# Root: The Underworld Expansion

Root: The Underworld Expansion is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 9.1 out of 10 by 21 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $40.00 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 3.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2020
- **Categories:** Animals, Fantasy, Expansion for Base-game, Wargame
- **Mechanics:** Action Queue, Point to Point Movement, Area Majority / Influence, Betting and Bluffing, Hand Management, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers, King of the Hill
- **Ludoya rating:** 9.1 out of 10, from 21 reviews
- **Owned by:** 223 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 49
- **Unique players:** 84

**Designers:** Patrick Leder, Cole Wehrle

**Artists:** Kyle Ferrin

**Publishers:** Leder Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 40 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/root-the-underworld-expansion/ |
| Rampi Games | 43.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/root-los-subterraneos/ |
| Good Games | 64.31 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/root-underworld |
| Gameology | 68.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/root-the-underworld-expansion |
| Va de jocs | 43.2 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/root-expansion-los-subterraneos |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 45.6 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/46862-root-expansion-los-subterraneos.html |
| Zatu Games | 41.19 £ | https://zatu.com/products/root-the-underworld-expansion |
| TLAMA games | 1249 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/root--rozsireni-podzemni-rise/ |
| Svet deskovych her | 1325 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/9040/root-rozsireni-podzemni-rise |
| Game Ninja | 599 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/root-underworld-exp/ |
| Ludifolie | 57.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/10948-root-monde-souterrain.html |

## Expansions

- [Root: The Clockwork Expansion 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/root-the-clockwork-expansion-2)

## Rules questions

### Can non‑Duchy warriors enter or move through the Burrow?

No — the Burrow is off‑map and only Duchy warriors can enter it; it’s adjacent to clearings with tunnel tokens but other factions cannot use it (page 2).

### What is the Duchy’s “Price of Failure” when their buildings are removed?

Whenever Duchy buildings are removed, the Duchy discards a random card and returns its highest‑rank swayed minister to its Unswayed pile, and the minister’s crown is removed permanently; you also score the victory points from the crown’s space when removing it (pages 2–3).

### How do I sway a minister — which cards can I reveal and how many do I need?

To sway a minister you must reveal one card for each clearing where you have pieces (each clearing lets you reveal only one card) and reveal as many cards as the minister’s rank (squire 2, noble 3, lord 4) (page 3).

### How does Exposure work against facedown Corvid plot tokens — when can I guess and what happens if I’m right or wrong?

Before drawing cards in Evening, any enemy in a clearing with a facedown plot may show the Corvids a card matching that clearing to guess the plot’s type; a correct guess removes the token (and scores a point) and negates its effect, while an incorrect guess leaves the token and the guessing player must give the shown card to the Corvids (page 4).

### Does a face‑up Snare plot prevent enemies from entering or leaving that clearing?

Yes — while a Snare is face up, enemy pieces cannot be placed in or moved from that clearing (page 4).

### How does the ferry work on the Lake map?

Once during your turn you may move from the clearing with the ferry to any other clearing touching the lake, place the ferry in the destination clearing, and after taking that ferry move you draw 1 card (page 6).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/root-the-underworld-expansion)
- [Root: The Underworld Expansion in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/root-the-underworld-expansion)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/272637)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._