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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.

UK Games Expo 2026 Convention Diary

Posted on June 24, 2026 by fakedtales

My experiences at a very warm UK Games Expo in 2026. Continue reading →

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Poldark: The Board Game

Posted on June 19, 2026 by fakedtales

By Marks & Spencer It had been a while since I’ve played a licensed board game from a charity shop, so when I saw a Poldark board game from M&S at the Martlet’s charity shop for £3, I had to … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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