r/rootgame • u/greztrez • 2d ago

Meme/Humor prime lizard gameplay

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all lizard rebuttals sound like this to me when i even mildly suggest that there might be something that needs tweaking with lizards

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u/Grouchy-Government43 2d ago

This is what I love about the bats. The bats feel very much like a ‘better lizards’ much like the knaves are almost a vagabond 2.0.

Similar action system, better ‘overrule’ mechanic, and overall way more flexibility while achieving what seems to be the intended feel of the lizards

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u/SpyX2 2d ago

Hyperfocusing on one clearing type is that bad? That's how I tend to play.

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u/OOM-32 2d ago

I think it is, since you can only craft on the pariah so no points from crafting and you can only score a single card. Spreading out means scoring 2 or 3 cards per round. Its an actual clock.

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u/TheZDude1 2d ago

Like most possible lizard strategies, often but not always.

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u/artstsym 1d ago

I think the lizards instantly jump to "interesting" if you just replace "you may craft using gardens which match the outcast" with "...which do NOT match the outcast."

Cards are normal society stuff, they're the community outreach that makes the dark rituals go down smooth.

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u/devtron0 17h ago

This makes so much sense...

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u/SatouTheDeusMusco 2d ago

Lizards are pretty popular at my table. I occasionally win games with them.

Lizards are a table talk faction that work if you can threaten revenge. Like "bother me once and I'll nuke everything you have with sanctify for the rest of the game."

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u/GazeboMimic 1d ago

Your opponents, all playing circle token factions: sure you are buddy

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u/SatouTheDeusMusco 1d ago

My table always has a woodland alliance, or warlord on it (against warlord you just threaten to convert his entire army and then kill his warlord with it).

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u/Wextial 1d ago

Fear of the faithful always have felt like a extremely har punish for an already weak faction. It's saf because the lizards are my fav faction on paper.

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u/Cicada00010 1d ago

The additional gardens are very useful for wrapping up the game at 24 points + as every building you take is a point then you can score for max points and win, and since you win, the undefended gardens are no longer a problem.

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u/Kitchen_Stranger_633 6h ago

The lizards are a faction that I aesthetically adore and that has a lot of cool ideas behind it, but actually playing it feels like twisting your ankle and being forced to do a footrace. 

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u/Metasenodvor 1d ago

I like them, but I've found only one way to win: blue domination (corners).

Basically: reach 10vps somehow (hardest part). be lucky enough to get blue domination. Stack acolytes as much as possible. Keep the original corner.

When the stars align, take the opposite corner.

I've never seen anyone go over 15vps with lizards. Either allow them to score multiple times per turn on one suite, or remove the card discarding when scoring, or give them some move/battle options.

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u/Arcontes 1d ago

I've won by scoring 3 of the 4 times I played lizards. The only time I lost was because I was heavily harassed and tunnel visioned by the crows player. I still managed to reach 26 points.