The Level Up Board Game Podcast

Episode 30: Level back! Viticulture, Battle Masters & more!

Sometimes our adventures take us to familiar grounds and in episode 30, we found ourselves taking on all sorts of quests from yesteryear!  Hear tales of Guillotine and Battle Masters as well as an 8-bit breakdown of the classic, Viticulture!  Our party has grown larger as Josh presents the first installment of the "Lost Loot" segment.  Finally, get the scoop on TWO upcoming kickstarters!

Episode 29: Side Quest: Quests and Cannons, The Risen Islands!

Arrrrgh!  Adventure takes us to sea matey!  Eric & Shannon Gellar join the HMS Wilford and share tales of their kickstarter!  Hear our thoughts in the 8-bit breakdown, then hear the design process straight from the source!  

Episode 28: Catacombs

Our adventure continues as our fingernails delve ever deeper into the disc-flicking dungeons of Catacombs!  Archmage Andrew joins the banter as we discuss Cloudspire and Goonies Never Say Die!  Level up at the Academy as Andrew tells us a story about a playable character from Black Orchestra.  Finally, our adventure on the horizon is a wild, upcoming kickstarter called Quack Quack No Take Backs.

Episode 27: Grand Austria Hotel

We flip our discussion from a couple of episodes ago and talk about games that we were NOT hyped for, but ended up really enjoying.  Recent adventures include Descent, Legends of the Dark, Grind House, Orleans, and Funfair!  Adventurers know a thing or two about stopping by the inn at the end of a quest, and this time we stop at the Grand Austria Hotel for the 8-bit breakdown!

Episode 26: Side Quest! Arydia w/ Cody Miller

We dare tread many paths on our level up adventures.  Today we journey with designer Cody Miller (Xia) and learn about his current kickstarter, Arydia, the paths we dare tread!  Hear everything you want to know about the game from the designer himself, and find out if Cody earns himself a level up!

Episode 25: Carnegie

Adventure awaits!  Our heroes tell tales of Wingspan, Taverns of Tiefenthal and more.  Raise your shields as our feature quest hits hard: Carnegie!  We introduce the academy resident: Archmage Andrew, and even conquer two adventures on the horizon: Boba Mahjong & Reiner Knizia's Soda Smugglers.  Our campfire tales involve ways to "respect the game."  Gain some DEX and WIS, and join us as we level up!

Episode 24: Unmatched: Battle of Legends & Deadpool expansion

Draw your arrows and take aim!  Recent adventures include Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition, Northern Pacific and more!  Legends battle and the heroes cast their best spell: the 8-bit breakdown, on Unmatched, Battle of Legends with brand new Deadpool Expansion!  Gather 'round the campfire as adventurers discuss when the "hype" let them down.  Finally, our adventure on the horizon features a narrative game book that is available for late pledge now... SPACE KRAKEN!

Episode 23: Side Quest! Beyond the Rift: A Perdition's Mouth Card Game

The heroes find themselves in the land of Zanziar, traveling to the mountains of the Dwarven Collective, and aiding in the disposal of Orcs in an old village to the East!  That's right! We're diving into currently live kickstarter, Beyond the Rift: A Perdition's Mouth Card Game!  Hear our thoughts on this dungeon delving card driven campaign, then stick around as we are joined by the game's designer, Nikolas Patrakka.

Episode 22: Yedo & Cinematic Experiences

Welcome adventurer!  Join us for our feature quest: Yedo!  Recent adventures include Street Masters, Gloomholdin' and Parks.  Pour a tankard and join the discussion about cinematic experiences in board gaming.  Finally, we share our thoughts on an upcoming quest, a currently live kickstarter: Top Pop!

Episode 21: Black Orchestra & Top 5!

The campaign continues as the heroes tell tales of the first Level Up meetup!  Recent adventures include Chakra, Solar Storm, and more.  Black Orchestra gets the 8-bit breakdown treatment.  The community discussion is about what to expect at a board game meetup!  Finally, as we will do every ten episodes, we list our top 5 games of the last ten we reviewed.  Join the adventure and level up!