AHOY | Review | A Lighter ROOT?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- I explore AHOY and its relationship to ROOT. I also discuss whether this is an answer to those who wanted a lighter ROOT that plays well at 2-player.
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Haha … you described me perfectly in your intro. Daydreaming about a game group to play root, yup.
Sounds like we need to start a group. You don’t live in Washington state do you :)
@@Neon_Gorilla Unfortunately not Washington. One of my co-workers has an continuous Root digital game going though so I might have to try that.
@@Jedduh bummer
Wisconsin?
Starts with a W getting closer but still a long drive:)
Root is SO GOOD. Such a well thought out system and universe.
Sadly, Root was kind of a punch in the gut for my gaming hopes and dreams. There are limits to me and my group's time and brainpower and Root stretched those to the limits. 😢
Great topic and content! Always look forward to your stuff.
Appreciate that. I still have this delusion that some how I will make 3 friends that have the time and desire to dive deep into a game like that. Sadly digital is likely my only avenue.
cool little presentation, I enjoyed it !
Thank you very much!
Great video, as always 😊
Appreciate the support in the comments.
It'll be great to see your next video on this game when the expansion releases, cheers
I am eagerly awaiting it. There have been some really interesting design diaries and updates on the kickstarter
Thanks for the recommendation. My play group could not handle root without rubbing their temples all the time.😅 But they can handle this!
Another great video!
Thanks for watching these so early and commenting. You help the algorithm every time :)
I play board games mainly through a board game club. So convincing near strangers to play a game as complex (and, with newer players, as long) as Root is near impossible.
So a game that is similar in style to Root while also being simpler and shorter seems like a perfect fit for me.
its a nice gateway drug as well :)
There are a slew of great 2 player games out there, Skulk Hollow is a decent enough asymmetric game. Not to mention Star Wars Rebellion and there is a cool CMON Dune game coming. As for Root, the first time I played it I knew I had to get rid of it. I have never had a group that plays the same game again and again. Just too many games and not enough time and Root is sort of a lifestyle game for a group who will keep coming back to a game. If I had that group, Root would be in my collection.
I keep Root as if we’re a museum piece hoping to dust it off one day. ROOT digital is my only outlet. I will check out skulk hallow thanks for the suggestion. I just did coverage on kelp and that certainly has potential as a asymmetric 2 player game. I can see it getting a little tired with only having the 2 options in the octopus and shark but worth a look nonetheless.
Hello !
What minimum age do you recommend playing the game? :)
good question, tough to tell an age because I think it is more of how experienced they are with games. Anything with asymmetry has you needing to understand different roles and there is a certain level of patience and engagement needed. With that said I think any 12 year old could wrap their head around it and any younger would be case by case. One I universally like to recommend is robot quest arena. There is light asymmetry and not particularly punishing when you get knocked out because you just respawn and keep going. I have a review up if you are interested.
@@Neon_Gorilla Thank you so much 😌🙏
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@@Neon_Gorilla :)