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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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Salientian Psychedelia - Cosmic Frog Review
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Michael Barnes
September 03, 2020
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Salientian Psychedelia - Cosmic Frog Review

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Jim Felli returns with his best and weirdest game yet.
Rip and Tear RPGing - Stay Frosty and Slipgate Chokepoint RPG Review
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Michael Barnes
August 20, 2020
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Rip and Tear RPGing - Stay Frosty and Slipgate Chokepoint RPG Review

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Hurt me plenty.
A Game About Tears in Rain - Thousand Year Old Vampire RPG Review
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Michael Barnes
August 13, 2020
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A Game About Tears in Rain - Thousand Year Old Vampire RPG Review

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All these things will be lost, in time...
Father/Son Day in the Grimdark - Warhammer 40k Indomitus Review
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Michael Barnes
July 23, 2020
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Father/Son Day in the Grimdark - Warhammer 40k Indomitus Review

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Can a 10 year old assemble a Necron Overlord?
Working Retail at Adventure Mart - Review
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Michael Barnes
July 16, 2020
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Working Retail at Adventure Mart - Review

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Are you management material?
Cosmic Encounter Duel Gets Lost to Warp - Review
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Michael Barnes
July 09, 2020
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Cosmic Encounter Duel Gets Lost to Warp - Review

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An overdesigned, overwrought mess.
Pan Am Flies High - Review
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Michael Barnes
July 02, 2020
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Pan Am Flies High - Review

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Prospero Hall delivers their best work yet in this Funko-published masterpiece.
Godzilla: Tokyo Clash Crushes It - Review
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Michael Barnes
June 25, 2020
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Godzilla: Tokyo Clash Crushes It - Review

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One of the worst board games I’ve ever played was a Godzilla game- the late Richard Berg’s Godzilla: Kaiju World Wars was a tremendous misfire exec...
Bad Jokes, Deadly Hippos, and Seating Arrangements - Jungle Cruise Review
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Michael Barnes
June 18, 2020
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Bad Jokes, Deadly Hippos, and Seating Arrangements - Jungle Cruise Review

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Prospero Hall's take on the classic Disney Parks ride is featherweight fun, but may not please the thrillseekers.
Down in the Underground- The Labyrinth Adventure Game Review
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Michael Barnes
April 23, 2020
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Down in the Underground- The Labyrinth Adventure Game Review

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You remind me of the babe...
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