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I had Root and all the expansions but Leder Games and I just don't seem a good fit so I got rid of it practically unplayed recently.

The game has quite a high barrier to entry as all the characters are asymmetrical so everyone is playing a slightly different kind of game with different rules and strategies so teaching it is hard if you've not played all the factions already and understanding the necessary strategies to win requires additional plays to pickup.

When getting ready to play it solo against the AI player I would always have lost the interest in playing by the time it had been setup as it just seemed like a lot to keep on top of (which given what I just posted I'm playing may tell you something). I ordered all the expansions as they were planning on improving the AI and expanding it to include other factions controllable by the AI so you could play against multiple opponents which I thought might fix my doubts but in the interim I played and sold 2 other Leder Games titles (Vast) because of how badly they played against the AI so I wasn't interested in trying anymore when they finally arrived.

With the right group (and by that I mean a serious group willling to play through a few times before it might click at all) I imagine it can be fun but if you're looking for something to pull out for a fun game night it's not going to be smooth sailing.

I didn't pay much attention to it myself but maybe look up their latest game Oath on kickstarter, it's ended now but it'll give you enough info about the game to see if it's worth trying to pickup when it hits retail (which it will). it certainly had a lot of buzz around it during the KS campaign but as 2+ player game it wasn't on my radar.