The Level Up Board Game Podcast

Today its King Scott, Navigator Lana, and Just Patrick chatting it up about the whats been on the table.  Recent plays include Football Fued, MicroMacro, Bombusters & more. The 8-bit breakdown goes to Lord of the Rings, Fate of the Fellowship; a Pandemic-based system in Middle Earth! We look back on Age of Innovation, then finish things off with a new segment! As always, share your thoughts on...

Welcome Adventurers! Today's episode is a preview of what to expect at PGX 2025!  Arcade games, pinball, retro and modern video games, tabletop, Crokinole with our friends at Browncastle Games.... (deeep breath).... cosplay contests, TONS of guests, voice actors, live music, tournaments, vendors, and so VERY much more! We're joined by Brian to talk about what to expect this year, and we chat a bit...

Its The King and Just Patrick for a quick episode recapping the Level Up Meetup! Tons of games were played and we share some thoughts on em! Today's 8-bit breakdown goes to El Grande, then we look back on Invicible: The Hero Building Game! Keep track of the retro commercials in the episodes and JOIN THE DISCORD for the contest in December.  If you can name all of the commercials through the 2025 s...

An adventure of sci-fi horror and suspense await as today's review game is one we've been waiting for since it was first announced: Nemesis Retaliation! Join King Scott and Just Patrick as we chat about what we've been playing, including Star Wars Battle of Hoth, Fliptoons, Pencil Quest and more! Finally, after looking back on River of Gold, we chat a bit about games that are notoriously difficult...

Gather 'round adventurers! Today Just Patrick is joined by Navigator Lana and Hungry Gamer Will Brown to talk all kinds of games, including the 8-bit breakdown of the hottest hotness: Vantage! Reminder, we are raising funds for Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh!  Please consider MAKING A DONATION. www.levelupgamepodcast.com Continue the shenanigans in our Discord!  

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Gather 'round adventurers for there are many tales to tell! This episode features a metric TON of games.  We chat about games coming soon that caught our eye, then a whole bunch that have been on the table. Today's 8-bit breakdown is Elden Ring: Realm of the Grafted King! Then, we do a double time warp to look back on both Voidfall and Captain Flip! Join the episode discussion and more in the DISC...

Hey adventurers!  This episode is all about upcoming kickstarter: Beasts and Diplomacy! The linky - links to everything you need to find out more: Beasts and Diplomacy Discord Channel Kickstarter preview BGG Page

Today's adventure is a big one as Explorer Josh, Navigator Lana, Teacher Ryan, and Just Patrick join forces to tell tales of Origins 2025! The games played, the folks met, the shenanigans had! Listen in to several publishers, and even enjoy being graced by his majesty King Scott, all in this mega episode! Want to share your Origins stories?  Care to share the best game you played at the con?  Cont...

The adventure continues! Today King Scott and Just Patrick talk some board game awards and recent plays before giving the 8-bit breakdown to Great Western Trail El Paso! We do the TIME WARP AGAAAAAIIIINNNN and look back on Expeditions Around the World!  Speaking of around the world, Lana checks in for a game-trotting segment featuring Sweden and the board game: Fika! As always, we love your suppor...

It's a great day for adventure! Origins may be upon us, but a Level Up meetup just finished and the gang talks about some of the great games played! Recent plays include Fishing, Unfathomable & From the Moon, plus Navigator Lana breaks down Masters to Mythics (live on kickstarter for only a couple more days!) The 8-bit breakdown goes to Mistwind, followed by a time warp, looking back on Metror...

Its time for adventure! Join King Scott and Just Patrick as they banter a bit about the Golden Geek Awards and some games they're looking forward to. Recent plays include unlock, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, and Terraforming Mars the Dice Game. Then we get an exclusive look at an excellent two player deduction game: Classified Information! Today's 8-bit breakdown goes to board game / miniatur...

The adventure continues! Join King Scott, Just Patrick & Navigator Lana as they chat about recent plays, upcoming games & more! The 8-bit breakdown goes to Ring of Chaos, then we've got a double time warp: Distilled & Slay the Spire! Stick around til the end as we've finished another batch of ten reviews and as always, we each select our top 5 of the bunch! Want to share your favorites...

