Root: The Marauder Expansion
The Marauder Expansion introduces two new factions to the woodland — the Lord of the Hundreds and the Keepers in Iron — alongside four hirelings and a new setup draft that works for both casual and competitive play. Together with the base game, it also lets you play with up to six people.
The Lord of the Hundreds claims to be the true voice of the woodland, spreading distrust and division and inciting torch-wielding mobs. Their swarming army can overwhelm all but the toughest defence, looting items and adding them to the Lord's towering hoard. You suffer no dissent.
The Keepers in Iron are an order of nomadic warriors who have come to recover ancient relics. They must manage their retinue of woodland contacts carefully, since only the local animals know how to find what they seek. Their zealous devotion makes them a terror in battle.
The box also includes four hirelings, smaller versions of the base-game factions that can be added at any player count: Forest Patrol and Feline Physicians, Last Dynasty and Bluebird Nobles, Spring Uprising and Rabbit Scouts, and The Exile and The Brigand. They introduce surprising new power combinations and a chess-like tension, especially in games with fewer players.
What it adds
- Faction boards for the Lord of the Hundreds and Keepers in Iron
- 56 wooden warriors (20 Hundreds, 15 Keepers, plus Forest Patrol, Last Dynasty and Spring Uprising hireling warriors), 1 Hundreds warlord and 1 Exile pawn
- Buildings (3 Waystations, 6 Strongholds), 12 relics, 5 mob tokens, control markers, items and other markers
- 8 mood cards, 3 Faithful Retainers, 10 faction setup cards, 4 hireling cards and 2 overviews
- 3 dice (Mob, Uprising and Control)
- Learning to Play and Law booklets
Key facts
- Players: 2–6
- Play time: 60–90 minutes
- Age: 10+
- Requires the Root base game
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