Root: The Underworld Expansion - Playthrough & Review

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This is “Root," a board game designed by Cole Wehrle, and published by Leder Games in 2018. We are also playing with "The Clockwork Expansion & The Underworld Expansion." This video includes a rules overview.
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00:00​ - Start & Explanation
11:26 - Playthrough
01:23:50 - Review
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  • @BeforeYouPlay
    @BeforeYouPlay3 жыл бұрын

    Have you tried this expansion? Who's your favorite faction to play as?

  • @MrFrancisChio

    @MrFrancisChio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Underground really a great expansion with the new maps and both the new factions. Please try the artisan and exile deck! It’s really great to play with! 👍🏻 more root more root❤️❤️

  • @macngames100

    @macngames100

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not yet, but definitely on my list now! Y'all are so positive and it's a joy to see you enjoy the game! I'm glad you want to try the Riverfolk too. Hope you can find the expansion at your LFGS or online!

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MrFrancisChio We would love to get our hands on it!

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@macngames100 We hope to get it soon!!

  • @poguemike

    @poguemike

    3 жыл бұрын

    Underground Duchy👍

  • @jorgedasilva7665
    @jorgedasilva76653 жыл бұрын

    That nine I keep reading as a 2. That line needed to be just a cm further down.

  • @cesarpim
    @cesarpim3 жыл бұрын

    I love seeing you guys play! ❤️ Just a few corrections: - At 5:45 Naveen says Raid doesn't trigger when removed face down but it does. Only via exposure (guessing) it doesn't. This allows Naveen to not be so afraid of having plots attacked ;) - The moles should have started with 2 additional warriors in every adjacent clearing and NOT in the burrow. That's why Monique has difficulty swaying ministers at the start of the game ;) - At 38:51 Naveen should have removed warrior to plot. - At 47:15 Naveen should have scored 3 points for flipping plot. Btw if you play with Electric Eyrie next video it has a bug that was corrected. Check for updated rules at Leder Games website and/or correcting sticker at BGG.

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh man, so many great catches César! Thank you for letting us know, we really appreciate that. We've been playing the Raid tokens wrong for so long... I totally forgot to remove that warrior, and I totally didn't take my points haha. Thanks for the heads up with the Eyrie, we will be sure to take a look at the errata. Thanks for supporting us on our Root journey! =)

  • @ryanscott6300

    @ryanscott6300

    3 жыл бұрын

    How do you exactly get out of snares and or remove it from your demise?

  • @markalexandermaron5531
    @markalexandermaron55313 жыл бұрын

    1:22:17 naveen had the best poker face in activating his trap card 🤣 that was a really good win

  • @theSolemnBard
    @theSolemnBard3 жыл бұрын

    1:13:50 Royal Claim (the card Monique doesn't craft) requires any four crafting pieces, which for the moles means buildings. It doesn't matter if some of them share a clearing

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Monique is now livid hahahahah! She probably would have won then, I think she would have gotten 5 pts with that card.

  • @vggykllr
    @vggykllr3 жыл бұрын

    You all are becoming my favorite board game channel. Thanks for showing off this expansion! Looks great and I really enjoy watching your plathroughs!

  • @huhhhh963
    @huhhhh9633 жыл бұрын

    Love this series! Playthrough with review at the end is definitely my favorite format with your videos. Will be picking up this game soon!

  • @yaelakimronzonmorell254
    @yaelakimronzonmorell2543 жыл бұрын

    Love the playthrough!! And great dynamic for the Corvids and the bot!

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it!!

  • @daninanestean
    @daninanestean3 жыл бұрын

    Great video, looking forward for more Root content.

  • @SirNichosis
    @SirNichosis3 жыл бұрын

    I'm totally new to Root and this series is really helping me get into it! I'd love to see more Root videos!

  • @bobbybrad5154
    @bobbybrad51542 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video !!

  • @BryceChristiansen
    @BryceChristiansen3 жыл бұрын

    Love your Root videos. You explain it so well, and convinced me to try the app. Now I'm buying everything for this game.

