Root online through BGA and in person are genuinely different games because of the political negotiation that disappears online.

As someone with a year of experience, I can confirm this is solid advice

7 Wonders Duel's three win conditions mean you can never fully ignore any track. The tension is constant.

The 7 Wonders science strategy being potentially unbalanced in multiplayer is the one thing I'd change about the design.

Root's Underworld expansion factions feel qualitatively different from base game factions in their design sophistication.