The Level Up Board Game Podcast

Episode 208: Kokeshi! Plus Aspens, Enchanted Ivy & Star Wars Battle of Hoth! Oct 8, 2026 6170 Today Just Patrick and King Scott are joined by Burky of Gametoppers! The gang jumbles up banter and recent plays for a bit, so its a ton of game talk for the first bit of the episode. Recent plays include Aspens, Enchanted Ivy and Star Wars Battle of Hoth. Today the 8-bit breakdown goes to Kokeshi: a game that puts players in the role of artisans crafting Kokeshi dolls. We follow up the review w

Episode 207: RPG Sidequest! Fatherfog! Oct 1, 2026 3475 Join Explorer Josh and Just Patrick as they break down this fairy tale inspired RPG: Fatherfog! If you'd like to join a one-shot RPG with Josh at the helm, we have a game every month posted in our DISCORD! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Episode 206: Tend! Plus Rebirth, Cozy Stickerville & More! Sep 24, 2026 5502 Hungry Gamer is back with King Scott and Just Patrick with a ton of game talk! Recent plays include Rebirth, Siege of Valeria, and Cozy Stickerville. Our 8-bit breakdown goes to a massive flip-and-write: Tend! Then before wrapping up we look back on Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship. Join in on episode talk, top tens, local meetups and more in our DISCORD! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Episode 205: Star Realms Rise of Empire! Plus Wingspan Pocket, Estate: Raise the Realm & More! Sep 10, 2026 6849 The adventure travels to the far stretches of the galaxy as King Scott and Just Patrick give the 8-bit breakdown to Star Realms: Rise of Empire! As always we've got a ton of gaming banter. Recent plays include Wingspan Pocket and Estate: Raise the Realm. We revisit a favorite: Res Arcana, and even get a pop-in from Angry James! After the breakdown we look back on last year's review game: El Gran

Episode 204: X-Odus: Rise of the Corruption! Plus Arkham Horror, Here Lies, and More! Aug 27, 2026 6379 Today its Hungry Gamer and Just Patrick in studio telling tales of the tabletop! Some recent plays include Here Lies, Enchanted Ivy, Arkham Horror the Card Game, and Terraforming Mars the Dice Game. Find out about the upcoming second edition of X-Odus: Rise of the Corruption in today's 8-bit breakdown, then lets do the time warp again... this time for Nemesis Retaliation! Finally, the hosts chat a

Episode 203: RPG Sidequest! Monster of the Week! Aug 20, 2026 2615 Join Explorer Josh and Navigator Lana as the discuss Monster of the Week! Want to join us for a one-shot RPG session? Just join our DISCORD! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Episode 202: Container! Plus Vantage, Greylune, Digging for Dinos & GenCon 2026 recap! Aug 13, 2026 6800 The adventure continues! Today King Scott and Navigator Lana share tales of GenCon 2026! Game talk includes Greylune, Elementary, Digging for Dinos and the DC Brave and the Bold bag-building game! The 8-bit breakdown goes to newly re-published Container, then we look back on Vantage! Get in on the game talk in our DISCORD! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Episode 201: Dungeon Crawler Carl Unstoppable! Plus Star Trek Captains Chair, Pirates of the High Teas & More! Jul 30, 2026 6345 Welcome Adventurers! Today King Scott and Just Patrick have a ton of game talk for you, including recent plays of Star Trek Captain's Chair, Yro, Pirates of the High Teas, and Qwirkle! The 8-bit breakdown goes to Unstoppable, but we had the privilege of a review copy of the Dungeon Crawler Carl version of the game! We've got a double look back at Elden Ring and Tales of the Arthurian Knights befor

Episode 200: The Top Ten Board Games of All Time! Jul 16, 2026 7627 King Scott and Just Patrick revisit their top ten board games of all time. Two hundred episodes in, we want to express our gratitude to all of the publishers, contributors, listeners, and friends who have joined the adventure with us. Here's to another 200! We invite feedback and shenanigans in our DISCORD! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Episode 199: Origins 2026 Recap! Jul 2, 2026 4619 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

Episode 198: King of Tokyo Godzilla! Plus Eternal Decks & Dead CCGs! Jun 18, 2026 6263 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

Episode 197: RPG Sidequest! Last Arc Jun 11, 2026 1523 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

Episode 196: Cozy Stickerville! Plus Origins preview 2026! Jun 4, 2026 7268 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

Episode 195: Dicequest! Plus Dungeon Universalis, Evergreen, & The BGG Golden Geek Awards! May 21, 2026 5939 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

Episode 194: RPG Sidequest! Light! May 14, 2026 2634 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

Episode 193: First Giants! Plus Zombie Princess, Tiny Epic Game of Thrones & More! May 7, 2026 5609 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

Episode 192: Sidequest! Baseball Card GM! Apr 30, 2026 4775 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

Episode 191: Wondrous Creatures! Plus Brass Birmingham, Excalibur & Top 5! Apr 23, 2026 5783 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

Episode 190: RPG Sidequest: Old Gods of Appalachia! Apr 16, 2026 3839 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

Episode 189: Aquaria! Plus Maladum, Falling, and feature publisher: Capstone Games! Apr 9, 2026 8085 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

Episode 188: Mouse Trap! Plus Perfection, Jumpin' Monkeys & More! Apr 1, 2026 3843 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!

