Free at Last
2022Damon Stone, Ted Torgerson
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 5
Mainly how-to-play and playthroughs. Free at Last is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
2 - 6 players
60 - 180 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
In this game you will take on the role of one of six civil rights organizations, the Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee (SNCC, pronounced "Snick"), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc. (LDF or "the Inc. Fund"), or the Liberal Coalition in the Congress (the LIBS). The game consists of three Turns, representing the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson Administrations. In each Turn, the players will work on Projects to desegregate schools (S Projects), integrate public accommodations (A Projects) and register Blacks to vote (V Projects). The mechanics for each type of Project is different, but all involve playing cards from the players' hands to mobilize protesters and conduct protests. Through protesting, the players will score VPs through collecting cubes. However, for each card played the player must add a reinforcement of segregationist cubes, and challenges will arise that the players must work together to overcome. The player with the most VPs wins the game. The original rulebook that was issued with the 2022 publication of the game has been completely replaced in 2025 and is available for download in the files section of BoardGameGeek. The current rules are for 1-4 players, with a separate rule book for 5- and 6- player games.
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Which Free at Last video should I watch?
Free at Last has 5 videos from 5 creators: 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 2 other videos. They date from 2022 to July 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "Free At Last - Game Tutorial" by What Does That Piece Do?, which runs 34 min.
To see it played, watch "'Free at Last' - Example of play" by Wise Guy History.
If you like it, try 1989: Dawn of Freedom, Free at Last: Leaders and Coalitions and Free at Last: Second Edition, also by Ted Torgerson, or DC Forever, also by Damon Stone.
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About Free at Last
From BoardGameGeek:
In this game you will take on the role of one of six civil rights organizations, the Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee (SNCC, pronounced "Snick"), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc. (LDF or "the Inc. Fund"), or the Liberal Coalition in the Congress (the LIBS). The game consists of three Turns, representing the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson Administrations. In each Turn, the players will work on Projects to desegregate schools (S Projects), integrate public accommodations (A Projects) and register Blacks to vote (V Projects). The mechanics for each type of Project is different, but all involve playing cards from the players' hands to mobilize protesters and conduct protests. Through protesting, the players will score VPs through collecting cubes. However, for each card played the player must add a reinforcement of segregationist cubes, and challenges will arise that the players must work together to overcome. The player with the most VPs wins the game. The original rulebook that was issued with the 2022 publication of the game has been completely replaced in 2025 and is available for download in the files section of BoardGameGeek. The current rules are for 1-4 players, with a separate rule book for 5- and 6- player games.
Designers
Damon Stone, Ted Torgerson
Artist
Jacob Walker
Publisher
The Dietz Foundation
Categories
Card GamePolitical
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