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Elevated Boardgames
by Shiz
A weekly podcast in which Shane and Liz (otherwise known as Shiz) play a different boardgame every week whilst "elevated". Slow shenanigans and moderately wild debate ensues.(Logo created with the help of Freepik, which is a fab site for "mostly" free graphics)
Episodes
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Superfight (with a cameo by Cards Against Humanity)
It's 2026. Sometimes we just effing wing it. So, we found Superfight in one of our fave thrift shops and between here and there, finally took a crack at it and discovered a mad opportunity to combine it with Cards Against Humanity. Here's the result, and yeah, as they say, you get what you pay…
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Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
I literally GASPED when Shane and I found this one on the shelf at our local thrift-- and gasped again when we found 2 anniversary cards addressed to Scott and Sharon on their 12th wedding anniversary, because guess what-- we are also celebrating our 12 wedding anniversary today! Pretty sure this...
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Doomlings -- Part 2
Part 2 of the "end of the world", and if you've seen that doc on Netflix about AI and trying to be an optimistic person-- you know what? I'm still not too concerned about the personal impact. I have more thoughts, of course, and if you want to enjoy a questionably "fun" end-of-the-world type…
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Doomlings -- Part 1
Who knew that the end of the world could be such fun? Creators Justus and Andrew Meyers (with the developmental help of Chris Svehla and Eric McCoy) have birthed a game that miiiiight involve a little too much math but just enough evolution. We both really loved it and think the "replayability"…
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Rolling Stone: Rock and Roll "Party" Game
Well, it's just the two of us, so I don't think the word "party" applies. However, we did have a fun time, and continue to wish for more friends with which to get elevated and play games. Oh, the good old days. Here's Stanley (otherwise known as "Handsome Stan" by the ladies at vet clinic)…
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Brain Games
Well, this one really stretched our brains, and we had a great time discussing and playing. My continued thanks to the Borger family for taking this one to Goodwill so we could buy it for like, 5 bucks. A great time was had, and I'm really glad that we recorded it because while we had a great…
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Mysterium
Well, we've finally made the leap to more video, in fact, we've finally set up a YouTube channel as well, and figured Mysterium was the perfect game to launch it with. (Don't forget that you can find all episodes on The Podcast App, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts as well. ) Yes, we had a lot of fun...
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Balderdash
No scoring, no competition, just gentle banter and a combination of 2 different versions of a fabulous game, Balderdash. Truly, it's a fabulous game for a party of at least 3-5 goofballs, so I hope y'all can find a copy at your local thrift, and also have about 3-5 friends that may want to play....
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Trivial Pursuit -- Boomer Edition
It's actually the Baby Boomer edition from Trivial Pursuit, not "boomer" as in "oh no, it's a boomer heading my way and I can see their opinions on their face because they have need therapy for at least 50 years". Looks like I might have a bias. At any rate, we didn't do horribly, but I really...
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Taboo
What can I say? The Ghost in the Machine will stay in the machine, because we (I mean, I) got very bored of it way too quickly. So anyhoods, here's Taboo!
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The Ghost in the Machine -- Part 1
Apologies for the inconsistency of the available accents. We're working on it. In our defense, there's really no way to NOT have whimsical banter when you're this ELEVATED. Anyhoods, enjoy a tale told in liminal space. It's the best space there is. (This game, and many more like it, can be found…
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MegaQuiz -- Part 3
I guess that I'm getting quite tired of this one, and I've gotta say that, even though we leave it a little ambiguous at the end, Shane and I are ready to take on a true crime-ish murder mystery. Shane has even promised to attempt a character with an accent, so I'm pretty excited about that...
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MegaQuiz -- Part 2
Well, this one was a roller coaster, and we are humbled. Looks like we're gonna have to have a Part 3, and that's okay. We're learning stuff. Go see The Odyssey, y'all. We discussed it, of course, but come on-- it's so good. Go see it, Ken!
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MEGAQUIZ -- Part 1
This one was put together and fully designed by Shane, who combined 9 different trivia-based games to bring us, MEGAQUIZ (cue flashing lights and a coolass 80's reverb). Apologies for the lateness of the upload, but there were a lot of technical difficulties for today. It's okay now, I hope, but...
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Urban Myth
You know what? This one was pretty dang fun! I'd also like to think that Shane and I might actually have learned something-- of course, whether or not we retained any of this information? That's up for a wild debate. Okay, love y'all, take good care! <3
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Worst Case Scenario -- Part 2 (Yes, again)
Apologies to those of you who clicked on the earlier episode which was unfortunately, uploaded by a crazy person. That mistake has been drowned in a river and hopefully, no one will hear it ever again. Many thanks to our lovely Ken, who very kindly sat through the deceased recording and let me…
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Worst Case Scenario (Yes, again) -- Part 1
What can I tell you-- we really love this game! Endlessly educational and stupid at the same time, honestly. Get baked, stay elevated, and be a silly gooooose!