Episode 187: Aquatica! Plus Mint Mechs, Wandering Galaxies & Listener Quesions! Mar 26, 2026 7831 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

Episode 186: Movers & Shakers! Plus Loom, Aquatica, Moon Colony Bloodbath & More! Mar 12, 2026 5120 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

Episode 185: Innovation Ultimate! Plus Ghosts Galore, Sanctuary & More! Feb 26, 2026 5957 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

Episode 184: Ham Helsing! Plus Duel for Cardia, Pondscape, Viticulture Bordeaux & More! Feb 12, 2026 6922 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

Episode 183: The Top 40 Board Games of 2025! Jan 29, 2026 6265 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

Episode 182: A Message from the Stars! Plus Vampire Lords, Altar Quest & More! Jan 15, 2026 6425 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

Episode 181: Covenant! Plus Squirrel Away, Pirates of Maracaibo & More! Jan 1, 2026 7166 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

Episode 180: 12 Rivers! Plus our TOP TEN GAMES OF SEASON FIVE! Dec 18, 2025 8751 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

Episode 179: Sanctuary! & PAX Unplugged 2025 Recap! Dec 4, 2025 9984 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

Episode 178: Origin Story! Plus PAX Unplugged 2025 Preview! Nov 20, 2025 5294 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

Episode 177: Brass Lancashire! Plus Unstopplable, Mythwind, Botanicus & More! Nov 6, 2025 7613 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

Episode 176: Harrow County! Plus Ra, Mille Fiori, and Top 5! Oct 23, 2025 6790 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

Episode 175! Essen Previews, Tons of Games & PGX Recap! Oct 9, 2025 6483 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

Episode 174: Lord of the Rings Fate of the Fellowship & more! Sep 25, 2025 5671 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

Episode 173: Sidequest! The Pittsburgh Gaming Expo 2025 Preview! Sep 17, 2025 3482 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

Episode 172: El Grande! Plus Tower Up, Finspan, Dune Imperium Uprising & More! Sep 11, 2025 4996 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

Episode 171: Nemesis Retaliation! w/ Star Wars Battle of Hoth, Pencil Book Quest, Fliptoons & More! Aug 28, 2025 6656 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

Episode 170: Vantage! Plus War of Whispers, The Night Cage & More! Aug 14, 2025 6160 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!

Episode 169: Tales of the Arthurian Knights! Plus Tower Up, Valkyrie, Forest Shuffle & More! Jul 31, 2025 7434 Fundraiser Link! Discord

Episode 168: Elden Ring! Plus Voidfall, Rumble Nation, Ito, King of Tokyo Duel & More! Jul 17, 2025 6200 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

Episode 167: Sidequest! Beasts and Diplomacy! Jul 10, 2025 3831 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

Episode 166: Origins 2025 Recap! Jul 3, 2025 8624 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

Episode 165: Great Western Trail El Paso! Plus El Grande, Unfathomable, Fika & More! Jun 19, 2025 4782 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

Episode 164: Mistwind! Plus Fishing, From the Moon, Masters to Mythics & More! Jun 5, 2025 5460 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

Episode 163: Halo Flashpoint! Plus Classified Information, Energy Empire & Origins 2025 Previews! May 22, 2025 6359 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

Episode 162: Ring of Chaos! w. Septima, Slay the Spire & More! Plus Top 5! May 8, 2025 6657 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

Episode 161: Votes for Women! Plus the 2024 Golden Geek Award Nominees! Apr 24, 2025 7726 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

Episode 160: Sidequest! Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread! Apr 17, 2025 3434 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

Episode 159: Beyond the Horizon! w/ Nippon, Elder Scrolls & Star Trek: Into the Unknown! Apr 10, 2025 5401 *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 time

Episode 158: Moon Colony Bloodbath! Plus Castle Combo, Gudnak, Zeroday.exe & More! Mar 27, 2025 5816 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

Episode 157: Super Snipers! Plus A Gest of Robinhood, Floristry & More! Mar 13, 2025 5998 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

Episode 156: Finspan! Plus Nemesis, Root & more! Feb 27, 2025 7094 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

Episode 155: Sidequest! Kinfire Delve! Feb 20, 2025 3231 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

Episode 154: Middle Ages! Plus Final Girl, Fallout & More! Feb 13, 2025 5687 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

Episode 153: Hegemony! Plus Ticket to Ride Legacy, Mistborn, LOTR Trick Taking Game & More! Jan 30, 2025 6907 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 Mara

Episode 152: The best 40 Board Games of 2024! Jan 23, 2025 5828 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!

