Underground Duchy - How to Play - Root

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  • Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2024

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  • @KrystianMajewski
    @KrystianMajewski 2 года назад +32

    23:41 Impressive custom meeple!

  • @ChessQuestionMark
    @ChessQuestionMark 2 года назад +27

    Glad to see you're better NitroGuy, you're my favorite root player there is and Duchy is my favorite faction of all time, keep killin it!

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +6

      That's so kind of you to say. I'm doing great now and hoping to get back into the thick of it!

  • @thebuzz567
    @thebuzz567 2 года назад +8

    Omg I bought this expansion litteraly 2 hours ago to play this evening. You couldn't have dropped this at a better time for me

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +1

      That is great timing, indeed! This is the faction that got some of my friends really into Root after being lukewarm on the base game for awhile. Enjoy!

  • @pFe1FF
    @pFe1FF 2 года назад +12

    23:40 Marquise doesn't like the move

  • @SaniFakhouri
    @SaniFakhouri 2 года назад +9

    Well done NitroRev! Glad to see you back at it with the Root videos.
    Couple of cute additional interactions (from a strict Rules perspective):
    1. When playing as the Duchy you want to be really, REALLY careful of crafting items when the Lord of the Hundreds (the red Rats) are about. With the Rat's Looters ability and their faction's natural tendency to battle multiple times with their Commands + Prowess, the Rats may be able to whittle you down to your tunnel + buildings and then use their Looters to yank an item from you while dealing a single undefended hit (which would force the Duchy player to lose single instances of their buildings, causing Price of Failure to trigger multiple times). Deadly!
    Fortunately, this doesn't work if you don't have any items crafted, since the Lord of the Hundreds can only declare Looters against a target that has at least one item in their Crafted Items area of their board.
    2. Of course, the Lizard's ability to Sanctify your buildings is remarkably dangerous, since that'll trigger Price of Failure. Fortunately, a Duchy that invest heavily in Markets will be able to potentially overdraw and dump a bunch of cards that differ from the suit your buildings in, making it harder for the Lizards to make the Outcast match.
    3. When you dig, you don't need to send any warriors into the clearing you dig in (it is 'up to' 4 warriors, after all). Sometimes it's just fine for the Duchy to dig a tiny bit of dirt somewhere for Minister Sway purposes, or to get the Baron of Dirt online, without committing your very valuable and precious forces anywhere else on the board.

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for the awesome tips. I had just recorded a short covering the dig trick but the looters double PoF is definitely on the docket for a short now that I've covered both factions.

  • @justsomeguy3983
    @justsomeguy3983 Год назад +8

    these vids are so helpful, everything is explained so well and the timestamps are supes helpful when in game and you have a question about a rule. keep up the good work!

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  Год назад

      Thanks! Glad the timestamps are helpful, I always do it because I like things organized but I'm glad others actually find them useful too!

  • @jerrywhoomst1116
    @jerrywhoomst1116 2 месяца назад +1

    My favorite faction to play on the digital game, just ordered the expansion with the physical version I'm excited.

  • @chiikahda394
    @chiikahda394 2 года назад +6

    Yes! A new video to watch!

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад

      Thank you! I'm finally back from my long hiatus. Going to try to keep up a more regular pace now.

  • @blakhand6847
    @blakhand6847 2 года назад +2

    Loved your factions guide videos. I was great help to understand how they work. Best videos by far that I have watched for root. Plus it made it clear which expansion I should go for.
    Please make guides for the base game factions too. I am sure many of us new players would love it too.
    Thank you.

  • @TheMasterOfByGames
    @TheMasterOfByGames Год назад +2

    The price of failure is applied when the Lizard Cult use Sanctify?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  Год назад +2

      Yep! Anytime Duchy lose 1 or more buildings

  • @vintom3825
    @vintom3825 2 года назад +2

    You finally come back

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад

      A lot happened in my life all at the same time (moving, gatherings, COVID) but now I'm back at it!

