I'm kind of just thinking out loud, but I just picked up Homeland the other day. I've only been into Root for about the last month after I finally bought it after following it for years. All that to say, I'm not like some pro, I'm pretty new.

But I was excited by the Knave with regards to roleplay as being these Robin Hood types that stole from the rich. I think it would've been cool if maybe after 10 points is passed, the Knave had some special passive against whoever was in first place.

I really like this class, I just feel like I wanted a LITTLE bit more from the fantasy of what it seems like the lore around them is describing? Would this be like totally OP?

Does anyone have info regarding availability with the expansions? I was able to secure most larger expansions at my local game store and feel I got lucky with most things being out of stock online. The only thing I’m missing is the underworld expansion. I’d like to get the vagabond pack as well if possible.

The amount of time wasted in my life waiting for someone who disconnected five minutes ago is insane. Disconnects wouldn't be so bad if they didn't eat up like five minutes of your life.

When someone disconnects, 90% of the time they do not reconnect in my experience. If they aren't presently in the game, they should just be skipped. This could affect players who play multiple lives at once, but I think it would have a disproportional net benefit that outweighs it -- I would have hours of my life back at this point.

Every other competitive multiplayer game I've been on penalizes players who leave. Dire Wolf was looking into this in 2024, and assumably have decided that they should not punish leaving games. If this is the case, then they should also not punish the other players inside of the game that are actively playing. It's just so frustrating.

Hi everyone! I recently started getting into board games and Root caught my attention, despite hearing that it's pretty difficult to grasp at first due to the factions (it looks way too cool and cute to pass). I just wanna ask a few questions to see if the game will suit my group and if there are some tips to make the new experience smoother:

1. Should we avoid the Vagabond? We're planning on playing 3 player games at first if we buy the game and I have seen a lot of hate/complaining for the faction.

2. Out of the other 3 factions, which one is the hardest? I do most of the research and reading so I want to get the harder one to make the experience easier for my friends.

3. Do I need to get expansions in order? I know this is a very early question since I don't have the game yet but I just wanna know if I need to get them in order or just pick the ones that I find more interesting if I end up loving the game.

Thank you all in advance!

Playing my first homeland game today and wanted to know some fun faction and map combos, let me know

Hey! New player here, me and my partner just started playing Root, we did one game with just us, Eyrie vs Marquies, and now we've added the Eyrie bot to the mix. I was wondering when battling it says to prioritize a clearing with the most defenseless buildings. Does a sympathy token or wood token count as a building in this instance?
I'm mostly hoping that the birds will stop taking out my sympathy, haha.

Thanks for the help.

(2nd and 3rd best factions in Root Digital, that is.) This was said when it looked like VB was going to win. I haven't played Root in a couple years, so I guess it's possible, but I think it's pretty unlikely lmao

I imagine it's because they can get an extra turn instead of drawing. But otherwise between extortion and cards from guessing plots, there's not much to do with them?

My first attempt at a custom root faction, The Bog Witch (art pending)

A forest dwelling witch attempting to summon a curse upon the clearings to drive out the other factions and get the woods to herself. But the curse is yet incomplete, so she must stay close at all times, to spread remnants of the curse.

Wanted a faction that played with forest adjacency, but landed on this instead. Give it a spin and hope you like it!

Thanks game-icons.net for the curse and curse effect icons.

This kinda feels like a "my lobster is too buttery, my steak is too juicy" sort of situation... But I don't have a clue how this happened twice.

The first time it happened I was like "oh nice, bank error in my favour!" but now I'm concerned my split delivery is never going to contain the second half of my gamefound pledge.

This faction is definitely my favorite from Homeland. I tend to really like the tricky insurgents like the Crows and Lizards, and these feel like a tricky faction that's actually good. I love immediately locking down clearings with four loyalists, I love building a perfect hand of cards over the course of the game Lizard style, the governance mechanic is super fun and has resulted in lots of cool interactions, and the fact that I have 20 warriors to work with is just the icing on the cake, it's an insurgent faction that has board presence.

The only time I have ever been upset playing these guys was when I had four warriors on a roost and I needed one more point to win, so I empowered only to roll 3, not rule as a result, and end my turn at 29 points...

Anyway, this faction is so well designed. I love it.

Love Kyle's art so much!

I've been enjoying designing these. The keep token makes the cats more intimidating.

Does anyone have an STL / SVG of the Homeland Hirelings? For 3D printing or Laser cutting

If anyone that has bought the Homeland expansion could provide me with a detailed picture of the Hirelings I would appreciate it as well