ization . ▁Free Col ▁is ▁free ▁and ▁open ▁source ▁software ▁released ▁under ▁the ▁GNU ▁General ▁Public ▁License ▁v 2 . ▁ ▁Free Col ▁is ▁mostly ▁program med ▁in ▁Java ▁and ▁should ▁thus ▁be ▁platform - in dependent . ▁In ▁practice , ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁run ▁on ▁Linux ▁and ▁Windows , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Mac ▁OS ▁X ▁( with ▁some ▁limitations ). ▁ ▁While ▁remaining ▁faithful ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁mechan ics ▁and ▁game play , ▁Free Col ▁sports ▁a ▁new ▁set ▁of ▁red es igned ▁graphics . ▁Moreover , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁classical ▁Col on ization ▁rules , ▁it ▁features ▁an ▁additional ▁rules et ▁that ▁incorpor ates ▁ideas ▁that ▁didn ' t ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁version ▁of ▁Me ier ' s ▁game , ▁requests ▁by ▁fans ▁and ▁original ▁concepts ▁like ▁new ▁European ▁players ▁with ▁new ▁national ▁bon uses . ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁In ▁Free Col ▁the ▁player ▁leads ▁the ▁col ony ▁of ▁a ▁European ▁power ▁from ▁the ▁arrival ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁into ▁the ▁future , ▁ach ieving ▁victory ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁possible ▁victory ▁conditions : ▁either ▁gain ing ▁independence ▁by ▁declaring ▁independence ▁and ▁subsequently ▁defe ating ▁the ▁dispatch ed ▁royal ▁expedition ary ▁force ▁or ▁by ▁defe ating ▁the ▁colon ies ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁compet ing ▁European ▁powers ▁by ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 6 0 0 . ▁To ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁declare ▁independence , ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁player ' s ▁colon ists ▁must ▁support ▁independence . ▁This