Fans of our award-winning board game podcast should know that the pod-apult is armed and ready. Contained in today's payload are impressions of the party game Stay Cool (02:45), the excellent Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid (09:01), the frighteningly intense Letter Jam (21:42), the adorable Welcome to Dino World (29:22), the heavy roll'n'write Rome and Roll (38:19) and the world's first "boxed megagame", Vampire: The Masquerade – Blood Feud (43:28). Finally, following on from team SU&SD ha...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 97
Just who are druids? What are they doing? And is it safe to "dip" with them? We can't be sure, but we can tell you that the following games are discussed in this podcast: tableau-builder Res Arcana (02:38), cuboid contest Dice Throne (11:50), hidden role game Insider (20:10), cult hit Three Kingdoms Redux (26:56), new expansion Isle of Skye: Druids (37:21) and the staggering in scale Batman: Gotham City Chronicles (42:47). At last, we close out the podcast with a tempting question from our mailb...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 96
In this special episode of our award-winning podcast, Matt and Quinns talk about their trip to Danish board game convention Fastaval . Games discussed include the superb Hansa Teutonica (02:56), the as-yet unannounced Deep Blue (12:02), the also-unannounced Auto (15:50), Flamme Rouge’s unnamed campaign expansion (24:05), That’s Not Lemonade (35:43) and Mid-Life Crisis (45:23). Finally, we close with a discussion of Fastaval itself, and what makes it so magical (59:18). Is it the terrifying, viki...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 95
Recently, Quinns was tasked with hosting a 7 player game night, and rose to the challenge with Herculean vigour. In this episode, Matt, Quinns and intern Kylie discuss his breathtaking efforts. That means talking about Watson & Holmes (03:00), Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space (12:14), and a little card game called Bourré (19:55). Incidentally, Bourré is probably the only time that SU&SD will ever crossover with the NBA. Afterwards, the group slims down for a chat about some 3 player...
Apr 24, 2019•54 min•Ep. 94
The 93rd ever episode of the SU&SD podcast begins with Matt and Quinns discussing Klaus Wunderlich , before then talking about people talking about us talking about Blood on the Clocktower (02:05). With a bit of luck, this should clear up some misgivings surrounding our glowing review . There's then chat about the hot new roll'n'write Corinth (10:08), the superlative expansion A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians (18:36), an additional superb expansion, Space Base: The Emergence of Shy Pluto (27...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 93
All aboard! In this very special tram-isode, your favourite board game podcast is going on a journey. This chat makes stops at the enormous new Race for the Galaxy spinoff New Frontiers , both expansions for Kemet , namely Ta-Seti and Seth , and The Quest for El Dorado , before terminating at the bizarre game of Tramways . After that, Matt had to dash off to hospital for an "adrenaline test". We're not sure what that is, but we're pretty sure it involves him putting on electrodes and then doing ...
Mar 20, 2019•43 min•Ep. 92
It's a podcast! You know the drill, everybody. Recover your audio tubing from the protective sheaths and retreat to your listening hutch. In this episode Matt and Quinns share their experiences with Wingspan (you'll find the NPI review here ), Chronicles of Crime (our SHUX Preview here ), Franchise and Woodlouse Chaos , before strapping on their tuxedos for the annual Pearple's Choice Awards, which we last celebrated back on podcast #73 . Who will win Best Game? Best Production? Best Designer? A...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 91
Oof! Matt and Quinns have thundered unsteadily into 2019 with a podcast overloaded with games. There's Blackout: Hong Kong (again), Just One (a party game), Sumer (which isn't a board game), Quacks of Quedlinburg (which is a board game), Schummel Hummel (or "Cheating Bee"), The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 (a game of the film), Pipeline (which doesn't have that many pipes actually) and Gen 7: A Crossroads Game (our first disappointment of the year). After that, we're sad to report that the str...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 90
Matt and Quinns are joined in this episode by Microsoft Powerpoint(!) to discuss their experiences with a selection of hot new board games. They're talking about the trashed monks of Heaven & Ale , the unattainable carrots of Reykholt , the questionable fishing practices of Captains of the Gulf , the bad nouns of Trapwords and the passive-aggressive parapets of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig . In a rare mailbag double-bagger, the pair then field two questions, one about the phrase "T...
Dec 05, 2018•58 min•Ep. 89
My goodness. We always say this, but... have we ever had so many luminary board games on one podcast? In this episode, Matt and Quinns discuss the twin games of Cockroach Salad and Cockroach Soup , a discovery so exciting that Quinns has since hunted down all of Drei Magier's " Ugly Animals " games. The pair then move on to chatting about the wicked worldbuilding of Neon Gods , the dexterity magic of Men at Work , the small-form joy of Targi , the BEHEMOTH box that is Lisboa , and finally their ...
