Casual Trek’s realised there’s another Star Trek podcast out there. And this one’s official! In this episode, we finally get round to discussing the first three episodes of Star Trek: Khan. Also serialised fiction podcasts and of course, Lost. open.spotify.com/episode/5cHi... #StarTrek #TrekSky

I’ve been loving Bohemians. It’s got lovely art, a fun theme and feels very moreish despite being a smaller deckbuilder.

Now kiss!

I’ve written a little about the new games I’ve played at Essen Spiel 2025, what I thought about them and which ones came back from the convention with me. Check it out here: fakedtales.com/2025/11/08/t...

If you have a chance next month, check out @madcavestudios.com's Cyberarchy. It's a very pleasant surprise. Honestly, I'm not sure where they go from here, but I'm excited to find out! @clarkbintart.bsky.social's artwork is phenomenal. Here's my @thecomicon.bsky.social review

DON’T WORRY DO YOUR BEST

Sometimes the logistics of co-hosting a podcast can seem like a lot of work, especially with time zones between us, but editing @casualtrek.bsky.social always reminds me how much of a joy it is to talk bullshit with @milesreidlobatto.bsky.social each time, both about Star Trek and our many tangents.

This Defunctland gonna be lit.

And away we go. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...

Look can A.I. really be a bubble if all it requires is 2 trillion dollars and all the planet's drinkable water to make money? I think not.

I MAY BE STUPID , - dashare.zone ADMIN

The In-Fighters got to the second island in Deathmatch Island today and their luck seems to have finally turned around. Can they make it to the end?

The New 52 was a really rough time.

Star Wars peaked at this moment.

I don't think you should be bringing up history and forgiveness, Tony, old chap.

I forgot to plug Casual Trek’s Halloween episode when it came out, so give us a hand and give it a listen while tidying up all your skeletons and cobwebs! We examine three Star Trek characters who might have become murderers! #StarTrek #TrekSky open.spotify.com/episode/4HHM...

This feels like something you’d see in the Public Access RPG.

LAST TRAM TO HAPPY VALLEY is my entry to #FolkloreJam 2025! 🚊 It is a one-page storytelling game inspired by Hong Kong urban legends and played using a tarot deck. 👻 The game is PWYW during its launch week! ✨ aryl-ether.itch.io/lasttram

New Gambit lore has dropped! Not only can he read, but he’s read Dune! #DailyXMen

Sprigs & Kindling’s Halloween zine is out and it’s all about the Trophy RPG! It also has my first full Trophy Gold incursion which was a blast to write and playtest. Contend with the echoes of a doomed family who tried to conquer a loch and the things that claimed them.

Arkham Horror tonight. Most of the crew are out haunting the streets of Brighton, so only four of us at the Dice Saloon plumbing the depths.

Life of R’lyeh… is that anything?

Comrade @rossignol.bsky.social and myself write about our time playing THE BETWEEN, the Penny Dreadful'em-up. Spoilers: we loved it. #ttrpg #rpg

It's weird to say as it's been a core part of me for over a decade, but I'm not taking part in NaNoWriMo each year. Here's what I'm doing instead. fakedtales.com/2025/10/31/n...

I have little memory of the Marjorie Liu Astonishing X-Men as Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine & The X-Men took a lot of attention, but I’ve been enjoying the soap operatics of it. #DailyXMen

Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!

Charley’s on to something here…

Things got pretty tense tonight when we tested out Hollows by @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social. A great Soulsborne style TTRPG and my first TPK in a while. Luckily like in those games, they got up again to fight another day.

The mandatory post-con haul photo. #EssenSpiel2025 #Spiel2025

Lotta folks who were surprisingly okay coexisting with AI and Nazis are gonna also suddenly be okay with AI deciding which of their posts get shown to which Nazis.

Anyways

Musk: X will delete all heuristics from its recommendation system within six weeks. ...the familiar logic of likes, replies, and reposts that shaped Twitter for years is about to disappear. In its place, Grok, the platform's in-house Al model, will read and watch more than one hundred million posts.

We are being watched. #EssenSpiel2025 #Spiel2025

To add to the whole “Star Trek fans weren’t women” thing. As a kid in the 80’s my friend James’ mum had a framed photo of a young Captain Kirk on a table in her hallway as she had such a crush on him.

I love these names of games about the British. #EssenSpiel2025

The master, @smileham.bsky.social, at work. #EssenSpiel2025

I got a StreetPass hit at Essen! #EssenSpiel2025

The mascots of Essen. #EssenSpiel2025

I am in the nerd pen. #EssenSpiel2025

I’ve been on a plane less than a dozen times in my life and there’s still something magical about it.

The journey to Essen begins!

Yoko Ono, lyric game writer?

Brilliant.

Wolf in the Fold is such an odd episode. Did they ever cure Scotty of his head injury-induced pathological hatred of all women? #StarTrek

I wondered where my Dire Peril sign was and of course it was in the Mothership boxed set.

These dorks.

I’ve finally committed to it, I’m coming to Thought Bubble this year. It’s my first time going and hopefully I’ll get to meet both artists I’ve worked with and cool new ones, too.

Rockslide asks the important questions at the Jean Grey School. #DailyXMen

After 25 years of drinking black coffee with sweetener, I think I’m finally done with it. I guess I am finally sweet enough myself.