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? Continue the conversation in the DISCORD! www.levelupgamepodcast.com...
Jul 03, 2025•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 168
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 support and interacting with you! Share your thoughts on this episode, share your pics, your favorite games...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 167
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 Metrorunner! Finally, we finish things up with a little game of our own. Got comments, suggestions, tobler...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 166
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 / miniatures game hybrid, Halo Flashpoint, then we time warp to last year's review: Fractal, Beyond the Void. ...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 165
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? Maybe share a ridiculous meme? Find out when Navigator Lana's birthday is so you can send her a ba...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 164
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 nominees for the 2024 Golden Geek Awards! Chat about this episode, the games you've been playing, ta...
Apr 24, 2025•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 163
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.levelupgamepodcast.com...
Apr 17, 2025•57 min•Ep. 162
*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 warp features Last Light before closing things out with a visit to THUNDERDOME! Chat about this epis...
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 161
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 of recent plays to talk about, then its on to the 8-bit breakdown of Moon Colony Bloodbath! After loo...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 160
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! Finally, don't miss out on a chance to win a copy of today's review game... just click here and join the disc...
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 159
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 we finish off with a quick chat about how we react when we're not enjoying a game. Don't forget, eve...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 158
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 OFFICIAL LEVEL UP DISCORD! Facebook X Instagram BGG Guild...
Feb 20, 2025•54 min•Ep. 157
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 are putting a prize package together for the end of the year, and the way to enter to win is going to...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 156
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 Maracaibo! The 8-bit breakdown goes to a pretty complex euro with asymetric factions... Hegemony: Lead You...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 155
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! Oh hey guess what? We play games with listeners. We share ideas, photos, meetup dates, convention plan...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 154
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 shenanigans... join the discord! www.levelupgamepodcast.com BGG Guild X Facebook Instagram...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 153
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 Plays include Harmonies, Doomlings & more, while the 8-bit breakdown goes to Path of Civilization! www...
Jan 02, 2025•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 152
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 Facebook X Instagram...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 151
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...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 150
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 tackle some questions from listeners! www.levelupgamepodcast.com BGG Guild Facebook Instagram X...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 149
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 Level Up! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Instagram X BGG Guild...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 148
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...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 147
This episode is all about Estate: Raise the Realm, which is currently live on kickstarter! Click here to check out the kickstarter!
Oct 24, 2024•36 min•Ep. 146
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.com Facebook X Instagram BGG Guild...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 145
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
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 144
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 about Red Cathedral. Finally, we hear about two upcoming kickstarters: Vrahode: Age of Prophecy and ...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 143
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
Sep 12, 2024•45 min•Ep. 142
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 about when its time to get rid of some games. www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook X Instagram BGG Guild...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 141
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...
Aug 29, 2024•34 min•Ep. 140
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 like the board game, encounters are resolved by tossing a die onto a target! Finally, PGX is right arou...
Aug 22, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 139
