 The intense game involved the President of the United States or his stand-in to run through a procedural checklist with choices of prescribed options without communication or bargaining with the Soviet Union or even Allies.Played in real-time at the secret facility of the National War College, the game continued for two weeks, around the clock, with most of it taking place in Washington.Many high ranking Military officers were in contact with Military Command posts across the globe via top-secret links playing out the scenarios in East Asia, the Mediterranean, Europe, and the Middle East.