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Tribond
Oooooof, this one was a challenge. Connecting 2 things is quite difficult when you're "elevated"-- 3 seemingly random things? Yeah, no.
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Passtimes -- Part 2
You know what? It's not a bad trivia game at all. Yes, the depressing Vietnam War-related questions are an overall bummer, but I can report that Shane and I feel at least 12-14% smarter than we did before. Blaze it up and enjoy! <3
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Passtimes -- Part 1
I know I promised that we wouldn't do anymore games that extend longer than 1 episode, but trust me, I did try. Shane just cannot leave something well alone, but luckily, there are only 2 parts of this game.
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SNL Trivial Pursuit
For the hardcore SNL fans, and truly, we thought we were. And then we found out that we have more work to do. I will say that I really loved the lil' plastic classic characters that were included as our tokens. Super cute! I believe the game set us back $4.99, and I don't think it's gonna be in...
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Oodles
It was made in 1992 by Milton Bradley, and as you can see, "inclusion" and "diversity" didn't exist then, I guess. Can't really recommend this one for today's audiences, as no one really wants to be "canceled", I mean, we only have 8 followers as of right now. Anyhoods, enjoy, but it turns out…
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Eldritch Horror -- Part 8 THE FINALE!!!
Yes, we're thrilled about the end as well. By "we", I mean "me", because Shane could play this cursed game ALL DAY LONG, but happily, he values his marriage. Happy wife, happy life. Thanks for sticking with us, and we promise to just do a bunch of "one offs" at least until Halloween. We, we do…
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Eldritch Horror -- Part 7
At this point, I have no freakin' idea if I missed an upload between here and there. At a bit over 42 mins, this is hardly what we planned. I was REALLY hoping that this episode would be the finale, however, *gestures vaguely at everything. The fab news is, you are SO CLOSE to the end. Hang in...
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Eldritch Horror -- Part 6
I really don't know what the heck is going on in this episode. Shane knows, but I'm just here for the pot and insanity. I blame HP Lovecraft. Enjoy my eventual mental decline, wooo hooooo!
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Eldritch Horror -- Part 5
You're gonna need some kleenex, or at least some tissues. A sleeve will do just fine. Just don't get too attached to anyone, let's put it that way. Pour one out for our fallen homies. (And by "pour one out", I mean, have a puff and do your best to RELAX.)
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Eldritch Horror -- Part 4
The adventure continues! I'm sorry. Har har, no, it's fun to get elevated, and do math with an absolute NERD. Cliffhanger of an episode, as Jim and Diana are way too brave and also running amok because we let 'em.
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Eldritch Horror -- Part 3
The exciting story continues! Charlie's gotta get the heck out of town, Diana's still not doing great, and Trish? Well, you know Trish. She's just doing her best, like the rest of us. If I sound a lil' confused at times, it's because I often am. Confusion seems to be my default whilst playing…
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Eldritch Horror -- Part 2
Things progress from here to there. Allegedly.
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The Eldritch Horror -- Official Part 1
Okay, this is the beginning of a helluva adventure. It's "high" stakes, as Shane and I are teamed up to stop all of HP Lovecraft's stupid monsters before they devour the world. Get elevated, and strap in, y'all. Enjoy!
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The Eldritch Horror -- Part 1 (Setup)
It's our very first (intentional) video and we're quite nervous about how it's gonna work. This is a MASSIVE game, and as of right now, we're still not done w/ setting it up. But we got more elevated and are too excite for the Oscars tonight! Enjoy a lovely week, stay awesome and ELEVATED!
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Anchorman -- The Legend of Ron Burgundy
This one is, strangely, not for the "pearl clutchers" in our audience, and as it turns out, it wasn't for Liz either, but fun was had despite her apparent, unexpected and unasked for conversion into Puritanism. Hey, it's getting pretty weird out there, living in a constant state of "unprecedented...
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Wikipedia The Game About Everything
3.99 at our local thrift store, and really, quite a lot of fun. As per the usual, we completely whiffed it at anything "sports" related. It's how we roll. It's a pretty fun trivia-based game, and I'm happy to say that it was quite educational too. Not sure if I'll remember anything, but who…
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Foodie Fight
It's a really cute game, and I really enjoyed the design of the game. The different categories to choose from were fun and also surprisingly educational. Shane and I just ADORE every season of Great British Bake Off, and yet, that love didn't really help us too much. And yet, much fun was had.
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SuperQuiz -- Part 2
We just had too much fun to stop playing it, so here's Part 2 of SuperQuiz! I've gotta get ready to learn how to make sourdough bread with my fren, so enjoy and thanks for listening to our shenanigans, y'all!
