Last updated on May 30th, 2023 at 01:35 pm
Root Board Game
Root Board Game is one of the best $9.99 to play game in the App Store.
Developed by Dire Wolf Digital LLC, Root Board Game is a Strategy game with a content rating of 9+.
It was released on 24th September 2020 with the latest update 14th April 2023
Whether you are a fan of Strategy, Board, games, you will find this game interesting and will absolutely like it.
Rating
453 people have rated 1.30.4
You can download the game Root Board Game from APP STORE.
Description
Play the digital adaptation of the beloved tabletop board game. Root is a game of adventure and war where 2 to 4 players battle for control of a vast wilderness.
The nefarious Marquise de Cat has seized the great woodland, intent on harvesting its riches. Under her rule, the many creatures of the forest have banded together. This Alliance will seek to strengthen its resources and subvert the rule of Cats. In this effort, the Alliance may enlist the help of the wandering Vagabonds who are able to move through the more dangerous woodland paths. Though some may sympathize with the Alliance’s hopes and dreams, these wanderers are old enough to remember the great birds of prey who once controlled the woods.
Meanwhile, at the edge of the region, the proud, squabbling Eyrie have found a new commander who they hope will lead their faction to resume their ancient birthright.
The stage is set for a contest that will decide the fate of the great woodland. It is up to the players to decide which group will ultimately take root.
Updated on 14th April 2023
Softlocks – Players should no longer get stuck in the Vagabond tutorial or when cancelling Charm Offensive.
Corvid Conspiracy fixes:
Cards used for Exposure should not be revealed to all players, and will appear in the Action Log
Marquise de Cat should no longer be able to Overwork to place Wood Tokens in a clearing containing a revealed Snare plot
Undoing a Revolt on a Plot Token should resolve properly
With Boat Builders constructed, Clearings across river paths should still be considered adjacent when Raid is destroyed
False Orders can no longer be used to move warriors out of a clearing containing a Snare
Underground Duchy fixes:
The Duchy should be able to claim Dominance Cards during Minister activation phase during Daylight
The Action Log should correctly reflect Duchy battles
Royal Claim should properly count the Burrow
False Orders should be able to target warriors in Burrow
The Duchy should no longer retain Rule after Digging to a clearing then undoing
New Map & Advanced Setup fixes
Other bug fixes, localization and UI improvements!
Root Board Game Reviews
We bought the board game version after hearing about it from a friend, but we never had enough people to play it with. When we found this we immediately got it. We have been playing it for a while now and it is super fun. If you enjoy the board game or just want something fun to play, this game is a must have. The animations and music are awesome, and the tutorials are great for new players, especially if you just got a new expansion and dont know how to play it.
So pleased to be able to play this with friends. The tutorials are thoroughly well done, the soundtrack adds a lot to the experience, and we appreciate the undo button. However, please please please add in some way to speed up animations with the press of a finger or be able to skip them entirely. Alternately, let us skip rewatching the same moves we just watched before briefly switching out of the app to wait for our friend to go. When we come back to the app, we only need to see our friend play if they are right before us, not the AIs moves which we’ve already seen. For anyone on the fence, this is otherwise a great experience though! Definitely recommended!
Theres a lot of moments in this game where you plan a turn, only to discover that the game wont allow you to execute that plan because of some fussy, unstated rule which you must then figure out (like the price of sympathy increasing for some reason, or needing two boots because there are too many factions in a clearing you needed to use. And a lot of times, once youve made a mistake, theres no way to undo it, even though your turn hasnt ended yet. We know this is supposed to be one of the most esteemed indie boardgames in the world right now but its actually very frustrating beneath its cute veneer. If it werent for our friends playing it, we probably wouldnt be playing at all, and Im a bit mystified as to how people play the tabletop version accurately without an app enforcing the rules.
