two player match ups

[Mr W]

What factions work best for two player match ups? How about for three players?

[Velensk]

In the core game its pretty much just the Marquise vs Eerie.

With three players you probably want the Marquise and the Eerie but either of the others works fine.

[smugskull]

+1 2p is a Marquise vs Eyrie affair. Although Eyrie vs Alliance is also interesting

[dande48]

This is a good site: https://root.seiyria.com/

On it, they have a "Reach" calculator, which is found in the board game rules. Each faction has a "reach" value, and there is a total minimum recommended reach for player counts. For two players, without expansions, you're pretty much going with Marquise and Eerie. On three players, use Marquise, and then any of the other three will work just fine.