Well adventurers... this episode comes with the longest title to date because there are so many great games talked about! Gear up for recent plays including Disney Lorcana, Star Wars Shatterpoint and more! The 8-bit breakdown goes to an updated version of the classic: The Princes of Florence. This quest takes us to THUNDERDOME! Where two games enter, but only one game leaves! Then we finish with our top 5 games from the most recent ten that we've reviewed! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Ins...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 108
Today the King and Just Patrick share their thoughts on Challengers! The game seems to be loved or hated so we give it the ol 8-bit breakdown, share our feelings towards it, then share some of YOUR thoughts! www.levelupgamepodcast.com BGG Guild Instagram Facebook Twitter...
Sep 14, 2023•51 min•Ep. 107
Its a good day to level up! Join King Scott & Just Patrick as we chat about some of the games that have hit our table, including Heat, Expeditions, Its a Wonderful World & more! "After Us" gets the 8-bit breakdown. This is a brand new deckbuilding, resource-managing game in a setting where humans have gone extinct and primates take over! As always, thanks for joining us! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Twitter Instagram BGG Guild...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 106
Join us for a retro adventure all about games of yesteryear, including Hero Quest, Near & Far and Pizza Box Football. Today's 8-bit breakdown goes to Russian Railroads, a game that was once in the boardgamegeek top 100. How does it hold up today? Will pops in for a segment of "Polishing the Turd," then we finish strong with a game of Saw! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Instagram Twitter BGG Guild...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 105
Gear up for an epic quest today! We've got a ton of recent plays including an upcoming kickstarter from First Fish Games that Patrick can't wait to get a hold of: Mistwind! Buckle up for the 8-bit breakdown of the chaotic Thunder Road Vendetta. Stick around as we are joined by Archmage Andrew, who asks us to associate board games with people. What a fun episode! www.levelupgamepodcast.com BGG Guild Facebook Instagram Twitter...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 104
A new set off 100 episodes! The quest is underway! Join us today as we talk a TON of recent plays, including Potions of Azerland, Trekking the National Parks, Fiction and many more! The 8-bit breakdown goes to Rauha. Hear our thoughts on this engine builder from the folks that brought us Nidavellir! Then stick around and see if you can beat Will and King Scott in the mystery box challenge! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Twitter Instagram Facebook BGG Guild...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 103
Gear up for a big adventure as King Scott and Just Patrick present their top ten games of all time! Each contributor shares their favorite and asks a question of the hosts as well. We'd like to thank each and every listener, whether brand new to the show or one of the originals, each and every one of you make the production of this podcast a delight! www.levelupgamepodcast.com BGG Guild Facebook Instagram Twitter...
Jul 13, 2023•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 102
Just Patrick is joined by Teacher Ryan to recap all the fun and games played at Origins 2023! We have audio from 9 different publishers about current and upcoming games, and share our thoughts on several more! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Instagram Twitter BGG Guild...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 101
Join King Scott and Just Patrick for an epic 8-bit breakdown of Dungeons & Dragons: Trials of Tempus! Recent plays include Wonderlands War, Terracotta Army, Rhino Hero and Trekking Through History. Explorer Josh joins the episode to present his top 3 games that have been featured in the "lost loot" segment. Our lookback is a game that might just be a hidden gem: Meeples and Monsters, then we finish up the episode with some chat about board game upgrades! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook I...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 100
Our party grows as we are joined by Teacher Ryan to explore far and wide in our 8-bit breakdown of AEG's The Guild of Merchant Explorers! This episode is full of games, including Glow, Hadara, Guns or Treasure, and Challengers. With Origins right around the corner, what better topic than what we're excited for at the convention! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Instagram Twitter BGG Guild...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 99
Explorer Josh joins us for this episode, where we break down War of the Ring the Card Game! Recent adventures include Merchants of Magick, Scout, and Architects of the West Kingdom. We look back on last years review: Lockup, and finish off with a reassessment of the Golden Geek Awards! Join the adventure and submit your audio to be used in an episode at www.levelupgamepodcast.com or check out our social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter BGG Guild...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 98
The heroes find themselves pulling cleanup duty in today's 8-bit breakdown of Marvel Damage Control! Recent adventures include Dinogenics Controlled Chaos, District Noir & Power Rangers the Deckbuilding Game! Our lookback is Summit, then we finish off with sharing our thoughts on the Golden Geek Awards! www.levelupgamepodcast.com BGG Guild Twitter Instagram Facebook...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 97
In today's adventure, King Patrick and Just Scott tell tales of Spires End Hildegard, Pocket Landship and more. Teacher Ryan joins the adventure to share thoughts on Darwin's Journey! Our 8-bit breakdown goes to Marvel: Age of Heroes, and the lookback is one of our favorites from last year: Return to Dark Tower! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Instagram Twitter BGG Build...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 96
Today's adventure takes us mining on Venus... or at least about 50km above Venus, as we give a first impression 8-bit breakdown of Cities of Venus! Then designer James Staley joins us to talk about the development of the game and the kickstarter launching May 2! Click here to subscribe to the kickstarter! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Twitter Instagram Facebook BGG Guild...
Apr 27, 2023•46 min•Ep. 95
Gear up for a big adventure today as we're joined by Teacher Ryan! Recent plays include Star Wars the Card Game, Twilight Imperium IV, and Homelands! Today's 8-bit breakdown is Klask! and the time warp is The Great Wall. We turned a listener's question into a topic about video game adaptations of board games before finishing it all of with our top 5 of the most recent 10 games reviewed! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Twitter Instagram Facebook BGG Guild...
