Root Bound

Two groups of plants spread in lifelike ways and vie for territory as space for new growth rapidly dwindles.

Inventor: Christopher Field

See Root Bound rules (PDF) and BoardGameGeek.

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• Current engine version: 20250109 (2025-01-09). On Abstract Play since 2024-02-25.

• Estimated scores show what the board would score if the game ended now. The first player to form a partition may briefly show a maximum score; it corrects as play continues.
• Beginner protection applies only to the first move. Avoid merging down to one dead group.

• https://cjffield.com/rules/rootbound.pdf
• https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416201/root-bound