This is my favorite board game, and I'm super impressed with how well they were able to explain the basic rules in such a short yet entertaining video.
While I do agree with you, the title should say overview, not "how to play root". For someone who maybe heard it was a cool game, got it as a gift, etc and wanted to learn how to play and clicked on this video, they would have no idea the game can't really be learned in 5 minutes.
@davidmattes199 The game itself isn't too complex, but every faction plays VERY different from one another. More so than a lot of other games that claim to be asymmetric. I spent a while teaching it to myself about 2 or 3 weeks ago and I haven't had the chance to play it with anyone yet, but I expect it to be one of my favorites.
Such a good basic explanation. People complicate it like you wouldn't believe. Tried to watch RTFM's explanation and, while very nice, the way they present it I don't know how they expect people to follow who haven't played the game/games before. Plus it was half an hour long! This, is perfect! Thanks!
Have to admit I clicked on this video expecting a laugh. Trying to explain how to play root in under seven minutes seemed impossible. Yes she did not go into to much depth for each faction, she did a pretty good job explaining them even showing all of the backs of the factions to give things like the relative complexity which I have not seen in any other how to play for Root. All and all this video does a fairly decent job explaining everything especially when you consider it is almost a third of the time of most other how to plays for root.
This channel is excellent & these Board Game Discription & Explanation videos are wonderful. I always check to see if the Board Game , physcial copy or Android App had one of these videos explaining it. I'll tell you something too ... There have been times that her explaination and or enthusiasm has swayed me on way or another.
i watch this to determine whether I'm interested in this game further or no. i need to know if the rules sound fun but I wont watch 18 minutes in depth rules explanations if I dont know if Im gonna buy it. so yeah, good one
Saw on steam so decided to look it up expecting it to be a cute easy to understand game. Will have to rewatch later when not dead tired to understand! lol
We're trying to learn this at the moment. Remember in the show friends, when Joey was trying to teach Ross and Chandler the game "bamboozle"? That's what this game feels like. Lol
Yes, I usually watch short videos like this to learn about the game then if I liked it, I’ll go for a concise explanation and reading the rules then I’ll explain it to my friends and play with them.
Alot of the early copies of the game had that issue. They later put out an updated board pack with tweaked rules and to replace that issue. Wasn't much of a problem after the first batch
Can I get a rules clarification? If you can only move from/into clearings you rule, how can you move troops into a clearing for battle? Did I just misunderstand something or is this an error?
Great Game...loses steam after a bunch of plays, but definitely still a lot of fun. Excited for the Expansion. Great rules breakdown for a rather complicated game to teach. Amazing job Becca. Cannot wait for this game the game.
I've been avoiding the How To Plays for months because I didn't like her yellsplaining style. I'm glad I took a chance on this one, because I appreciate Becca's calmer presentation.
That was only there for the first couple of episodes really. I'm glad she's calmer now too. Hopefully she realised she doesn't have to amp it up to be entertaining :)
I know I am a little late but all and all the game is not to complicated. She went over the general rules pretty solid and you really just have to have an idea of what the other factions are trying to do. For example the cats are about area control and building things to become more powerful. The Eerie are aggressively trying to gain territory, primarily from the cats, to build up a strong empire. However must go through a sort of program for their turn that must be followed or they are left in a weakened state. The Eerie have strong pushes but are followed by times of drought and weakness. The Woodland Alliance is about guerrilla warfare, spreading tokens to eventually build bases and have a small overall presence on the board, but if played right a pretty powerful one. Then the Vagabond, just kinda does it's own thing. It goes on quests and builds relationships with the other factions. What I do not recall her saying is that you win by getting 30 points, or completing a dominance card but let's ignore that for now. The way each faction earns these points are vastly different. Idk if a 10 could understand all the factions but if you play two player with one playing Eerie and the other the cats then he/ she would probably be able to digest it after a game or two. Not saying it is not worth the money but it is expensive if you are not real big into board games going for 60+ dollars. Hope I helped, if you have any other questions feel free to ask I will reply as soon as I can.
This game is so confusing, one can attack only if there are enemy armies, and if there aren't any, it scores one extra damage. How can the attack take place then, and where the extra damage goes anyway?