Welcome adventurers! While Scott is off on kingly duties, Just Patrick, Navigator Lana, and Explorer Josh join forces for an epic adventure! This episode has a ton of banter, including tier lists for candy bars. The 8-bit breakdown goes to Votes for Women: a two player card driven war game centered around the 19th amendment to the constitution of the United States. Finally, we go down the list of...

Welcome adventurers! For the past several weeks Just Patrick has played through Arydia The Paths We Dare Tread from FarOffGames and today he shares tales of the experience! Hear about the ups and downs, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and ultimately, whether Arydia might just be the next campaign for your group! Join our discord and share your thoughts on this episode, and much more. www.levelupg...

*Hey adventurers, we'd sure love to have your nomination for best board game podcast!  Click here and give us your vote! * A pestilence has befallen the kingdom as Scott has taken ill.  Nevertheless he trudges on! Teacher Ryan joins us for an 8-bit breakdown of Beyond the Horizon, but first we're talking Nippon, Elder Scrolls, Betrayal of the Second Era, and Star Trek Into the Unknown. Today's tim...

Its a grand adventure today as King Scott and Just Patrick tell tales of many a game! But first, we challenged each other to watch a movie we've never seen before and share our thoughts. The games start with one that is currently live on kickstarter: Zeroday.exe.  This cyberpunk dungeon crawler stands out for its unique programming mechanism, and tons of character customization. We've got a bunch...

Welcome adventurers! Today its Just Patrick and King Scott, with a couple of visitors throughout! King tells us all about his time at GAMA, then its on to game talk.  Namely A Gest of Robinhood, Cover your Assets, and Floristry. The 8-bit breakdown goes to a tense two player duel game called Super Snipers!   We look back on Rats of Wistar, then do a little game-trotting with Navigator Lana! Finall...

Adventure takes to the seas as King Scott, Navigator Lana, and Just Patrick give the 8-bit breakdown to Finspan! But first, we have a TON of games to chat about, including Rear Window, Nemesis, Root, DnD Onslaught & Dyonisia! Our lookback goes to a favorite from last year: Roll Player Adventures. Explorer Josh joins to chat about CakePie game's maiden voyage into crowdfunding: Beach Day, then...

This is a very special episode as Navigator Lana gears up with an editor's headphones, taking the episode under her wings, joined by Hungry Gamer, Will Brown! The heroes chat about some great games from Fight in a Box, designed by Seppy Yoon, before doing a bit of a breakdown of the small-box Kinfire Delve games, based on the larger campaign of Kinfire Chronicles! Let em know your thoughts in THE...

A gang of four today as King Scott & Just Patrick are joined by Teacher Ryan and Navigator Lana! As always we start with some banter, including the BGG Awards, then a ton of game talk! The 8-bit breakdown goes to Middle Ages, followed by the time warp, where we revisit last year's review game: World Wonders. Hey, what's up with the retro commercials? Keep note of them adventurers, because we a...

Gather 'round adventurers! First of all, JOIN THE DISCORD!   We're having a blast chatting with everyone, playing games on BGA, hearing your answers to the question of the week.  Level Up and get in the fun! Today's a big one as King Scott and Just Patrick have Navigator Lana in studio yet again! Recent adventures include Mistborn the Deckbuilding Game, Lord of the Rings trick-taking Game, and Mar...

Some present their single favorite, or top 5, maybe even top ten...  Today we present the FORTY best games of 2024!  We checked out a TON of content reviewers' top lists and mashed em all up to present this mega list of the very best games from last year! Join King Scott, Just Patrick, Teacher Ryan, Exporer Josh, Dung Merchant Will, and Navigator Lana for an episode chock full of gaming goodness!...

The adventure continues! Today Navigator Lana joins us for an episode chock-full of gaming goodness! We start with some recent plays, then we give the 8-bit breakdown to Video Game Champion from Arcane Wonders! We look back on last year's review game: The Vale of Eternity, then wrap things up with creating our own expansions for Unmatched! Hey adventurers, get in on the chat, the questions, the sh...

A bit of a milestone today as we hit episode 150! First thing first: PLEASE JOIN THE DISCORD!  We would love nothing more than to have a vibrant, thriving gaming community of show listeners!  To celebrate the milestone, we're listing our top ten games out of EVERY review game we've done so far!  Plus, we're chatting a bit about how we've changed as gamers during the life of the podcast. Recent Pla...