Woodland War Machine

Episode 45 - Hot Bot on Bot Action - The crew sits down with noted Woodland Horologist Kyle Frost of GIVEPAUSE Hobby to explore the mechanics and antics of the Root Bots! These automated components of Root open the game for smaller player counts, interactive puzzles, and even unlock a cooperative mode!

Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!

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Episode Links:

[Give Pause Hobby Youtube]

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Episode 44 - The Lord of the Hundreds - The “final” Faction Strategy Guide focuses on that other murderous marauder; The Lord of the Hundreds. Though less of a puzzle than their expansion companion, players need to play close attention to timings and restrictions of the Hundreds’ moods and actions in order to turn their Warlord into a Cardboard-Seeking Shark Missile.

Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!

Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!

Episode Links:

[Weird Root Tournament Mash 1]

[Lord of the Board’s LotH Guide] (Remember to comment)

[Nitrorev’s LOTH video]

[Winter Tournament Round 1 Game 5]

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Episode 42 - The Competitive Conversation Continues - The Semi-Finals of the Root Winter Tournament have ended and we’re headed for the endgame! Lily Gould and Guerric Samples return to the pod to discuss the evolving meta, the shifting win rates, and the current (and ever-changing) dynamics of the competitive Root scene.

Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!

Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!

Episode Links:

[Make Craft Game]

[Guerric’s Youtube]

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Episode 41 - An Ironclad Strategy - The Marauders Expansion has landed (for most of you)! So let’s breakdown the big new legitimate threat the table; the dutiful delvers known as The Keepers In Iron. Once players solve their intricate puzzle of relic recovery, they can lead the Badgers to certain domination (Not a Domination victory, just, you know, winning)

Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!

Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!

Episode Links:

[Badger Comparison]

[Nev’s Advanced Bird Guide]

[Root Jam Sign-Ups]

[Nitrorevs Badger How to Play][Nitrorev Badger Strategy Guide]

[CCayote’s Guide]

[Marcus the Cat Badger Guide BGG]

[Make Craft Game Badger Guide]

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Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!

Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!

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@SamDeRoest

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Episode 40 - Draughts - One Sunday evening, after Sam’s Round 3 victory in the Root Winter Tournament, the team gathered for a round of practice drafts! Once per map, twice per deck, the crew dealt random factions on the table and hashed out the strategies and synergies of pre-game picks.

Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!

Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!

Episode Links:

[Autumn Map]

[Winter Map]

[Lake Map]

[Mountain Map]

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Episode 39 - Randomness and You - Root contains a number of randomly generated outcomes - from draft choices to battle dice to card draws. Understanding that randomness and calculating your odds is important for optimal decision making. In this confounding conversation, the crew tackles Randomly Generated Numbers and Logical Fallacies.

Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!

Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!

Episode Links:

[Becca’s Vagrant]

[Reading Rulebooks Podcast]

[Frequency Illusion]

[Battle Dice Stats]

[Sunk Cost Fallacy]

[Gambler’s Fallacy]

[Make Craft Game Quest Deck Article]

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Episode 38 - Corvid Calculus - The VS Guides close out the Underworld expansion with a careful look at the greenest of factions; the Corvid Conspiracy. Though “easy” to thwart in the points department, players still need to counter the crows’ capability of creating favorable board-states.

Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!

Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!

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Episode 37 - Tactics and Tension - Fresh off their Round Two games in the Winter Tournament, the crew breaks down the mental mechanics of PLAYING Root versus TALKING Root. Whether it’s a high-pressure competitive setting, or a casual game with friends, finding the path to victory requires a healthy headspace.

Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!

Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!

Episode Links:

[They don’t need our help]

[To Boldly Watch][←Sam, try this]

[Kyle’s Game]

[Sam’s Game]

[Incognito]

[Thinking, Fast and Slow]

[Game 1]

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