Continuing the deluge of excellent eurogames recently, Shackleton Base is a bit of an all-timer for Tom and Matt!
This one’s got some wicked theming, a toothy puzzle, and a whole pile of baked-in variability from the various corporations you chuck into the mix.
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In the red corner; DRACULA! The baron of blood, the bringer of plague, the rotting cadaver that all the ladies and gents and those betwixt line up to love!
And in the blue corner; Van Helsing! He’s here too! He’s got a crossbow I think? Stakes, maybe? He wants to hurt Dracula, and he’s around to… do his job…
! ! ! WHO WILL WIN in Dracula vs Van Helsing?! FIND OUT IN THIS VERY EPISODE OF SHUT UP & SIT DOWN ! ! !
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I love cheese. Right now you can get this ‘Saint Agur’ blue cheese spread and it’s wildly expensive for how much you get, but it’s absolute heaven. You should go out and get some RIGHT NOW!But should you go out and get the game in today’s review, Fromage? Maybe! It all depends on how cheesy you need your cheese eurogame to be!
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This week we’ve got Matt dragging you through the lovely warm chunky delight that is Triqueta and Triqueta: Hidden Wolves – a quick and simple game with a slightly mean core. Stick around until the end for this one, there’s a SMALL chance we might have gotten carried away with some impromptu nonsense.
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This week we’ve got a chunky two-header for a chunky, verdant game. Black Forest features so many flecks of Uwe Rosenberg flair – but perhaps doesn’t do enough of its own to earn itself a space in your board game collection? Matt’s all loved-up, Tom is being pragmatic: WHO WILL WIN?
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Hey kids!! What’s cooler than distilling brine and harnessing geothermal energy… FOR POINTS! This week’s review is a slightly complicated love letter to the beautiful mundanity of crunchy economic games. Devir have put a huge amount of game into such a small box with Salton Sea, but can it stand up to the microscope of scrutiny?
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Welcome to 2025! We’re starting off the year with something special – a video piloted entirely by our newest hire!
It’s a toaster. A toaster does the review. Thank you for watching.
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December 12, 2024 Specials Thank you so much, everyone, for your continuing support over the years! We deeply appreciate being allowed to do this silly little job, and it’s everyone’s generosity and enthusiasm that keeps the lights on. 2024 has been a crazy year for us, with a whole bunch of change both behind the … Read more
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Following on from last week’s gift guide – a video designed for small gifts and simpler games – this week it’s time to get CHUNKY! Matt and Tom combine forces to take you on a whirlwind tour of the very best games that they’ve played this year. Enjoy!
This is also available as a PODCAST – so just choose your poison and dive in!
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