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2018 Ranked #3,028

Pax Emancipation

Historical political strategy game where abolitionists work to end slavery across the world during the Age of Enlightenment. Parliament, faith, philanthropy, and naval power all matter, so every action must build a movement strong enough to change the system.

Strategy Games Political Age of Reason Action Points Area Majority / Influence

Players

1-3

Play time

60-120 min

Age

14+

Complexity

4.65/5

Rating

7.57

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The 7 wonders of the great civilizations were built by slave-power, and societies' need to enslave weaker neighbors went unquestioned for millennia. Until the day an audacious petition was sent to Parliament, not just to end slavery in England, but throughout the entire world!

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The 7 wonders of the great civilizations were built by slave-power, and societies' need to enslave weaker neighbors went unquestioned for millennia. Until the day an audacious petition was sent to Parliament, not just to end slavery in England, but throughout the entire world! In this game, you assume the role of an abolitionist during the Age of Enlightenment, either a Parliamentarian, an evangelical, or a private philanthropist. Assign warships to blockade slave ports or intercept slave ships, install missions, trading posts, and colonies in foreign lands steeped in serfdom, challenge the institution of slavery on moral and legal grounds in courts, and sanction underground railroads, slave revolts and revolutions. Play in cooperative-competitive, cooperative, or solitaire modes. If victorious, you achieve the greatest political accomplishment in history: making slavery everywhere illegal. —description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
1–3
Best with
1–3
Play time
60–120 min
Age
14+
Complexity
4.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Phil Eklund

Artists

2
Karim Chakroun Johanna Pettersson

Publishers

1
Sierra Madre Games

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