I am a historian, writer, and editor specialising in tabletop RPGs and board games. This page lists the projects I have worked on as both a writer and an editor.

A game jam from 2026-09-29 to 2026-11-01 hosted by regularbird & matthewchase. During the 2026 MLB Postseason, regularbird and matthewchase invite you to make something baseball. From the first pitch ...

The Battle of Castillon, fought outside the French city of the same name on 17 July 1453, was the final battle in the Hundred Years…

The crossbow is an iconic weapon of the Middle Ages and, alongside the longbow, one of the most effective ranged weapons of the pre-gunpowder era.…

I’ve written so much about Richard Berg’s Men of Iron s eries that s ometimes I fear that I will run out of things to say when the next volume comes out. I haven’t yet, though, despite writing so, s...

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Easy-to-learn, card-driven game, rich with historical detail; explores 19th-century Irish expansion, blight, famine, & emigration. 2-5P

Joe Dewhurst and I recently took part in a massive, month-long, real-time play-by-post, multi-faction sci-fi roleplaying game called OVER/UNDER, based on the Prospero’s Dream Mothership module, which ...

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In 2024, my upcoming game Men of Iron Volume VII: Ermine was put onto the GMT P500 list, and reached its number relatively quickly. For those who don’t know, Men of Iron, created by Richard Berg is…

The Battle of Castillon, fought outside the French city of the same name on 17 July 1453, was the final battle in the Hundred Years…

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Game Design: Amabel HollandArt: Gonzalo Santacruz, Ania B. Ziolkowska, Amabel HollandHex Number: 89Duration: 60 minutesPlayers: 2Solitaire Suitability: LowTheme: Middle AgesMSRP: $70.00 This tenth ann...

Game Design: Amabel HollandArt: Gonzalo Santacruz, Ania B. Ziolkowska, Amabel HollandHex Number: 89Duration: 60 minutesPlayers: 2Solitaire Suitability: LowTheme: Middle AgesMSRP: $70.00 This tenth ann...

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I was very excited for Bart Van Loo's book The Burgundians. As a student of the Hundred Years War I'm always looking for new books on the subject, particularly on the fascinating Valois dukes. However...

This Sunday, join me and friend of the show Pierre Vagneur-Jones for a Teach & Play of Eylau 1807, the first volume in the Battles of Napoleon series. Set amidst the brutal winter conditions of one of...

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Multi-Man Publishing Inflection Point [BCS-IP] - Inflection Point is a Battalion Combat Series (BCS) game depicting two important but relatively unknown battles before and after Stalingrad. The Battle...

The preferred option appears to be **D**, not reinforcing either front. You set sail from England on the 11th of July, 1346. Once you round the...

Within this box a metaphor is contained, one of festive joy experienced by a collective in conservative Georgian England.

After a hiatus where Stuart took up his new position as Homo Lodens Eastern Correspondent, we're back with another installment of We Intend to Move on Your Works! This episode the gang are reaching ba...

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