Root - How To Play - Learn Your Factions
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- Learn how to play each of the four factions for the game Root! Please let me know any questions, comments or feedback in the comments section below. Now click play, or click on any of the links below to jump right to a topic!
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Marquise de Cat Overview
01:21 - Marquise de Cat Set Up
02:50 - Marquise de Cat Phases (Birdsong and Daylight)
03:58 - Marquise de Cat - Recruit Action
04:06 - Marquise de Cat - Build Action
05:14 - Marquise de Cat - Overwork Action
05:38 - Marquise de Cat - Evening Phase
05:58 - Eyrie Dynasties - Overview
06:32 - Eyrie Dynasties - Set Up
07:49 - Eyrie Dynasties - Abilities
08:20 - Eyrie Dynasties - Birdsong
09:50 - Eyrie Dynasties - Daylight
12:06 - Eyrie Dynasties - Turmoil
13:10 - Eyrie Dynasties - Evening
13:41 - Woodland Alliance - Overview
14:14 - Woodland Alliance - Set Up
15:32 - Woodland Alliance - Revolt
16:47 - Woodland Alliance - Spread Sympathy
18:27 - Woodland Alliance - Daylight Actions
19:46 - Woodland Alliance - Military Operations
20:46 - Woodland Alliance - Removing Bases
21:51 - Vagabond Overview
23:17 - Vagabond Set Up
25:23 - Vagabond Aid & Relationship
27:15 - Vagabond Birdsong
28:04 - Vagabond Daylight
28:42 - Vagabond Move Action
29:24 - Vagabond Battle Action
31:40 - Vagabond Explore Action
32:17 - Vagabond Aid Action
32:58 - Vagabond Quest Action
33:38 - Vagabond Strike Action
34:17 - Vagabond Repair Action
34:42 - Vagabond Craft Action
35:08 - Vagabond Evening
36:13 - Vagabond Coalitions
Here is the link to the first video Root how-to-play video in this series:
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I’ve watched several how to play videos for Root and yours are definitely the best by a long way. The others try to be too clever, too quick, too entertaining etc. yours is the clearest, most succinct and easy to follow and understand. Wish I’d come here first. Many thanks
agree!
In that case, glad I have come here first!
I definitly agree!
100% agree
This is the 4th I’ve tried, and the only one I’ve understood! 100% agreed
My first play through of ROOT was pretty rough - this detailed video cleared a whole lot up. Extremely informative!
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad I'm not the only one who had a rough first play through of this game :).
I'm doing research to improve our games as well. It definitely requires at least one person to really know the game. Ours was a bit bumpy as well, and so I'm watching lets plays and rules so that I can know it better for the next one.
Its tough cause someone kinda has to know every faction and what they can do. Its a lot to pick up on the first play, and people cant just look at what others are doing.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE consider making additional videos for each of the expansion factions! this is quality how to play for Root!
Whoa! Between the production value of the videos and the teaching style, this makes this the best video on the Internet to learn ROOT. Subscribed for sure!
If you told me you’re a school teacher I’d totally believe you. You’re a good teacher!
Thanks so much Leo! I'm not a teacher, but did technical training for several years :). Thanks again!
Love the production quality and clear explanations! Hope you're back soon to share even more How To Plays (and maybe even touch on the other Root factions)!
Extremely helpful video. I used this as well as your main guide to teach my colleagues how to finally play this amazing game. Thank you very much.
Thanks man! In my opinion this was the best way to learn this game! I understood things much more clearly than even the digital game's tutorial! Please do the expansions pretty pretty please :)
Now you have thousands of us calling it the Marcus the Cat faction. lol. Such a well edited video and explanation. Just got the game today. Looking forward to learning/playing it sometime soon.
Incredible Camera scenes! Well described, the instructions from the box are good and all but with so much going on it can be hard so the visual is perfect.
With this new knowledge, I might actually try to play alliance.
Both your videos were extremely helpful, I'm looking forward to my first playthrough!
Wow! Thanks so much Josh. Enjoy this one!
Best how to play I've seen so far, really got me into the game.
I declare your Root videos the best of the Internet. Thank you!
You did such a great job explaining these. I hope one day you will do a couple of videos for the rest of the factions.
Your pronunciation was great! It is mar-ki (like in kiwi)- zz de ch-a (like aw)
Markizz de chaw (Marquise de chat) 😊
Thanks for those 2 video.
I'm normally the one who explained the rules to all of my friend, and even if it is not a complicated game, with the different factions I felt overwhelmed.
This video helps me a lot to understand the basic for myself and help to understand every faction. Now when I plau with a lot of new players, I send them this video so it is less complicated for me.
