

We're a men-only fraternity centred around gaming. If you have xy chromosomes, believe the golden age of gaming was the 90's, and that beige is beautiful - congratulations, you're in.
We also host engineering workshops and restore consoles and equipment.

NO Girls | No internet | no distractions
video: yt@CharlesRoyaleGaming
September 2025
Events
Melksham pop-up.
Address: TBC
Theme:TBC
You must 18+ to attend. Admission is £20. Ticket purchasing will open soon.

NEWS
2025-Aug. HUNT CONTINUES FOR PERMENANT VENUE
Finding a fixed location to erect the computers, consoles and social area is challenging. Costs being the primary factor. Monthly pop-up style will be the sole venue type for at least another year.
2025-Jan. CURIOSITY
Founding member finds 15 year old motherboard (and graphics card in loft from childhood. Curiosity leads to successful reboot of barebones. This turns into buying dedicated case, new CPU and graphics card. Why not make a whole PC?
2025-Feb. TURNS INTO HOBBY
Joking amongst siblings and friends leads to first concerted effort to create 3 dedicated PCs for a retro LAN party (Age of Empires, Battlefield 2, Empire Earth!). These three members concede - private, regular meetups are required to maximise the nostalgic revival.

I remember, as a child, this took an age from CD onto spinning HDD.

AoE on a CRT - nearly quater of a century after the fact.

I never get bored of this.

I remember, as a child, this took an age from CD onto spinning HDD.
2025-May. WHICH GETS OUT OF HAND
First three now meet Wednesdays at 7PM until midnight. Titles increase, more PCs are being built and a steady stream of components arrive. Word of mouth lands its first new member, which turns into two, then four. Quickly outgrowing the premises, Tired World recognises it needs to expand.
