{"product_id":"the-far-seas","title":"The Far Seas","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePREORDER \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e(release approx. June\/July 2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: If ordering together with any in-stock games, they will be shipped together once The Far Seas is released!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0295\/6650\/0908\/files\/VUCA_TFS_Rules_web.pdf?v=1775058999\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheck out the rules!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-end=\"53\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eThe Far Seas\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"293\" data-start=\"236\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"293\" data-start=\"236\"\u003eGerman Cruiser Operations at the Onset of World War I\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"578\" data-start=\"295\"\u003eAt the outbreak of World War I, eight German cruisers were scattered across the globe—isolated, outnumbered, and cut off from home. 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