These Root Factions are the Most Popular

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I asked over 250 players to rank the Root factions in an effort to determine which are the most popular. The results surprised me! A bit. They might not surprise you. I guess you'll just have to watch the video and see. Please? Thanks.
Special thanks to Perry, S.P. Shaman, Nitrorev, Lord Of The Board, and everyone who submitted a response!
Timestamps:
0:00 Overview
0:47 Statistics Definitions
2:11 Rank 10
4:20 Rank 9
6:26 Rank 8
8:18 Rank 7
10:25 Rank 6
12:28 Rank 5
14:39 Rank 4
16:35 Rank 3
19:00 Rank 2
21:25 Rank 1
23:32 Summary Graphics
23:45 My Personal Ranking
24:23 Hall of Fame Quotes
25:43 Thanks for Watching!
Root is an asymmetric board game of woodland warfare where various factions compete to rule. Factions include the Marquise de Cat (Cats), Eyrie Dynasties (Birds), Woodland Alliance (WA), Vagabond(s), Riverfolk Company (Otters), Lizard Cult (Lizards), Corvid Conspiracy (Crows), Underground Duchy (Moles), Lord of the Hundreds (Rats), and Keepers in Iron (Badgers). You didn't have to read this, so I'm sorry if you did. I'm not even sure if this helps at all but I spent a lot of time working on this so might as well try it.

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23 июл 2024

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@perrygallo3501 Год назад

That was one impressive adjusted mean formula. I didn’t know people could be so smart and talented. Also, my oh my those mole quotes… I get it.

@Nevakanezah_ Год назад

Crows are the mindgame faction where you only need 1% of your brain

@colesrootchannel Год назад

“Maximum fun, minimum brain” was the crow quote that almost made the hall of fame

@meeb_consumer 5 месяцев назад

I only recently started playing. Crows are at the bottom of the viability tier list but the top of the fun tier list. Blow up marquise and have a good time #crowsforlife

@AV-nn4qx Год назад

As a Cat enjoyer, I feel that every game is improved by their presence, even if I’m not playing as them myself.

@colesrootchannel Год назад

💯

@salt_factory7566 9 месяцев назад

Niko does not approve of you not playing Marquise.

@AlgidSquid 6 месяцев назад

Why? Niko is not a cat!

@colesrootchannel Месяц назад

Returning to this thread to say I finished playing OneShot today. Loved it!

@CriticallyOdd Год назад

It would be interesting to see what factions you like seeing at the table, not necessarily like playing. Example: I don't like playing as the cats, but I love it when the cats get picked. The Warrior in each clearing creates an immediate sense of tension that generally makes the games feel funner. Like Cats are probably my sixth favorite to play, but one of the my favorites to see in the draft. Or the moles I love playing as the moles, but hate playing against them. The burrows popping up somewhere leading to a small army of dark dwelling despots piling out and burning down a clearing is frustrating.

@colesrootchannel Год назад

I’d love to see this data too! I do think at least a few of the respondents for this survey approached it in a general sense, rather than from the prompted perspective of playing as each faction being ranked. If I make more of an effort to clear that up for this hypothetical future survey though, I’m sure the data wouldn’t be too difficult to gather. 100% agree on the Cats adding a great tension to the game, by the way.

@13luken Год назад

had so much fun watching this cole. so well done mate. can't wait to see more!

@colesrootchannel Год назад

Thanks Luke😄

@motyovszkimiklos7538 6 месяцев назад

what a great video. Nice illustrations, great script, liked the different music choices for each faction

@colesrootchannel 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!😄

@wheelskis 20 дней назад

This is fantastic. I appreciate your qualitative/quantitative research. More if this for other board games/topics in board games would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

@colesrootchannel 20 дней назад

Thank you for the kind words!

@christopherspinzor3268 Год назад

Thanks for your thoughts throughout and your list! Still think you’re crazy for having the cats at #1, but the game as a whole is awesome so I guess it’s okay. Got the otters right up top so you’ve got some priorities straight!

@colesrootchannel Год назад

Thanks for watching! This was a lot of fun to put together😄 Long live the Marquise!

@meeb_consumer 5 месяцев назад

Marquise is pretty fun. Not super amazing but cool ig. They're very vanilla, but in the best way. Very skill based.

