Maps and gear for people who follow who holds what.

Every map is built from sources you can check. The first print, Lines of Control, shows where control really runs wherever it differs from the official border.

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The situation room

Stocked like the room where the calls get made: maps on the wall, colors on the shelf, briefing material on the table and cables coming in.

For the study

Wall maps of who holds what. Each one ships with its source sheet.

Lines of Control, world edition
Regional editions

Opens Dec 1

Colors and crests

Club crests for the world's contested places, on apparel and patches.

Crest tees and sweatshirts
Stickers and patches

Opens Dec 1

On the table

Games and briefing cards for the people around the map.

Crisis in a Box
World leader cards

Pre-orders in January

Cables

What's coming up, with the source behind every date.

Calendar feed
Newsletter and watch-party kits

Opens Dec 1

The annual print

Lines of Control

As of: [DATE]

Edition: [YEAR]

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A note from the castellan

Most maps show the borders countries agree on. I wanted one that showed who actually holds the ground, with a source behind every line, so I made one for my own wall. Then I kept going. Everything here comes out of that same habit of checking.

Owen Rudman, Dallas