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SuperQuiz -- Part 1
We were not prepared for the joy this game gave us, and we bought it at a thrift store for 5.99!!! Again, you can find a bunch of games that you've never heard of at your local thrift store, and honestly, we've only been disappointed once w/ a missing piece. WORTH IT! Anyhoods, SuperQuiz was...
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Mansplaining -- Part 2
I might've gotten a bad batch of the anxiety with this episode, but until then, Shane and I had a fun time with Part 2. I blame the current administration, because we really should be having more fun on a daily basis than whatever's happening right now. Anyhoods, we'll have a new game next week…
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Mansplaining -- Part 1
We had a fantastic time with this new offering from Breaking Games. It's a fun, elevated bicker, really, and we hope you enjoy!
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'Til Death do us Part-- Part 3
At last, the end of our gold-digging career. Many thanks to Shadow Capers for bringing this morally messed up game to us. We truly enjoyed it, and could easily play it again for funzies. The production value is truly a 10/10, and just really a beautifully designed game, so check it out on...
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'Til Death do us Part -- Part 2
Part 2 of Shane and me acting like "gold diggers", which is quite a departure from our pretty normal, wacky lives. Neither of us even watches anything from the Real Housewives franchise, so this level of drama is kinda weird. Still though, it's fun to get out of your comfort zone and have zero...
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'Til Death do us Part -- Part 1
HAPPY 2026!!! Time for season 2 shenanigans now that we can finally celebrate making it through stupidly difficult 2025. Shane does drop one F-bomb in this episode, but I chastise him for it, and he's sorry about that. Anyhoods, enjoy a pretty raunchy game from Shadow Capers. We spend a long time...
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HAPPY FESTIVUS -- The Mandela (or is it MANDALA??) Effect Card Game
(Check out my mad photo editing skills on Bill!!!) We got bored and instead of starting Season 2, we decided to do this one instead. We have a pretty fun, but potentially complicated boardgames coming up for Season 2, so for this special holiday episode, we just got all melty and silly. Enjoy…
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Worst Case Scenario The Sequel to the Sequel
Part 2, and that's it for us until 2026, which really must be better than 2025's BS. Happy New Year and all of that good stuff!
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Worst Case Scenario -- The Sequel Part 1
Honestly, we didn't mean for this to be a two-parter, but there's about 17% extra funny banter in here that we didn't plan for. That's the nature of Worst Case Scenario though. Enjoy!
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Alone on Halloween -- Part 6 (THE END!)
Finally, amirite? Yes, it's truly been an elevated journey. Not sure what's next, but you'll have to hear all about Corey and his gd box of cats. Enjoy and sorry, but I ran out of pictures and motivation to wrangle a dog/cat into another photo shoot for the LAST EPISODE of ALONE ON HALLOWEEEEEEEEEN!
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Alone on Halloween -- Part 5
Despite what you hear in the episode, it is actually Part 5, and not Part 6 like I confidently and incorrectly concluded. We finally get to the Third Floor, and don't forget that if you want to see the map, there's a picture on our Facebook page. SHENANIGANS!!! BEBOP!!!! MANIACAL LAUGHTER!!!...
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Alone on Halloween -- Part 4
I need to apologize to all French-speakers for my completely ridiculous impression, and I'm very glad that I (surprisingly) had the smarts to not even think to attempt an Asian accent. This trip around the manor takes us to some places, folks. Enjoy! (The playlist was curated on Spotify, and you...
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Alone on Halloween -- Part 3
The episode in which I discover a map and really awesome artwork for the first time since we started this "game". No worries, you can find the images on our Facebook thing. I wouldn't leave you hanging. OR WOULD I???? *cackle cackle
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Alone on Halloween on HALLOWEEEEEN -- Part 2
It's Part 2! Recorded on Halloweeen!!! We're still lost in a SPOOOOOKY mansion!!! That's pretty much all you need to know. Enjoy!
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Alone On Halloween -- Part 1
This is a bit of departure for us, but we're in our feels about HalloweeEEEeeeEEEeeeeeEEEEn!!! It's kinda like Dungeons and Dragons, but more dungeons than dragons. I dunno-- it's only episode 1 in the series, so there might be a dragon later. I'll guess we'll find out together when we're Alone…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A weekly podcast in which Shane and Liz (otherwise known as Shiz) play a different boardgame every week whilst "elevated". Slow shenanigans and moderately wild debate ensues.(Logo created with the help of Freepik, which is a fab site for "mostly" free graphics)
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A weekly podcast in which Shane and Liz (otherwise known as Shiz) play a different boardgame every week whilst "elevated". Slow shenanigans and moderately wild debate ensues.(Logo created with the help of Freepik, which is a fab site for "mostly" free graphics)
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