Reviews written by Michael Barnes
February 26, 2020
Rating
2.0
Board Game Reviews
Aristocracy
Three mediocre to bad games that fail to impress.
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Michael Barnes
January 31, 2020
Rating
4.0
Board Game Reviews
Dark Venture
A hot mess in all the right ways.
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Michael Barnes
January 27, 2020
Rating
5.0
Board Games
Another case study in why Prospero Hall is among the top game design groups in the business today.
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Michael Barnes
January 22, 2020
Rating
5.0
Board Game Reviews
Top Gun
Another case study in why Prospero Hall is among the top game design groups in the business today.
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Michael Barnes
January 15, 2020
Rating
3.5
Board Game Reviews
Sanctum
It’s a Diablo board game all right- and a pretty good one.
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Michael Barnes
December 12, 2019
Rating
5.0
RPG Reviews
Paleomythic Romance of the Perilous Kingdom
A double feature of RPG excellence from an excellent publisher.
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Michael Barnes
December 05, 2019
Rating
5.0
Board Game Reviews
Shadows of Malice
One of the best games of the decade, an imaginative OSR-like design full of idiosyncrasy and imagination.
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Michael Barnes
November 15, 2019
Rating
3.5
Board Game Reviews
Kingdomino: Duel
Fun family games from a great publisher.
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Michael Barnes
November 11, 2019
Rating
5.0
Board Game Reviews
The Gothic Game
One of the most fun, most obnoxious games ever published.
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Michael Barnes
November 01, 2019
Rating
4.0
Dungeons & Dragons Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Another great 5E sourcebook with a solid campaign and some great setting material.
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Michael Barnes