The Level Up Board Game Podcast

Episode 35: Dune Imperium, Introducing players & Our Top 5!

The adventure continues in our second biggest episode to date!  The heroes discuss King of Tokyo, Battle Bosses and Twilight Imperium, before running Dun Imperium through the 8-bit breakdown gauntlet!  Archmage Andrew tells a a captivating story of exploration!  Our community topic takes a look at tips for introducing someone into the wonderful hobby of board gaming.  Keep your shield up and arrows ready because we have a pair of adventures on the horizon: Stan Kordonsky's Resurgence, and 18-card dungeon delving adventure: The Hand of Destiny!  Finally, we finish off this epic quest with another TOP 5!  

Episode 34: Cryo

Any icy cold adventure awaits the heroes as they struggle to find shelter underground in Cryo!  We talk Alien, Fate of the Nostromo as well as how to go about selling your games online.  Discover some lost loot as Josh joins us to talk about Fire Tower!  Ready your weapons and join the adventure!

Episode 33: Side Quest! Senjutsu: Battle for Japan

The heroes give an 8-bit breakdown to upcoming kickstarter game: Senjutsu, Battle for Japan!  Then our quest takes us accross the Atlantic as we hear tales of the game's creation from designers Paul Allen and James Faulkner!

Episode 32: Dog Park

A massive quest with all sorts of adventures.  Games featured include Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Nemesis, Tellstones and Scythe!  Currently available for late pledge, find out about Dog Park!  Then we discuss the rising costs of luxury board games and how to approach it with your wallet in mind.  

Episode 31: Side Quest: Magical Friends and How to Summon Them

No self respecting wizard shows up at the tavern alone, there must be companions!  The best way to get them? Summon your own of course!  Join us for the 8-bit breakdown of this tactical gem, then stick around and gain some EXP with us because the game's designer, Klemens Luger, joins the party!

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!