Episode 151: Video Game Champion! Plus Fromage, Rogue Regiment & More! Jan 16, 2025 5344 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

Episode 150: Path of Civilization, Harmonies & more! Plus Top ten of ALL review games! Jan 2, 2025 7466 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

Episode 149: Oathsworn into the Deepwood! Plus Top Ten Board Games reviewed in season four! Dec 19, 2024 6206 Welcome adventurers to the last episode of our fourth year! As such, we take a look at our top ten games that we've reviewed this year, but first... we've done another batch of ten review games, so we have a top 5 as well! We still have some recent plays to chat about, plus our 8-bit breakdown goes to the narrative boss-battler: Oathsworn Into the Deepwood! www.levelupgamepodcast.com BGG Guild F

Episode 148: Sidequest! PAX Unplugged 2024 Recap! Dec 12, 2024 3626 Join our party of FIVE as King Scott and Just Patrick are joined by Teacher Ryan, Explorer Josh & Navigator Lana in this off-the-cuff episode all about PAX Unplugged 2024! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Instagram X Facebook BGG Guild

Episode 147: Galileo Galilei, plus Ark Nova, LOTR Duel, Questions & More! Nov 28, 2024 6779 King Scott and Just Patrick tell tales of gaming galore! Recent plays include Aqua, Lord of the Rings Duel, Aqua & Catherine. Then we feature Galileo Galilei; a medium-heavy euro all about utilizing your telescope to observe celestial bodies while persuading the inquisition of your findings. We look back on Frostpunk before being joined by Navigator Lana for a little game-trotting! Finally, we

Episode 146: Botanicus, PAX 2024 preview, and more! Nov 14, 2024 6598 The King has returned! King Scott and Just Patrick are joined by Teacher Ryan to talk all kinds of games, like Naishi, Carnegie, Descent & more! We chat about a couple games each that we're excited to check out at PAX 2024, then give the 8-bit breakdown to Botanicus! Stick around after the time warp as today's discussion is all about when gaming gets us through hard times. Tell a friend about

Episode 145: Talking Games with Explorer Josh! Oct 31, 2024 5657 Today its Just Patrick and Explorer Josh talking a ton of games. Namely, we each talk about one we've gotten back to, a new game on the table, and one upcoming! Teacher Ryan stops by to chat about upcoming release: Everstone: Discovering Ignis. We wrap things up with a chat about the progress of CakePie Games! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Instagram X BGG Guild

Episode 144: Sidequest! Estate: Raise the Realm! Oct 24, 2024 2162 This episode is all about Estate: Raise the Realm, which is currently live on kickstarter! Click here to check out the kickstarter!

Episode 143: Windmill Valley! plus Return to Dark Tower, Life of the Amazonia & more! Oct 17, 2024 4810 Today features a different gruesome twosome as Just Patrick is joined by Navigator Lana for all kinds of tabletop chatter. The 8-bit breakdown feature is Windmill Valley; an amazing euro game with several strategic paths and some of those big turns where everything chains together! Before wrapping up the episode, we get a visit from explorer Josh for a lost loot segment! www.levelupgamepodcast.c

Episode 142: Age of Innovation! Plus GI Joe Battle for the Arctic Circle, Mysterium, and more! Oct 3, 2024 4655 Hey adventurers! King Scott is off to Essen while the rest of the party is at PGX! Before gearing up for these board gamey great weekends though, we had the chance to play a bunch of great games to talk about on the show, including the 8-bit breakdown of Age of Innovation! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Episode 141: Invincible: The Hero-Building Game, Great Wall, Red Cathedral & more! Sep 19, 2024 6599 Adventure is afoot! King Scott and Just Patrick have yet another episode jam packed with gaming goodness! We talk about several games, including Blazon, DVONN, Its a Wonderful World & Great Wall before getting on to the 8-bit breakdown: Invincible: The Hero-Building Game! Then, after a look-back at Neotopia, Navigator Lana joins us for some wonderful sights and sounds of Russia, and some chat

Episode 140: Sidequest! Pittsburgh Gaming Expo 2024! Sep 12, 2024 2677 A sidequest through and through, today Just Patrick and King Scott team up with Brian to preview all the excitement, vendors, games, guests, and more at the 2024 Pittsburgh Gaming Expo! Video Games, Tabletop Games, RPGs and more, this is one of our favorite weekends of the whole year! Pittsburgh Gaming Expo 2024 Website www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Episode 139: River of Gold! Plus Expeditions, Let's go to Japan & More! Sep 5, 2024 4716 It's Just Patrick and King Scott recounting tales of many a game played this episode. Coming off of a big Level Up meetup, we chat a bit about what hit the table, and revisit a favorite: Dinogenics! The 8-bit breakdown goes to River of Gold: a mid-weight resource collection euro set in the Legend of the 5 Rings universe. We look back on the Princes of Florence and finish things up with a chat abou

