Root Board Game

Dire Wolf Digital

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About this game

Play the digital adaptation of the beloved tabletop board game. Root is a game of adventure and war where 2 to 4 players battle for control of a vast wilderness.

The nefarious Marquise de Cat has seized the great woodland, intent on harvesting its riches. 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.

Ratings and reviews

God bless I love this game. It took me awhile to learn. Frankly, I had to watch a tutorial on YouTube even the tutorial didn't seem efficient. Asymmetrical board games are weird. But it's well worth learning. It's so much fun, and it's so much more convenient when the computer takes care of all the tokens and card drawing and all that jazz so you don't have to. I will say tho, I may just buy the actual board game now because I actually love this game and it's expansions. Well worth the buy.

Game is great, the app is janky as hell. Notifications often don't work, especially if it's responding to AI in an online multi-player game. The game is too heavy, takes too long to start up, and requiring animations to play out instead of just showing the board with a log of turn actions is ridiculous in 2023. Get your act together and make this usable, and drop the ads, we paid for game, I don't want an ad pop-up every time I open it.

One of the best digital adaptations of a board game. The tutorials are great for teaching Root, and I have spent way too many hours on multiplayer when I should have been doing other stuff. Sadly, the app is a bit buggy. Notably, the game sometimes freezes during AI's turn after a player resigns. And the devs are slow to add content from new Root expansions. But overall, I have had a great experience with Root Digital (and Root in general). It's so fun!

What’s new

Bug fixes and improvements.