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Giving Thanks

I found myself thinking today on the eve of Thanksgiving.  I have a lot to be thankful for, I really do, we are almost at our one year anniversary and things are moving along nicely.  We do not have a million followers by any stretch of the means, but our community is strong and getting stronger every day.  I am thankful enough for that, but more important that I have the support of my family – wife and children who embrace my hobby and allow me to do the things I am truly passionate for.

Let’s Level Up isn’t my day job, and I am thankful that I have this as an outlet and am able to provide this service free of charge to anyone who wants to read / watch what I think about games.  Next year is going to be big for us, we are going to attend our first con – gen con – and we have a lot of game developers we are working with to provide you a ton of reviews and play series throughout next year.

This is only the beginning for us and Let’s Level Up – I am very thankful to be doing this, playing games, and being able to communicate with each and everyone of you.

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LLU # 3: William Smith from Waning Gibbous Games

Larceny Box Art CroppedIn this episode of the LLU podcast Ricky talks to Bill from Waning Gibbous Games.  This discussion includes what it was like developing a game like Larceny, why they decided to crowd fund through Kickstarter, and what is happening now that the game has been funded.  You can follow William and the rest of Waning Gibbous Games on their  Facebook or twitter pages.

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LLU Preview – Stack and Attack by Egra Games

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Stack and Attack

Quick Notes:

Designer: Jeremy Burnham
Publisher: EGRA Games

Year: 2013

Players: 2-4
Play Time: 30 min

Ages: 8+

In Stack and Attack you play a neanderthal in an age where technology doesn’t quite exist.  Down on your luck you decide to look to the heavens and build a monument that the Gods can not ignore.  You head to the quarry and grab stones of all shapes and sizes and being to stack them on top on another.  After a bit of work you realize your neighbors all had the same idea, and the Gods will only show favor onto one.  It is time to stack faster and if needed throw stones at their towers to buy you some more time.

Stack and Attack plays 2-4 players, but is probably best with 3.  It is a great casual game that at it’s core is a deck building game within a race.  There are two different types of stones flat and round.  Within those there is three different sizes small, medium, and big.  Each rock has a different cost to play/buy, an attack rating and a defense rating.  On your turn you have 4 action points you can use to buy additional stones, stack stones, or throw a stone at your enemies tower.  If successful the entire tower can potentially come down, if they defend you have just given them another stone to use for their tower.

Stack and Attack’s kickstarter is live now and has a pretty modest goal of $6,000.  These are essentially printing costs to cover the first true run of the game.

This video is brought to you by collaborating with www.2d6.org.  If you are interested in contributing to this project all you need to do is:

Check the Kickstarter

LLU Preview – Larceny by Waning Gibbous Games

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Larceny

Quick Notes:

Designer: William Smith
Publisher: Waning Gibbous Games

Year: 2013

Players: 3+
Play Time: 20-40 min

Ages: 8+

What makes this game fun is not the components or even the great wit William Smith, the games lead designer, provides as flavor text on the cards – it’s the fact that it promotes creative thinking in a fun way.  When we played Larceny we did it for several hours continuing to laugh about situations that occurred in previous rounds.  It is a game that will be extremely accessible to many types of gamers.  Take a look at our preview and let us know what you think!Larceny is a party game featured around creative story telling.

It plays 3 or more players and plays a lot like similar games in the genre such as Apples to Apples or Cards Against Humanity.  Larceny provides a more creative and engaging player experience than most other games in it’s genre. The variant game play modes are a lot of fun, although players should be warned that prolonged exposure to Larceny could lead you to talking like a 20’s mobster for the foreseeable future.

Larceny’s kickstarter starts today, (August 28th, 2013), and has a pretty modest goal of $15,000.  This will cover all production costs, printing, final art design, etc…

This video is brought to you by collaborating with www.2d6.org.  If you are interested in contributing to this project all you need to do is:

Check the Kickstarter