@colesrootchannel 5 месяцев назад

I haven’t played the cats in a while, I think I’m experiencing withdrawal…😆

@aurahdz2468 Месяц назад

At first I thought it was a coincidence that my bf and I had literally the opposite order for factions, then I realized he just likes high reach/militant factions while I like low reach/insurgent factions

@colesrootchannel Месяц назад

That makes sense! I tend to prefer the militants as well but it’s not such a clean line, a couple insurgents have made it into my top five

@doubleocbh Год назад

Appreciate the effort of putting everything together Cole! I am one of the contributor that ranked badgers #1. Feel relieved when playing in a game against moles as badgers, while they receive so much heat and hate 😂. I always agree with the table “Yeah!! Get them!!!” 😌

@colesrootchannel Год назад

Being player 3 or 4 in a Badger/Mole matchup is the worst😆

@russellkid117 Месяц назад

I'd love to see a similar poll for how fun factions are to play against.

@colesrootchannel Месяц назад

Maybe that can be a project for this summer!

@seanchamberlain1949 2 месяца назад

loved this video! what song did you use for the bgm for the corvids?? it sounds so familiar but i can't put a finger on where i heard it

@colesrootchannel 2 месяца назад

Glad to hear you liked it😄 Pigstep by Lena Raine (from Minecraft)!

@mr.nelson9481 Год назад

I did predict the #1 about half way through. The comments by top and lowest voters were interesting as well as your analysis and commentary.

@colesrootchannel Год назад

Thank you!😄 Nice prediction!

@comp.lex4 4 дня назад

moles are quickly becoming one of my favorite factions... the end of this video really surprised me D:

@colesrootchannel 4 дня назад

Some people are quite opinionated on moles, as you saw lol. You hopefully shouldn’t have to worry about those complaints for a while, though😅

@togglebott7748 2 месяца назад

I love the vagabond!!!

@sylvanas9329 Год назад

With how much you were insulting the moles at the end, I’m surprised they weren’t last for you Also, ranking lizards at 10th is heresy, but you ranked cats at #1 so you are forgiven.

@colesrootchannel Год назад

That wasn’t me, I was just reading what someone submitted😆

@AlgidSquid 6 месяцев назад

14:28 I would not call you a hypocrite for this. With the cats, while your actions are limited in number, they are yours to do with as you please. On the other hand, the lizards can get locked out of taking meaningful actions by opponents manipulating the lost souls. The cats have to weigh which course of action will be best for them. The lizards have to hope the rest of the table is kind enough to let the outcast shift to the suit in which all the important stuff is actually happening. (This is coming from someone who enjoys playing lizards) Also, love seeing the badgers so high on the list! They’re my favorite!

@colesrootchannel 6 месяцев назад

Good showings for your Lizards and Badgers!

@sshrdlu Год назад

chad content on this channel

@baeinthebay1888 Год назад

24:35 mom im on youtube!

@kelvyndesouza4108 10 месяцев назад

nice video

@colesrootchannel 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@shyzunk 8 месяцев назад

Funny thing is, I never thought of Cats as my favourite faction, but my vast excel sheets say they are by far my most played faction. Revealed preference vs stated preference I guess... This all might just be because Rats are not implemented online yet and my IRL group hates them and will seriously go kill you dead 3v1 just for picking them... Otherwise... Blood for the blood god!

@colesrootchannel 8 месяцев назад

Also because every game needs at least one militant, you’ll most likely end up playing more games with militant factions than insurgents

@shyzunk 8 месяцев назад

@@colesrootchannel Oh no, someone always ends up picking the odd WA or vagabond. I always avoid insurgent factions by design, except sometimes the lizards, or corvids if I want to prove a point or really have a devious mood that day. Lots of stuff on the board is the name of the game here :-D My surprise rather comes when I pick Cats over Birds and Moles (both quite often) , not entirely knowing why and wondering why I gave up on victory 😀

@shyzunk 8 месяцев назад

@@colesrootchannel since adset, the forcing of militant privilege is somewhat weak. I ran a simulation, it seems if we chose factions randomly, the ratio of militant to insurgent factions picked would be 1.025 to 1. Not a huge factor I would say.

@colesrootchannel 8 месяцев назад

I also prefer playing militant factions, makes sense that they don’t show up that much more frequently than insurgents now that I think about it

@bouvond 18 дней назад

What xpac is keepers? I thought I had them all on the app but I have never seen them.

@colesrootchannel 18 дней назад

Marauder expansion, the newest expansion which hasn’t made it to the app yet.

