Date/Time
Date(s) - July 8, 2023
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Root is an asymmetric board game set in a Woodland of cute animal people in which each player’s faction follows its own rules and procedures to score points toward victory. Some factions are struggling over control of the board, while others are happy to help all sides in that conflict-and incidentally score their own points on the side. The faction boards detail all the things you can do on your turn, making it easier to quickly get into the game-friendly to new players!

I’m hoping to use factions from the Underworld and Marauders expansions, since I haven’t had opportunity yet to do so; if we have a full six players, we’ll need to use some expansion factions. Some factions are simpler than others, so the game is accessible to new players, and I can teach the basics fairly quickly. With six players or with new players the game is likely to fill the entire session.

• Philip LaRose