Category Archives: General

New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis (Graphic Novel Quest) – Part Two

Posted on April 7, 2022 by fakedtales

Graphic Novel Quest is my attempt to read all of my graphic novel collection, hopefully within a year. I’m going to revisit some old favourites, question some of my previous purchasing decisions and talk about some of my findings here … Continue reading →

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New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis (Graphic Novel Quest) – Part One

Posted on April 5, 2022 by fakedtales

Graphic Novel Quest is my attempt to read all of my graphic novel collection, hopefully within a year. I’m going to revisit some old favourites, question some of my previous purchasing decisions and talk about some of my findings here … 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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A Fool’s Errand: The Midyear Review (Part One)

Posted on July 2, 2021 by fakedtales

It’s now halfway through the year and I’ve been keeping pace roughly between board games played in my collection and the year’s progress. With lockdown it’s been tricky, especially for three player games when there are few times everyone in … Continue reading →

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A Fool’s Errand: First Quarter Report

Posted on April 25, 2021 by fakedtales

I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions, but I do love a good challenge. Just as 2020 was ending, my partner, Emma, asked whether it would be possible to play every game in my collection in a year. I … Continue reading →

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Explosion High is now on Kickstarter!

Posted on April 24, 2021 by fakedtales

I’ve been busy yelling all over social media about Explosion High being on Kickstarter that I’ve forgotten to make a post on my own blog about it. To be honest, this poor blog’s been so neglected that I only remembered … Continue reading →

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