  • @warrenlee3603
    @warrenlee3603 2 года назад +1

    Such a clear and thorough summary !! Thanks

  • @40rods
    @40rods 2 года назад +10

    I'm so excited for these guys to come out on digital, desperately need another high reach faction in the mix with the 6 available now. Though, with the digital root schedule I suppose I've got another year to go :/

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +3

      I hear ya! I'm mostly excited about having the moles in digital because they're literally the faction I'm worst at. Having them on the app will allow me to play many many games to get more practice at knowing how to pilot them better.

  • @gilles_jobin
    @gilles_jobin Год назад +1

    Un grand merci pour vos explications très très claires !

  • @michael_3.3
    @michael_3.3 2 года назад +1

    Yay, welcome back :)

  • @blake6533
    @blake6533 Год назад +1

    Amazing game. I love all factions

  • @thatdude1966
    @thatdude1966 Год назад

    just wondering if you could do a video on vagabound ? we tried playing with 2 and there was some intresting interaction when they worked together 😄

  • @baeinthebay1888
    @baeinthebay1888 2 года назад +4

    hey nitrorev, whats worse? price of failure of fear of the faithful?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +4

      I'd rather not start a religious war in the comments section 😅

  • @obedabbo1
    @obedabbo1 Год назад +1

    Great video!

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks Obed!

  • @WARDOG325
    @WARDOG325 2 года назад +1

    Hey nitro, what brand of card sleeves do you use? I've been looking online and was overwhelmed with how many brands there are and don't know wich to choose from lol

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад

      I just ordered some cheap penny sleeves because I needed a whole lot of them and they were inexpensive. I just bought some higher quality sleeves for the Hireling cards and depending how they look on camera I may change out all the existing sleeves for nicer ones but man it's a lot of work to unsleeve and resleeve the 100+ cards in the game so I may not bother.

  • @tilmannetfuse7949
    @tilmannetfuse7949 3 месяца назад

    great content - thanks a lot :)

  • @gaborlaszlofekete9640
    @gaborlaszlofekete9640 Год назад +1

    Wait, does it say MOVE your tunnel when all 3 are on the map? Does that mean you can MOVE one of your tunnels to the clearing where the cats' keep is? Because you said in one of your videos that the keep only prevents enemy players PLACING tokens and meeples there, but MOVING is still legal. And using the tunnel is also counts as MOVING, but I'm not sure in this particular situation since technically you pick up your figures from the burrow and place them onto the map, but retreating is definitely legal. Or is there something in the lawbook against it?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  Год назад +1

      No you cannot use the dog action in the keep. I may have mispoken when I said you could move the tunnel because the law says that if all 3 are on the map, you may first remove one of the existing tunnels. Therefore dog is always a place action so you may not dig at the keep.
      Also, the burrow is another clearing and moving warriors from the burrow to a clearing with a tunnel is still moving even though you are picking them up. Don't think about the difference of move/place on what your hand is doing, rather just look at how it's written in the law. Dig says place the tunnel and move up to 4 warriors from the burrow. And because the burrow is just another clearing (although it's special) moving from the burrow to a tunnel clearing is still a regular move action.

  • @lLordHassan
    @lLordHassan Год назад

    Thank you! One simple question… i can use my ministers once every turn right?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  Год назад

      Yes, you can use all your Swayed Ministers every turn but only during step 2 of daylight. This means you take the minister actions after your 2 free actions and before swaying ministers.

  • @Pokephantom
    @Pokephantom 2 года назад

    Welcome back

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад

      Great to be back!

  • @TheMasterOfByGames
    @TheMasterOfByGames Год назад +1

    A wild marquise the cat has appeared.

  • @JAMman
    @JAMman 2 года назад +2

    Welcome back nitro! Hey quick question, where does it say you can't travel between tunnel tokens? Or is it illegal because it doesn't say you can in the law?

    • @LeafAxeProductions
      @LeafAxeProductions 2 года назад +5

      I believe it is because the tunnels are not adjacent to each other, rather they are adjacent only to the burrow. so you'd have to move from tunnel A into burrow to then move to tunnel B

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +2

      LeafAxeProduction answered correctly. Tunnels do not make the clearings adjacent to each other. They only make the clearings adjacent to the burrow.