This video was so informative and easy to understand. Thank you!
In 5th ed of LoR the Evening's Rest for Vagabond allows him to flip items face up with repairing:
9.6.1 An Evening's Rest.If you are in a forest, move all items in your Damaged box to your Satchel or their matching track, and flip them face up.
Great videos really like your teaching style - best on RUclips for this game. You should definitely do the expansions!
Wow! Thank you and thanks for the recommendation. There is that possibility that I do an expansion or two for this game in the future.
I love how each faction plays very differently. I hope they expand this game more
That was my draw to the game. There are several expansions with new factions. I’m looking forward to the upcoming Kickstarter for the Marauders expansion!
Got this game for Xmas and watch both your videos on root just to get the ins and outs. I had no idea anyone would make such a well organized video format to describe anything. Most rules have been detailed out if not all. Thanks for making these videos and if you ever make more root videos I'll be watching and then probably playing the expansions.
The game is clever and is best played not talking to the other players about crushing the alliance.
Hi Tyler, thanks so much for the kind words! You provided good words of wisdom at the end of your comment. Sounds like that is coming from your personal experience during a game :)?
@@ModernTablegamer unfortunately our alliance play at the table didn't have any fun do to our bias against them growing. We got an expansion today just so we can replace the alliance with the lizard group lol.
Superb rules teach - I used your rules teach of Pax Pamir as well and that game went great - I'm hoping to play Root one day, I just have to convince others to take the plunge!
Wow! Thanks for your comment! I have the same problem with Root. There are a lot of players, but I just have to convince people I know to play. I picked up The Clockwork Expansion just so I can get this to the table (solo) :)
THANK YOU! This and the other video pretty much cover all my questions, pretty tough because this game is not in my native language.
Still I was able to follow the rules along with your video and it made sense!
Now I just need to find one in my own language to see how I can explain this game to my friend, without sounding like a crazy person hahaha
Wonderful! I thank you so much for your feedback.
This video was sooo helpful. I still don’t have the board game but I’m trying to practice through the app
Peter, I can hardly express how jubilant we were to discover you had also prepared an instructional vid for ROOT after having lapped up your instructions over & over for Cole's Pax Pamir. I wrote you then to say we appreciated your approach above all others (to be sure, you have several co-creators in this space) and the same remains true here. A great introductory vid for ROOT and a marvellous detailed breakdown of the individual (base) factions. Indispensable stuff! We had hoped as two players, my wife and I, that you might've added something on the recent (base) bots as well (Clockwork Exp), which fill out the game to Cole's recommended 3-4P setting. I think a lot of (new) people woke up to this game recently as was evidenced during the recent KS for The Marauders expansion. If you haven't considered a mini ROOT series already, perhaps a peek into any of the subsequent factions would fill this out nicely, such as The Underground set, which Leder Games recommends especially as we find ourselves around smaller tables during this COVID hibernation. Many thanks again & continued luck with your future work. The community is indebted to your hard work. Cheers. Carl
Hi CP CP! I really appreciate your kind words and verbal support! I like the idea of adding a couple more Root expansions to my lineup in the future. I do have a couple on my shelf I need to get to like the Clockwork expansion. I’m so glad you found these helpful!
I’m also on the lookout for the Marauder’s expansion :)
Dude that was the best root guide I watched. Thank you so much. This is top quality. Do you plan on doing on the expansion factions?
Thanks ConanV! I probably won’t have time to get to all of them, but I’m hoping to get the Marauder expansion.
Please video for the expansion factions would be much appreciated. Many thanks, keep up the great work.
Terrific explanations. nice work!
Thanks so much Bill!
Gr8 vid. Thx for all the effort it must have taken
Best video ever on explaining the game in each part. How is it possible to have people putting thumb down !?
Ha! Thanks so much Meven!
THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR 👍👍
Oh I had to see video two to understand the Marcus The Cat thing. Touché my friend
Touché!
Nice video. Simple and effective. Thanks
Best teaching video I've seen so far! Do you have any plans to make one for the marauders expansion and hirelings?
The clapping sound effect had me cracking up. It was totally unexpected haha
These videos are a godsend.
Best tutorial for this game. Thanks a lot
Thanks for the kind words. Glad it was helpful.
Great explanation! Thank you
You bet!
Such a nice one!
Fantastic video. Thank you.
You bet! Thanks so much
Just want to say at 2:37 it's not just battle, any time they are removed you can use field hospitals. If a Favour card removed them, you spend 1 card for each clearing you want to save
Thanks for the clarification Nathan!
Awesome videos. Super helpful before first play through. Are you planning on doing videos for the Riverfolk and underworld expansions?
