Table feel
Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction and limited emphasis on cooperation.
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Fail Safe: Strategic Nuclear Warfare In The Cold War
Players
2
Time
?-?
Age
?+
Weight
2.57
Rating
7.02
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.8
More strategic control
Replay value
The game has a high degree of variability, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. It is moderately easy to learn. Overall, it offers a highly replayable experience.
Luck profile
Fail Safe: Strategic Nuclear Warfare in the Cold War has a moderate level of randomness impact, with random elements having a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
Overview
Fail Safe is a wargame of a hypothetical strategic nuclear air war sometime in the late 1950s, before the age of the ballistic missile. There are two players, the East Bloc and the Free World. Each player has units representing formations of aircraft, weapons systems, and air defense forces. Players move their units, conduct air-to-air battles, and bomb ground targets. The objective of the game is to drop sufficient nuclear weapons upon the other side in order to prevent them from dominating the world. The game map encompasses much of the northern hemisphere, centered on the North Pole. Each game turn represents an hour or more of flight time, and each unit represents a wing of specific aircraft, by type. Components: One 22" x 34" map & 228 counters Magazine: Strategy & Tactics #283
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Credits
Designers
1
Joseph Miranda
Artists
1
Brandon Pennington
Publishers
2
Decision Games (I)
Kilovolt Design
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