HOW to WIN as the UNDERGROUND DUCHY | Root Strategy Guide

Today we are returning to the world of Root. In particular, it’s underworld. Today we are going to be going through Tips and Tricks when playing the Underground Duchy. Stay tuned, and thank you for watching.
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[@LordoftheBoard]

CORRECTION: The mayors ability can’t be used to duplicate Lords Abilities only that of Squires and Nobles! I was too excited. Hopefully the video can still provide useful to everyone! Enjoy :)

[@fovarberma752]

Émigré is pronounced exactly as the english words [Hey - me - gray]. My job here is done!

[@RichJoshuaAlzate]

Where can I find this in the rulebook?

[@jdmc9538]

​@@RichJoshuaAlzatereading the card explains the card.

[@RichJoshuaAlzate]

@@jdmc9538 yeah, I figured. But thanks!

[@SpaceCatsPeaceTurtlesPodcast]

Great tips. Played Duchy against the Alliance and Eyrie last night. Alliance are a HUGE thorn in the side if their sympathy gets in your way. Giving up precious cards slows down the moles so much!

[@LordoftheBoard]

SpaceCatsPeaceTurtles totally!! That would have been such a fun game to watch. Cause duchy can be a huge thorn in Eyries side. Thanks for watching! :D

[@LordoftheBoard]

Who won if you don’t mind me asking? My money is on the alliance

[@SpaceCatsPeaceTurtlesPodcast]

@@LordoftheBoard Alliance was a newer player, and was slowed enough early that they didn't see that big scary swing round. Duchy won, but we actually made the same mistake as you with Mayor-Lords. Without that mistake, Eyrie would have won on their next action with some stellar Charismatic play with no turmoils

[@LordoftheBoard]

SpaceCatsPeaceTurtles holy moly! What a game. Yeah I don’t know how I have never caught that. But I’m glad I uploaded this video cause I may have no caught it for a long while. The wording is so important. Sounds like a super fun game! Would love to play with you guys or do some sort of collaboration sometime.

[@SpaceCatsPeaceTurtlesPodcast]

@@LordoftheBoard Agreed. There is a vibrant TTS community, but maybe we can get together at a convention sometime too!

[@garyfaust6769]

I did not know that the moles could return to the burrow. I like that. It is so mole-like! Thanks!

[@LordoftheBoard]

Pretty cool huh? I am a huge fan of playing the moles.

[@Bard-0]

Sounds like a super defensive faction, thanks for the tips Sam. Great video quality, as always, cant wait for the Corvids :)

[@LordoftheBoard]

Thank you! I am still working through what my style is now. Certainly a lot of improvements from my first root videos!

[@The_Invisible_Hand]

They can be played either defensively (focus on markets, turtle up in a couple clearings, and get VP from the Lord's abilities) or offensively (focus on citadels, don't worry about defending your buildings that much, and attack anywhere you can). The offensive strategy is better when the Lizards are in the game, because defending with large numbers of warriors can't stop your buildings from being Sanctified.

[@fysean]

Use tunnels to pop up, attack, then retreat to burrow. More of pop up and annoy style like the woodland alliance

[@bryanvogel9145]

Crazy how the meta on this game changes so much in 9 months. I used to think these guys were weak and vulnerable. Now they consistently grind out wins in woodland warriors lfg

[@LordoftheBoard]

Right? 😂 pretty nuts!

[@ScottyWings]

Played them for the first time last night and didn't win but had a blast. Looking forward to focussing on them because they might be one of my faves from the expansion.

[@uriahsoenksen4071]

Thank you! I was so stoked when I saw this video!

[@LordoftheBoard]

Uriah Soenksen I’m so stoked you are watching it! Corvids are next!

[@uriahsoenksen4071]

@@LordoftheBoard Looking forward to it!

[@daredewley9231]

Just got Underworld on Digital today! Thanks for the tips!

[@crispywhiskers9365]

i dont think i’m playing root anytime soon but this random informstion helps thanks

[@LordoftheBoard]

Glad I could help !! :)

[@kelvyndesouza4108]

best root content creator hands down!

[@LordoftheBoard]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@An0therAn0n]

For some reason this faction started vibing with me once I started thinking of myself as just another noble you're no commander just a part of the council. Consider that mindset this may be your project, but you can't do it alone getting a few early risky squires even if you lose them can often put you in a position to win the game.

[@horsemumbler1]

As Moles you play a Permanent Senior Undersecretary - ministers come and ministers go, but there will always be some civil servant who has always been there, always will, and at the end of the day is oft really the one deciding when when things happen and where things go. I reccomend Yes Minister to anyone who would Mole.

[@liamsmyth3388]

Just got this expansion for Christmas, trying out the Duchy tonight! Thanks for all your Root videos dude! They’ve been so helpful and entertaining. Do you have a favorite faction?