Hi Sawyer! Thanks for your comment. The Riverfolk expansion sits on my shelf. So there may be an opportunity to get this out sometime on the future.
@@ModernTablegamer I think a basic faction overview would be perfect! An advanced video could be choosing what factions to play with based off the number of players.
Excellent tutorial, thanks
Thanks so much Matt!
Would you be willing to make a video for the expansions? I love the way you’ve explained them so far
Yes seriously!
The card Stand and Deliver! is a reference to the Dennis Moore episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
This was super helpful! Could you please do a breakdown video for the expansions?
Thanks so much and thanks for the recommendations!
Thank you! You are an amazing explainer! You saved my girlfriend and I a lot of time :)
17:26 I thought adjacency for clearings eligible for sympathy tokens followed the same definition of adjacency for clearings for purposes of movement in that they're connected via paths. Some of the clearings you're pointing to in this example are nearby but don't have connecting paths.
One more question: when the vagabond uses a dominance card, allying with the faction with least VP, can they still win early by meeting the conditions on that dominance card? Thanks so much! Really appreciate all the work you put into these videos and I just subscribed today!
Great video
Thx a lot for the explanation... I just bought Root a week ago and still not playing it yet because I want to know the rule clear,
You bet! I'm glad this helped and hope you enjoy playing this one.
Great video! Just a quick clarification about 17:28 - as far as I know, you wouldn't be able to put a sympathy token on the southern clearing, because it is not actually adjacent to the clearing on the left, right? (rivers don't connect clearings?)
Also for the rabbit clearing to the north. I think you are right. The law of Root 2.2.1: A clearing is adjacent to all other clearings linked to it by a path
will you be releasing videos for the new factions? I hope so, great videos.
For the spread sympathy action, at 17:25 in the video, you point to clearings adjacent to the sympathetic clearing. You point to two clearings connected by rivers and one connected by a path to the sympathetic clearing. However, in the definition of clearing adjacency, clearings are only adjacent if they are linked by paths. I don't think the two clearings connected by rivers to the sympathetic clearing are considered adjacent.
If you can please consider making a video on the rules and prerequesites to play the solo game. I heard there was something else players needed like and expansion or so but i might be wrong. Do you know anything about this? Excelent video.
Thanks RogueNinja! Yes, the solo game for Root is played with the Clockwork Expansion. I have a suspision that I will be getting this expansion for Christmas this year, but we'll see :). I can't guarantee that I will be doing a video on this, but it's not impossible. Thanks for the suggestion!
thank you very much
:D
Absolutely!
Great video! Question: does the vagabond have to take an item when they aid a player? And can they aid a player who has no items? Thanks so much!!!
Lovely video, do add-ons next.
Can anyone explain something to me please? If you use strike with the vagabond, and there are no warriors in that clearing, do you decide which building you take out, or does your opponent decide like they do in a battle?
I love this game haven’t played for a year and im getting a refresher and I forgot how many rules there are how am I gonna remember
Please, make Root expansions video💪❤️
Is the background music and sound effect official (as in used on Root's own site or introduction)? If not then really good choices by your team because I can't help noticing how lit they are 😄
The best
14:14 Maybe you discussed this in another video, but here it's a bit confusing: you should explain that the WA dies NOT start on the board (no bases/sympathy tokens) which throws off a lot of people. It seems like their first move is basically figuring out what clearing you'd like to take over first, but from that point on, your sympathy tokens are placed based on the adjacent locations... I think?
Fantastic video - quick rules check here: 27:10 I believe the Vagabond gets +1 victory point per hostile 'piece' removed in battle (this includes: tokens and enemy buildings), alongside Warriors?
Thanks Patrick! You're probably right. I'll go back and look at this and get back to this one.
@@ModernTablegamer Great thanks, I seem to learn something new about Root every day. Do you intend to do learn to play videos, for the expansion factions at some point in 2021? If so that would be wonderful.
Can the vagabond stack quest of the same suit (ones they completed already) and then gain massive amount of points
For me if its like that its to OP becuase vagabond has a lot more options than the other factions in terms of VP + he can literally just take 2 cards always and just stack quest so he can earn a lot VP later
I know this is a bit behind the times but I have a question. At ~12 minutes you say you can't attack the Cats because you both have 3 warriors in the grove. But doesn't the Lord of the Forrest rule kick in breaking the tie? I realize it was done to show turmoil.
I had the same question
Wait. As an example for turmoil you used a draw scemario for equal forces, but birds rule at the draw so you could still build the roost no?
nice video. FYI chapters don't work in the video timeline because the first one in the description isn't 0:00 - whatever
Fixed! I went back and corrected this on all of my videos. So thanks for pointing this out!