First you have the animations, the sound effects, the music the original creator of the board game made it a point of pride that such a cute, wholesome looking game could be an actually cutthroat war game underneath. Dire Wolf have taken that concept to the next level with their adaptation. The words this game is deceptively deep are used a lot in app reviews, but Root is the pinnacle of that statement. Now theyve added a completely new way to set up the armies (first implemented in the board game version) and suddenly the game has all new life breathed into it. Just incredible. Bravo to this developer, you can tell someone (or many someones) at Dire Wolf are true fans of the original game.
It keeps showing match failed to load error, very disappointing in this update.
Amazing digital adaptation of an amazing board game great update! Underground expansion AND advanced setup?!? Other little quality of life updates great job, Direwolf!
Having played a few games on the tabletop, we found this app to be very helpful in learning each faction. We really like the tutorials and the challenges. Asynchronous play has allowed us to play with our friends over a week while we go throughout. It shows you everyones moves so you dont miss anything. Well done!
Board games are so much fun, but it can be challenging to get a group of friends together to play. Root digital makes it easy to play the beloved board game. The interface is great. Takes a small moment to figure out, but once you do its very easy to see and do what you need on your turn. Playing digital also helps simplify some of the rules of the game. The asynchronous games are a fantastic addition, since we like playing but sometimes only have time for knock out a turn here and return later in the day. Our only gripe is that our favorite view is fully zoomed out, but then you dont get to see the animations and digital meeples of the different factions. Would love to see that added feature in the future.
Our slippery slope down the Root path started with Everdell. Im a huge fan of the board game, so purchasing the digital version was a no-brainer And after seeing how well Dire Wolf did with the digital app, we decided to give digital Root a go. And Im hooked. We’ve purchased the physical game now and every available expansion we can find in stock. We really hope development continues for this amazing game. Any new expansion will be an insta-buy! Our ONLY complaint is while playing the game zoomed all the way out. Some of the information thats happening doesnt get communicated properly when zoomed all the way out for example, when the Vagabond gets an item from the ruins. You dont see what they got you have to watch your satchel closely to see what new item appears. Other than that, great job Dire Wolf. You have introduced us to possibly the greatest board game ever! :)
Great game butvit needs controller support.
This game is the best game we’ve played out of hundreds of games we have downloaded. This game deserves 5 stars and its definitely worth the money! Yes the game is difficult to learn at first with the different factions but once you keep playing and do the tutorial you get the hang of it and it will be loads of fun!!! And kudos to the developers for making this game and keeping it alive!!! :)
Zooming in and out on macbook a problem. Developer ought to add some kind of /- zoom button in game. Or work out a way to make the pinch zoom on macbook track pad work better.
Love Root! But would be better if it had controller support. Please add it soon! Would play way more and buy the expansions!
Deleted for space and now when we try to redownload the app it gets about 15% downloaded then stops. Seems to be a waste of money if we cant redownload. Shame.
Thank you so much for this incredible adaptation of the greatest board game ever!! Props to the developers for all the hard work.
This is a great game worth the payment. We got this game its like risk so we tried it out…… Not as expected. We also didnt know that each carefree has a different game mode. But other wise its good.
We had issues with the new expansion but emailed the direwolf support email and they fixed it! Cant ask for anything better than actual support help. Love this app so much!
We had a small issue (a glitch) and dire wolf digital fixed it just like that. Its a great board game and the digital adaptation only makes it that much better.
This is a 5 star game, we would be happy to give it the 5th star, but the store wont allow us to buy two of the expansion, just locks the game out forcing us to hard reset. Aside from that, fantastic game.
We are here to tell you of how good this game is with pros and cons. Pros: Menu is well made, we found no bugs or glitches from our experience, Great port for any apple user, Just a fun to play board game, No pay to win schemes, Graphics and attention to detail is very good, When on the board everything is so immersive, Also updates are vast and amazing so remember that, Now to cons of this game. Cons: Ai does some quirky things yet not common it is something to know, If you dont like complex rules this may not be your cup of tea, Fights are randomized by dice so strategy during fights is not there we only say this just to keep you informed yet strategically doing things is a big part of the game so take this with a big grain of salt, So that is the review cons are rare so we say 4 stars is deserved some things could be fixed but overall 4/5 stars also thanks to the developers for such a great game good job.
