The Level Up Board Game Podcast

Jan 30 2025 153 ep. 91 mins 45
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This show is made by gamers, for gamers! We invite listeners to submit audio sharing their opinions about board gaming topics.

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Episode 153: Hegemony! Plus Ticket to Ride Legacy, Mistborn, LOTR Trick Taking Game & More!

Jan 30 2025 115 mins  
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

Episode 152: The best 40 Board Games of 2024!

Jan 23 2025 97 mins  
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 ga

Episode 151: Video Game Champion! Plus Fromage, Rogue Regiment & More!

Jan 16 2025 89 mins  
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 q

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

Jan 02 2025 124 mins  
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 podca

Episode 149: Oathsworn into the Deepwood! Plus Top Ten Board Games reviewed in season four!

Dec 19 2024 103 mins  
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.

Episode 148: Sidequest! PAX Unplugged 2024 Recap!

Dec 12 2024 60 mins  
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 112 mins  
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-trott

Episode 146: Botanicus, PAX 2024 preview, and more!

Nov 14 2024 109 mins  
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

Episode 145: Talking Games with Explorer Josh!

Oct 31 2024 94 mins  
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 36 mins  
This episode is all about Estate: Raise the Realm, which is currently live on kickstarter! Click here to check out the kickstarter!