[@LordoftheBoard]

Glad you like them! I do. I am a huge fan of the Woodland Alliance and Lizardcult! also if im feeling like being rude ill run the Riverfolk :)

[@enricolunelli9039]

Love this video! This is my favorite faction ❤ Ps: is that an age of mythology board game? ❤

[@muchendai1361]

Top notch content as usual

[@LordoftheBoard]

Dai Muchen yes !! 😊 stoked you show what I have in store!

[@BenjaminH_48]

Still waiting for my copy here in Canada, I can't wait to try them! Moles are defenetly the easiest faction to win with domination, especially the bird one...but even there it won't be easy!

[@LordoftheBoard]

Benjamin Hélie dang really? Mine took a while to come too. But I shouldnt have been complaining! That dig action is incredible

[@SuperSeagull12]

Craft the Eyrie Imagery, got it.

[@Levidieter_]

Have you ever made a full "how to play root" video, and if not, do you think you could?

[@CallipygianMoose]

Haven’t heard anymore about the uk delivery. I’ve been waiting for ages!

[@LordoftheBoard]

Callipygian Moose sorry to hear that! Hope we receive an update soon

[@CalaTec]

I want to have 10 more factions just to watch more of your videos :D Well 2 new factions to come soon.

[@LordoftheBoard]

Awh thank you 🥰 also yes! Can’t wait for the next two!

[@LordoftheBoard]

The next one is this week!! Insane

[@CalaTec]

@@LordoftheBoard Thanks, I had your 2 new Root videos on my watch later list and today I saw 1 of them because of your comment. I will watch the lizard game tomorrow.

[@TheRealMrWolf]

These videos are SOOO good!

[@LordoftheBoard]

Thank you so much :)

[@tontonbautista1737]

The mayor can only copy actions of squires and nobles, but not lord, right? At least it says on the card.

[@LordoftheBoard]

Yes there was a correction I had made. :)

[@KettouRyuujin]

Will keep this stuff in mind next time I play Duchy. Great vid! We gonna see anything on how the Exiles and Partisans deck works with older factions?

[@LordoftheBoard]

KettouRyuujin yes sir.

[@tripelon]

Great tips again!

[@LordoftheBoard]

So glad they helped!

[@HZH121]

very nice Root videos , keep it going :)

[@LordoftheBoard]

HUSSAIN HADDAD thank you! I appreciate that.

[@JoshSmith-on3yl]

Root again! Let’s Goooo! Can’t wait for the Corvids. How easy would you rank this faction against the others?

[@LordoftheBoard]

Josh Smith I would say he is a little more tricky than some of the others. When he loses buildings it can really crumble his game. He’s like a glass tower

[@martinhric9193]

I think the card tunels is very good for the moles

[@brunogerardoarandavega2986]

Very nice video :)

[@alshishaan567]

Hello, i have 2 questions about that faction. 1) does the action "dig" trigger the effect of the sympathy token? 2) does the squires that allows to build if u reveal a card, allows u,for example, to build in a red clearing that u control by revealing a yellow card?

[@LordoftheBoard]

Answers! 1. It would trigger outrage as you are moving the moles into that clearing with a sympathy token. 2. Yes that is exactly how it works! :)

[@alshishaan567]

@@LordoftheBoard thank you for this fast answer!

[@LordoftheBoard]

@@alshishaan567 you got it! Happy gaming.

[@Levidieter_]

Does this expansion come with a new map?

[@LordoftheBoard]

It does! The underground map :)

[@matchesbattlefield8840]

Can the mayor duplicate lord abilitys? Great video

[@KettouRyuujin]

Lord of the Board erm. The card on-screen says it can copy another noble or a squire... was there an eratta?

[@LordoftheBoard]

KettouRyuujin I stand corrected. I’ll make a correction. Thank you for that!

[@LordoftheBoard]

KettouRyuujin I can get carried away. the brigadier that can definitely be done. But yes you’re right it can’t be used to duplicate all the lords abilities

[@KettouRyuujin]

Lord of the Board no problem.

[@tomtyten9725]

So i can retreat all my moles into the burrow like 6 at once but than only bring out 4 at a time?

[@LordoftheBoard]

With the dig you can only bring out 4. But a standard move action you can bring out however many :)

[@lictor999]

great tip

[@LordoftheBoard]

Glad to help!

[@urbosia1991]

What is the weird building we see on the eyries spacz

[@ermoon4348]

It’s a fortress on the pass. It’s used on the mountain map that comes with the expansion. If I remember correctly, whichever faction rules the pass clearing gets that piece and they score one extra VP per turn until they no longer rule that clearing.