  • @LordoftheBoard
    @LordoftheBoard3 жыл бұрын

    Yay! Another root video 💕💕💕

  • @LordoftheBoard

    @LordoftheBoard

    3 жыл бұрын

    And thank you so much for the shoutout 🙌🏽 you both are the best

  • @Projected1

    @Projected1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LordoftheBoard Your vida are awesome :)

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    More to come soon! Thanks for all the tips! :-)

  • @SClarkPharmD
    @SClarkPharmD3 жыл бұрын

    Great playthrough! That was great drama when the bot "guessed" the bomb. I haven't tried the bot but now I want to with that house rule.

  • @Jerbear616
    @Jerbear6163 жыл бұрын

    Great job! Love your vids, especially the root ones. I think you should've started with more moles. Two more in each adjacent clearing from your start location.

  • @jennylane-smith2022
    @jennylane-smith20223 жыл бұрын

    This is Naveen's year! Ahhh we love watching you guys play Root. We've just bought the base game second hand from our local board game forum and are picking up the Clockwork Expansion second hand tomorrow too! Can't wait to give it a play. Would love to see the Riverfolk Expansion if you can get your hands on it and a review of your favourite expansions, favourite factions, etc. What a great game! Looking forward to the co-op video next week. Thanks guys!

  • @joseg.6187
    @joseg.61873 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thanks. Was just doing my learning game with Duchy

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Make sure you look at the proper setup rules for the Duchy, we made a mistake in this filming.

  • @kaseygirven3522
    @kaseygirven35223 жыл бұрын

    Great game y’all. Definitely got me hyped to bring out The Underworld Expansion to the table!

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Do it!! Have you played with those factions before?

  • @JoostN86
    @JoostN863 жыл бұрын

    Nice! I've just ordered a bunch of Root stuff from Leder Games thanks to you guys.

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!! Enjoy it!

  • @andreashecht272
    @andreashecht272 Жыл бұрын

    24:56 Rahdo is that you? - "Oh no! ... Oh ye, ye, ye."

  • @mei-mei9055
    @mei-mei90553 жыл бұрын

    Poor cats, no bird order cards. Another fantastic video, loving the Root content!

  • @olloplays
    @olloplays3 жыл бұрын

    I really loved playing as the Corvids when I've played in a 5p game. I enjoyed seeing how it plays a little differently with the 2p+bot game. Great job!!

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice, 5p seems so daunting waiting around for your turn lol.

  • @derdopey
    @derdopey3 жыл бұрын

    11:35 you are supposed to place two warriors in each clearing adjacent to the clearing with tunnel as part of the set up

  • @videogamefreered
    @videogamefreered3 жыл бұрын

    Great video guys! Are you guys planning on doing some gameplay of the marauders expansions. I saw Leder Games had some prototypes available for playtesting! Would love to see you guys play!

  • @stevegeorge7773
    @stevegeorge77733 жыл бұрын

    I was on the edge of my seat, waiting to see who won! Great play.

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah this one was tight to the end!

  • @Damian-yf3wy
    @Damian-yf3wy3 жыл бұрын

    Loving the root content!

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! We have more to come ;-)

  • @TheBoardDad
    @TheBoardDad3 жыл бұрын

    Great job as always. Haven’t gotten Root to the table as often as I’d like. Still buy everything there is for it anyway. 🤣

  • @mpcox
    @mpcox3 жыл бұрын

    A minor correction, you can actually attempt to guess plots at *any* time on your turn, even during birdsong or daylight (source: rule 13.2.4), as long as it's before you draw cards in evening.

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    AHHH... Damn you ROOT! Thanks for the heads up, that rule sounds better than our interpretation for sure!