Actually you can only attack if there are enemy PIECES in the same clearing so if there are buildings like the sawmill or tokens like wood you can attack and gain extra points
I love the idea of this game! But in reality, in order to compete, you have to commit to knowing all of the possible actions the other factions can do at any given time. This is a lot to learn. It's like learning 4 games at once...and you have to remember it all. If you have poor eyesight like me, looking around the table and reading everything every turn is too much. For this reason I didn't enjoy this game.
I understand this game is super popular... but I don't see it... It's got **WAYYYYYYYY** too many moving parts... And as someone who likes understanding ALL of the rules for a game before even suggesting it to others... I would find it very hard to explain this game to anyone.
If you play the cats it is. The Eerie sort of but not really are based around Area of control. The cats are based around building buildings to recruit more warriors or get more wood to build more crafting stations. If you do get the game I recommend that the player with the highest skill plays the cats since they tend to have the most dominance on the board and can keep other factions in check. That is not to say they are overpowered though, it is amazing how balanced all factions are.
@@SoLRAace so it's written in french to make a pun but you have to absolutely butcher the pronunciation to get something that barely resembles the intended pun? All they had to do was make Marquis a dude and the s becomes silent ... which makes me think it is NOT a pun. Because there are definitely french speakers in this game's design team.
@@arthursimsa9005 sure. I'm sure we say a lot of things from other languages wrong. She's using it the way most US English speakers would understand it.
@@arthursimsa9005 almost definitely. They're completely irrelevant words in my day to day life, reading all the comments here is the first time I realized they were said differently. Like now that I know better I'd probably think twice about it and try to remember which one was said which way, but when's the next time I'll hear marquise/marquis 😂
Where did the famous people playing games go? They still have Critical Role I guess but where did all the actual famous people go? Who the hell bought this and fucked it up with a whole lot of people I don't care about trying to be charismatic and failing.
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This is my favorite board game, and I'm super impressed with how well they were able to explain the basic rules in such a short yet entertaining video.
I understood nothing. The art is cool though.
Warning, bizarre comments below, from people who expect a five minute overview to be the same as a complete explication of every rule in the game.
agreed this is a quick nutshell of the game
Ah, is that why the first result was a TWENTY-FOUR MINUTE explanation! Is the base game really that complex?
While I do agree with you, the title should say overview, not "how to play root". For someone who maybe heard it was a cool game, got it as a gift, etc and wanted to learn how to play and clicked on this video, they would have no idea the game can't really be learned in 5 minutes.
@davidmattes199 The game itself isn't too complex, but every faction plays VERY different from one another. More so than a lot of other games that claim to be asymmetric. I spent a while teaching it to myself about 2 or 3 weeks ago and I haven't had the chance to play it with anyone yet, but I expect it to be one of my favorites.
Such a good basic explanation. People complicate it like you wouldn't believe. Tried to watch RTFM's explanation and, while very nice, the way they present it I don't know how they expect people to follow who haven't played the game/games before. Plus it was half an hour long! This, is perfect! Thanks!
Have to admit I clicked on this video expecting a laugh. Trying to explain how to play root in under seven minutes seemed impossible. Yes she did not go into to much depth for each faction, she did a pretty good job explaining them even showing all of the backs of the factions to give things like the relative complexity which I have not seen in any other how to play for Root. All and all this video does a fairly decent job explaining everything especially when you consider it is almost a third of the time of most other how to plays for root.
This channel is excellent & these Board Game Discription & Explanation videos are wonderful.
I always check to see if the Board Game , physcial copy or Android App had one of these videos explaining it. I'll tell you something too ... There have been times that her explaination and or enthusiasm has swayed me on way or another.
i watch this to determine whether I'm interested in this game further or no. i need to know if the rules sound fun but I wont watch 18 minutes in depth rules explanations if I dont know if Im gonna buy it. so yeah, good one
Saw on steam so decided to look it up expecting it to be a cute easy to understand game. Will have to rewatch later when not dead tired to understand! lol
You even rewatch it?
I did, was a good video to understand the game.
