Petrov Day
a ritual for two countriesOn 26 September 1983, Stanislav Petrov's early warning system reported incoming American missiles. He judged it a false alarm and did not pass it up the chain of command. He was right.
Two groups, two countries. Each can launch one missile at the other. The target sees a warning and a countdown, and may retaliate before impact. Detection systems occasionally raise false alarms. There is no score and no winner. Nothing happening is the good outcome.
Pre-flight check
Petrov Day
Send this game link to the host of the other country. Each host claims their own country below, and each country can be claimed only once. If your country is already claimed and it was not you, someone took your seat: set up a new game. Anyone with this game link can change the settings until the game is live.
The game is live.
This game link is not valid. The game may have been deleted.
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This country link is not valid. If you lost your country link, set up a new game.
Keep at least one command center device per country open, on screen, unlocked and plugged in for the whole ritual. Run the pre-flight check below on it.
Countries
The end takes effect once nothing is in flight. A request cannot be withdrawn, and afterwards your country can only launch while a warning is on screen.
Request the end of the ritual? This cannot be withdrawn.
You requested the end. Waiting for the world to settle…