Apr 20, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 94
Fire up the furnaces because Sam Stockton joins us today to talk about upcoming kickstarter Forges of Ravenshire! Check out everything B.A. Games here! www.levelupgamepodcast.com
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 93
Join King Scott and Just Patrick for another adventure in the hobby! Recent plays include The Night Cage, Zaberias, Tolerance & more, then we give the 8-bit breakdown to Brazil: Imperial, followed by our lookback on last year's review game: the red hot game Earth from Inside Up Games. We're especially excited to have Katia Howatson join us to talk about her phenomenal board game mosaics! See these fantastic works on her Instagram page or on her website ! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook I...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 92
Today we're joined by our lovable dung merchant, THE Hungry Gamer Will Brown! We've got a ton of upcoming items and chat around the fire before talking recent adventures including Lions of Lydia, Longshot the Dice Game and so many more! Our 8-bit breakdown goes to Khora, Rise of an Empire: an interesting civilization building game with a focus on tactical card play and track advancement. Stick around for the time warp, then we play a little opposites game! Facebook Instagram Twitter BGG Guild ww...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 91
Join King Scott, Just Patrick, Duke, Rock & Roll, Snake Eyes, Destro & more for this quest of the Level Up Board Game Podcast! Recent plays include Yak & Rise, plus Hungry Gamer Will Brown joins the party to talk about a game that took a little "polishing" to truly shine. Click here for the AllPlay table / room contest! Check out Ynaros Fallin live on kickstarter! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Instagram Twitter BGG Guild...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 90
OOPS! Now we're sounding better! Join King Scott and Just Patrick as we chat recent adventures such as Wingspan and Aventuria! Today's 8-bit breakdown is Lacrimosa!
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 89
To the far reaches of the Kuiper asteroid belt we go on today's sidequest! Just Patrick & Teacher Ryan are joined by Matt Cousineau and Steve Cassell to talk everything Kuiperium! Check it out on Kickstarter Feb. 20 2023. Kuiperium website: Www.dragnegggames.com/kuiperium www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Twitter Instagram BGG Guild...
Feb 16, 2023•57 min•Ep. 88
Good day adventurers! Join Patrick, Scott, and Ryan as we play cricket, sip tea, and gossip in 2018's Obsession! This Level Back episode features older games including Star Realms, Netrunner, Heroes of Land, Air & Sea and more, plus we chat for a bit about Alynthia, which is live on kickstarter now! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Twitter Facebook Instagram BGG Guild...
Feb 09, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 87
We got a big adventuring party together for this quest! Join King Scott, Just Patrick, Explorer Josh, Teacher Ryan, and the Hungry Gamer Will Brown as we chat about some of our favorite games of 2022! We talk several different categories and crammed over 15 games into this one, so gear up and enjoy the ride! Don't forget, our contest to win a copy of White Hat lasts until Feb. 9, so enter simply by joining the BGG guild. Join the guild here! Twitter Instagram Facebook www.levelupgamepodcast.com...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 86
Join King Scott and Just Patrick for an adventure in the Wonderland; The 8-bit breakdown today is for Wonderland's War! Jamey Stegmaier pops in for a Wingspan announcement, and recent adventures include Clank Catacombs, Imperium Classics, and more! Join our guild to be entered into the White Hat contest: BGG Guild Facebook Instagram Twitter www.levelupgamepodcast.com...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 85
Strap on those boots and get ready for adventure! Today's 8-bit breakdown is Mythic Mischief from IV Studios! We chat a bit about Flamecraft, 7 Wonders Duel, Skull and more! Stick around for the Academy where Andrew talks about the history behind Western Legends. Stick around for our thoughts on the potential use of AI generated art in board games. www.levelupgamepodcast.com Academy Segment from www.aspermyability.com Facebook Twitter Instagram BGG Guild...
Jan 12, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 84
Welcome adventurers! In today's episode we have a big list of recent plays including Tiletum, CATastrophe, Under Falling Skies, Through the Ages Leaders and Wonders expansion and more! Plus, we have a special review of some potions provided by Chip Theory Games... share our post about Too Many Bones coffees on Twitter and you could win the booster packs for Too Many Bones! Our quest continues as we tackle the strategic Terracotta Army in the 8-bit breakdown. Join the party as we chat about our s...
Dec 29, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 83
Join Explorer Josh and Just Patrick as we talk about some of our favorite games from publisher BoardGameTables, which is currently rebranding and will be changing their name to "Allplay." From Kabuto Sumo to Basketboss, we've been impressed with how much fun these games are! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Instagram Twitter BGG Guild...
Dec 22, 2022•45 min•Ep. 82
The first full episode of season 3! Today Patrick and Scott chat about recent adventures including Findorff, Welcome To, and Backyard Chickens! The 8-bit breakdown is a game about developing a new planet for habitation: Planet Unknown! We have our top 5 games of the last ten reviews, plus our top 10 games that we reviewed in all of season two! Wanna level up? Check us out here: www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Instagram Twitter BGG Guild...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 81
Season 3 begins with Explorer Josh and Teacher Ryan joining up with King Scott and Patrick to talk all things PAX. We chat about a few games, but this episode is all about getting your feet on the floor of the convention as we check in with Board Game Tables, Cephalofair, Smirk & Dagger, and SO MANY MORE! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Twitter Instagram BGG Guild...
Dec 08, 2022•46 min•Ep. 80
In the final episode of season two, Explorer Josh joins just Patrick to talk about a TON of games, including Space Station Phoenix, Calico, Paper Dungeons, Spirits of the Forest and more! The 8-bit breakdown goes to The Stuff of Legend from Third World Studios. Playable on TTS, and should be on tabletops in physical form VERY soon, this is a hidden traitor game with a fantastic theme. Stick around though, because we round out the episode with tips for when you are working at a convention! www.le...
Dec 01, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 79
