Root

I love this game. It is a delight to play online in real time.

However, the client side animations for battles are dreadful. It wastes immense amounts of time per turn on militant factions with lots of battles(rats, noble->bridget on moles) while your opponents watch a still screen. Its just silly that you cannot opt-out of client side battle animations. I have ran out of time on several game winning turns, where i have calculated the winning line, because i am stuck in animations and unable to complete my turn in time.
But besides the battle animations its a brilliant game.

The lizard folk are so fucking ass its crazy why is every action the highest investment in the game can we get new rules for them already

Very good mechanics. fun to learn each different role and also create diverse strategy to win.

An amazing digital version of a rich and complex board game. It's fantastic solo and with friends over multiplayer.
The value for money is excellent and the quality of the tutorials is outstanding.

Addicting, once you are past the steep learning curve. Recommend playing board game first.

one of the best board games ive played and even better for beginners on this version love it tried 1v1 and 3 and 4 players all works nicely. Disclaimer though you need friends KI is kinda boring but works i guess :D

Fun and cute graphics. Easy to learn.

Game is super complex for my silly little brain but the tutorials are easy enough to follow and help you learn to play each fanction. Past those, there's lots to do in solo play and plenty of customizable options for online play. Reccomend!

Nicely made game, enjoying to play. Online play should make it easier for people that play with their friends. I couldn't see a filter for friends games or inviting friends to the created game button. Maybe I missed it tho.

I really like the normal board game, and this is just as good. I kinda wish async didn't have a time limit.

Root is the best board game I've come across in recent years. This digital version is perfect for people wanting to learn the game or find people to play with online

Good for multiplayer with friend and also has a pass and play mode for family

Amo esse jogo de paixão, tanto em sua versão física quanto essa versão digital, e digo com tranquilidade para qualquer um que esteja em dúvidas sobre comprar ou não o jogo: compre!!!

Quanto à tradução, existe uma tradução não oficial feita por mim e por outro colega:
https://github.com/luizera666/Root_Translate_Tools/releases/tag/updateTranslate1.33.1

The first time I played Root I absolutely despised the game. I was playing Eyrie and had no idea what I was doing. In fact, I hated it so much, I swore I'd never play the game again. 5 years later, and here I am. It's now my favorite board game. The game runs great, and plays amazingly. If you can get over the steep (and I mean STEEP) learning curve, buy this.

The game is very fun, though finding a game for online play can be difficult. I recently increased my winrate from 0 to 10% so I'm very happy about that

i love the characters and how we fight and build all of it mix together is very i like the raccoon but it's hard to play the cat is the most easy so i like playing the cat if i want to win pretty cool i like the raccoon if i'm in the mood for it the raccoon can gift but sometimes they just backstab us :] good color and effect tho give your best try >-< thx for reading have a good day. stay positive and kind ty. :]

A wonderful implementation of my favorite boardgame, which is harder to arrange than a quick online match

great game, I own the board game and video game. the only thing i don't like is in the video game the mechanical marquise isn't in the Riverfolk expansion and is instead in a different expansion

I've played Root in person and online and I must say the online version has so many QOL improvements as to be a nearly superior product.

Root as a game is difficult to get into and confusing on its face. With 4 base factions with decent complexity and 6 additional and often complex factions Root is a very difficult game to get into with all content added. This is worsened by how easy it is to set up the game. Unlike in person games, where all pieces must be meticulously and carefully assembled according to the ironclad rules, the game will automatically set up the pieces for you. While some may have a benevolent host, others often set up at time of game: meaning they get more familiar with the pieces as the setup continues. This does not occur in the online version. What is a convenience for experienced players becomes a hinderance for new players.

The online versions accessibility leads to a disadvantage further in how fast all actions are resolved. Discarded cards are quickly shuffled across the screen and actions resolve within the second. The easiest thing to understand is the battles, which have numbers and icons indicating bonuses.