Is this any good two player? I see every faction is asymmetrical.
This and Oath honestly are really clever games by the designer. Smart guy.
37:45 "keep yot trapped a clearing " what you mean? whos faction?
if a sympathy token or building token is removed does it go back to the player or just unusable for the rest of the game
what does it mean to craft using roosts or craft with sympathies?
Thank you very much for the video. I have a doubt, tho. What happens if someone triggers the Woodland Alliances Outrage, but they don't have ANY cards in the hand? Does the WA not get a card, or can't the other player not attack?
I think this is a good question! I'll have to review as it's been a bit for me on this one
@@ModernTablegamer I read somewhere that they pick a card from the stack. I also played the game on the computer and coincidentally exactly this happened, and the computer gave the WA a card from the stack. So it must be that :) Thank you very much anyways
Great video. I have to say I would’ve rather listened to the bad French accent than Marcus the cat 😂
At 1:55 you got me confused. I thought the faction did rule the clearing upon equal forces? Why are you not ruling the clearing against Marquise 3v3?
Question: when you get to allied status with a faction as the vagabond, is it that you aid once to get 2VP or do you have to Aid Three times going forward to get the 2VP?
Aid once to get 2 vp
Question: does each slot have to be filled in the decree? Like in the first turn can you just put one card up there? And if so, do you skip the empty decree slot? And continue left to right as usual?
Not each slot has to be filled on first turn. Yes local viziers are supposed to be placed on first turn. It your choice on filling the decree. Yes skip the empty decree slot and continue left to right as usual
How do you craft with sympathy?
Can Eyrie battle in a clearing with no other factions in?
Si if I understood correctly… if the vagabond slips into a forest during birdsong, it can’t move out of it with a move action and goes directly into Evening?
If I remember correctly, that is right.
Do I have to do every act in the decree or do I just act for the cards in the decree. For example do I fall into turmoil if I have only three in the decree?
Just act for the cards in the decree! Not every action has to have a card
Hey, about the situation when birds are fighting cats and its 3 on 3 and dices are 0 0, shouldn't birds control the area and therefore be able to build something? beacuse of their power to control the area when they are tied with the number of enemy soldiers?
No, because the recruiter building that the cat owns in that clearing counts towards their rule. In that example, the cats actually have 4 pieces, versus the birds’ 3 pieces, so their is no tie to break.
@CalvinSauer thank you. I had the same question
I typically pronounce Marquise de Cat as "Mar-kee dee Cat". It just sounds too much like "My Kitty Cat!".
This makes me think... First this is probably a good name for a cat. People would think you're saying "My kitty cat" when it's really Marquise de Cats... Hmmm... I wonder how many people have already named a new kitten after this faction already with a similar thought?
At the 34:02 mark you said that "if *hostile* you score 1 victory point per *warrior* removed". That is incorrect!!
You score one victory point per *piece* removed. It's printed right on the Vagabond's player board where your finger was pointing!!
A *piece* could include a warrior, a building or a token from the player you just did battle with.
What does the bird symbol mean?
You didn't do the set up for woodlands
An evening's rest repairs all items *AND* flips them face up.
For some stupid reason, I was using the sympathy token like a Corvid Bomb plot and I'd remove it when revolting. No wonder I felt that the WA was weak.
Thank you, but the French version was way better than ‘Marcus da Cat‘…
The guy who taught me to play, didn't do that great of a job. He started off well, but the only bits of information I got from him on how to play the Eyrie was what he liked about them. Not too helpful. Thanks for putting these vids together.
Hi Dustin, You bet! Glad
Iiiithis filled in the gaps!
It's very complex game
35:35 This is incorrect, when repairing items during an evening's rest, you ALSO refresh those items. The player board is wrong because the original rules for repairing always refreshed items but the updated rules changed it so that only happens when resting, not when using hammers. and for some reason Leder games forgot to update that part of the vagabond's player board despite updating other parts to reflect the new rules.
an evening's rest should read "If in a forest, repair and refresh all damaged items."
It's pronounced 'mar-key', I believe
You are correct. My decision to pronounce Marquis "Markus" rather than "Mar-Kee" hints at my upper midwest upbringing. You don't even want to know how we pronounce Versailles around here :)
Ironically, your non-french accent sounds like better french, at least for the "de" part.
I can't help but twitch everytime I hear "Marquis" pronounced "Marcus" instead of "Markee"
You say potato... :)
It seems to me there is no way for the eyrie to win this game and also Marquise faction is too powerful. So the balance in the game is not that fair.
Your accent didn't trigger me, but the pronunciation did. 😂
The S in Marquis is silent. Just "Mar-Key."