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ROOT: THE UNDERWORLD EXPANSION

Game ID: GID0451953
Game Info
Year
2020
Players
1-6
Age
10+
Playtime
90 min
Collection
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Description

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

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 traveling on the ferry, meeting new friends and allies along the way.

Each game includes...
• Even more screen-printed warriors for the two new factions
• A new double-sided board with the lake and mountain maps.
• Hundreds of new faction configurations!

Ages 10+, 1-6 players, 60-90 minutes
※ Base Game Required

Per Leder Games, Vendors may not advertise any of the following Leder Games products on the 'Leder Games MAPP List' at a price that is more than 20 percent below the MSRP. The Leder Games MAPP List is available at this link:
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Description

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

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 traveling on the ferry, meeting new friends and allies along the way.

Each game includes...
• Even more screen-printed warriors for the two new factions
• A new double-sided board with the lake and mountain maps.
• Hundreds of new faction configurations!

Ages 10+, 1-6 players, 60-90 minutes
※ Base Game Required

Per Leder Games, Vendors may not advertise any of the following Leder Games products on the 'Leder Games MAPP List' at a price that is more than 20 percent below the MSRP. The Leder Games MAPP List is available at this link:
Leder Games MAPP List
The full MAPP Policy may be viewed here:
Full MAPP Policy

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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • cool new character designs
  • exciting visual and mechanical changes
Cons
  • additional rules to learn
  • new components may require rebalancing
Thematic elements
  • asymmetric strategy with new character designs
  • Underworld map expansion for Root
  • darker, more varied factions
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Asymmetric play expansion — adds new factions and a new map component to Root
  • Card-map interaction — cards interact with a newly swapped map setup
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Quotes (from this video)
  • the coolest sounding thing about this game to me is that it sounds like your characters can get bounties on their heads which other players can collect
  • hot damn those character designs look so freaking cool
  • I’m super duper excited for this thing
  • I don’t love Key Forge; it’s not you, it’s me
  • I pick up the 15-point spot in Five Tribes
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