The Level Up Board Game Podcast

Welcome to our biggest episode since waaaaaaaaaay back in episode 10!  This is the final episode of our FIFTH YEAR! Join King Scott, Navigator Lana, and Just Patrick for a TON of game talk as we recap Pax Unplugged 2025! Plus, we managed to put together an 8-bit breakdown for the follow up to Ark Nova: Sanctuary!   Finally, we want to thank listeners for enjoying the show and coming along on this adventure with us over the last five years.  Here's looking forward to year six! Don't forget, last chance to join the retro commercial contest!  Simply JOIN THE DISCORD and message us what the retro commercials were in season five! Every sentence ends with an exclamation point! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Today's episode is all about conventions! To begin, King tells tales of his time at Essen: the games played, the folks he met, and more. Then we've got an 8-bit breakdown for the superhero-building, trick-taking game: Origin Story! We look back on Galileo Galilei, then spend the entire back half of the episode talking about all the games we're juiced up for at PAX Unplugged 2025! Did you make your list of all the retro commercials from this season?  GET IN THE DISCORD CHANNEL and click "contests" to submit your list and enter to win a gigantic pile of games! www.levelupgamepodcast.com BGG Guild Facebook X Instagram

LAST CALL FOR CHARITY! CLICK HERE! While King Scott spent some time at Essen, Navigator Lana teamed up with Just Patrick to put together an episode chock-full of games! We chat for a good while about some upcoming games before diving into what we've had on the table recently, including Mythwind, Exit Catan, Unstoppable, Magical Friends and How to Summon Them, Betrayal at House on the Hill and Forest Shuffle Exploration! This 8-bit breakdown has been some time coming.  While we're getting all fired up for Brass Pittsburgh, we've spent a lot of time revisiting Brass Lancashire.   Then we have a look back on Botanicus before finally wrapping things up with a visit from our friend Angry James! Don't forget to JOIN THE DISCORD!  www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook X Instagram BGG Guild  

Get ready for a rowdy bunch today as King Scott and Just Patrick are joined by Explorer Josh and Hungry Gamer / Dung Merchant Will Brown! We chat about some upcoming stuff that has us excited, then recent plays include Ra, Mille Fiori, Dead Men Tell No Tales, and Fleet the dice game. Today's 8-bit breakdown goes to Harrow County.  An asymmetric game of gothic horror! We look back on last years review: Windmill Valley, before wrapping up the episode with our top 5 games out of the most recent 10 reviews! Join in on episode discussion and general randomness in our discord channel! www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Join Patrick and King Scott as they talk about shenanigans in the hobby.   They've had a ton to the table recently, including Forest Shuffle Dartmoor, Pentaquest, and some old favorites: Tapestry & River of Gold! We give a few games each that we're looking forward to at Essen this year, before finishing off joined by Navigator Lana and Explorer Josh to chat about all the fun and games had at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo 2025! www.levelupgamepodcast.com