    • @JAMman
      @JAMman 2 года назад

      @@LeafAxeProductions thank you!

    • @JAMman
      @JAMman 2 года назад +1

      @@nitrorev ty sir

  • @AxillaryPower2
    @AxillaryPower2 2 года назад +2

    I've only played a handful of games, but every time the Duchy has been in, they've won. Is this normal? Does everyone need to focus them like an archenemy right out of the gate? What's some counterplay advice, because they've always had an overwhelming advantage whenever I've seen them.

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +2

      They are indeed a strong faction but like the Lord of the Hundreds, can be dealt with early and be less of a problem. If you let them place buildings and don't attack them, they can be hard to stop. Don't be afraid to hit the moles early, it's almost always a good idea unless the player is totally new. I'll put together a short on countering the Dutchy soon since a lot of people have the same question.

  • @bokajon
    @bokajon 2 года назад

    Thanks for this excellent tutorial buddy!!

  • @Maraffler
    @Maraffler 2 месяца назад

    Hi, are you still planning to make the how-to videos for the first 4 basic factions? I would love to send beginner players your videos in advance so they can get an idea of the factions beforehand :)

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 месяца назад

      Hey, I'm glad to hear you're liking my videos. The channel is kinda on hiatus for the moment as I'm dealing with some life stuff but I'd like to do the base game rules and base 4 factions at some point for sure. The next expansion is going to be announced in October and Root will once again be in the spotlight so I'll definitely try to make some more videos around then.

    • @Maraffler
      @Maraffler 2 месяца назад

      @@nitrorev Thank you for your reply and good luck with all the things you have to master in your private life. I can very well understand that these things take precedence :)

  • @axeldegiorgis2064
    @axeldegiorgis2064 2 года назад

    Hello,
    Thanks for the great content 👌
    What about if you lose 2 buildings in 1 fight, do you trigger price of failure twice or only once ?
    Thanks

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +1

      If 2 buildings are removed in the same instance, Price of Failure triggers just once. I really wish I had emphasized this in the video so I made a short about it after the fact. Good question.

    • @axeldegiorgis2064
      @axeldegiorgis2064 2 года назад

      @@nitrorev Thanks a lot, that's what I thought but I wanted to make sure ;)

  • @lovesliverwind
    @lovesliverwind Год назад

    Sorry in getting confused that the effect of banker is to spend cards to score points of the same suit but will I need to rule the clearing of that suit to score points or as long as the suit has my warrior

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  Год назад

      No worries. Banker has absolutely no connection to your pieces on the map. You could be completely board wiped and still banker your whole hand of 5 cards for 5 points provided they were all the same suit (or a mix of bird cards and a single suit).

    • @lovesliverwind
      @lovesliverwind Год назад +1

      @@nitrorev oh I see thank you as I was confused whether I need to have duchy pieces to be able to use that card effect haha

  • @guacamolen
    @guacamolen 2 года назад +1

    Really would have loved to see this before I played the Duchy yesterday and got stomped I to the ground...

  • @typektypowy
    @typektypowy 2 года назад +1

    This made me actually consider buying the expansion
    Are the corvids next?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +2

      Already covered the Corvids 😁

    • @typektypowy
      @typektypowy 2 года назад +2

      @@nitrorev lol you did 😅 tanks for you awsome work

  • @PeeWee1476
    @PeeWee1476 Год назад +1

    I just popped this open last night and the set up for the Duchy seems to run counter to how you set it up? The board says to set up the Duchy diagonally opposite from the Keep. What gives?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  Год назад +2

      I'm only teaching Advanced setup (using the card I held up at 3:46) which allows you to set up anywhere that's not adjacent to an enemy homeland. It's sort of my subtle way of nudging the community towards migrating completely over to Advanced Setup because it's much better and more fun than standard setup.

    • @PeeWee1476
      @PeeWee1476 Год назад +2

      @@nitrorev That makes sense. Thank you so much for replying! Good video btw!

