Focus!: Last Roll for the Hangul 2024

In this turn-based push-your-luck strategy game for 1-5 players you take the role of a Wildlife Photographer, visiting the Kashmir Valley in an attempt to photograph and publish photos of the critically endangered Hangul. Set in 1970, you are using colour film to take photos, and the game begins when you are down to your last 20 exposures. So, what will you do? Track down the elusive Hangul, or settle for other wildlife? What publishing deals will you manage to obtain—and what photos do they require? Push yourself too hard, and you may end up scaring the wildlife or worse — wasting precious film!

Focus! Last Roll for the Hangul deploys multiple mechanism to recreate the thrilling challenge of wildlife photography: the unpredictability of the animals is reflected by dice, while the challenge of getting published is represented by cards that specify which animals to photograph for the publication. A modular board is used to speed up the process of updating the position of all the fast moving animals on the table.

On on your turn you spend Action Tokens to execute actions like moving to a new area, adding more Animal Tokens to the board, negotiating Contracts before they are gone, and taking photos. When an animal is successfully photographed, the targeted Animal Token is collected from the board. To take the photo however, you must be in the same area as the animal, which means there is a constant pressure to move around the board. You will additionally have to balance the need for a sharp photo with the need to conserve film. And all of this, is wrapped in a push-your-luck mechanic that allows you to repeat any successful action by increasing the chance of failure.

A new round will not start if two of multiple game ending conditions arise, allowing you to tactically end the game when it secures your victory. You win the game by having the most victory points, which are earned by the photos you take — and doubled by getting them published.

—description from the designer