Been on the fence with Root for a while but this was all I needed to hear. 10 bucks vs 50-60 plus it has great tutorials? Yes please!

Was always interested in playing Root, but never got the chance. Now I can!

This app actually made me get the physical game. It really helped me learn how to play.

Keep in mind the Cats' field hospital mechanic is different to the board game (or at least it was last time I checked) where instead of triggering immediately after a cat is lost and then being placed immediately in the keep clearing, it instead triggers at the start of the cats' turn. This hurts the cats' playability and allows other players to do rolling assaults and knock the cats out fairly easily. Especially the Ranger Vagabond, who can kill their way through the cats early game and rack up continual points.

@scottmcfarlane7524

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think they are differnet per say .... I beilive the app plays the game correct and there has been some toss up on the Cats' field hospital mechanic based on the board game rules.

@coletaylor5264

Ай бұрын

Bro, you are playing with the pre April 2025 version of the game

I love Root, but like others have been saying, this online version is still full of significant glitches. I bought it on steam and had game changing glitches in 2 out of 3 games. One game as the vegabond it put all the coins, teas, and bags I got from ruins and aiding directly in my satchel and then forced me to permanently discard 3 of them because I didn't have room for all my items.

I've been playing this on Steam. I love to board game, but always had trouble getting it on the table. Got it through steam, have played it several times. Mostly good experiences. I have a problem with how the Eyrie programming moves are played versus my interpretation of the rules. Also, there has been a couple of glitches that meant my program had to go do disarray. Also, I had gotten booted from the game a couple times, though that might be on my end. Overall, very pleased with this, and look forward to playing more.

Great video. Helps me out a lot. I have never kickstarted but I started feeling this way once andromedas edge videos started being released. I eventually bought a cheaper game now as supposed to paying big money and waiting 16 months

I can't wait for the expansion so I can play my favorite the Duchy

Would love to see Tom’s reviews of Armello and Northguard, even if they don’t have board game counterparts.

@Marinealver

2 жыл бұрын

Trying to get Space Cats 🐈 Peace Turtles 🐢 to take a look at that game. But I will admit it can get as expensive as Twilight Imperium.

0:22 *The cats, not the foxes. I like the app, very well done and useful to refresh the rules after a while you don't play. Not the best for learning it from zero, because something still is slightly different from the board game (I know it's a little thing and would've difficult to reproduce it faithfully, but cats' hospital works differently on the app). My only complain is they're slow to add latest expansions on the digital version.

Great review. I'll chime in with my on 2c regarding the online multiplayer: Been playing it with a couple of friends over asynchronous multiplayer (3 day turn timer). I have the game on both steam and Android. I really like that the game sends you push notifications, and every time you boot up the game, it replays the turns your opponents made after your turn, which is enough to give you a good idea of the board state in case you forgot anything. Makes playing the game very convenient as well. I've done simultaneous multiplayer as well, with the same friends. I did it with my friends while we used voice chat, otherwise I would advise against it. As you mentioned I can see it easily get boring while you're sitting at your phone waiting for them to do their turns if you're not able to interact with them. Playing the app reminded me about how much I loved the board game though, I really can't wait until I meet with my friends again to play it, especially the expansions.

@FishyAshB

3 жыл бұрын

Just making a follow-up comment to this... it seems like a new patch happened but it's completely broken the online games that I was running. I can't really in good conscience recommend playing asynchronous until they fix this because at the moment every turn is a frustrating nightmare of waiting, game crashes, game hanging, freezes, restarts and pretty much anything else that can go wrong.

@FishyAshB

3 жыл бұрын

2nd follow-up, it looks like they've patched out most of the issues that was going on with the game. Honestly it's been pretty impressive how often DWD have been patching this game. Either way the game is now in a much better state than before so I now recommend it again

@Pandaminimum

2 жыл бұрын

@@FishyAshB Could you clarify, whether you can play with another player on the same gadget?

@FishyAshB

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pandaminimum you can! They have local pass and play. (Pass the device between players) Works best with mobile or tablet of course, but it can even be done on PC

It has online multiplayer against other players right? Why didn't Tom mention that when talking about multiplayer? It's only the most important feature of the game. Or does only the Steam version have online multiplayer?

I knew you would rate this game the highest marks, but I was still curious what amount of pizzaz points would be given out. Man you were not greedy ;-) Review wise I totally agree. And for the AI mark, I am 100% sure you will nudge that one point up, one you've played medium and hard mode.

Sold!

I agree with Tom. I just have 1 minor remark. The battle animation takes way too long (on Steam) . If they could shorten that it would be purrrrrfect.

You sold me on it!

Love the root game despite the bugs I keep encountering but I have to disagree with one thing. They should definitely keep the online 3day turn based option.

It has the UNDO button for a month now! This app is definitely the best board game adaptation after Through The Ages.

I think Dire Wolf should release the tutorial portion of the app for free as a demo. It'll get people learning the board game.

dont think you ever did an Armata Strigorie review!

What is an R Review?

So excited to download this app, and like you was anxious about it as I own the board game and all the expansions so love it. Am relieved at your highly rated review. 👍🏻😁

I bought the app solely on Tom's review.

@Pandaminimum

2 жыл бұрын

Could you clarify, whether you can play with another player on the same gadget?

Best app out there...cant wait for expansions..AI is trash btw but online game is where it comes to life

I respectfully disagree with Tom's AI rating. I would rate it 1/5. Even the hard AI does really dumb things. But, I would still suggest getting it.

@CarterSharpe

3 жыл бұрын

I've found the AI is especially bad at stopping another AI's winning position.

You mean the cats ??

@joetaptaco

3 жыл бұрын

Cats = foxes to someone in S. FL

Let's see when it comes out for Android...

@TheGamingEntity

3 жыл бұрын

It's already out on Android. You'll need to search for 'Root game' in the Play store.

@carlosmarquez2725

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGamingEntity can confirm, searching 'Root' alone won't be enough, but just adding 'game' and I found it. It goes for ~10 bucks.

@TylerAndToast

3 жыл бұрын

Bought it on android. Really good so far. Was thinking about buying the board game. I think I'd like the physical but itd be a tough teach. Tutorial and UI in digital is amazing

@presc13nt

3 жыл бұрын

@@TylerAndToast Do you play on a phone or tablet ? How is it after 8 months ? I'm really contemplating getting it. But for 9.99, i have to be sure (for my phone) :) Also what rating out of 10 would you give the difficulty ? Also, What are the in game purchases ? For the full complete game, how much more will it cost after the 9.99 ?

@TylerAndToast

3 жыл бұрын

@@presc13nt worth the 10$. Actually just bought the physical game. Havnt played yet. For 10$ you get the full base game. Theres 3 expansions you can get too. There's 3 different difficulties that feel just right respectively. Game is fun, and the app integration is intuitive and beautifully done making the whole experience even better. Buy it.

TIL the Marquise de Cat faction is made up of foxes... who knew!?

Who still don't regret buying the physical game?

@MTGEDH

3 жыл бұрын

I love the physical game but as Tom mentioned it is hard to bring to the table often because it takes so long to teach. If you are a fan of the game and want to play more often this is the way to go hands down.

??? 10 out of 10 for a digital board game, supposedly the best ever, but with crappy multiplayer doesnt sound reasonable, even though I totally get how the "rest" is top notch. But multiplayer for a digital game is a pillar. Otherwise it's just a big tutorial and a training tool. Not a multiplayer game.

Terraforming Mars has a terrible tutorial. That app is terrible