  • @LeDinoRigolo
    @LeDinoRigolo Год назад

    Why did I see the castle in the center of the map. Is it not suppose to be in a corner ? And why there are 2 warriors in some clearing ?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  10 месяцев назад

      Advanced setup allows cats to set up the keep outside the corners AND gives extra warriors to give more early game defense. Makes the whole game so much better because all factions have more freedom of starting position.

  • @karlschook440
    @karlschook440 2 года назад

    Quick question from the beginning of the video: don't cat keeps start off in a map corner?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад

      Not under Advanced setup rules. Now cats get to start anywhere they want!!! And did you notice there were 2 cats in all the clearings with buildings? The cats now start with more warriors than they used to which is wonderful. Learn more about Advanced Setup from my earlier video on the topic.

  • @zacharyadler4071
    @zacharyadler4071 2 года назад

    I wonder if I can get some clarification on a rule with the burrow. It specifies that enemies can't enter the burrow, but I don't see a concrete definition of "enter" in the law of root or underworld expansion rulebook. Notably it doesn't say enemies can't move into the burrow, so I assume enter means either moving OR recruiting into it.
    So then if a non-duchy player has ownership of the Vault Keepers hirelings and there is a vault in the same clearing as a tunnel, would they not be able to place a vault and a warrior in the burrow?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад

      Sorry this took so long to respond to. With Root you must always go by the Law of Root, the player boards are just there to help. The Law (6th printing) says "non-duchy pieces cannot be placed in or moved into the Burrow". Hirelings are non-duchy pieces (even when controlled by the duchy player) and the term "enter" is not used in the law definition. Hope that clears it up for you.

    • @zacharyadler4071
      @zacharyadler4071 2 года назад

      @@nitrorev Ohh that does help, thanks!

  • @alvarocreator8784
    @alvarocreator8784 2 года назад +2

    Anyone knows if there are other duchy strategies apart from smol mole, pump & dump or banker, thanks

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад

      Swole Mole, Money Moles, Mole Mart, Sway and Pray

    • @Nevakanezah_
      @Nevakanezah_ 2 года назад

      @@nitrorev note: mole mart == "banker", as does money moles iirc.
      Sway n pray == P&D, for people who wanted a PG-rated name

    • @alvarocreator8784
      @alvarocreator8784 2 года назад

      @@Nevakanezah_ Sway and pray and Pump and Dump are the same?

  • @austinfurgason3634
    @austinfurgason3634 Год назад

    Thanks a bunch I’m playing on the app and couldn’t figure out why if I had four cards in my hand I couldn’t play a lord. So the card counting towards to sway of minister must correspond to a clearing with a mole in it. That’s what I was trying to figure out 😀

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  Год назад

      The clearing must have a mole piece, meaning a warrior, tunnel or building, any will do.

  • @baron_of_dirt
    @baron_of_dirt 2 года назад

    Can you make a video covering popular Moles strategies like smol mole?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад

      I would love to but the thing is, Moles are actually my worst faction. I know the rules but don't really have a sense of the rhythm of the faction, when is strategy A better than strategy B. I'd like to play them a lot more before I can speak confidently about how to win with them.

  • @A_Beech_Boi
    @A_Beech_Boi 2 года назад

    Glad to see you back, you gotten your hand on a copy of the new expansion?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +1

      Not yet 😭 I called all the game stores in my area and nobody has an extra copy kicking around. Might need to wait until retail before I can cover the expansion in greater depth. At least there's still plenty to talk about in the existing Root content.

    • @A_Beech_Boi
      @A_Beech_Boi 2 года назад

      Damn that is rough! I really hope you somehow find one before it is available for retail 😭 But you are right, there is still plenty of content to make in the base game and two expansions

  • @popgas3821
    @popgas3821 2 года назад +1

    23:38 ypur cat just want to play as the Marquis, c'mon 😂. I really want to break this faction as it currently struggling in our group. Thanks!

