Two Sides to the Coin – Primer
Planning an RPG adventure for Two Sides to the Coin? Author Beckie Blake has written the perfect primer to send to your prospective players.
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Putin’s Outsourced Warfighting
One of the striking features of Russia’s current war in Ukraine is that it is often, perhaps inaccurately, described as a “mercenary war” because it is being fought not by conscripts serving out their national service, or even reservists summoned back to arms, but by volunteers
Two Sides to the Coin – Launch Day
Two Sides to the Coin is out today! Read on to find out more about our cooperative roleplaying game – with only one winner...
February 2026 Artwork Reveal
Today we're showing three pieces of artwork from our February 2026 series books! Let us know in the comments which books you'd like to see featured in our March 2026 Artwork Reveal!
Extract from The Killing Season: A New History of Autumn 1914
More men died in the first four months of the Great War on the Western Front than in any comparable interval in the four-year struggle. “The enormous losses in August and September 1914,” writes historian Alan Kramer, “were never equalled at any other time, not even by Verdun.”
Across Generations
I’ve found myself in a number of email conversations with various family members of these men, mainly children, and now a granddaughter. I’ve heard stories of the later lives of men who “were very private about their time in World War II,” or who “never talked much about it.”
Two Sides to the Coin – Advice for Narrators
Beckie Blake, the author of our upcoming RPG Two Sides to the Coin, offers her guidance to would-be narrators on running a great game.
Two Sides to the Coin – Design Diary
Beckie Blake, the author of our upcoming RPG Two Sides to the Coin, explores how she came to design a cooperative roleplaying game (with only one winner)…
November 2025 Book Vote: Raid
This month's book vote sees five Raid titles battling for your support. Read the full descriptions and have your say by visiting the Book Vote page. Plus, check out the results of last month's Duel vote.
Bouvines 1214
Philippe Augustus and the Battle for France
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