Table feel
Focus has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to pay frequent attention to each other's actions. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.
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Focus
Focus (or Domination) is a Sid Sackson abstract strategy game in which players attempt to make moves and capture pieces in such a manner that their opponent(s) have no moves remaining. On a turn a player may move a piece or stack of pieces based on the number of pieces that compr...
Players
2-4
Time
?-?
Age
10+
Weight
2.38
Rating
6.49
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Focus has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to pay frequent attention to each other's actions. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.1
Scales well
Strategy
4.7
Deep strategy
Control
2.7
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Focus has a high replayability score due to its variability in gameplay, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with expansions available to add new content and gameplay elements. Players have room to improve their strategy over time, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the investment.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Focus is 5.33, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
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Focus (or Domination) is a Sid Sackson abstract strategy game in which players attempt to make moves and capture pieces in such a manner that their opponent(s) have no moves remaining. On a turn a player may move a piece or stack of pieces based on the number of pieces that comprise it as well as the number of pieces to be moved (e.g. 1-piece = 1 space, 3 piece stack = 3 spaces.) When a stack grows over five pieces, pieces from the bottom of the stack are removed to bring the stack back down to five. Pieces of a player's own color that are taken by that player are reserved to re-enter the game at a later time; pieces of the opponent's color are kept as captured. Reserved pieces can be entered on a turn in any space on the board in place of making a move of pieces; strategic use of reserved pieces can make the game by utilizing them to capture stacks controlled by opponent(s). Sackson includes the game In his 1969 book, A Gamut of Games. The book makes a reference to the Whitman Publishing Company production of 1965, along with reporting that the two-handed version was first described in the October 1963 issue of Scientific American Magazine.
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