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Free at Last Leaders & Coalitions

Cooperative card-driven game about the fight against segregation.

Requirements

90-120
1-6
12+

Description

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This is NOT a standalone game and here you CANNOT purchase Free at Last. This is instead a fan made expansion of the boardgame Free at Last designed by Ted Torgerson and Damon Stone and published by The Dietz Foundation in 2022.

This fan-made expansion introduces a reworked set of leader markers (1) in Free at Last. New leader markers improve the game experience thanks to a nice looking and more readable layout and for the presence of the pictures of all historical figures present in the game.

This expansion also includes several redesigned cards and, last but not least, a Solitaire play mode, suited by a well detailed Rule Book, a Play Book with an extended example of play, several card changes designed for the Solitaire player, and a comprehensive play aid mat.

ABOUT THE BASE GAME

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Free at Last is a game for 2-6 players. Players take on the role of civil rights organizations (SNCC, CORE, etc) as they fight for equal rights and the end of segregation in the Deep South, circa 1960-1964. It is not about Washington, DC, but the efforts of the people on the spot, whether that is Claiborne Parish, Louisiana or Mobile, Alabama.

Free at Last is a card-driven game in which each card has a number (used to activate special individuals) and an event, but uniquely, the color of the number also matters and affects the type of project (voting rights, accommodations, school desegregation) that can be attempted.

Multiple-length versions can be played: 3 turns (ending with the Freedom Rides), 6 turns (ending with the March on Washington), or a 9 turn game covering this entire period in American history.

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ABOUT THIS EXPANSION

This expansion introduces the following additions:

  • a new set of well designed and nice looking leader marker (11 Boll Weevil leaders and 79 civil rights leaders) that will replace the counters provided in the original game (1)

  • an additional set of 12 Council of Federated Organizations Field Secretaries markers (1)

  • an additional Department of Justice Staff attorney marker (1)

  • a replacement deck of 55 Challenge cards (with card IDs)

  • 32 revised Strategy cards

  • 6 revised Challenge cards

  • 10 revised Project cards

  • 15 revised Legislation cards

  • a Play Aid (for solitaire play)

  • a 36 pages Rule Book (with rules for solitaire play)

  • a 12 pages Play Book

(1) IMPORTANT: This expansion includes the new set of Leader counters of Free at Last Leaders. So, if you are willing to purchase this expansion, do NOT add Free at Last Leaders to the order because it is already embedded in Free at Last Leaders & Coalitions. Otherwise, if you want to purchase only the new counters, you can order the Free at Last Leaders expansion, which requires a standalone set of additional rules for the COFO Secretaries and the D.O.J. Staff attorney (just a one page A4 downloadable PDF file); you will find everything in the expansion page: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/free-at-last-leaders.

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What This Is:

This is not a mass-produced game expansion, but printed-on-demand. We have uploaded the artwork, but The Game Crafter makes it only when you order it. Learn more.

Components

Component Quantity Photo
Poker Deck 1 deck of 32 cards Poker Deck component icon
Poker Deck 1 deck of 15 cards Poker Deck component icon
Poker Deck 1 deck of 12 cards Poker Deck component icon
Poker Deck 1 deck of 55 cards Poker Deck component icon
Poker Deck 1 deck of 6 cards Poker Deck component icon
Tall Booklet 2 Tall Booklet component icon
Medium Pro Box 1 Medium Pro Box component icon
Bi-Fold Mat Set 1 set of 1 bi-fold mats Bi-Fold Mat Set component icon
Free at Last Leaders 1 Free at Last Leaders component icon

Vitals

Average Rating 1 reviews
Publish Date June 29, 2023
Edition First
Department Game Upgrades
Tags Civil Rights Deep South segregation school american history Cooperative Game Competitive Card Game Cooperative Mode cooperative play
More Info Free at Last Leaders & Coalitions web site

Why buy this?

  • Take the role of a civil rights organization...
  • ...fight for the end of segregation in the Deep South.
  • Playable either in cooperative and competitive mode.

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Notes

  • This game contains a premium upgrade called UV Coating that makes the printed components more durable.

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Ratings and Reviews

Posted 2 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules

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