  • @jonathanpickles2946
    @jonathanpickles29463 жыл бұрын

    Yay grand playthrough! It's good to see these again - I don't have much interest in the "taster" videos on upcoming games. I did get the clockwork expansion and the app as I couldn't face the clockwork expansion solo so thanks for that :)

  • @zhivik
    @zhivik3 жыл бұрын

    This playthrough was exciting! :) i love these Root episodes, the game is so unique and engaging! By the way, I bought the game and all of the expansions, inspired by these playthroughs, I don’t regret it for a second. I also backed the Marauder expansion (and the related Clockwork extension), which will make this brilliant game even better. Looking forward to more, if you feel like playing it a bit further :)

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow you're all in!! We are really glad we gave Root another try after our first time. Hope you get to play a full 4-P soon!

  • @M1_ke

    @M1_ke

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also went all in as well, as the publisher even had a sale on Underworld bundle ! Looking forward to playing it :) Thx M and N for the playtrough, these Root videos are great !

  • @riChchestMat
    @riChchestMat3 жыл бұрын

    In addition to the prototype rules from the Clockwork Expansion designer on Board Game Geek, we're adding a similar exposure house rule with 1 D8. Roll 1 to 4 - guess that plot. Roll 5 or higher = no guess. Similar but fewer dice rolls.

  • @petrified2254
    @petrified22543 жыл бұрын

    Great video! One correction is that when the Duchy builds any of their buildings, whichever card suit they reveal, the building must be placed in a clearing that they rule that matches the suit of the card. Didn’t see this called out in the subtitles so I hope this helps, and I’m excited for more of these playthroughs!

  • @theSolemnBard

    @theSolemnBard

    3 жыл бұрын

    Almost all the buildings were placed using the foremole, which can build in any clearing, matching or not

  • @petrified2254

    @petrified2254

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theSolemnBard Gotcha that makes sense! Most of the time Monique had the matching clearing anyways so it wouldn’t have mattered, but just wanted to clarify if anyone was confused :)

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theSolemnBard Yup that is exactly it! =)

  • @mrfikss
    @mrfikss3 жыл бұрын

    Once again you guys make an amazing video & play through. I can't wait for the next one. If you've not yet found a copy of the Riverfolk expansion, I'd be happy to let you borrow mine. I've also got the Vagabond pack and the Exiles and Partisans deck I could lend as well.

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jason, that is extremely nice of you to offer! Fortunatley, we just heard back from Leder Games and they will be sending us both the Riverfolk expansion and Exiles & Partisans deck! We are excited!!

  • @mrfikss

    @mrfikss

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BeforeYouPlay That's awesome! I'm really looking forward to you guy's next play and I hope to see several more soon-ish.

  • @timoseppa9124
    @timoseppa91243 жыл бұрын

    Enjoying the video. One is a die, two are dice.

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol yea, we seem to struggle with that sometimes

  • @scareyg
    @scareyg3 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I really liked how you house ruled the bot's interaction with the Corvid's tokens. The bot catching that bomb was a thing of beauty. And... The Year of Naveen continues!

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was totally the right thing to happen in that moment! 1st Qtr of the year is looking strong!

  • @robertcrist6059
    @robertcrist60592 жыл бұрын

    Late to the party, but the game is so fun and it would be great to see the riverfolk expansion, perhaps even a joint playthrough with Quackalope since they love the game. Of course when the new expansion comes out please play that too. You two rock.

  • @garyfaust6769
    @garyfaust67693 жыл бұрын

    Like the house rule. I never tried the Corvids in solo since I did not know what to do. Thaks!

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd suggest that if you roll a 6 on a six sided die, then no matter what the bot is correct about the token. We forgot to mention it in our play.

  • @garyfaust6769

    @garyfaust6769

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BeforeYouPlay great idea! I will try it this week. Thank you!

  • @shinjial
    @shinjial3 жыл бұрын

    I wondered about how the bot would interact with the Corvid's tokens and from this game I feel it's a decent aproximation. After all, using the cats as a bot is an aproximation as well - it populates the board best, and has enough presence and power to provide a balance for the human players. It's pretty cool. I think I'll have to get the bots expansion to make my Root playable - so far only the cats and Eyrie work together at two.