Root understands these issues and has introduced tutorials for all factions. For someone in a rush, these are useless in the moment. After the game, the tutorials slowly and carefully introduce you to important mechanics and game rules. Afterwards, the challenge tab gives you a reason to play against AI: adding unique twists which challenge and develop your skills. The issue with understanding what occured is solved with an action log, albeit slightly hidden. You can check and have a short record of prior actions, not to mention proper order. Because the game remembers what happened in prior turns, you are able to undo non-rng/unknown based actions. This is genuinely the best feature of the game and makes playing so enjoyable online.

Being able to reverse allows for experimentation with movement and leniency in turns. You could go all the way back to the start of your turn and re-adjust allocations with a few button presses. You can replace all the wood spent on a prior upgrade in an instant and recover cards spent for upgrades without looking through the deck. It is such an awesome ability that playing in-person is superior due to atmosphere.

Root's gameplay I won't really touch on too much. I'm not familiar enough with all the factions to fully speak on the matter yet. I do enjoy the game!

This is the greatest board game every made in my opinion and the digital adaption does not disappoint. Although I would rather play in person, this is still a great way to get my Root fix. The challenges can really help you improve in your abilities and allow you to learn the factions.

The board game is great and this digital implementation is great too. The only thing missing is the option to play with 5-6 players.

Pretty fun, and easy to get into. With a good tutorial for the base game, and the different factions.

There's a game mode that allow you to play over days, and notify you when it's your turn (which is pretty handy if you don't have a lot of time doing the day)

A great digital tabletop game!
Whether you're synced with friends or running async, it's still quite fun/strategic.

This is my most favorite board game ever. I love that there is a digital adaptation of this to play with friends remotely.

Fun and cute boardgame! The DLCs are kinda expensive tho

Boring, the zooming in for actions are annoying, I want to see the board game at all times, and not a fan of some of the factions

amazing game and an amazing way to learn the boardgame

This board game is such a fun game to play and I highly recommend. I especially recommend this digital version if:
- you are interested in this game but don't have an easy way to get four people to play (this game has loads of single player content especially with the DLC (which I highly recommend as well), and the AI (not clockwork) is honestly pretty fun to play against (although dumb on a few occasions))
- you are interested in this game but feel it might be too complicated (it holds your hand through turns letting you know what you can and cannot do!)
- you like any strategy or war games in general (this game has great strategy for all levels, some factions require seriously deep thought where as others may online require a preliminary level)
- you are interested in this game but don't have much time (a solo game against AI only takes around 1-ish hour which is much shorter compared to a game irl)

As for whether you should play this with the dedicated digital version or TTS, here is why you should choose this version:
- It carries DLC over to all platforms you own the base game on (so you can play it at home and on the go)
- It has a much more active community (in Leder Games discord there are loads of people looking for games with this version. Not so much with TTS)
- It forces proper rules (good in some cases, bad in others (vagabond), but good if you are unsure of the rules)
- It has A-sync games so you can play even if you are too busy!
- and all the reasons mentioned above
(just know there are no hirelings)

However do keep in mind that TTS might be more preferable if:
- You want to play with the expansions as they come out and even as they are tested (this version takes forever with DLC)
- You don't want to spend as much on the game (TTS is a single purchase no DLC needed)
- You want to play with fan content (only possible on TTS!)
- You are looking to play much more then root (obviously 1 game vs endless games)

Still though if you are mainly concerned with root, can wait for DLC, want fun unique challenge scenarios, great solo play, ability to play async, and easy access to finding a game. Then buy Root Digital!

Takes a long time to learn, especially when playing by oneself. The tutorials don't break down the importance of cards in your hand and turn order as well as they should, or as they would be when playing on a tabletop, but the reward for patience is worth it. Learning to master the different factions is like playing multiple games at once. A great experience overall, even if there are some criticisms of the presentation.

Although this is just a PC port of a (really good) Board Game, it has good music and sounds, good animation and gives off a different vibe to the board game in my opinion. But everyone absolutely must play the board game at least once.

I recently discovered the board game version of Root and this is a great adaptation in video game form. It's a great way to test out each faction and work out how they play, so I can take that knowledge into an in-person board game play. The artwork is fantastic too. My only criticisms would be the cost of the DLCs and the occasional disconnected game, however, everything else runs smoothly.

