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The focus row slot affects either how many control tokens can be reinforced, or affects the strength of each attack.
Each player also receives a set of cities, caravans, control tokens, diplomacy cards, focus cards, and a tech dial. With its innovative ‘focus bar’ mechanism, and considerably shortened playing time —4 players can comfortably finish a game within 2 hrs— this is without doubt an easy game to recommend, whether you’re a fan of the original, or just intrigued to see what they’ve done with the franchise.different leaders provide their own unique bonuses and challenges, the board is dynamic and surprising, there are different city-states, wonders, natural wonders, and every board tile is double-sided.
You have to be smart with your strikes, unlike before where there was little punishment for unfavorable battles. On their turn, a player will select a card to activate with the card’s action modified either by the number of the slot or by the terrain type associated with the slot. Of course, I play mainly the computer versions of this franchise – you may find a lot of posts about it on this blog, for example here.After playing it a few times, I can say with confidence that this expansion turned an interesting concept into a fully realized experience. The row encourages you to play with a variety of actions, to think a few turns ahead, and to spend your resources wisely.