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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
 

Articles by Michael Barnes

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Melsonian Melange - Wet Grandpa and Fungi of the Far Realms Review
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Michael Barnes
March 04, 2021
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Melsonian Melange - Wet Grandpa and Fungi of the Far Realms Review

RPG Reviews
 
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Two brilliant, wonderfully eccentric RPG books from the Melsonian Arts Council.
All the Rage - Streets of Steel Review
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Michael Barnes
February 26, 2021
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All the Rage - Streets of Steel Review

Board Game Reviews
 
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THEMES: Punching, kicking, walking, smashing mohawked dudes in the face with pipes
Twilight of the White Boy Club
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Michael Barnes
February 04, 2021
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Twilight of the White Boy Club

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Might as well have a "No Blacks, No Girls" sign on the box...
Dealmakers, Check Out Moonrakers - Review
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Michael Barnes
January 28, 2021
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Dealmakers, Check Out Moonrakers - Review

Board Game Reviews
 
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Wheeling, dealing, and deck building.
Death Agent Recruitment Drive - Necronautilus Review
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Michael Barnes
January 22, 2021
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Death Agent Recruitment Drive - Necronautilus Review

RPG Reviews
 
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Death, the Final Fromtier.
The Best Deckbuilder Just Got More Stuff- Aeon’s End: Outcasts Review
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Michael Barnes
January 14, 2021
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The Best Deckbuilder Just Got More Stuff- Aeon’s End: Outcasts Review

Board Game Reviews
 
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"Used to do a little but a little wouldn't do it so the little got more and more"
Dune: Imperium Plays the Hits - Review
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Michael Barnes
January 07, 2021
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Dune: Imperium Plays the Hits - Review

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Now That's What I Call Board Games vol. 20
Barnes Best 2020
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Michael Barnes
December 17, 2020
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Barnes Best 2020

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Here For You in These Unprecedented Times
GF9’s Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps Loses its Aim - Review
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Michael Barnes
December 10, 2020
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GF9’s Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps Loses its Aim - Review

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Inglorious bastardization.
Blood Bowl Season 2 Gets Blitzed - Review
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Michael Barnes
December 07, 2020
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Blood Bowl Season 2 Gets Blitzed - Review

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The biggest name in fantasy sporting is back.
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