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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.”

• WWI

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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.” 

• Soldier

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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.

• Roleplaying
• Design Diary

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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)…

• Roleplaying
• Design Diary

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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.

• Book Vote

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Philippe Augustus and the Battle for France

• medieval

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Bolt Action: Armies of the Soviet Union: Third Edition is out now. Not picked up yours yet? Check out one last teaser from Warlord Games...

• Bolt Action
• Design Diary

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Ayar designers Fabio Lopiano & Mandela Fernández-Grandon deep-dive into the game's creation process...

• Board Game

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Liberty or Death in the American Revolution

• American Revolution

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