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Michael Barnes (He/Him)
Senior Board Game Reviews Editor

Sometime in the early 1980s, MichaelBarnes’ parents thought it would be a good idea to buy him a board game to keep him busy with some friends during one of those high-pressure, “free” timeshare vacations. It turned out to be a terrible idea, because the game was TSR’s Dungeon! - and the rest, as they say, is history. Michael has been involved with writing professionally about games since 2002, when he busked for store credit writing for Boulder Games’ newsletter. He has written for a number of international hobby gaming periodicals and popular Web sites. From 2004-2008, he was the co-owner of Atlanta Game Factory, a brick-and-mortar retail store. He is currently the co-founder of FortressAT.com and Nohighscores.com as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Miniature Market’s Review Corner feature. He is married with two childen and when he’s not playing some kind of game he enjoys stockpiling trivial information about music, comics and film.

Michael Barnes
Senior Board Game Reviews Editor
 

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Pull Quote- “Almost Offensively Stupid” - Reign: The Final Battle Royale Review
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Michael Barnes
January 24, 2022
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Pull Quote- “Almost Offensively Stupid” - Reign: The Final Battle Royale Review

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Big Dumb Fun.
The Truth about Heroquest - Review
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Michael Barnes
January 07, 2022
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The Truth about Heroquest - Review

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Spoiler: IT'S A KIDS' GAME FOR KIDS.
Hunted Hits 80’s Action Homage Paydirt - Review
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Michael Barnes
December 30, 2021
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Hunted Hits 80’s Action Homage Paydirt - Review

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Yippeekay Game Over Man.
Barnes Best 2021
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Michael Barnes
December 24, 2021
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Barnes Best 2021

Beyond Reviews
My annual Game of the Year Celebration is here!
Magnate Lets You Game a Financial Apocalypse - Review
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Michael Barnes
November 15, 2021
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Magnate Lets You Game a Financial Apocalypse - Review

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Let's make lots of money.
Doin’ Mazes with Dungeon Scrawlers: Heroes of Undermountain - Review
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Michael Barnes
November 08, 2021
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Doin’ Mazes with Dungeon Scrawlers: Heroes of Undermountain - Review

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More "back to school" than "old school"
Mini Rogue, the Minimalist Dungeon Crawl - Review
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Michael Barnes
October 29, 2021
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Mini Rogue, the Minimalist Dungeon Crawl - Review

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Hot
  Big surprise in a little box.
2-4 Players Can Fight Like Demons in the New Dune (2021) - Review
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Michael Barnes
October 20, 2021
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2-4 Players Can Fight Like Demons in the New Dune (2021) - Review

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The sleeper has re-awakened.
D&D 5e Goes Wild Beyond the Witchlight - Review
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Michael Barnes
October 04, 2021
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D&D 5e Goes Wild Beyond the Witchlight - Review

RPG Reviews
 
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Prepare for whimsy.
The Ascent of Descent - Review
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Michael Barnes
August 30, 2021
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The Ascent of Descent - Review

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Mythbusting the year's best game.
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