Up Against The Wall, Motherf*****!

A two-player political game about the 1968 student demonstrations at Columbia University. One player represents the Radicals and the other the Administration, competing for influence among eleven campus and community groups, including Black Students, Moderate Strikers, Alumni, and the Harlem Community. Over twelve turns, players deploy abstract units of political leverage onto influence tracks to displace opposing units and move each group’s marker toward their side. Contingency Cards introduce changing circumstances by transferring resources between the players. The game includes a double-page illustrated campus map, 12 markers, and 24 player-mounted cards.

Players: 2
Playing time: 90 min
Age: 15+
Complexity: 1.4 / 5