Fun fact: Kurt Vonnegut once invented a board game, as was revealed in one of his letters [1]. This was discussed on HN when it came to light [2]. TL;DR: The

Fun fact: Kurt Vonnegut once invented a board game, as was revealed in one of his letters [1]. This was discussed on HN when it came to light [2]. TL;DR: The game was called General headquarters, ostensibly a war game, but very abstract, almost chess like. Vonnegut tinkered a lot with the concept and rules so there is no known definitive version of the game. Some board gamers made an effort to go through his papers to but were unsuccessful or have nothing to report [3]. The game was never published. [1]. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kurt-vonnegut-board-game_n_2103785 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kurt-vonnegut-board-game_n_21... [2]. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21596537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21596537 [3]. https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/883385/kurt-vonneguts-board-game-general-headquarters/page/1 https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/883385/kurt-vonneguts-board... Edit to provide this update: One Geoff Engelstein managed to get access to Vonnegut's papers and the game rules, but was unsuccessful in getting the game published [4]. Per Barnes & Noble who turned him down, “Not enough people know who Kurt Vonnegut is” . [4]. https://www.getrevue.co/profile/gengelstein/issues/gametek-the-vonnegut-files-875015 https://www.getrevue.co/profile/gengelstein/issues/gametek-t...