot of moving parts - it feels like they nailed it with the Underworld Expansion with two more get-to-grips with factions. Though we've not done loads as the Keepers In Iron, they seem really hard to win as - especially with a busy board. Whoever has a go at them just finds it a slog. But maybe that's the point, not all factions are even!

@McJohnstable Жыл бұрын

I can recommend playing co-op with a buddy against clockwork enemies. Like a lot of roots appeal, it's a fun thing to just try it out.

@petergallai469 Жыл бұрын

Love the content! Keep it up and stay cool :D ... get it? Also correction for the Rat's mob tokens at 7:46 as those destroy ruins, buildings and other tokens BUT not warriors.

@airtonmbrasil Жыл бұрын

Only Tom to make a titanfall reference in a root review, what a guy

@kylehunt7264 Жыл бұрын

Tom was a great addition to the team. I thoroughly enjoy all his videos :)

@jokerES2 Жыл бұрын

You forgot the Exiles and Partisans Deck. The definitive, most important expansion. :) Edit: And yes, it's noted in the video. It was "cool", but definitely not a "fine move".

@johnreichel2988 Жыл бұрын

Tom, are you ready for the ULTIMATE challenge? Tackle reviewing all the expansions for CARCASSONNE

@jorgejc2922 Жыл бұрын

Clearly your best video yet. Keep being more yourself!

@jacoblawton6350 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for next year love these Tom videos

@invulnerablebede9450 Жыл бұрын

Corvid Conspiracy in D tier?! I'm outraged. My favourite faction by far. What could be more fun that their bluffing game?

@mickmanuputty7693 Жыл бұрын

Like the video! Can't wait to get my copy of the latest expansions in september. Small side note: Mob tokens do not remove warriors at the beginning of the lord of the hundreds turn. That would put them in the ottier obviously.

@eikejmeyer Жыл бұрын

Great to get some more insights into the additional content after only playing basic root myself! Btw, will you guys be at the tabletop scotland convention?

@jonathoncampbell6813 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always, Tom, but that tier list makes it sound like you forgot to punch the vagabond. Never forget: Always be punching the Vagabond! This message brought to you by Space Cats Peace Turtles.

@yourbellboy Жыл бұрын

🌟charming🌟 video, as always! :D (also i love how goofy u made the tier list 😝)

@albertyu469 Жыл бұрын

The Gatorade pun had me dying of laughter. It just caught me totally off-guard.

@loarnchilcote9895 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Thank you Tom!

@andrewnewell1142 Жыл бұрын

Never thought we’d see this in video form!

@ElectricDidact Жыл бұрын

Taking a shot every time I hear the word "juicy," and quickly getting drunk

@TheBricklyAvatar 4 ай бұрын

“Opinions that have low nutritional value” thank you for that gem

@andyd4926 Жыл бұрын

For anyone with a mild interest in the clockwork expansions, GIVEPAUSE hobby has a few great rundowns of playing each bot faction, and even has a few videos of robo rumbles where the only players are the clockwork factions. Clockwork factions can be great for filling out a game if you and your friend only want to play some of the insurgent factions. Dependent on personal taste, but they absolutely have their place, and a lot of great work has gone into designing them to simulate the playstyle of a player controlled faction.

@ryanb6074 Жыл бұрын

I'm wondering by the end of it if that clear liquid is actually cooling Tom down, or warming him up...great review either way!

@kukukachuification Жыл бұрын

Oh snap, lovin the Roby Lakatos version of Hungarian Dance. Tasty music taste there Tom.

@GoodRogue Жыл бұрын

Great, informative and fun review, Tom. Also, please stay hydrated. : (

@FrederikDeDeyne 3 ай бұрын

I found the crows really fun to play in my first run... took an early lead as well but then the other factions noticed and started ganging up on my poor little terrorist-crows whilst the vagabond was ignored and she just slipped to victory unnoticed. :')

@sd_league Жыл бұрын

Creat video, Finally got my friends to play this game with me this weekend, cant wait to play it for the first time! :)

@RealLatinGeek Жыл бұрын

I can't believe root added the Giant Rat That Makes All Of The Rules as a playable character

@pabloabadgonzalvez3798 Жыл бұрын

Did Tom forget the exiles and partisans deck?

@thecobracommander169 Жыл бұрын

Tom is an agent of pure chaos and its great

@Tomja87 Жыл бұрын

I had an idea for a new Root faction. It would be the "Faerie court of insects" they would basically live in the forests between towns moving around secretly and spiriting away units never to be seen again, or something like that. Would this be viable? I don't know.

@JesterOnCrack Жыл бұрын

There is a sizeable community around modding Root! Search "Weird Root" here on KZfaq to find some great matches with user created factions, decks and game boards.

@Skeleton_Dork 11 ай бұрын

I always kind of assumed that bugs were treated as livestock in the Root universe lol

@LacedCrusader Жыл бұрын

Loving the combo of the chaotic “preloved” tier list & a soundtrack that combines elevator music and Brahms Hungarian dances. S tier review.