@wilfbiffherb Год назад

WA SO LOW?! INSANITY!

@colesrootchannel Год назад

It’s tough being a revolutionary these days✊😔

@wilfbiffherb Год назад

@colesrootchannel once the new world order is ushered in they'll understand. They'll aaaaaall understand...

@angrymushroom26 14 дней назад

i've been enjoying playing the vagabond, but that is mostly playing on vs the AI in the steam version and friends. I feel if I were to go to a table that have a more meta understanding of the game would result on being attacked a lot harder to the point of making it not fun. I can see someone zeroing in on the VB just from experience and watching videos about it making it a very no fun allowed scenario.

@colesrootchannel 14 дней назад

Yeah, it tends to depend on which Vagabond specifically too. Some get no breathing room and others almost get ignored entirely, but most of them are somewhere in between.

@alex_zetsu Год назад

Wait are people ranking factions on how much they like to play for themselves or how much they like them as a game faction? In some games there is a mechanic I don't use or a faction I don't play, but I appreciate being in the game as an option.

@colesrootchannel Год назад

Just how much they like to play for themselves in this survey. I might do another more general one some ways in the future - maybe after the next expansion comes out

@alex_zetsu Год назад

@@colesrootchannel OK thanks. I'm not asking for a separate list. Do it if you want. I just wanted to understand what I was looking at. I'm a bit clueless about Keepers in Iron. For all players getting attacked is obviously not good. But this situation is recoverable. In the case of the Keepers if the Vagabound player attacks, I often find just running out of Warriors and is like a death spiral.

@colesrootchannel Год назад

Keepers have very powerful recruiting, once you’ve filled out your retinue you can use your high card draw to plop a bunch of badgers down on the board. Their recruiting is so strong that they often can go from getting completely wiped to scoring a burst of points in a single turn. They do take a while to figure out, though, and I don’t claim to be a good badger player by any means😅

@lycanfangtv6910 7 месяцев назад

honestly the birds are probably my least favorite faction. also, I feel like this data states that the marauder expansion is the most worthwhile expansion to buy.

@colesrootchannel 7 месяцев назад

That’s why I love this game, it has something for everyone! It could be recency bias with the marauder expansion but I do like both of the new factions.

@lycanfangtv6910 6 месяцев назад

I haven't yet tried the underworld expansion but I just got the marauders and both the factions in it are my new favorites! I do understand how a lot of people could enjoy factions like the lizard cult more though. Root is my favorite board game for this exact reason! @@colesrootchannel

@timetaker7816 6 месяцев назад

As a Corvid enjoyer sad to see them not at #1

@colesrootchannel 6 месяцев назад

The corvids have grown on me a lot since I made this video! They’ve probably moved up a couple spots on my list

@davidgonzalezquesada896 Год назад

Ohh im hearing FFX soundtrack? :P

@waterman121 Год назад

And Hollow Knight!

@colesrootchannel Год назад

No FFX to my knowledge - I pulled from a few Nintendo games as well as Hollow Knight, Minecraft, Spelunky 2, Mushroom Wars and The Adventure Zone for this video. Final Fantasy has some great tracks though!

@penic-cilan Год назад

24:57 IM FAMOUS LFG

@Deranth 6 месяцев назад

I love Root, but I suck at strategy. It's just a fun game with a lot of replayability to me. I don't know any top strategies and if you tried to teach me one, I would probably forget it 2 minutes later. I think I average 3 turmoils per game when I play Eyrie. I was proud when I finished a game (in a loss) having only turmoiled once. I would rather play any other faction than the Eyrie. My favorite factions are Hundreds, Alliance, and Corvid mostly just because I like stirring the pot. Any time I face off against the cats, I do my best to board wipe them. I have board wiped the Cats three times as the Corvid alone. My favorite strategy in the entire game is Coalition, if you ever see me pick Vagabond at a table, I will be using coalition at my earliest opportunity because I love trying to hold back everyone else at the table while the underdog wins.

@brunobaretta5522 6 месяцев назад

Wow, the people are so wrong. VB, Cats and WA in the bottom 3? That said, I like all the factions

@colesrootchannel 6 месяцев назад

Cats I’m sad about… VB and WA not so much.😆

@zippo7422 2 месяца назад

Yeah VB is banned in our tables. Some people sometimes picked it but they spend every second turn skipping in the forest, after that never picked it again.