The educational card game "Free Election", which allows students to recreate the first free election of 1573 thus teaching the mechanisms governing democracy.
The graphic design is based on historical elements such as period portraits and 16th century typography, but is primarily intended to be a visually attractive card game associated with fun rather than a history lesson.
The game is an educational tool for schools and a pretext for alternative history lessons. Players (from 15 to 50 people) take on the role of historical figures of diplomats, magnates or representatives of the middle and petty nobility.
Each player receives his or her own character card with a description of the historical figure - his or her biography, background, as well as goals and demands, the fulfilment of which will earn the player points.
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On the back of the card is a historical map of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which provides a better understanding of the geopolitical situation at the time of the first election.
Each player receives their own sheet of postulates, where they can keep notes and mark the objectives they are interested in, and a card for tallying points.
Graphic design: OKI OKI Studio
Author of the game: Maciej Piwowarczuk, Fundacja na rzecz Wielkich Historii
Publisher: Muzeum Historii Polski
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