Nov 07, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 88
Matt, Quinns, Paul and Pip gather beneath a stormy sky to discuss games of WIT and CHANCE. Dare you ENTER their CEREBRAL LABYRINTH? The challenges ahead include Shadows: Amsterdam , The Shipwreck Arcana , Cryptid (a bit), Kung Fu Zoo , Illusion , Wavelength (coming to Kickstarter soon), High Tea Assassin from The Edible Games Cookbook , and finally, their game of the show, Blood on the Clocktower . What awaits you at the centre of their fortress of the mind? That would be telling... but suffice ...
Oct 18, 2018•58 min•Ep. 87
You dice are bleeding, you say? Not to worry! It's nothing a podcast won't fix. Matt and Quinns kick this one off with a big, hairy discussion of Ultimate Werewolf Legacy , which segues into a discussion of legacy games in general. The expected "era of legacy games" is failing to materialise, and they offer some theories as to why. Next up they chat about the smooth operations of V-Commandos , which is about to be re-implemented as an official Assassin's Creed board game . After that they discus...
Sep 26, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 86
Come on up! Make yourself at home in our twiggy podcast nest, where Paul and Quinns are ready to regurgitate some warmed-up board game knowledge into your waiting beak. This episode features the quietly fabulous tile-laying of Gunkimono . There's Taj Mahal , the fourth in a fantastic series of beautiful Reiner Knizia remakes. We've had a first play of Trade on the Tigris , a new negotiation game from the designer of Space Cadets . Quinns talks about how GKR: Heavy Hitters is almost his favourite...
Sep 05, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 85
Can you hear a distant rumble of people applauding, firing party poppers and doing synchronised donuts in their cars? Don't panic! Nothing could be more natural when our post-Gen Con podcast rolls around. It's possible that there's never been such a diverse and exciting array of games tucked into a single SU&SD podcast. Today, Paul and Quinns exchange first impressions of Keyforge: Call of the Archons , Fantasy Flight's new collaboration with Richard Garfield where every deck ever printed wi...
Aug 17, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 84
Pop on your monocle and climb into your biggest chair, because this is a podcast where we are most definitely the bad guys. First off, Matt and Quinns discuss the be-hyped box of Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game with the help of some royalty-free music. Next, the pair shatter a few dreams with their description of Disney's Villainous board game. There's then a quick discussion of Cryptozoic's Wallet , in which a mob boss has the wallet of a... 9-year-old boy? Finally, the group plumb the dep...
Aug 09, 2018•45 min•Ep. 83
Everybody, pick up your pencils! No, you're not having another stress dream about being back at school. We've just finally found a roll-n-write game that we absolutely love. It's called Welcome To , and podcast #82 starts with an explanation of what it is, and why you should get excited for the release date in September. And that's just the beginning of this... peculiarly positive cast. Paul and Quinns soon move on to the happy kitchens of Wok Star (3rd edition) , there's talk of the fun they ha...
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 82
Hot damn! We've got some smokin' exclusives for you today. In this podcast we chat about our playtest of Reef , the next game in the series that brought us Azul . We gossip about Newspeak , a great-looking code-cracking game that will be arriving on Kickstarter imminently. We offer our thoughts on the fabulous labour of love Museum , which has yet to make its way to Kickstarter backers. Matt lays out his controversial verdict on Fantasy Flight's Fallout board game! As temperatures continue to ri...
Jul 06, 2018•59 min•Ep. 81
Oho, this episode of the award-winning Shut Up & Sit Down podcast has more scoops than sweet shop, and is just as sweet. We found out that learning geography CAN be fun in the tense game of Destination X . We learned that Lowlands is the best Uwe Rosenberg game since A Feast for Odin, and it isn't even designed by Uwe Rosenberg. We learned that the amazing-looking Starship Samurai is, perhaps, not as good as we were hoping. And we learned that Quantified - an upcoming game you've definitely ...
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 80
Excuse me, are you ready to report for jury duty? In this episode of our award-winning podcast, Matt, Quinns and Paul discuss the hellish lumber management of Lignum , the lumbering hell-management of Huns , they have a troubling conversation about Holding on: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr and have a good laugh about Band Manager: The Boardgame . After that? This show throws open the doors of the SU&SD law courts. Matt claims that Quinns threw away his copy of Pandemic Legacy Season 2, and...
Jun 08, 2018•51 min•Ep. 79
Rain falling on cracked windowpanes. Once-boisterous assembly rooms, now silent. Mr. Paul stalks the halls of his once-proud lamp factory, his mind a warren of regret. How did my business venture go so wrong? Excitingly, this week on the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast Paul and Quinns discuss their experience of running 19th century factories in the ENORMOUS game of Arkwright . Also, there's chat about why Quinns didn't get along with the beautiful new edition of card game High Society , the pair...