  • @MrTroxel
    @MrTroxel3 жыл бұрын

    Will y'all do a video at some point with the Lizards and Otters? Maybe that's down to a vote, I'm not sure, just wanted to see a playthrough of that. Great video!

  • @mattalevyatgmail
    @mattalevyatgmail3 жыл бұрын

    Happy Naveen Year! I do notice that Naveen is in his element with sneaky strategies. Hmmm....

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!! Corvid's are like Little Finger in Game of Thrones

  • @MickRissling
    @MickRissling3 жыл бұрын

    Can we say that the Covids "hatch" plots... Another Root video by your great channel! Still enjoying this relatively new to me game. Playing lots of challenges on the app. The Exiles and Partisans deck is an inexpensive way to add variety to the game, tried it once and it was cool Both earlier expansions look great, but we're eyeing the Marauder, esp. with 2 player enhancement as you say. Hirelings! Why not just use the game die instead of D6? 0-1 and 2-3? Still 50-50 chance

  • @renanmerchedguerreiro6535
    @renanmerchedguerreiro65353 жыл бұрын

    Im Brazil its only available the base game and the Riverfolk expansion, in the moment that this expansion arrives here, im gonna be the first one in the line to buy it!

  • @frankb174
    @frankb1743 жыл бұрын

    Naveen cool shirt, is it random artwork or is from a specific game or book universe?

  • @PrestickNinja

    @PrestickNinja

    3 жыл бұрын

    I also need to know where is can get my hands on this shirt.

  • @jakubhruza1229
    @jakubhruza12293 жыл бұрын

    There's one thing I caught... I am fairly certain that round tokens do not count towards ruling a clearing... (sympathy, tunnels, wood, plots) so monique didn't really rule the left fox clearing at 28:03... didn't catch that mistake in your other playthroughs... didn't really matter after all :D just so u know... but hey... u played it right after so... wp i guess :D

  • @garyfaust6769
    @garyfaust67693 жыл бұрын

    For the underworld I like the Corvids to keep everyone guessing. Unfortunately, I don't get it to the table competitively and mostly play solo with the Clockwork Expansion. Moles are fun for mostly just revealing cards for actions.

  • @littlebluecubes
    @littlebluecubes3 жыл бұрын

    To whoever is going to play as Marquise!! Playing and winning as Marquise won’t be easy. Some strategic tips from the last game I won as Marquise: 1. Used overworking wisely 2. Used extra actions with bird cards 3. Kept the ambush cards ready 4. Consolidated armies in few clearings 5. Used wood to protect buildings 6. Used field hospital wisely 7. Focused on King of the hill 8. Focused on clearing paths

  • @Fighterfan69
    @Fighterfan693 жыл бұрын

    Great run-through. Some things I didn't know about the Mechanial Marquis. I'm guessing if there isn't a clearing with enemy pieces, they don't move. Is that right? As far as favorite factions? All of them are fun and interesting. This expansion definitely duchy Riverfolk - Lizard cult. Base game - Vagabond

  • @Mrhofer
    @Mrhofer3 жыл бұрын

    I need to try the 2 players with a bot thing. I don't have the original clockwork expansion, but I've got the second one coming with the Marauder's expansion now!

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    The bots are implemented pretty well and make Root playable at 2. We have been pretty happy so far.

  • @littlebluecubes

    @littlebluecubes

    3 жыл бұрын

    The bots for the factions in the base game are available for PnP. Just print them and laminate them. You should already have the components required if you have the base game. The clearing priority token is just a bunch of tokens numbered 1 to 12.

  • @popgas3821
    @popgas38212 жыл бұрын

    Monique and Naveen are like relationship goals for couples who are into Board Gaming 😅❤.

  • @convikt8817
    @convikt88173 ай бұрын

    Hey Guys, i see these number tokens on the clearings. Are these included in the game? or did you add them yourself

  • @garyfaust6769
    @garyfaust67693 жыл бұрын

    I love to play the Lizards! It is a different challenge each time and not easy to win with. I like to place warriors in annoying places for other factions so they battle and give me Acolytes!