This game is a lot of fun to play just like the boardgame is. The artwork is good, the tutorial is very helpful in getting you started and the gameplay is easy enough to have you playing a full game in no time.

There is a delightful community surrounding this game, and it has near-infinite replayability. As digital board games go, I highly recommend.

Strategically complex learning how each faction works but fun none the less!

the game is nearly perfect it just need 6 player mode

came for the furries
stayed for all the fun it brought
best enjoyed with friends

Super fun board game that I can play with my friends long-distance. A perfect purchase if you like playing board games with friends remotely.

The presentation is beautiful and the rules are well implemented from the board game. The multiplayer is plagued by desync issues. The KI opponents are to simple and act stupid. The DLCs are too expensive. Get the board game and skip on this.

Root is one of my most favourite board games, and this version is as perfect an adaptation you can get on the computer.

and now that the marauder expansion has been included I would totally recommend it to anyone who loves the game!

The adaptation of the board game is pretty solid. Some things will feel weird at first but once you get used to the UI most factions are pretty straightfoward to play (if you already know how they play on the physical game). Now that the marauders expansion has released on digital I'd say the faction selection is basically complete.

Possibly my favorite board game of all time. Love the asymmetric factions and the complex interactions they have between each other. It feels very rewarding to solve an endgame puzzle to steal the win at the last second.

One of the best digital versions of a board game ever. It was enticing enough to make me buy the physical version, and I have zero regrets.

Its pretty easy to learn and if you love board games, rpgs, and strategy games, this is the game for you. The different factions I feel like are another difficulty than the difficulty itself. Depending on the faction you play as depends on how well you need to use strategy. Honestly I want to play more games like this. It is absolutely worth it

once understood fun moles are quite "FUN" and generally it is a very good game good buy

It's a cute boardgame that let's you specialize in a single or several factions you can use to ruin all your friends' plans.

I really enjoy being able to learn all the intricacies of every faction and watching my path to glory being ruined by one bad move or card draw or an opponents cleverness. If you have friends to play with it's def worth.

There are currently some issues with connectivity that I've noticed here and there, but sometimes force closing the game and relaunching can fix it.

This is a very faithful adaptation to the already amazing game. The scrappy, cardboard cutout visuals are charming and match the original game quite nicely. The automation makes it much more approachable than the physical version. Not any less complicated, but in this version you can't "cheat" by forgetting or misinterpreting the rules, creating a more "pure" experience. It's also significantly more affordable, the physical version of ROOT and each of it's many expansions will typically go for $50) EACH, while this game is $15, and the expansions are $10. Still not cheap, but at least you aren't spending hundreds of dollars on the silly woodland critter game. If you do decide to buy the game, then I highly implore you to join the Woodland Warriors discord server as well. I (probably) can't link it here because this is a steam review and steam will take this down or remove the link, but it's not hard to find. The server is a friendly and welcoming community, and it will be much easier to set up games using the server than by using the built-in game finder. I highly recommend you give the digital version of ROOT a shot, even if you have never played it before.

A very fun game with radically different engines / win conditions for each faction. Tons of fun, highly replayable.

This is a fairly good port to digital. It's not as engaging to play casually as the digital version of other Solo/Co-op games because the AI is very un-impressive but at least it's pretty easy to find online games.

I just kinda wish the game let you skip animations. Moves feel pretty slow and it's annoying that you have to see in it reverse to undo a move.

All the fun of a complex strategy board game without any of the setup or rules-remembering. Occasionally drops games when one of your friends' screens gets stuck for no reason. Also wish there was a way to join games in-progress (so when we have to leave because our screen gets stuck we can jump back in) or to just jump into our friends' lobby (so we dont have to scroll the list of active games to find our game) very fun though

This is a super fun strategy game that might seem complicated at first but is really, very simple. The tutorials in this online version make it even easier to learn to play. If you're already a fan of Root, this online version is an amazing choice. It's filled with cute animations and lots of ways to play. You can finish a game in less than half an hour! Though, sometimes I think it goes a little to fast during the computers' turns. I occasionally feel like I want to go back and see what they did. Overall, however, Root is a very entertaining game and this online version is especially fun.