Thank you for ACTUALLY EXPLAINING THE GAME.
You guys are killing it in game selection lately!
We're trying to learn this at the moment. Remember in the show friends, when Joey was trying to teach Ross and Chandler the game "bamboozle"? That's what this game feels like. Lol
I could listen to Becca talk about Root all year
Was she talking about roots ?
@@maxk1459 But her home was never on the ground...
How???? She's so annoying!!
Adorable
Love the way you explain this!
Great supplementary instructional video but not nearly clear enough to use before playing the first time.
Agreed. Even with her excitement it doesn’t help a first timer
Yes, I usually watch short videos like this to learn about the game then if I liked it, I’ll go for a concise explanation and reading the rules then I’ll explain it to my friends and play with them.
Duh!
1:25 the sprites need to be revised. There's no bird to represent the 1-2 player game.
This board game is the G.O.A.T.
Can I just say that swipe to add the item tokens looked amazing! I even know how you did it, but it's still awesome!
The trick is to do it in reverse. You swipe them away, then play the video in reverse
The music made me feel like I was at Hogwarts.
Speechcraft 100, Charisma 100, Lady of the hearts ;-)
You did a very nice job explaining. Can you please do EVERDELL Digital?
The cutest version of the Colombian Civil War ever. Marque=Government, Eyrie=FARC, Alliance=Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, Vagabond=Medellin Cartel.
You really nailed it
great characters and board design
cant believe i found a gentleben comment while looking up root! im starting to get into this thru the digital version.. lets throw down, player
@@40rods yes, we shall...fellow gamer!
6:08 Looking back on this, why are the player boards so bent? This is a great game though
Alot of the early copies of the game had that issue. They later put out an updated board pack with tweaked rules and to replace that issue. Wasn't much of a problem after the first batch
what a nice game :)
Great Video 👍🏼
this is the best explanation for root by far! Well played
Hello i have a question in your idea this is a good game or Twilight Struggle
very entertaining! You're good at this! You seem like a fun person to play games with too!
Looking forward to seeing you play this one. Also....trash panda needs love too! haha
Pretty good video, but I might edit the music audio down a little bit. Cheers.
They need to expand this game more :D
Yeah
Biggest expansion yet coming up!
I can't find the game the game play through... Is it not up yet?
I love her
Anyone know the background music?
Subbed because becca is goddess
I am ROOT!
Yess
Can I get a rules clarification?
If you can only move from/into clearings you rule, how can you move troops into a clearing for battle? Did I just misunderstand something or is this an error?
You would have to move them from a clearing you rule into a new clearing for battle.
OK so you can move into a clearing you don't rule then. Thank you!
No problem. I think the rule is that in order to move you must move from a clearing you rule OR into a clearing you rule.
You have to either have rule of the clearing you are in or the one you are going into.
Great Game...loses steam after a bunch of plays, but definitely still a lot of fun. Excited for the Expansion. Great rules breakdown for a rather complicated game to teach. Amazing job Becca. Cannot wait for this game the game.
How is it as a 2 player game? I mostly only play games with my wife.
@@spderweb it's pretty fun but it might not be that long lasting since as far as I know, your locked into the Marquise and eryie
@@spderweb I recommend looking up Wingspan, it's #1 on BCG for families
@@unliving_ball_of_gas We have wingspan. It's decent. We've been playing alot of 7 Wonders Duel lately.
@@spderweb How good is it. I've recently bought Root and now am interested in Wingspan
Can you do Aye' Dark Overlord?
Wenn die Hintergrundmusik nicht wäre würde ich mir das Video gerne anschauen😢
The music is so cringe, doesn’t suit the theme at all
Poor trashpanda; he ain't hurtin' nobody.. Nobody who isn't trash anyway, which is fine by me.
Jee! Who's the lucky one?!
I would watch a video of Becca Scott explaining how to program a VCR.
Can it be played solo?
With Bot factions YES, but you can also play the different factions by yourself
Triumphant video
I thought the title said “how to play Groot” i was unfortunately wrong
I've been avoiding the How To Plays for months because I didn't like her yellsplaining style. I'm glad I took a chance on this one, because I appreciate Becca's calmer presentation.
