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Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!

Woodland War Machine Good Time Society

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    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!

    Episode #72 - Counter-Intuitive Strategies

    Episode #72 - Counter-Intuitive Strategies

    Episode 72 - Season 3 Finale - The crew closes out the season with a look at an overlooked or underknown strategy for each of the factions. Special thanks to the WWMies on the Good Time Society Discord for the crowdsourced ideas!
     
    Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!
     
    Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY (and “Well, Technically”) content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!
     
    Episode Links:
    [Community Plays Root Discord]
    [Zeraus art link]
     
    Find the crew on socials:
    @thejakemichels
    @SamDeRoest
    @kyle_acheson
    @goodtimesociety
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    • 1 hr 43 min
    Episode #71 - “Other Landmarks”

    Episode #71 - “Other Landmarks”

    Episode 71 - Not the Lost City - Rounding out the components contribution for Root (at Episode 71!), the crew opens up the Landmark Pack and discusses the many tricks and trade-offs to The Legendary Forge, Black Market, Tower, Ferry, and everyone’s favorite - The Elder Treetop.
     
    Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!
     
    Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY (and “Well, Technically”) content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!
     
    Episode Links:
    [Community Plays Root Discord]
    [Root Jam 2023]
     
    Find the crew on socials:
    @thejakemichels
    @SamDeRoest
    @kyle_acheson
    @goodtimesociety
    Find more from GOOD TIME SOCIETY

    • 1 hr 45 min
    Episode #70 - The Roots of Root (featuring Joshua Yearsley)

    Episode #70 - The Roots of Root (featuring Joshua Yearsley)

    Episode 70 - Three Cheersley for Joshua Yearsley - Leder Games' Editor and Game Developer Joshua Yearsley joins the crew for an intricate interview on the rules, design, and origins of Root!
     
    Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!
     
    Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY (and “Well, Technically”) content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!
     
    Episode Links:
    [Endgamer’s Dusk & Dawn Tournament Link Doc]
    [Kyle Ferrin’s Keeper of the Hundreds]
     
    Find the crew on socials:
    @thejakemichels
    @SamDeRoest
    @kyle_acheson
    @goodtimesociety
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    • 1 hr 18 min
    Episode #69 - So Your Friends Don’t Like Root (featuring Rachel Rosenthal)

    Episode #69 - So Your Friends Don’t Like Root (featuring Rachel Rosenthal)

    Episode 69 - Nice - So your friends have a DIFFERENT idea of a good time. Whether their pro-gamers, casual players, or new to the whole hobby, people usually need a nice introduction to Root in order to fall in love. The crew mulls over the methods to help gamers find the fun in an aggressively asymmetric wargame. Later on they interview a dear friend of the pod, Rachel Rosenthal, on her first, and recent, impressions of Root.
     
    Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!
     
    Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY (and “Well, Technically”) content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!
     
    Episode Links:
    [Nev’s Lizard Video]
    [Sam and Rachel’s Generation Gap]
     
    Find the crew on socials:
    @thejakemichels
    @SamDeRoest
    @kyle_acheson
    @goodtimesociety
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    • 1 hr 26 min
    Episode #68 - Tourney Prep

    Episode #68 - Tourney Prep

    Episode 68 - Hydrophiles and Know-It-Alls - With the Winter Tournament ending soon and eventual Root Con 2023 Tournament on the horizon, the crew explores the best-practices of preparation for competitive root. Physically, mentally, and emotionally, being prepared for the game, the players, and yourself, leads to your best shot at the crown.
     
    Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!
     
    Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY (and “Well, Technically”) content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!
     
    Find the crew on socials:
    @thejakemichels
    @SamDeRoest
    @kyle_acheson
    @goodtimesociety
    Find more from GOOD TIME SOCIETY

    • 1 hr 29 min
    Episode #67 - Woodland Mythbusters Series 2

    Episode #67 - Woodland Mythbusters Series 2

    Episode 67 - Mythbustin’ Makes Me Feel Good - The crew caps off the scientific survey of Root Myths with a look at the more subjective side of the Woodland Rumors - Is 5-Player the Future?, Does Losing A Bird Card in the Retinue ALWAYS suck? Tune in and find out!
     
    Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!
     
    Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY (and “Well, Technically”) content, over at Good Time Society’s Patreon!
     
    Episode Links:
    [Star Wars Deckbuilding Game HOW TO PLAY]
    [Chess]
    [Root Digital Tourney Signups]
    [Root Jam Season 11]
     
    Find the crew on socials:
    @thejakemichels
    @SamDeRoest
    @kyle_acheson
    @goodtimesociety
    Find more from GOOD TIME SOCIETY

    • 1 hr 31 min

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