The Level Up Board Game Podcast

Join King Scott, Just Patrick, Navigator Lana, and Explorer Josh as we tell tales of adventure at Origins 2026! We share some of the events and meetups we took part in, plus we chat about a game that WAS on our radar, as well as a game we discovered that previously WAS NOT on our radar! Need some extra XP?  Earn it in our DISCORD! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Welcome yet again adventurers! King Scott makes a glorious return and tells tales of UKGE! We talk recent plays then get on with the 8-bit breakdown of King of Tokyo Godzilla!  This old gem has been updated with the IP it always wanted, plus a new mechanism or two.  We look back on Great Western Trail: El Paso, then finish things off with talk of one of the very best game days we've had in a long...

Welcome adventurers! Join Explorer Josh for a review of Last Arc: Tactics Analog, a JRPG system! Interested in joining a one-shot RPG with Explorer Josh, Navigator Lana, and the rest of the gang?  Sign up for a game in our DISCORD! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Its Just Patrick and Navigator Lana today talking a ton of games! We start with some recap of our Level Up Meetup at Ruckus Cafe. While the King was at UKGE, we had plenty on the table, including recent plays of Questline, Omens & Last Light. Today's review game is Cozy Stickerville: a legacy game packed with over 800 stickers in the box! We look back on Mistwind, then finish things off chatti...

Take two!  If you had to re-download the episode, its because we fixed the audio overlap in the intro.  I blame Wilford! The party convenes once again to tell tales of adventure! Today's episode starts with talk of upcoming gaming goodness, followed by several recent plays, such as Dungeon Universalis, 3-2-1 Countdown, Catan 3D and more! Our review game today is one that just finished late pledge...

You are a Beacon; an immortal guardian of humanity.  Light courses through you, granting you incredible power, and the ability to fight back the darkness that besets humanity from all sides. In volume two of our RPG sidequest episodes, Explorer Josh and Navigator Lana chat about Light! Want to join the next one-shot RPG with the hosts?  Sign up in our DISCORD!   www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Join King Scott, navigator Lana, and Just Patrick for an episode filled with gaming! We probably set the record for banter and news as there's just so much to talk about.  Then we get on with a few recent plays before doing the 8-bit breakdown of First Giants! We follow it up with our look back on last year's review game: Ring of Chaos. Share your thoughts in our DISCORD! www.levelupgamepodcast.co...

Baseball Card GM Website! Join King Scott and Just Patrick for an adventure to the ballpark! Today's sidequest features Baseball Card GM, a tabletop dice game that turns your baseball cards into game pieces! We give it the 8-bit breakdown, then chat with the designers. Make key decisions and craft your lineup to come out on top in Baseball Card GM! Chat more about it in our DISCORD! www.levelupgam...

Another grand adventure commences! Join King Scott and Just Patrick for another episode of gaming goodness.  We have all kinds of updates in the banter, including a couple of crowdfunding games that went absolutely wild! Recent plays include Digging for Dinos, Brass Birmingham, Excalibur, and Exchaton. The 8-bit breakdown goes to Wondrous Creatures, followed by a look back on last year's review ga...

Click here to nominate Level Up for Best Podcast! Welcome to the very first sidequest with a focus on a role playing game!   Join Explorer Josh and Navigator Lana as they talk about their time with Old Gods of Appalachia! Want to get in on the next one-shot RPG session with the hosts of the show?  Join the Discord! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Click here to go to the BGG Golden Geek Nomination page! Today's episode focuses heavily on Capstone Games!  Join Just Patrick, Navigator Lana, and Dung Merchant Will as they banter about Capstone hitting their tables, including in our feature review of Aquaria! As lucky timing would have it, our lookback is another Capstone game: Beyond the Horizon. We chat a bit about what we'd like to get to th...

Adventurers.... we are backlogged.  One episode every two weeks only allows for so much game talk. We put together a special sidequest today to catch up on the games we have been wanting to get into an episode. As always, shenanigans continue in our DISCORD! and of course, you can now "watch" episodes on YOUTUBE!

Listen to this episode on our youtube channel! Join Navigator Lana, Just Patrick, and King Scott for today's episode which kicks off talking about some upcoming games and news that WAIT WHAT'S THIS!? Explorer Josh joins the party! Recent Plays include Pan Am, Res Arcana, Wandering Galaxies, and upcoming kickstarter: Mint Mechs from Galen's Games! The 8-bit breakdown goes to Aquatica, then we look...