This is a great game to play alone or against others. It’s a little hard to comprehend at first if you don’t know the physical board game already, but you can learn as you play. The only reason we’re withholding a star is that while it works very well on our m1 mac, the trackpad support could be better; pinch to zoom does not work well at all, seeming to do a less than 1% zoom out with a large pinch gesture. Scrolling could be easier, though if you drag the slider, then that’s not so bad.
UPDATE After a few weeks the support team reached out to us and fixed the problem. Couldve done better but Im changing the rate from 1 to 3 stars. The game is fun when played on board. But the digital version is totally bad. We purchased all the extension contents (which was a huge mistake) but am unable to access them unless we log out and sign in again EVERY TIME we open the game. Support team wouldnt response either. Such poor service. If you really like the game, go for the board game version. DO NOT BUY any digital content in this game. Its not worthy it because they dont take this game or your experience seriously.
We’ve experienced many issues with the DLC not activating once purchased and then deactivating randomly once it does start working. We’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling, restoring purchases, etc. If it werent for this issue with accessing content we’ve paid for, Id gladly give this excellent game 5 stars but be warned.
We were excited to play but the app doesnt have sound. Sent an email to their support and never received a response.
Paid money for the partisans pack and keeps freezing trying to reload and restore purchases.
Every time we open this app we have to get our purchases back. And does the little restore purchases button work? Only if we first log out and then log back in. So sick of doing that every time we play. We bought it, just let us play!
Id love to turn this into a 5-star review, but we purchased the expansions over 24 hours ago and am still not able to access them. Id love for support to help us change this to a 5-star review with helping us access our purchases.
We never write reviews so we dont know what all to say but this game is incredible. The app is well designed and tutorial is as good as gets. Us and brother tried playing the board version and every play through we realized we were doing something wrong. Now we feel like well be able to fully learn the game and play root on the go! Win-win!
Dear Developers, we want to thank you for the amazing game. We have an issue with the new expansion though (vagabonds and alternative deck): when we try to buy it the game freezes and the add on is neither bought nor we get promoted to buy it. Any ideas how to fix that? Best and thanks Thorsten.
The app is mostly fine, but why are the tutorials locked??? We dont want to play a whole game of the marquise cat when we already know how. We need to practice the bird faction. This is very annoying. Annoying enough to remove stars. UNLOCK TUTORIALS. What is the benefit of locking them? If someone skips one, they can just go back later.
Friends that we usually play board games with every winter weekend bought the board game and remarked how complicated it seemed. Not knowing anything of it, we downloaded the instructions and tried going through it without the board or pieces and we were lost. Even online videos were confusing but the game looked interesting and we read about the app. We decided to download it even though it was $10 and we were hooked!!! This game is so charming and a lot of fun and the app really explains well how to play the game and it translates to the board game very good as well. We played the four basic factions Friday and we played the board game Saturday with us using the app as a tutorial and it was a lot of fun. We even went out that day to our LFGS to snag what we could of Root and Im still using the app as a tutorial. The app itself is great as the gameplay follows the board game and the animations are awesome with music that really fits the game. If you are a fan of the board game or just want to learn how to play, this app is a sold must have. Highly recommended and cant wait for them to release the Underworld Expansion.
Its a faithful adaptation of the board game with beautiful graphics. It would be an all-time favorite if not for one big problem: the Eyrie AI is utterly incompetent, even on hard difficulty, mainly because it fails to build roosts early in the game. We just played a game where everyone got 20+ VP, except the birds who got less than 5. This throws the game out of balance and ruins the fun.
It was mystifying and frustrating that it wasn’t clear in any of the App Store or online descriptions, but we have confirmed that there is cross play, or at least Android and iOS versions of the game can play with each other online. Overall, an excellent electronic version of an excellent board game. Bonus, you can’t accidentally cheat on here.
