The Level Up Board Game Podcast

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!

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!