Two to four players move stacks of one to five pieces around a checkerboard with the three squares in each corner removed, thus forming a 6×6 board with 1×4 extensions on each side. Stacks may move as many spaces as there are pieces in the stack. Players may only move a stack if the topmost piece in the stack is one of their pieces. When a stack lands on another stack, the two stacks merge; if the new stack contains more than five pieces, then pieces are removed from the bottom to bring it down to five. If a player's own piece is removed, they are kept and may be placed on the board later in lieu of moving a stack. If an opponent's piece is removed, it is captured. The last player who is able to move a stack wins.
ReceptionEdit
Games included the game as Domination in their "Top 100 Games of 1982", noting that while it does include short versions for 3-4 players, "the two-player game has the most depth".[1]
focus, board, game, focus, abstract, strategy, board, game, designed, sackson, first, published, 1964, kosmos, game, been, published, many, times, since, sometimes, under, titles, domination, dominio, focus, 1981, spiel, jahres, essen, feather, awards, game, a. Focus is an abstract strategy board game designed by Sid Sackson and first published in 1964 by Kosmos The game has been re published many times since sometimes under the titles Domination or Dominio Focus won the 1981 Spiel des Jahres and Essen Feather awards The game appears in Sackson s A Gamut of Games in the section New Battles on an Old Battlefield FocusDesignersSid SacksonPublishersKosmos Germany Publication1964Players2 to 4Playing time45 minSkillsStrategy Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGameplay Edit Starting positionsTwo to four players move stacks of one to five pieces around a checkerboard with the three squares in each corner removed thus forming a 6 6 board with 1 4 extensions on each side Stacks may move as many spaces as there are pieces in the stack Players may only move a stack if the topmost piece in the stack is one of their pieces When a stack lands on another stack the two stacks merge if the new stack contains more than five pieces then pieces are removed from the bottom to bring it down to five If a player s own piece is removed they are kept and may be placed on the board later in lieu of moving a stack If an opponent s piece is removed it is captured The last player who is able to move a stack wins Reception EditGames included the game as Domination in their Top 100 Games of 1982 noting that while it does include short versions for 3 4 players the two player game has the most depth 1 See also EditDeath StacksReferences Edit Schmittberger R Wayne ed November 1982 The Top 100 Games 1982 Games No 33 p 56 Sackson Sid 1982 1st Pub 1969 Random House New York Focus A Gamut of Games Pantheon Books pp 125 35 ISBN 0 394 71115 7 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Focus board game PDF Rules for Domination Hasbro s re publication of the game Focus at BoardGameGeek Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Focus board game amp oldid 1136232687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