  • @motthaytay
    @motthaytay2 жыл бұрын

    Are we allowed to build the same type of buildings in 1 clearing? (25:34 - two workshops in one clearing)

  • @SFuruli
    @SFuruli2 жыл бұрын

    Any chance you can do another Root video? 😻 Possibly with friends for a 4-player game? 😻 The best 4-player games typically happen when there are two military factions (Marquise/Eyrie/Duchy), a Vagabond to open ruins, and an insurgency faction (Woodland/Corvid/Riverfolk/Lizard). This is the configuration that's presented in the main game, and it works so well! 😍

  • @FerociousKZ
    @FerociousKZ3 жыл бұрын

    Do you need a spacial expansion to use the bot? Or does it come with the base game? Haven't had anyone to play with and really wanna get my bf into this!

  • @AADRisk
    @AADRisk3 жыл бұрын

    I’m just starting to learn this game, so maybe I’m mistaken or there is something with the Corvid’s movement that I missed. But isn’t there a rule with movement that only lets you move from and/or to a clearing you control? For example, at 31:53 Naveen moved from clearing 7 (which he didn’t control) to clearing 6 (which he didn’t control). Thanks for clarifying if you can, as I’m worried about teaching this game to friends and making mistakes that unbalance the play for them. 😊

  • @cesarpim

    @cesarpim

    3 жыл бұрын

    Corvids and Vagabond both have the "Nimble" ability that allows them to move ignoring rule.

  • @AADRisk

    @AADRisk

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cesarpim Thanks for that clarification. 🙂

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, yes César is right!

  • @jankogo
    @jankogo3 жыл бұрын

    "The first thing I wanna do is: I am going to recROOT." Seems fitting.

  • @jcw59able
    @jcw59able3 жыл бұрын

    Rooooot!

  • @Projected1
    @Projected13 жыл бұрын

    Root! One of us, one of us, one of us! Too lizard folky? Yeah. ;)

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    HAHA, hoping to try the Riverfolk expansion soon!

  • @ryanscott6300

    @ryanscott6300

    3 жыл бұрын

    Second that!

  • @scorpian223
    @scorpian2233 жыл бұрын

    Been very interested in root but scared to buy it with so much bad two player feedback.

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah we heard the same, the bots from the Clockwork expansion really do help the experience. We will be using 2 bots in our next play!

  • @riChchestMat

    @riChchestMat

    3 жыл бұрын

    The bots don’t currently interact with the otters or crows. There is a prototype of cards that allow this on BGG though.

  • @sleepyazn15

    @sleepyazn15

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@riChchestMat thank you for letting me know! I really want to play the otters, but 2 player with bots limits me. Maybe I will download it and try it out.

  • @jesusbenelcienfuegos4750
    @jesusbenelcienfuegos47503 жыл бұрын

    We are two players gamers, so you guys recommend root? Beacause i see you having a lot of fun

  • @GourmetBurrito
    @GourmetBurrito2 жыл бұрын

    Just wanted to let you know, this video isn't in your Root playlist

  • @BeforeYouPlay

    @BeforeYouPlay

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the heads up!

  • @GKEK
    @GKEK3 жыл бұрын

    I don't have ROOT!! T.T I can't decide whether to take dive and add it to the collection but then I have to get all these add-ons... aieee... and now another kickstarter. /wrists

  • @gyllgaming

    @gyllgaming

    3 жыл бұрын

    The app version is really good if you want to try that

  • @GKEK

    @GKEK

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gyllgaming I downloaded it last night and am going through the tutorial. So far it makes me want the full board game even more! Learning the birds right now... tricky stuff. Also it's pretty tight on a phone. Need to break out the tablet, I guess. 😅

  • @ronsilva7394
    @ronsilva7394 Жыл бұрын

    It’s a game based on the war in Afghanistan , reskinned for sales , amazing !

  • @Micorazon07
    @Micorazon075 ай бұрын

    Such a boring game. I bought it on Android and I simply hate it.

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