An episode filled with adventure!  Hear tales of Nemo's War, Cash n' Guns, Summer Camp and more!  Our feature quest is 2021 Board and Dice game Origins: First Builders.  In a special Everdell lookback, we introduced the Pearlbrook expansion!  Josh joins us for some lost loot before finally we answer some of your questions!

The heroes try to avoid rust spells in this adventure as our 8-bit breakdown is Corrosion!  Hear our thoughts on this complex game as well as Zapotec, Rove and more.  We visit the Academy where Andrew provides a segment you cannot refuse.  This quest concludes with some final thoughts on our experiences at PAX!

At last our adventures culminate with a mighty feast!  We are joined by "The Hungry Gamer" William Brown to talk about our PAX experiences.  In this episode we highlight a whopping NINE! games that made a big impression.  From Brian Boru, to Final Girl, to Dinosaur World, The Legacy of Isla Nublar, this episode is PACKED!

Hungry Gamer youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA

Back to work adventurers!  We have orders to fill in the 8-bit breakdown of Factory 42!  Recent adventures include Goetia, Die Hard, and more!  Josh highlights Battle Sheep in today's Lost Loot!  Our discussion is focused on playing your best, what gets in the way of doing so, and is it really all that important?  Finally we conclude our quest with upcoming kickstarter feature, Clash at Rook's Point!

Link to Boards & Brews live chat: https://youtu.be/0x-h7lzYBK4

Boards & Brews: https://hungrygamer.podbean.com/

EXPLOSIONS!!!  John Kovaleski joins the party to talk about kickstarter megahit Borderlands: Mr. Torgue's Arena of Badassery!  

The first season's journey concludes with an 8-bit breakdown of Cape May!  We retell tales of Shadows over Camelot in our look back.  Archmage Andrew presents War of the Worlds: The New Wave in the Academy Segment.  Recent adventures include Tiny Epic Dinosurs, On Mars, and more!  Stick around until the end when the heroes list their top ten games that were reviewed on Level Up in season one!

Academy segment URL referenced: https://youtu.be/9q7tN7MhQ4I

The party has company for Thanksgiving!  We're joined by Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier games to chat about the upcoming Arts and Architecture expansion for Tapestry!

The adventure continues!  The heroes recent adventures are packed with gaming goodness from tending a garden to plundering on the high seas!  We roll for skill checks in VISION for our 8-bit breakdown of MicroMacro: Crime City!  Josh helps us discover some Lost Loot, and we conclude with an introspective look at our game preferences!  

In this adventure, the company changes a bit, as "lost loot" host Josh joins Patrick for an 8-bit breakdown of Megapulse!  The party grows further as Megapulse designer Nicolas joins the group!  Hear everything you want to know about the kickstarter from the designer himself.  

Find out more about Megapulse at https://www.jeux-orion.com/

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!