Author Archives: fakedtales

About fakedtales

I'm a writer, a podcaster, a reviewer of games. Here's where I share my own fiction and my encounters with other people's media.

Final Girl Core Set & Happy Trails Horror

Posted on May 28, 2026 by fakedtales

A solo board game by Van Ryder Games Reiko took a moment to get her breath back. Travelling too close to Camp Happy Trails’ lake had been a gamble, too exposed in the light of the full moon. Still, the … Continue reading →

Posted in board games | Tagged final girl, Happy Trails Horror, Van Ryder Games | Leave a comment

Preparing for UK Games Expo 2026

Posted on May 28, 2026 by fakedtales

It’s that time again! I’m packing and preparing for the trip to Birmingham for the UK Games Expo! I’ve decided to record a journal of some of my exploits, starting with that most exciting thing… prep! Yes, what am I … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Convention, UK Games Expo, UKGE | Leave a comment

Charlie’s 2000 AD Marathon – 1985

Posted on May 22, 2026 by fakedtales

2000 AD’s progs from 1985 bring a return to Halo Jones, a grimmer, darker Mega City One and a sportsman getting his brain put in a panther! Continue reading →

Posted in Comics | Tagged 2000 ad, 2000ad, Ace Trucking Co, Anderson, City of the Damned, Dr and Quinch, halo jones, Judge Dredd, Mean Team, Nemesis, Psi-Testers, Robo-Hunter, Rogue Trooper, Shako, Slaine, strontium dog | Leave a comment

Dragonmeet 2025 Retrospective with John Dodd

Posted on April 17, 2026 by fakedtales

Dragonmeet 2025 Retrospective with John Dodd The Dragonmeet 2025 convention was quite an escalation from the previous years. I wrote about my experiences here. After the event, I emailed John Dodd about it, as he’s an organiser of this and … Continue reading →

Posted in rpg | Tagged dragonmeet, Interview, John Dodd, rpg | Leave a comment

Convention Report: Paradice 2026

Posted on April 3, 2026 by fakedtales

Paradice is an annual tabletop games convention which takes place in Worthing each February. I’ve attended it a few times and while it’s been a nice experience, it often felt fairly small. This means that while I’ve gone there with … Continue reading →

Posted in board games | Tagged board games, Convention, Paradice, Worthing | Leave a comment

Dragonmeet 2025

Posted on February 20, 2026 by fakedtales

A belated examination of Dragonmeet 2025 and excerpts of conversations with some RPG designers. Continue reading →

Posted in rpg | Tagged 7th sea, Black Armada, Chris Longhurst, dragonmeet, Indie Games on the Hour, rpg, Studio Agate, What’s Hot in Indie RPGs? | Leave a comment

Zine Month 2026: Part One

Posted on February 6, 2026 by fakedtales

Every February there’s a festival of RPG folks making zines. It began on Kickstarter with ZineQuest but after a few too many rakes being stepped on, expanded out to sites like BackerKit and Itch.io as their own thing. Zine Month … Continue reading →

Posted in rpg | Tagged 24xx, Bläckfisk Publishing, Côme Martin, chase call, don't torture puppies, dragonfly motel, erik oakland, fantasy in my backyard, fleshware, food & evil, gal pal games, I have lived a thousand lives, james quigley, jellyfishlines, lie to him, michelle kelly, mothership, noir neo, On Call, rachel bennett, rigs & races in roomino, the crypt has opened, Thomas Munier, Three Punk Games, townie(s), VJ Harris, VJH Creations, when suddenly games, wyvern den, zimo, zine month, zine quest, zinetopia | Leave a comment

The Age of Revelation is Over… What Did It Accomplish?

Posted on January 5, 2026 by fakedtales

The X-Men: Age of Revelation event has ended. I’ve covered each of the miniseries and one-shots in a previous post but that was published before the finale came out. I was at my dad’s for New Year, so I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, X-Men | Tagged age of apocalypse, Age of Revelation, Age of X, Age of X-Man, From the Ashes, x-men | Leave a comment

Is X-Men: Age of Revelation Any Good?

Posted on December 29, 2025 by fakedtales

I’m a big X-Men fan and have been from a young age. I’m currently reading through 2012’s X-Men comics in my family marathon, as well as of course the present day issues. I loved the Krakoan Era (2019-2024). It took … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics | Tagged Age of Revelation, amazing x-men, binary, Book of Revelation, cloak or dagger, comics, cyclops, Doug Ramsey, expatriate x-men, From the Ashes, iron and frost, Laura Kinney Sabretooth, Longshots, Omega Kids, Radioactive Spider-Man, Rogue Storm, Sinister’s Six, the last wolverine, Unbreakable X-Men, Undeadpool, World of Revelation, x-men, X-Vengers | Leave a comment

A Casual Trek Christmas!

Posted on December 22, 2025 by fakedtales

Charlie and Miles have ‘gifted’ each other episodes of Star Trek to talk about, both good and bad. The problem with being casual about Star Trek is you just don’t know all of what’s out there. That’s what the Casual … Continue reading →

Posted in casual trek | Tagged by Grabthar’s Hammer, casual trek, galaxy quest, podcast | Leave a comment