Root: The Clockwork Expansion 2

Took me a couple games to get the hang of the automa flow, but once I did, adding a fourth bot to a three-player session felt almost like playing against a human. The cooperative mode is where this really shines for me, though—teaming up against two of them together is a blast.

The four bot factions feel genuinely distinct—the Autobot’s resource-grabbing pace keeps me on my toes even when it’s just me and a friend. Setting one up to fill a seat at a three-player table solved our group’s awkward gap perfectly, and the solo co-op option is a nice bonus I didn’t expect to use

Co-op mode is where this really shines—my group of two finally feels like a full table, and the bot turns are quick enough that we’re not waiting around. The four factions each play so differently that we’ve already run three games in a row trying them all.