{"product_id":"kurt-vonnegut-ghq-general-headquarters-the-lost-board-game","title":"GHQ General Headquarters: The Lost Board Game","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eWorld War 2 veteran Kurt Vonnegut's first novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ePlayer Piano\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 1954. While it was critically well received and reprinted in 1955, it was not a financial success. As he worked on his next novel (which would eventually become\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/em\u003e), he needed to supplement his income with other endeavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eOne of those efforts was an original board game called\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eGHQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(General Headquarters). He designed it throughout 1956 and attempted to sell it to game companies, an effort that was ultimately unsuccessful. His notes on the game were filed away and Vonnegut's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eGHQ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas lost to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eUntil now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eGHQ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a fast and strategic two-player battle game. Played on a standard 8x8 checkerboard, players command infantry, armored vehicles, artillery, and the powerful airborne regiment, maneuvering to capture the opposing headquarters. Can you skillfully use real-world combined arms tactics and call on reinforcements at the right time to turn the tide of battle?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eThis first edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eGHQ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeatures deluxe wooden pieces and a 24-page commentary booklet showing Kurt Vonnegut's design notes to give insight into his creative process.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mars International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48033289863323,"sku":null,"price":49.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/0774\/8507\/files\/ghq.jpg?v=1771523450","url":"https:\/\/dragonsdengames.com\/products\/kurt-vonnegut-ghq-general-headquarters-the-lost-board-game","provider":"Dragon's Den Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}