Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right Board Game

About this product

The Woodland is yours to rule, if you can keep it.

Lead one of four radically different factions in a tense battle for power, territory and the future of the Woodland.

A richly asymmetric strategy board game where every faction plays, scores and fights for victory in its own distinctive way.

Product Description

The great Woodland is in turmoil, and four very different powers are fighting to shape what comes next.

In Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right, 2–4 players take control of competing factions, each with its own abilities, strategy and path to victory. There is no single formula for winning — learning how your faction works is only the beginning. Understanding what your rivals are trying to achieve can be just as important.

Command the industrious Marquise de Cat as she builds an economic and military stronghold across the forest. Restore the Eyrie Dynasties to their former glory while carefully managing an ever-growing Decree. Rally the Woodland Alliance by spreading sympathy and preparing revolts against its oppressors. Or roam the forest as the Vagabond, completing quests and shaping relationships with the other factions for your own gain.

Movement, crafting, territorial control and battle constantly pull players into one another’s plans. Because every faction approaches the Woodland differently, the same board can create dramatically different challenges depending on who is in play.

Beautifully illustrated by Kyle Ferrin and designed by Cole Wehrle, Root combines adventure, conflict and deeply asymmetric strategy in a woodland struggle where clever decisions can completely change the balance of power.

Expand the Woodland: Add Root: The Riverfolk Board Game Expansion for the Riverfolk Company, Lizard Cult, new Vagabonds and Mechanical Marquise play, or explore Root: The Underworld Board Game Expansion for the Underground Duchy, Corvid Conspiracy and new Mountain and Lake maps.

View the Root Learning to Play Guide (PDF)

View the Law of Root Rules Reference (PDF)

Why You’ll Love It

• Four base factions with genuinely different abilities, strategies and ways to score

• Deep asymmetric gameplay where learning your opponents is part of mastering your own faction

• Tactical movement, territorial control, crafting and battle create constant player interaction

• Multiple routes to victory reward planning, adaptation and clever timing

• Includes both Fall and Winter maps for a different Woodland setting

• Distinctive woodland artwork by Kyle Ferrin brings every faction to life

• Designed for 2–4 players with approximately 60–90 minutes of play

Quick Details

• Publisher: Leder Games

• Designer: Cole Wehrle

• Artist: Kyle Ferrin

• Players: 2–4

• Recommended age: 14+

• Playing time: 60–90 minutes

• Game type: Competitive asymmetric strategy board game

• Base factions: Marquise de Cat, Eyrie Dynasties, Woodland Alliance and Vagabond

• Board: Fall and Winter maps

Good to Know

• Root is a competitive game, not a cooperative game.

• Each faction follows its own rules and scores victory points in a different way.

• The first player to reach 30 victory points normally wins, while Dominance cards can provide an alternative victory condition.

• Includes the Walkthrough, Learning to Play guide and Law of Root rules reference.

• Includes 28 buildings, 19 tokens, 12 clearing markers, 4 ruins, 4 victory point markers, 3 relationship markers and 23 item pieces.

• Includes 55 wooden warriors and 1 Vagabond pawn.

• Includes 54 shared-deck cards, 16 faction overview cards, 4 Eyrie Leaders, 2 Loyal Viziers, 3 Vagabond Characters, 15 Quest cards and 4 Walkthroughs.

• Also includes the double-sided Fall and Winter board, 2 battle dice and 4 faction boards.

• For a first game, start with the Learning to Play guide. The Law of Root is the detailed rules reference.