@syxth7840 Жыл бұрын

I may have missed it, but the other small expansion is the Exiles and Partisans Deck. My personal tier list (for new players) - Base Game - Underworld (Moles and Crows) - Exiles and Partisans - Some Hirelings - Marauder (Mice and Badgers) - - OR Riverfolk (Lizards and Otters) … players should make their own choices now. I really feel like the Riverfolk factions are some of the hardest factions to understand and play when new to the game. While I find the Crows and Moles are good choices for new players. Exiles and Partisans is my preferred deck unless I am teaching the game. I just find it more fun.

@Dreadtomb Жыл бұрын

Oh I’m all in on this one. One of my favs so I’m loving this.

@danny_rags Жыл бұрын

I’m studying in Oxford for the summer, and I’m so glad I got to be in country for the hottest days that ever hit England! Good thing medieval buildings were made to trap the heat or else I would’ve felt like I was missing out on heat exhaustion and sweat soaked trousers

@florianweber6462 19 күн бұрын

Personally, I love playing the crows. It's just fun to create a bit if chaos and thwarting the other players plans. Playing them is one of the rare cases where I do not mind loosing the game at all, because the mischief is so much fun in itself :)

@iansteelmatheson Жыл бұрын

fun fact: crocodiles and alligators are more closely related to birds than to lizards, so your joke at 3:40ish makes sense (but is still funny) :P

@emmablackband2709 Жыл бұрын

How we all felt in the heat was Hell Tier! Awesome vid 🙂

@helxis Жыл бұрын

"This is way too much game and you don't *need* all of it". This is what I have been telling people about Root for years. Here's what to do! Root is hugely popular because it has a cute theme. Your friend already owns this game. Get your friend(s) to play the base game with you several times. Do you still like it after those plays? Buy the base game! Play it 50 to 100 times. Do you *still* like the game? Now start looking at expansions! Here's what to not do! Don't buy the game and every expansion because you think it is cute and think that the game's mechanics *seem so cool*. This game is hard. This game is mean. That rules out the huge majority of gamers right off the bat. Even if you can handle a hard, mean game.. can your friends? Probably not! Don't play Root once and make a judgement of it. Your first time is going to be awful. The second probably won't be much better! If you play your games once or twice as experiences and then file them eternally away on the shelf.. *DON'T BUY ROOT*. It isn't for you, I promise.

@haughtygarbage5848 Жыл бұрын

Yess, Louder for those in the back

@HarryBuddhaPalm Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't understand these people that own shelves upon shelves of games and are going all in on every new Kickstarter. I've got 13 games and I don't get to play most of them.

@mrsteve4569 Жыл бұрын

I use the clockwork expansion for solo so I can better learn factions. For example, I’ll play the Lord of the Hundred against the clockwork Cats and Birds so I can better learn how to play the rats. Clockwork for me is a practice session.

@Superslemmet Жыл бұрын

Ouch, at around 8:00, I really hope you haven't played the mob tokens like that! They do nothing against enemy warriors! But cool with a new Root review. Your review of the base game was what made me get it, and now I have everything plus four fan factions! :o

@Argusthecat Жыл бұрын

I'm coming back to this after seeing a comment that called Tom the Brian David Gilbert of board game reviews, and I'm really starting to see it now.

@hexx_4093 Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna take personal offense on behalf of crows. In my playgroup of 7 people there hasn't been a single game in last year where crows weren't the most contested faction at drafting. People readily trade their drafted moles, mice, otters for the chance to mess with people's heads and making them guess wrong.

@jacksonreynolds7433 Жыл бұрын

Isn't this basically the exact same setup and table and camera angles as the original Root review? That was my first SUSD review and it hooked me to you folks

@SuperAdam249 4 ай бұрын

I LOVE playing the corvid. Could just be because I have a tendency to enjoy chaos and terror in the other players.

@stogrady Жыл бұрын

Too funny as always. Love this.

@tuomasronnberg5244 Жыл бұрын

I was hoping for a recommendation which new factions work well together in a game. Like, it seems that you can swap Duchy for Marquisate and still have a good balance because they fill similar roles, but doing that with River otters makes it lopsided.

@reutermo Жыл бұрын

The latest expansion have a pretty indepth explanation how the factions should be sorted for a fun game, together with a drafting mechanic.

@Marinealver Жыл бұрын

So the Marauders solve the problem of not having enough "reach" or basically presence on the board. Marquis De Cat has the most with 11 and Corvid being one of the least with 3 (not counting the 2nd Vagabond because the 1st one has 5). In short it is possible to have a game with very little player to player interaction because of not enough board presence. The expansion solves this in 2 different ways. First is both the 2 new factions have high reach values (8+) and plays a lot on the board. The 2nd is with the new Hirelings Rules which puts unused factions on the board as a neutral 3rd party in which the players can compete over influence and control thereby adding indirect player to player interaction. Before marauders the only other alternative was to include the Mechanical Marquis in Riverfolk or Clockwork expansion.