The King of Boardgaming Speaks

That's not funny. There are lines that we don't cross

Firing the Anti-mayo satelite your liege!

Mayonnaise cannot be stopped so easily!


I spread my mayonnaise into the Ukraine

You fucking colonials! Mayonaise is the royal additive to real fries. Not the tiny 'freedom fries' you have to put with, but the real thing.

To live in the land of the free, you have chosen to forego cuisine.

"Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Europe, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness." Exodus 16:3

And regarding Barnes, I give you this, mr Weeks

"I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath." Hosea 13:10-11

And regarding Barnes, I give you this, mr Weeks

I usually do not discuss religion, politics or music on this site or for that matter in person very much.

People usually have very high emotional attachments to these things and it almost always ends in a fight.

However, boardgame politics are another matter!

the*mad*gamer wrote:

As Barnes predicted two years ago, you don't hear much about "Thurn and Taxis" these days do you?

His thoughts about game experience being tied to player personality and creativity is very important.

It is interesting that we hear a lot of talk today about the "Cult of the New" and Barnes seemed to point out the reason for this by suggesting that the Euro design fosters a "MTV-like reduction" of attention spans.

I played Thurn and Taxis last week. There now you've heard about it. Happy? Oh wait...

Steve - Your account will be reinstated for ten minutes each year at a time to be determined by a dice-deck.

Barnes - Thanks for introducing me to Tiny. He's really a misunderstood guy and quite gentle when you get to know him. Now about the quality of this gruel...

And I though Michael would actually be speaking ... like in a podcast.

And I though Michael would actually be speaking ... like in a podcast.

He is welcome on the show anytime but he is really expensive these days as he is the Number 1 Boardgame celebrity.

the*mad*gamer wrote:

And I though Michael would actually be speaking ... like in a podcast.

He is welcome on the show anytime but he is really expensive these days as he is the Number 1 Boardgame celebrity.

Yep, up there with Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.

That is negative campaigning, Steve

Is Barnes ready to answer the 3am phone call?

Octavian is frequently awake at 3am and entirely lucid. Vote Octavian, 2008.

Octavian,

You have my vote. Just as long as you are NOT running against the boys from F:AT. But for a BGG Moderator, you're all right with me.


To: The Mad Gamer,

Dude, I totally disagree with the whole "wanker" thing as the name F:AT and Mr. Skeletor has associated with your F:AT being. It should be replaced with "Stalker". I fear one day Mr. Barnes is going to say something you don't like and the next moment Michael is going to come into his kitchen to find a bunch of his favorite Ameritrash boardgames bubbling in a vat of boiling water. Barnes truly is your "Fatal Attraction", no?

Anyway, as for the whole forum thread, I say that Mr. Skeletor deserves equal billing in your world as "King of Boardgaming" In fact, I say you should bow down to Mr. Skeletor.

Whaddya say?

And finally, what is up with your game reviews? I don't mind you having a strong opinion about the games you like and dislike but to turn the F:AT boardgame review section into a personal rant about the Eurogame community? C'mon. At least save it for the forums, here, where it belongs.

The best thing about all this is that however you respond, its going to be entertaining, I'm sure.

You do have your positive points, Steve.

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Barnes truly is your "Fatal Attraction", no?

Barnes is NOT my "Fatal Attraction", I am heterosexual sir.

Of course I realize your frustration at my constant homage to Barnes. Your heroes Schloesser and Thornquist have retired, gone into hiding.

Those two were the only serious threat to the AT movement and they were quickly dealt with quite efficiently. I know their personality types quite well and by forcing them into silence on this debate and into a superior "above it all" mentality, their silence has helped our cause.

"Settlers" has not made it into Target but FFG has made it as evidenced by the front page report.

Despite thousands of session reports your heroes have failed Ryan and it was their own "Euro Snootism" that did them in!

Anyway, as for the whole forum thread, I say that Mr. Skeletor deserves equal billing in your world as "King of Boardgaming" In fact, I say you should bow down to Mr. Skeletor.

Aww Damn. and here I wanted to be "King of Boardgaming"...


I'll settle for Duke or Earl or Viceroy or something...

Steve"Its good to be the King"Avery

Seriously let's make you Duke, a kick ass Duke.

I think metalface13 has the most comments in Recommendations. He should be King of AT.

-Dog, The Mad Baron