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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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The Baroque Version - Black Rose Wars Review
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Michael Barnes
November 26, 2020
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The Baroque Version - Black Rose Wars Review

Board Game Reviews
 
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Wiz-War for the Kickstarter Generation.
Tanksgiving - World of Tanks Review
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Michael Barnes
November 12, 2020
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Tanksgiving - World of Tanks Review

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Rollin' and shootin'
The Edge of Specificity - Troika! and Acid Death Fantasy Review
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Michael Barnes
November 05, 2020
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The Edge of Specificity - Troika! and Acid Death Fantasy Review

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Adventuring in  the gaps.
This Time, it’s an RPG: Free League’s Alien Role-Playing Game Starter Set- Review
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Michael Barnes
October 29, 2020
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This Time, it’s an RPG: Free League’s Alien Role-Playing Game Starter Set- Review

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One of the best uses of a licensed setting in RPG history.
Prisma Arena Offers Colorful, Emotional Battles - Review
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Michael Barnes
October 22, 2020
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Prisma Arena Offers Colorful, Emotional Battles - Review

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You gotta have heart.
Gridopolis Doesn’t Make the Grade - Review
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Michael Barnes
October 15, 2020
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Gridopolis Doesn’t Make the Grade - Review

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Building toy meets game but satisfies as neither.
We Built My City With Polyominoes - Review
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Michael Barnes
October 08, 2020
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We Built My City With Polyominoes - Review

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A fun game with a terrible tagline.
Games Workshop’s 3 New Board Games - Warhammer Fun for Everyone
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Michael Barnes
October 01, 2020
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Games Workshop’s 3 New Board Games - Warhammer Fun for Everyone

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Three shots to the mainstream.
Super Skill Pinball 4-Cade is Lit - Review
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Michael Barnes
September 24, 2020
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Super Skill Pinball 4-Cade is Lit - Review

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Disclaimer - this review contains absolutely no reference to The Who's "Tommy".
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.
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