NoBrakes23 Yellsplaining? Since when is that a word? 😕
Except with the actual research behind it.
Robert Tripp I’ve actually heard that word, but I don’t like it, either.
That was only there for the first couple of episodes really. I'm glad she's calmer now too. Hopefully she realised she doesn't have to amp it up to be entertaining :)
I like yellsplaining, it's gender neutral. Kavanaugh was a yellsplainer. "I LIKE BEER"
LOVE the trash panda comment 🤣
Magnificent video edit, unfortunately a very Bad decision is putting so loud the music
Can you do Z War One next?
It took me 5 mins to realize this is not Felicia Day...I guess I haven't been here for a while
Wow you're so, what 3 years ago now?
Why is this so different from when Legends of Avantris played it?
For those of us with difficulty hearing, please mute the music when you are talking. It's very difficult to sort the signal from the noise.
Activate texting then? Most people do not struggle with hearing what she is saying.
@@kentardi I wasn't talking to you ken tard.
@@bob-xm7ny you didn't have to go there man
@@kentardi still not talking to you ken
@@bob-xm7ny You're posting a comment on a YT video and you're not expecting feedback? You'r first time here or something?
First attempt at learning this game before unboxing at Christmas. All I can say is, ????
This is civalization but with woodland animals
This is Crusader Kings but as a board game.
This is settlers of catan but with furries
Thank you so much Becca. Your videos are so great. One thing: it's not "Marquis" but "Marquise" (the female or Marquess). It's pronounced "Mar-keez".
French pronunciation.
dont think my 10 year old would understand this game because i sure dont but would love to get it
I know I am a little late but all and all the game is not to complicated. She went over the general rules pretty solid and you really just have to have an idea of what the other factions are trying to do. For example the cats are about area control and building things to become more powerful. The Eerie are aggressively trying to gain territory, primarily from the cats, to build up a strong empire. However must go through a sort of program for their turn that must be followed or they are left in a weakened state. The Eerie have strong pushes but are followed by times of drought and weakness. The Woodland Alliance is about guerrilla warfare, spreading tokens to eventually build bases and have a small overall presence on the board, but if played right a pretty powerful one. Then the Vagabond, just kinda does it's own thing. It goes on quests and builds relationships with the other factions. What I do not recall her saying is that you win by getting 30 points, or completing a dominance card but let's ignore that for now. The way each faction earns these points are vastly different. Idk if a 10 could understand all the factions but if you play two player with one playing Eerie and the other the cats then he/ she would probably be able to digest it after a game or two. Not saying it is not worth the money but it is expensive if you are not real big into board games going for 60+ dollars. Hope I helped, if you have any other questions feel free to ask I will reply as soon as I can.
Well, he/she's 12 now
I'm here because of Becca
I think I'm going to stop following because of Becca.. She's a try-hard. It's very unnatural and exaggerated.
Dude...she's funny, she speaks clearly, apparently loves games and not bad on the eyes!
this game seems waaaay complicated. like playing 4 different games at once on the same board.
I do like playing vagobond for being the only one I understand.
I understood nothing. But the art is cool though.
Who's here from stumpt!!!
She is absolutely delightful.
This game is so confusing, one can attack only if there are enemy armies, and if there aren't any, it scores one extra damage. How can the attack take place then, and where the extra damage goes anyway?
And also, why there are no more women like Becca... life is weird.
Actually you can only attack if there are enemy PIECES in the same clearing so if there are buildings like the sawmill or tokens like wood you can attack and gain extra points
Extra damage for buildings if nobody protects them
033 Pamela Forest
Marquise is “markeez”, it is the feminine of the word “marquis” which is pronounced “markee”
Well, it's cat and not Chat, so we're not so worked up over it
She has a cute personality
What's the background music?
Im hear bexause i want to leaen how to play in a short period of time
i never understand the eyrei dynasty
Is this a great game?
I thought this was a tabletop rpg
Joe owl There is a tabletop rpg in the works. It was on Kickstarter a while ago. But this boardgame was first.
That would be Mouseguard!
