On its surface, there is no denying the visual appeal of Root by Leder games with its adorable woodland critters adorning the box and storybook-esque art style. However, under its innocent facade is, ...

Root belongs to a small but burgeoning subgenre of tabletop board games where players immerse themselves in the woodland worlds of mice, racoons and other wild critters. For the most part, these are ...

The original Root board game, released in 2018, is a weird one. It’s an asymmetrical wargame where cuddly creatures fight for control of a fantastical woodland. But while artist Kyle Ferrin’s work ...

Last year, Leder Games released Root, a unique board game in which various woodland factions competed for territory and power. The game earned acclaim for asymmetric gameplay, in which each faction ...