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28 turning points, from 1520 to 2000. Splits show how players chose; outcomes stay hidden until you decide.

  1. 1520 A Passage to an Unknown Sea Exploration · Sail on across the ocean 64% / 36% Return to Spain
  2. 1805 Which River Is the Missouri? Exploration · Take the north fork 51% / 49% Take the south fork
  3. 1854 The Pump on Broad Street Science & medicine · Leave the pump in use 18% / 82% Remove the pump handle
  4. 1910 A Change of Destination Expeditions · Redirect to the South Pole 71% / 29% Keep to the Arctic plan
  5. 1916 Stranded on Elephant Island Expeditions · Sail for help 67% / 33% Stay together and wait
  6. 1940 The War Cabinet Debate War & strategy · Fight on and reject mediation 74% / 26% Explore terms through Italy
  7. 1941 A First Feature Film Culture · Shelve or sell it 21% / 79% Release the film
  8. 1941 The First Human Patient Science & medicine · Wait for more supply 26% / 74% Treat him now
  9. 1944 Storm over the Channel War & strategy · Go on 6 June 61% / 39% Postpone to the next window
  10. 1948 Berlin Cut Off Politics & diplomacy · Force an armed convoy through 31% / 69% Supply the city by air
  11. 1953 The South Summit Expeditions · Push on to the summit 41% / 59% Turn back now
  12. 1954 The Polio Vaccine Question Science & medicine · Launch the field trial this year 69% / 31% Wait for more evidence
  13. 1962 Missiles in Cuba Politics & diplomacy · Launch air strikes 27% / 73% Quarantine and negotiate
  14. 1962 Two Bands, One Contract Culture · Sign the Liverpool group 88% / 12% Sign the Dagenham group
  1. 1964 One Family of Computers Technology · Announce the whole family 62% / 38% Improve existing lines
  2. 1966 After the 1966 Tour Culture · Stop touring 52% / 48% Keep touring
  3. 1968 Change of Plan for Apollo 8 Space · Send Apollo 8 to the Moon 57% / 43% Keep the Earth-orbit plan
  4. 1969 Alarms During the Landing Space · Abort the landing 19% / 81% Continue the descent
  5. 1970 Trouble on the Way to the Moon Space · Direct abort now 29% / 71% Loop around the Moon
  6. 1975 A Camera Without Film Business · Commit to digital now 77% / 23% Protect the film business
  7. 1978 The Engineer’s Recalculation Engineering · Alert the owners and repair it 89% / 11% Keep it confidential
  8. 1980 Build It Ourselves? Technology · Design it all in-house 44% / 56% Use outside parts and software
  9. 1985 A New Formula Business · Replace the original 26% / 74% Keep the original
  10. 1986 Cold Night at the Cape Engineering · Launch as scheduled 12% / 88% Delay until warmer
  11. 1986 The Night Shift Test Engineering · Carry on with the test 13% / 87% Abandon the test
  12. 1989 The Border Question Politics & diplomacy · Let them cross to Austria 78% / 22% Honour the agreement
  13. 1997 An Offer from a Rival Business · Reject it and go it alone 37% / 63% Accept Microsoft’s deal
  14. 2000 A $50 Million Offer Business · Buy Netflix for $50 million 84% / 16% Decline the offer

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