I'm here because of the invisible forest elephants.
Oh my God, I'm in love with her!
I'm terribly disappointed in myself for purchasing this game.
I hate it so much.
Trashpanda made me 'ne'.
I love the idea of this game!
But in reality, in order to compete, you have to commit to knowing all of the possible actions the other factions can do at any given time. This is a lot to learn.
It's like learning 4 games at once...and you have to remember it all.
If you have poor eyesight like me, looking around the table and reading everything every turn is too much. For this reason I didn't enjoy this game.
What's Becca's twitter?
I miss Wil Wheaton
Why? She explains games just as well.
I understand this game is super popular... but I don't see it...
It's got **WAYYYYYYYY** too many moving parts...
And as someone who likes understanding ALL of the rules for a game before even suggesting it to others... I would find it very hard to explain this game to anyone.
wtf why is it so complicated
Okay, great! Now play Sparkle Kitty on Game the Game instead!
ale żenaduwa
came here for the game. I found a hottie
weirdo
Looks like it would have been a good game if they didn’t have to make it cute for girls.
I thought it was an AO game....
If you play the cats it is. The Eerie sort of but not really are based around Area of control. The cats are based around building buildings to recruit more warriors or get more wood to build more crafting stations. If you do get the game I recommend that the player with the highest skill plays the cats since they tend to have the most dominance on the board and can keep other factions in check. That is not to say they are overpowered though, it is amazing how balanced all factions are.
Dunno why but I thought there'd be a bunch of "i'll teach you how I play root ;D" comments.
When it feels like you have to graduate from college to be able to have fun:
I love the grammar in this comment-would definitely not “pass a college”.
@@WadeMeredith Thanks, mate. Finally someone for after 6 months long.
Marquise - pronounced ‘markeez’- don’t be annoying.
I’m distracted by how cute this woman’s personality is- find myself having to rewind. 😉
Thank you for the help though I hate your speaking style
Root was so so
I agree. It was so hyped, and so disappointing :(
I like the game. Find a different person to explain it next time though.
@@tenbones545Why?
@@tenbones545 Then congrats. Your reply is just as useless!
She’s a hottie!
Came for the board game. Stayed for the girl.
What happened to Wil Wheaton's tabletop??? She's ruining this channel.. :(
It's Marquise de Cat, not Maquis de Cat. She is female and thus the "s" in Marquise is pronounced.
Marquise pronouce the “se” like /z/ . It's a girl.
Its a pun on (my kitty cat), it is pronounced mar-key dee cat
@@SoLRAace so it's written in french to make a pun but you have to absolutely butcher the pronunciation to get something that barely resembles the intended pun? All they had to do was make Marquis a dude and the s becomes silent ... which makes me think it is NOT a pun. Because there are definitely french speakers in this game's design team.
@@oliverizzard8751 you are thinking to deep into this, and yes, they did have to make it a pun
It's "Marquise" [markiz]. A female. Not "Marquis" [marki]. Who do I hear all English speakers mispronouce this?
That's how we say it.
@@coryluskat that’s wrong
@@arthursimsa9005 sure. I'm sure we say a lot of things from other languages wrong. She's using it the way most US English speakers would understand it.
@@coryluskat But would you pronounce Marquis and Marquise the same?
@@arthursimsa9005 almost definitely. They're completely irrelevant words in my day to day life, reading all the comments here is the first time I realized they were said differently. Like now that I know better I'd probably think twice about it and try to remember which one was said which way, but when's the next time I'll hear marquise/marquis 😂
Why does she have to yell all the time, it sucks.
I cannot follow the game dammit, Ii am too focused on the girl *_*
The music is too loud relative to the speaker to understand. Move on to a new video.
Where did the famous people playing games go? They still have Critical Role I guess but where did all the actual famous people go? Who the hell bought this and fucked it up with a whole lot of people I don't care about trying to be charismatic and failing.
I think you are looking for TMZ
The video explication and girl are great
But the game looks like awfull !
Do you have Only Fans?
Ugh. I wish they would she would learn how to talk like a human.
Maybe you should learn how to build up a correct sentence before expecting that
@@doku5412 Touché.