Personal Life
On 13 May, 2000 in Enschede, SE Fireworks exploded 120 meters from Freeling's house, killing 23, wounding 947, and destroying 400 homes including Freeling's. Although uninjured, all his possessions and game materials were lost in the tragedy.
Freeling has three sons and one daughter. His son Demian invented Congo, a xiangqi variant, when almost eight years of age in 1982.
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