Category Archives: General

Arkham Horror: A Path to Carcosa Reading List

Posted on February 5, 2023 by fakedtales

I’ve been playing Arkham Horror a lot in the past couple of years. I generally have a solo campaign on the go, and I’ve been playing it fortnightly at the Dice Saloon, going through each of the campaigns. At the … Continue reading →

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RPG Quest 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023 by fakedtales

I love a weird quest, so it’s time to work out a new one. In 2021 I played every board game in my collection. It helped me discover some games I’d not played before, dust off some forgotten classics and … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Faked Tales!

Posted on December 24, 2022 by fakedtales

Welcome, I’m Charlie Etheridge-Nunn, a writer and waffler about various things like comics and games in all forms. Explosion High & Mad Robot Comics First of all, I write comics at Mad Robot. If you see us at conventions you … Continue reading →

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Casual Trek Bonus Episode: Uncasual Power!

Posted on December 22, 2022 by fakedtales

Casual Trek is not a Doctor Who podcast. We made this clear from the very start. Much like how I’d be insufferable if this was an X-Men podcast, so would Miles be if this was a Doctor Who podcast. And … Continue reading →

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Casual Trek Episode Nine: Troubles By Tribbles

Posted on December 20, 2022 by fakedtales

I love a bit of horror, but there was a point watching this trio of Tribble episodes where I snapped. There are only three proper episodes about tribbles, not counting the Short Trek and a couple of cameos of what … Continue reading →

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Explosion High Issue One!

Posted on January 29, 2022 by fakedtales

If your sidekick is slacking, your alien hero’s awful or your deity’s down in the dumps, you can always send them to Explosion High to learn how to be a superhero! The school’s got a beautiful jungle campus surrounded by … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel Quest 2022

Posted on January 27, 2022 by fakedtales

Last year I played every board game in my collection. It was a lot, especially as I didn’t take the task seriously in the first half of the year and then way too seriously later on. It hit the stamina … Continue reading →

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A Fool’s Errand: Board Game Quest 2021 Ends

Posted on January 21, 2022 by fakedtales

Here we are, the end of Board Game Quest 2021. I’m writing most of this before the end of Board Game Quest, so I don’t know whether I’ll have made it at this point. Where I’m at, there are three … Continue reading →

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A Fool’s Errand, Nearing the End

Posted on December 29, 2021 by fakedtales

I was doing quarterly reports for my Board Game Quest 2021, to put together all the games I’ve played and quick reactions to how I’ve found them. This time I’m splitting the last quarter into two, in order to make … Continue reading →

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A Fool’s Errand: The Midyear Review (Part Two)

Posted on July 4, 2021 by fakedtales

Previously I published a list of some of the games I’ve played in April and May. Now we’re closing out my mid year games. The Last of May Carcassonne Carcassonne was possibly the third ‘golden age of board games’ game … Continue reading →

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