Set out for adventure with King Scott and Just Patrick! Today's episode includes some upcoming projects and a quick recap of GAMA, followed by the 8-bit breakdown of Movers & Shakers! We look back on Super Snipers, then chat a bit about some of the games we are stuffing in our bags for the next Level Up Meetup! Want to plan a game in advance for the meetup?  Maybe share what awesome dish you'r...

An adventure filled with games! Join King Scott and Just Patrick for board game banter.  Recent plays include Fruit Fight, Proving Ground, Scurry Up and Ghosts Galore. The 8-bit breakdown goes to an updated version of a classic game: Innovation Ultimate! We look back at Finspan, then Explorer Josh tells tales of a hidden gem he discovered at Tantrum Con. Finally, its off to solo land to break down...

Aspen Coffee Link! Adventure awaits! Today the party consists of King Scott, Just Patrick, Navigator Lana, and Dung Merchant Will Brown, who for some reason gets his full name after his title.... We have some great banter, followed by a TON of recent plays, including Duel for Cardia, Nanolith, Dirt & Glory, Bombastic, Viticulture & Pondscape! Todays 8-bit Breakdown goes to Ham Helsing, a c...

Not a top 5, not a top ten.... Today the gang gets together to go over FORTY TWO of the very best board games of 2025! We chat about all of em, and include each of our picks for our favorite game of the year, as well as some games we're looking forward to in 2026! Want to share your thoughts? JOIN THE DISCORD! BGG Compilation of content creator top lists www.levelupgamepodcast.com  

Embark on an intergalactic adventure as today we give an 8-bit breakdown to A Message From the Stars! BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! Recent plays include Altar Quest and Vampire Lords, plus Skippy Brown pops in to chat with us about Lunar Rush Innovations!  Take Lunar Rush to the next level with asymmetric player powers and events! As always, we invite you to keep the fun going by joining OUR DISCORD SER...

Happy New Year adventurers! Kick off 2026 with some gaming goodness as King Scott, Navigator Lana, and Just Patrick do the 8-bit breakdown for the hot new euro from Devir: Covenant! As always, we've got a ton of banter and recent plays.  Plus stick around as we look back on last year's review game: Path of Civilization! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Gear up for another big one!  Season six starts out with a mega episode! This time its King Scott, Navigator Lana, and Just Patrick breaking down a ton of games! Recent plays include The Last Lighthouse, Hercules and the 12 Labors, Magical Athlete, Locus, and more! Today's 8-bit breakdown goes to quite the eye-catcher: 12 Rivers! We play some trivia provided by adventurer Seth, then cap off the ep...

Welcome to our biggest episode since waaaaaaaaaay back in episode 10!  This is the final episode of our FIFTH YEAR! Join King Scott, Navigator Lana, and Just Patrick for a TON of game talk as we recap Pax Unplugged 2025! Plus, we managed to put together an 8-bit breakdown for the follow up to Ark Nova: Sanctuary!   Finally, we want to thank listeners for enjoying the show and coming along on this...

Today's episode is all about conventions! To begin, King tells tales of his time at Essen: the games played, the folks he met, and more. Then we've got an 8-bit breakdown for the superhero-building, trick-taking game: Origin Story! We look back on Galileo Galilei, then spend the entire back half of the episode talking about all the games we're juiced up for at PAX Unplugged 2025! Did you make your...

LAST CALL FOR CHARITY! CLICK HERE! While King Scott spent some time at Essen, Navigator Lana teamed up with Just Patrick to put together an episode chock-full of games! We chat for a good while about some upcoming games before diving into what we've had on the table recently, including Mythwind, Exit Catan, Unstoppable, Magical Friends and How to Summon Them, Betrayal at House on the Hill and Fore...

Get ready for a rowdy bunch today as King Scott and Just Patrick are joined by Explorer Josh and Hungry Gamer / Dung Merchant Will Brown! We chat about some upcoming stuff that has us excited, then recent plays include Ra, Mille Fiori, Dead Men Tell No Tales, and Fleet the dice game. Today's 8-bit breakdown goes to Harrow County.  An asymmetric game of gothic horror! We look back on last years rev...

Join Patrick and King Scott as they talk about shenanigans in the hobby.   They've had a ton to the table recently, including Forest Shuffle Dartmoor, Pentaquest, and some old favorites: Tapestry & River of Gold! We give a few games each that we're looking forward to at Essen this year, before finishing off joined by Navigator Lana and Explorer Josh to chat about all the fun and games had at t...