Fail Safe: Strategic Nuclear Warfare in the Cold War

Fail Safe is a wargame of a hypothetical strategic nuclear air war sometime in the late 1950s, before the age of the ballistic missile.

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