[@Jakers457]

Can you craft as many items as possible are you limited to four or five

[@LordoftheBoard]

Jakers457 you can craft as many items as the supply allows. If the item isn’t in the supply on the board you can’t craft it :)

[@Jakers457]

@@LordoftheBoard cheers for the reply :)

[@owenequinox6]

Would you say the expansion with the duchy is also fun with just 2 players?

[@LordoftheBoard]

Owen Schuler hey Owen! Me and my wife have been playing duchy + corvids + the clockwork expansions Mechanical Marquise and it has been great. But you can also do the duchy and Marquise only which was fun! And Duchy and eyrie which was hard on the eyrie but fun as well!

[@bobbyjustbobby1]

Anyone know how to best strategies against the Underground Duchy?

[@LordoftheBoard]

Try and take out mole warriors consistently - attack low- or undefended buildings. But taking out pieces is the best thing you can do.

[@ryankowalski4445]

Wait, did you pronounce Emigré in a way that sounds like Menagerie?

[@konradbejda907]

Think about dropping some gameplay!

[@LordoftheBoard]

I am working on getting some sort of setup for that. Problem right now is cameras. But it is a focus!

[@arthursimsa9005]

What the hell is that prononciation of émigré?:P

[@LordoftheBoard]

Haha a wrong one that I think is funny. I know it’s pronounced eh muh gray

[@andrewnewell1142]

Great vid! I like the mole’s gameplay but they’re a little harder to get “politically”, as in what they’re supposed to represent. I think they’re supposed to be a riff on US intervention in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan. So the Duchy isn’t totally focused on the War to start and you have to convince ministers to pay attention, and they’ll wash their hands of any messes that happen. Meanwhile the tunnels work like airports that can dump a bunch of troops anywhere on the map and allow you to quickly move between them. It’s not as pure as “a rebellion” or “an empire” but it has a distinct character

[@LordoftheBoard]

Love these thoughts! :)

[@lucasdavies8268]

I think they're just meant to represent a generic invading state from the outside. This would make them similar to the Eyrie, in the sense that the game begins with them at the start of their invasion. However, whereas the Eyrie are"returning" to the Forest to retake it, the Moles are just annexing new territory.

[@uzorxii2571]

gaming with jen

[@LordoftheBoard]

Jen? :)

[@astod7792]

Moles are OP. Do you agree?

[@LordoftheBoard]

I don’t fully agree. They have a ton of power yes! But they are like a glass tower. If people start targeting their buildings their entire ecosystem can fall really quickly. They are very fun and I can see how they could be seen as very powerful!

[@astod7792]

@@LordoftheBoard maybe... if they got ganged up on by 3+ factions. But any semi experienced player is going to protect any clearing with a building with at least 5 moles. And since they can recruit, score (via sway), and craft so easily, they really don't have to be offensive...

[@LordoftheBoard]

A Stod true. I have found that the strike on them must be as early as possible. Before they get their engine running cause yes it can be very hard to stop once they get going. Corvids can pose a problem being nimble and I’ve seen Lizards able to cause problems too. Vagabond if focusing on Infamy can be a good counter as well. The new Harrier people able to jump to any location is great for that. We have had some games with the moles feeling unstoppable so I get you. I would have to play against them and with them more to call them OP. Cause in our games they haven’t won every game.

[@astod7792]

@@LordoftheBoard You make some good points with the other factions. I should amend my original statement to say they are OP in 2 player against cats. In about 10 plays moles are 10-0. Cats just don't have enough actions to battle them early and protect their own buildings late. What can cats do to have any chance in 2p against moles?

[@LordoftheBoard]

A Stod well you said it just right, not enough actions is the problem. Using bird cards for extra actions would be good as well as cards that give you extra move or battle actions like Better Burrow Bank or Eyrie Menagerie. Pretty much any card that gives you basic actions to use. Also with the cats I spend usually 2 marches the first turn to position and clump a few cats around the moles to ensure they can’t expand and must fight to leave their corner or tunnel. Then once I have secured an early hold on positioning I transition into getting cats then try to craft cards early to mid game in time to have enough actions to compete late game against them.

[@jimihicks8152]

So what you are telling me is the game is all about checks and balances

[@LordoftheBoard]

yes

[@drbasseri]

This is probably the worst faction. They are slow to set up and can be devastated easily.

[@LordoftheBoard]

They can be very hard. I have found they are heavily decided by card draw. You need a combat advantage in order to maintain the glass tower. They truly do start to just shoot up in VP once you get the engine rolling crafting plus ministers. I am a big fan of them. They are mechanically similar to Duchy whereas they operate more so of the Eyrie

[@drbasseri]

@@LordoftheBoard yea but once they start taking out your buildings, its super hard to bounce back. Other factions don't get wrecked permanently from that