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

A functional port of a great board game. This is exactly like the PC version, so the UI can be too small and sluggish. Like with the PC version, any art taken from the actual game is fantastic, but any art they had to make themselves is terribly phoned-in (such as the scoundrel's scorched earth, which literally looks like someone drew an anus on the board). Also good to note that any DLC you've purchase on PC stays with your account and can be played here.

This is a great game! They did a good job turning the aspects of the boardgame digital. You'll need to do the tutorial even if you know how to play to learn what the buttons are. They have single player challenges which i appreciate and are load of fun, as they push you to think strategically and out of the box. The AI is decent. The major issue I have with the app is that the game freezes if you lock the screen or swap to another app.

I LOVE Root, but there are definitely a few things that could stand to be improved. Notably we need the Underworld expansion content, 6 players, Marauders eventually, basically all the stuff that the tabletop version has, because while I love Dire Wolf's adaptations, I play on Tabletop Simulator a lot because this version is missing so much stuff. I'm willing to pay $60 for all of the stuff, you can literally sell it as small dlcs and I'll definitely buy all the stuff on switch and steam.

What’s new

Bug fixes and improvements.