Digital root is great especially if you have played the board game. Its really easy and has cute animations! There is only 1 downside the downside is you cannot call the woodland alliance toasts. But other than that it is great which is why we are rating it 5 stars.
We love playing this game , we would love the other expansions added to the game. Hopefully soon.
Great adaptation of the board game! Online play with friends works well. Are there plans to add the Underworld or Marauder Expansions? This would certainly help extend replayability by providing more options.
Having played Root physically once before, but not usually having 4 people at home, we wanted to try the mobile app for online and local play. We’ve found the AI surprisingly excellent to play against, and this is the most positive mobile/digital experience we’ve had playing a game. It teaches the rules in a very streamlined way, and games are fantastic fun! Only thing else we could wish for was access to the rule book – to the details like defenseless/combat resolution – since thats all automated. Great work, keep it up! We cant wait for Everdell!
The gameplay in this app is excellent! We havent had a board game app work this well on the phone! Im excited for more upgrades/expansion factions to be introduced!
We love this board game. But sometimes cant talk our friends into playing it. So its nice to have the app as well.
9.5/10 game Async multiplayer is just an amazing feature alongside live multiplayer. Live plays arent that common but you will find one in a couple of minutes at most in peak hours. A complete in-game chat is available which is amazing. We have one minor issue; only that the expansion dlc is a bit steep at 10$, we would pay for some of it like some vagabond agents or river folk but since we dont like the lizard cult we wont buy it.
What a wonderful table top game brought to life on the IOS! The clever animations are perfect and the tutorial play is so well executed to learn each of these different factions with ease. We had never played Root as an avid table top gamer and after reading some reviews, gave this a shot to learn the game. Highly recommended!! Developers: Thank you! However, PLEASE provide some more settings to adjust in the single play mode. After beating all the challenges, this mode is what keeps us nerds coming back for more. The biggest must have IMO, is being able to change game length (scoring). Thanks again for or such a quality product, recommending to friends and love supporting a $10 game that reflects this attention to detail.
We love this board game, and the app is one of the best digital implementations of a board game we’ve seen. Well worth the money! The biggest issue we have is that there is no record of finished games. So usually when an asynchronous game ends, our friends and we are texting each other asking who won because unless you were the player to took the final turn, the game session just vanishes from your active game list with no indication that it ever existed. Really needs some way to see the results of past games!
Love Root! But would be better if it had controller support.
We love Root and for the most part, we love this adaptation. But we find Im playing it less than other digital copies like Wingspan because of little annoyances – the biggest one being, every time you tab over to another app (even only for a couple seconds!) you get logged out. And on your return, you have to watch the entire recap over again, even if you were there for almost all of it as it was happening. If everyone is together and playing live, its a GREAT experience. If youre taking a few minutes or more per turn, its a clunky one.
The game seems to freeze a lot, iPhone 12 so certainly not and old device. Dont have as many problems on our iPad. Also notifications that pop up in game are often wrong, telling us its our turn in a game when it isnt.
Great game. Very well done graphics. A couple of things to note. First there is a big with dominance card. We ruled three clearings as stated in a card but did not win on next round or any subsequent rounds. The game only ended when someone reached thirty points. Second. We suggest an option to speed up game play for bots. In other words do away with the animations for when opponents / bots are being played.
Simply one of the most charming, well designed board game adaptations on the market. Frankly, set aside the whole board game aspect: this is an awesome stand alone game. Frustratingly, there are some bugs that have been around for some time that it doesnt appear Direwolf are interested in squashing, bugs with notifications and gameplay. If they solve these, five star game all the way.
On iOS 15.1, and toughest part is tutorial dialogue modals dont disappear/time out, causing other modals to hide behind crashed one. Also, for current iPhone, the home swiping gesture almost always overrides attempts to select cards from the hand. Either moving the hand to somewhere the screen is not overloaded with touch commands or debugging the UX on iOS would be greatly appreciated. The game looks sincerely interesting and fun, but we came enjoy it because of these complications.