The General in His Labyrinth of his former self. The labyrinth also recalls the labyrinth built to imprison the minotaur in Greek mythology, and the endless travelling and searching of ancient Greek heroes. In Danow's view, "The Labyrinth mirrors the wanderings and travails of the hero in search for meaning and resolution to the vicissitudes of life". García Márquez depicts the General's body itself as a labyrinth. His doctor observes that "everything that enters the body, adds weight, and everything that leaves it is debased." The General's body is described as a "labyrinth coming to a literal dead end". The labyrinth is also expressed in
Daedalus Entertainment on and decided to use it as a basis of a collectible card game to take advantage of the CCG market and Daedalus published this game as "Shadowfist" (1995). Daedalus Entertainment published the role-playing game "Feng Shui" (1996), designed by Laws using a variant of the "Nexus" game system; Laws also designed supplements for "Feng Shui". When the CCG market crashed in 1997, the staff of Daedalus were laid off or quit, leaving Jose Garcia and his sister Maria as the only people working for the company. Daedalus filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and when the company sold off