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +1

      Thanks! Moles are really strong but they can get hit hard by losing buildings. Try limiting your buildings and make sure to sway EVERY turn. That way you build up an action economy without the threat of having them removed. Don't underestimate the power of the recruit action.

    • @popgas3821
      @popgas3821 2 года назад

      @@nitrorev duly noted on this. My previous plays were usually anchored on greedy builds and that simply leads me to "turmoil" 😂 if I don't maneuver my warriors properly. Gradual play might still be the best. Thanks!

  • @jamesbond-ic6qx
    @jamesbond-ic6qx 9 месяцев назад

    A real-life Marquise de Cat has appeared 23:38.

  • @krosUrgewalt
    @krosUrgewalt 2 года назад +1

    Enjoyed your Root content! Face reveal when

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +1

      Thanks so much. I'm thinking of doing some more stream-style content soon. If you're curious, I appeared as a commentator in a semi finals Root game during the Winter Tournament over on Guerric Samples Games RUclips. You can see my face there (there's a playlist of my tournament appearances in my channel)

  • @Nevakanezah_
    @Nevakanezah_ 2 года назад +3

    > 1 month is a long hiatus
    Good thing no one checks my upload schedule

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +1

      New video when!?!!

    • @Nevakanezah_
      @Nevakanezah_ 2 года назад

      @@nitrorev When it's done, and not a moment sooner

  • @Reggie1408
    @Reggie1408 2 года назад

    Yes! More Root!

  • @XxDainBramagedxX
    @XxDainBramagedxX 20 дней назад

    Get that cat a character board

  • @yans2107
    @yans2107 2 года назад +1

    hireling rules part 2 ? Please :)

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +1

      It may take awhile yet because I'm trying to find a copy of Marauder Expansion. I missed the Kickstarter and now can't find any leftovers in my area.

  • @OliverToal
    @OliverToal 2 года назад

    In two player games with my group, the Dutchy have ALWAYS won. The closest game so far has been 30 - 28 vs. Cats.

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад

      Duchy require some early punching and at 2 players that's extra important. If you can cripple your opponent early in a 2 player game, there's no downside whereas in multiplayer, it's not a good idea to preemptively ruin somebody's game because you may need them later. It's part of why I don't play much 2 player Root though Hirelings and Bots help with this to be sure.

  • @gabrielhortig9794
    @gabrielhortig9794 2 года назад

    wait, what if you lose a lot of buildings and have no crowns left at all.... how do you continue scoring? destroying other player`s buildings?

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад +1

      I'm confused by your question. You only lose crowns of the swayed minister. The only way you have zero crowns left is if you've swayed all 9 ministers and therefore all 9 crowns are either on the minister cards or removed from the game due to losing a building. I can safely say I've never ever seen all 9 ministers swayed or all 9 crowns removed. You can only sway 1 minister per turn therefore it would take at least 9 turns to sway all 9 ministers and have all the crowns removed.
      Even if you remove all 9 crowns, there are still plenty of ways to score points. Battling enemy buildings and tokens like you mentioned but also crafting items and even the lord ministers themselves give you points so there's no lack of scoring for the Dutchy. Trust me.

    • @gabrielhortig9794
      @gabrielhortig9794 2 года назад +2

      @@nitrorev hahaha sorry for confusing you, but your reply answered what I wanted. Thank you! I just got this expansion and I wanted to know as much as I can before explaining this to my friends.

  • @erikabreu5309
    @erikabreu5309 2 года назад

    Ra R RRra- Mouse! 😂😅

  • @michaelvaldivia2262
    @michaelvaldivia2262 2 года назад +1

    Strategy guideeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    • @nitrorev
      @nitrorev  2 года назад

      Haha, I am not strong enough of a moles player to do that. Maybe once Moles come out on the digital app, I'll be able to play them enough to get more perspective on how to pilot them well. At this point I've played cats and birds hundreds of times but moles maybe less than 5 times so I'm definitely not enough of an expert to make a strategy guide.

  • @Eidenhoek
    @Eidenhoek Год назад +1

    Suede ministers are soft.