Root: The Underworld Expansion (New)

Name: Root: The Underworld Expansion (New)
Brand: Leder Games
SKU: 672975032067
Price: 940 ZAR
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Product Dimensions and Weight

Product Length: 260.0000MM

Product Width: 260.0000MM

Product Height: 80.0000MM

Product Weight: 1000.0000G

R940

Publisher: Leder Games
Release Date: 2020
Genre: Board Game
Ages: 10+
Play Time: 60-90 minutes
Players: 2-6

Description

Introduction:

A GAME OF WOODLAND MIGHT AND RIGHT.

Delve deeper into the world of root with the Underworld Expansion, which adds two new factions and a new board.

The Great Underground Duchy, an ancient kingdom ascending to the surface.

Like the Marquise de Cat, the Duchy can muster a huge army of warriors and become a formidable military power. But the Duchy makes its home in the Burrow, located deep under the Woodland. To establish a foothold in the forest above, they must dig tunnels, which can appear in any clearing on the map. The other factions will never see it coming! They can’t stay passive in their homeland below—only by building Markets and Citadels in the Woodland can they gain enough allies and warriors to pose a threat.

The Duchy is overseen by a council of ministers, fickle politicians who must be swayed to the task of establishing a presence in the Woodland. To convince them, the Duchy must prove that its mission of conquest is all going to plan, revealing cards from their hand that match clearings they have pieces in. The more ministers they sway, the more actions they get per turn—over time, they will become an unstoppable force. But beware, if any of the Duchy’s buildings are destroyed, there’s a political price to pay—their minister of highest rank will quit, and they’ll discard a card, making it even harder to sway ministers back.

The Corvid Conspiracy, espionage masters and devious plotters.

Criminal syndicate? Machiavellian manipulators? The Corvid Conspiracy is many things, and nothing if not secretive. Like the Alliance, the Corvids are terrifying because you never know their true plans. They operate by hatching plots—raids, bombs, extortion, and snares—which turns the Woodland clearings into minefields, leaving the other factions unsure whether to stay put or run. After all, the bomb is as powerful as an Alliance revolt, destroying everything except the Corvids in its clearing. Stopping an unrevealed plot through military might alone can be unwise, though, as the Corvid agents lurking in the shadows will always draw blood. However, if the Corvids’ plots go ahead unchallenged, the Corvids grow more powerful and notorious.

But the Corvids are only as powerful as their secrets. If the other players can figure out the Corvids’ plots and guess them correctly, they can expose and remove the plots at no cost to themselves. This makes the Corvids easy targets if their plans are too obvious, so they’ll need to be unpredictable and bully the other players into leaving them be. Or perhaps they’ll goad another player into attacking a hidden raid plot, which rallies many more Corvids to the cause. Either way, if their mind games are good enough, the Corvids will snatch victory straight from the hands of their foes.

About Root:

Root is a game of woodland might and right. Stalk the woods as one of the Vagabonds, seize the initiative with the Eyrie birds of prey, rule over your subjects as the Marquise de Cat, or command the Woodland Alliance to create a new order. With creatures and cunning, you'll rule a fantastic forest kingdom in the ultimate asymmetric board game of adventure and war.

Note: Root base game required to play this expansion.

Features:

Ride the Ferry – Once during a player’s turn, they may take a move from the clearing with the ferry to any other clearing touching the lake, placing the ferry in the destination clearing.

Rule the Pass – The clearing with the tower is called the Pass. At the end of a player’s Evening, if that player rules the Pass, that player scores one victory point.

Play as the:

Underground Duchy – Sway your ministers to lead a righteous expedition to the Woodland, bringing order to the unending war and chaos above.

Corvid Conspiracy – Use cunning and trickery to hold the Woodland hostage, instigating plots to seize control through terror.

Play on the:

Mountain Map – Trek across outcroppings, clear blocked routes, and hold the mountain pass to show you are an effective leader.

Lake Map – Whisk yourself across the map by travelling on the ferry, meeting new friends and allies along the way.

You’ll love the Duchy if...

You like the Eyrie because of their expanding action set, but you want to play a more fluid card drafting game.

You like the Marquise because of their large army, but you want to strike with concentrated, crushing force.

You like the Alliance because they strike from the shadows, but you want more muscle to back it up.

You’ll love the Corvids if...

You like the Alliance because of their sneaky play style, and you want more room for outright trickery.

You like the Lizard Cultists because battling them can actually help them, but you want more control over your army.

You like the Vagabond because he’s a thorn in everyone’s side, but you want a force of warriors too.

Root: The Underworld Expansion Board Game Includes:

Booklets: Learning to Play and this Law
Cardboard Pieces: 6 Buildings, 19 Tokens, the Burrow, 4 Relationship Markers, 2 Victory Point Markers, 6 Closed Path Markers
Wooden Pieces: 35 Warriors, 1 Ferry, 1 Tower
Cards: 9 Ministers, 2 Overviews
Other: Board (Lake and Mountain Maps), 2 Dice, 2 Faction Boards (Duchy, Corvid)

Specifications:

Publisher: Leder Games
Release Date: 2020
Genre: Board Game
Ages: 10+
Play Time: 60-90 minutes
Players: 2-6