Episode 138: Pandora Celeste! with Hungry Gamer! Aug 29, 2024 2020 Today Just Patrick is joined by Hungry Gamer Will Brown to talk about Pandora Celeste; a sci-fi horror game that draws comparisons to Nemesis, though lighter. Click here to check out the campaign! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Instagram X BGG Guild

Episode 137: One More Quest, Mandalorian Adventures, Kinfire Chronicles, Emerald Skulls & More! Aug 22, 2024 7439 Welcome adventurers! What a huge title for an episode: this one's all about games! King Scott and Just Patrick are once again joined by Navigator Lana to talk about a ton of recent plays, one which isn't even out yet, before a bit of a unique 8-bit breakdown. Today's feature review is for a role-playing game called One More Quest. This comes from the folks who created Dungeon Fighter, and just li

Episode 136: Tir na Nog! Plus, the Wolves, Terraforming Mars Prelude 2, and more! Aug 8, 2024 6529 Welcome back adventurers! Today King Scott and Just Patrick are joined by Navigator Lana to give the 8-bit breakdwon to Tir na Nog: a game that positions players as Celtic storytellers weaving their tales! Tons of recent plays and things we're excited about, plus a lookback at last year's review: Ultimate Railroads. Finally, its gametime as Scott and Lana have to work together to determine if some

Episode 135: Metrorunner! Plus Star Wars Outer Rim, Palm Laboratory & Gencon 2024 preview! Jul 25, 2024 5942 We've got a ton of adventure packed into this one! Today the 8-bit breakdown goes to Metrorunner from Thunderworks Games. Other games include Star Wars Outer Rim, Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype, and the brand new Palm Laboratory. Hungry Gamer Will Brown joins us to talk about a game that gets better with the expansion: Reckoners! Finally, we discuss some of the games we're most excited for that are

Episode 134: Voidfall! Plus End of the Line, Wandering Towers, & Top 5! Jul 11, 2024 7375 A party of four sets out for adventure today! King Scott and Just Patrick are joined by Navigator Lana and Teacher Ryan for an episode full of gaming goodness! Recent plays include Defrag, Ezra and Nehemiah, Defrag, and Beacon Patrol. The 8-bit breakdown goes to Voidfall, followed by a time warp, where we look at last year's review game: Rauha. We had the pleasure of previewing End of the Line wit

Episode 133: Captain Flip, Slay the Spire & more! Plus Spiel and Dice Tower Nominees! Jun 27, 2024 5583 Welcome adventurers! Today King Scott and Just Patrick are joined by Navigator Lana to do an 8-bit breakdown for Captain Flip: a quick hitting game that was just nominated for spiel! We chat about a ton of other games, plus look into the other spiel nominees, as well as the Dice Tower award nominees, including some notable snubs. Show us some love with that 5 star rating on iTunes! www.levelupgame

Episode 132: Sidequest! Origins 2024! Jun 25, 2024 4169 Join Scott and Patrick as they recall tales of Origins 2024! Instagram Facebook X BGG Guild www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Episode 131: Level Back! Expeditions Around the World, Origins 2024 & more! Jun 13, 2024 6419 It's about time we level back! This episode features games that are at least 5 years old. Sometimes the best games aren't the newest, but tried and true hits. Today's 8-bit breakdown goes to Expeditions Around the World, a recent re-release from Super Meeple, of a game originally from 1996! We chat about what we're looking forward to at Origins, and Explorer Josh tells us about some of the things

Episode 130: Fractal: Beyond the Void, Battlefields, and more! May 31, 2024 6398 Welcome adventurers! Just Patrick & King Scott chat about the golden geek awards 2023, then recent plays of Battlefields and Lord of the Rings the card game. Hungry Gamer Will Brown joins us for the 8-bit breakdown of Fractal: Beyond the Void, an epic space 4X! We've got a double time warp this week as we look back one year later on both War of the Ring the card game, and Marvel Damage Control

Episode 129: Slay the Spire! & TONS of Games from Fun-K Town convention! May 16, 2024 8075 A great time was had by the whole party at Fun-K Town Convention: Knoxville's grooviest board game con! King Scott and Just Patrick are joined by Teacher Ryan and Explorer Josh to recount tales of the weekend! Recent plays include Tales from the Red Dragon Inn, Klask, Carson City, Tidal Blades, Dune, and many many more! The 8-bit breakdown goes to video game turned board game, Slay the Spire. Thi

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