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Some games are much more sensitive to openings than others, and prior
knowledge of the game can help a lot. FIDE-Chess and Chinese Chess are
more sensitive to openings than Shogi, but Ultima-like games are less
sensitive; nevertheless, prior good knowledge is a clear advantage,
because openings in Ultima-like games are more an abstract positional
concept than a definite precise sequence of moves. In some games, prior
knowledge is fundamental, or you can lose easely, and I can mention some
notorious examples: Ximeracak, Pocket Mutation, Marsellais Chess...(and,
perhaps, Falcon Chess, although I´m not enterely sure). Some other games
seem to be less sensitive to openings, as Achernar, Grand Chess and other
large variants. Is the 'openings sensitivity' an important measure for a
game?. At least, it is a good indicative for novices which are trying a
game by first time.