Root

Root is an electronic version of a popular board game, prepared by Dire Wolf studio, which is well known for creating such games.

Plot

The action of the game takes place in the war-torn Woodland. Evil Marquise de Cat has taken over the land, eager for its riches and control over the creatures that inhabit it. The forest creatures opposed to the Marquise have formed an Alliance and with the help of the Vagabonds seek to overthrow her. Meanwhile, on the border of the forest, the Eyrie faction elects a new leader to lead his people to regain their lost legacy.

Game mechanics

The game map, seen by us from above, is an exact reproduction of the board version. Woodland is filled with locations connected by paths, which we have to occupy during the game. Each player leads a different faction: they are chosen randomly or as determined by the creator of the game. Each has different goals and each is led differently.

As the Marquise de Cat, we have numerous troops at our disposal that we use to control the forest. Victory points, needed to win the game, are obtained by constructing buildings in available locations, which increases our control over the area. When playing the Alliance we have to accumulate the support of the forest's inhabitants - if none of the factions stops us and we place a support token somewhere, in time it will turn into a victory point. The more support, the more uprisings we are able to cause and these in turn allow us to recruit more soldiers and officers. Eyrie faction, ruling the forest before the arrival of the cats, wants to regain what is theirs. It receives points for occupying new areas and building beds on them - the more of them on the map, the more points. At the same time the Eyrie are bound by the Decree, so in each turn they must implement the points contained in it, otherwise they will fall into chaos.

Our soldiers are represented by the cards we receive at the beginning of each turn. When two players start a dispute over a given location, a system of turn-based combat is activated. Selected soldiers take part in them, and the result is determined by the coefficient of their strength and the number of points thrown on the dice. The game ends when one side scores at least 30 victory points.

Game modes

Root allows you to play both solo against the artificial intelligence and in multiplayer on a split screen or over a network.

Technical aspects

The graphics is in a cartoon style in a 2.5D perspective, which allowed for a nice visual experience.

Last updated on 16 May 2022