May 30, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 78
HONK! After a long journey, the latest Shut Up & Sit Down podcast is now docking with your ears. The pinnacle of opinion-container technology, it's 400 metres long bow to stern (but you shouldn't feel a thing since it's largely metaphorical). The thing is, the boys have finally played Container , a ridiculous economic game that'll be enjoying a similarly ridiculous new "Jumbo" edition in July. This podcast also contains chat about Decrypto (see Paul's recent review ) and Medici , each of whi...
May 04, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 77
It's been a while since the last podcast, but we've not been idle! Like a board game version of Nintendo's Kirby, over the last month the team has been sucking in experiences and now we're going to expel them at you in a 90 minute special episode. Boomf! In order of appearance, Matt, Quinns and Paul discuss The Mind , Cardline: Animals , Bye-Bye Black Sheep , Kemet: Set (which is so new it doesn't even have a Board Game Geek page!), Treasure Island , Fireball Island (which has just 8 days left o...
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 76
This week, Matt, Paul and Quinns reunited in a hotel! We didn't record them all crying with joy for five minutes straight, but we did record them sitting down afterwards to discuss some board games. First off, the team discuss stress-testing some of their favourite games from the last year at the 2018 Game Developer's Convention in San Francisco. Did Ethnos , Fog of Love , Azul or Barenpark buckle under pressure? But wait, there's are new games too! Matt has thoughts on the as-yet unpublished Pu...
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 75
Everybody, please remain in your seats with your seatbelts securely fastened. We're expecting some turbulence. Some turbulent discussions of board games, that is! In this one and only 74th episode of the SU&SD podcast, Matt and Quinns discuss their weird wooden mates in the Journeyman expansion for Isle of Skye . They chat about stabbing nightmares with pencils in Stuffed Fables , which might be best described as "Toy Story directed by Tim Burton". There's a discussion of the grand game of W...
Mar 09, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 74
Who's this, arriving fashionably late in a limousine? Why, it's only a new podcast discussing the winners of the 2017 Pearple's Choice Awards ! Quickly, cinch up your black tie or crawl into the nearest dress before joining us on a discussion of the best games of last year. There's reflection on Gloomhaven , Sagrada , Inis , Captain Sonar , Fog of Love , Azul , Consulting Detective , Twilight Imperium 4th edition and so, so much more. You also get to hear the team collapse in on themselves like ...
Feb 23, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 73
IS THIS THE END FOR OUR HEROES?! Matt, Paul and Quinns were last seen launching an expedition to get to the top of the Shut Up & Sit Down review stack. They talked about wanting to scale games like Mountaineers , A Tale of Pirates , The Climbers , the second edition of London and the Munchkin Collectible Card Game (which actually sounded... quite good?). They were also talking about getting to the bottom of a thought-provoking reader mail. It's rumoured that it questioned whether pirating bo...
Feb 09, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 72
Matt and Paul regroup for a post-festive ramble through the wilderness of sentient cardboard. Paul shares some thoughts on Legacy of Dragonholt and Celestia - which Matt is comedically unable to recall too clearly. Meanwhile, Matt has been toying with the free co-op app for Imperial Assault - and compares his experiences with this to the recently-reviewed Gloomhaven , for your pleasure / horror. We then talk a little about the shocking phenomenon of fake board games, as covered by Paul in this w...
Jan 17, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 71
Who's feeling cosy? In this final, festive podcast of 2017 Matt and Quinns tuck themselves beneath the Christmas tree before cutting it down for victory points. That was an oblique reference to the first game the pair discuss, the noble Photosynthesis . The boys then get far too excited about cubes and the possibilities thereof in the absurd game Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant . They then discuss Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire , the new Games Workshop boa...
Dec 21, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 70
Oh my goodness! Apologies if anyone was looking for a board game, we seem to have them all here. In this 69th installment of the SU&SD podcast Paul chats about Charterstone and explains Ex Libris . Matt is fascinated by Fabled Fruit , Fast Forward: Fortress and Fast Forward: Flee . Quinns catalogues Clans of Caledonia and flaps his lips about the Flamme Rouge: Peloton expansion as well as the free Flamme Rouge app , which contains all-new game mechanics. Importantly, we also have our new pod...
Dec 09, 2017•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 69
Matt and Quinns took to the stage at PAX Unplugged for this Very Special Phillysode! The first segment, "Card games that made us feel bad", includes chat about Capital Lux, Hanamikoji and Plums. Then there's "Eurogames that are actually quite good", featuring Pie Town and Altiplano. Finally, the boys move onto their game of the show, and possibly the year: Jacob Jaskov's Fog of Love. Surprising no-one, Matt and Quinns' first simulated relationship had chemistry but was horrible for everyone invo...
Nov 21, 2017•55 min•Ep. 68
