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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.
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Thursday May 22, 2025
Thursday May 22, 2025
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.
Finally, Origins is right around the corner, so we asked the contributors to share what they're excited for, and chat a bit ourselves about some of the fun and games to be had at the con!
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Thursday May 08, 2025
Thursday May 08, 2025
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 bag of Toblerones? Al this and more in the DISCORD!
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Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
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, tabletop questions, and more on our discord!
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
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.
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
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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 episode, gaming, questions of the week, and more in our DISCORD!
Thursday Mar 27, 2025
Thursday Mar 27, 2025
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 looking back on Dawn of Ulos, Explorer Josh tells us of some lost loot that we've probably ALL played in its original form, then wrap it up with a good ol level up!
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Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
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 discord, then click the contest topic!
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
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, every episode this year has a retro commercial in it. Write em down somewhere because at the end of the year, we're gonna ask adventurers what commercials were played. Thats how you enter our drawing for a mega prize! Just make sure youre in the DISCORD!
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
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!