About
The Root Challenge is to play 4 random factions in a random order and win one after another against the other factions as AI opponents on the Hard setting.
There is also an "Ultimate Challenge", where to win you need to win the basic Root Challenge three times in a row i.e. 3 x 4 (=12) games in succession. As this is very hard to do against AI on the hard setting, there is a "normal" version of the Ultimate Challenge. See the Expansion page for details.
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If you lose with one of the factions, then the challenge has failed.
The Root Challenges
Requirement for Base Challenge:
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Computer that can take a screenshot (eg Windows 10 or Mac).
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Digital Root game (Dire Wolf Digital) running on Steam or other platform
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Email (to send in screenshots) to RootGameChallenge@gmail.com to claim prize.
Requirement for Riverfolk Challenge:
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Purchase of Riverfolk expansion running on Steam or other platform
Requirement for Underworld Challenge:
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Purchase of Underworld expansion running on Steam or other platform
Expansions
Now that the Riverfolk and Underworld expansions are available on Steam, the Root Challenge can be made in two ways:
- the Base Challenge (as before with the base game factions - Cats, Birds, Alliance and Vagabond)
- Advanced Challenge (4 games, but the random factions will include the Lizards, Beavers, Moles and Crows, plus possibly two vagabonds - Ranger, Thief, Tinker, Vagrant, Arbiter or Scoundrel)
- or a "normal" challenge (4 games won in a row but you may resign the game if the random selection for the AI players has certain combinations - see the expansion page)
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An examples of wins and fails are on pages:
I have asked Dire Wolf Digital (the creators of the online game on Steam) whether they can create an achievement that would be given to players that complete the Root Challenge.
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Optional prize for successfully completing the challenge
In the meantime, the way to claim the prize of £11.39 (the price of the steam version of the game), you need to send in 5 screenshots to RootGameChallenge@gmail.com. The screenshots are as follows:
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Start screen - showing the date and time (Note 1)
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Each winners screen - showing date and time = 4 screenshots (Note 2)
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Notes
1. Start screen to show that the game was on hard setting with 4 random factions (and autumn map with starter deck)
2. Winning screens - The winning screens will have You as the winner.
3. All four games to be played in 1 hr 40 mins in total (and average of 25 mins per game).
Links
Root on Board Game Geek
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root
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Root Game
https://www.direwolfdigital.com/root/
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Root on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/965580/Root/
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Riverfolk expansion on Board Game Geek
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/241386/root-riverfolk-expansion
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Leder Games (Underworld expansion)
https://ledergames.com/products/root-underworld-expansion-retail-edition
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Videos
The videos below show a challenge that I won - Cats, Alliance, Birds and Vagabond. During the videos I explain my strategies and tactics for each faction. These videos have been posted on Board Game Geek
1 - Cats
3 - Birds
2 - Alliance
4 - Vagabond
These videos have been loaded up on YouTube and posted on Board Game Geek here:
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