The Level Up Board Game Podcast

Episode 20: Sidequest! Lonely Undead

Join King Scott and Patrick as they discuss Lonely Undead, a game with an interesting twist on the zombie genre.  We give it an 8-bit breakdown before being joined by the designer himself, Shelby Matussak of Dead Lemon Games!

Episode 19: Raiders of the North Sea

The heroes try out their sea legs in this quest in the north!  Recent adventures include Maximum Apocalypse, Axis and Allies 1914 and more!  Raiders of the North Sea is tackled in the 8-bit breakdown, then we discuss some community topics, including our poll on vacation gaming!

Episode 18: Side Quest! Deliverance with Andrew Lowan

Ready your swords 'cause you're going to need them!  The heroes are joined by Andrew Lowan, designer of Deliverance!  Spoiler: this game is epic!

Episode 17: Red Rising & Thunderworks games!

Back to the tavern to speak of recent adventures, the heroes tell tales of Altar Quest, Battletech, Stronghold 2nd edition and Call to Adventure.  Find out how they fared in their epic quest: Red Rising!  A new hero joins the party, Keith Matejka, of Thunderworks games, to talk about all the gaming greatness they have in store for you, from Lockup: Breakout to Cape May!  Join the adventure and LEVEL UP!

Episode 16: Beyond the Sun

Tighten those boots! Recent adventures include Tranquility and Twilight Imperium: Prophecy of Kings, as well as our solo thoughts on both Proving Grounds and Warp's Edge.  Our feature quest takes us to the far reaches of space as we review Beyond the Sun.  To round things out, we have a community poll discussion and the winners of current kickstarter games!

Episode 15: Brass Birmingham

Welcome adventurers!  Today we're joined by Adam, Scotty, and Abbie to take on our feature quest: Brass Birmingham!  Hear our thoughts on the 2020 Golden Geek Awards.  We talk recent adventures as well as some solo games that have been hitting our tables.  Then we got to talk with Chris Loizou about upcoming kickstarter game, Cursed Empire!  Finally, we add ANOTHER game to our giveaway!  Join us! Gain some EXP ...and Level Up!

Episode 14: Level back in time! Puerto Rico!

The heroes find themselves in a quest filled with retro adventures including our feature review: Puerto Rico.  We reached out to the community to learn about some common gaming pet peeves.  Finally, our adventure on the horizon is Hidden Leaders!  Hear all about the game, and enter to win our copy!

Episode13: Side Quest! Thuergy

A new quest is afoot!  Join the heroes as they are joined by Thuergy designers Oliver Josiah and Charlotte Dowling to discuss their funded kickstarter board game: Thuergy, including an 8-bit breakdown of the game!

Episode 12: GKR: Heavy Hitters

The heroes discuss recent adventures before taking on a giant killer quest: GKR Heavy Hitters!  Then its time to visit the study as we answer questions from the adventurers!

Episode 11: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Martin G, and our top 5!

Episode 11 is a quest like no other!  Our party grows in number as MartinG joins us to discuss all things solo gaming before we adventure to Martin's print-and-play hideaway.  After the 8-bit breakdown we share our top 5 games of those we have reviewed so far.  The episode concludes with an adventure on the horizon that you don't want to miss: Territory, the Card Game.