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Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right

Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right

Dire Wolf Digital
•Aug 1, 2018•
Nintendo SwitchiPhoneAndroidSteamOS
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Root works because it is at once familiar and novel: a wargame with a cutesy theme disguising a highly asymmetric strategy affair.
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Summary

Root is a game of adventure and war where 2 to 4 players battle for control of a vast wilderness.
Developers
Dire Wolf Digital
Publishers
Leder Games, Dire Wolf Digital
Initial Release
Aug 1, 2018
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchiPhoneiPadAndroidSteamOSTabletop
Genres
Strategy

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