Podcast #267 – The Hungry Bikers

Big Bikes are the Best, Slipstream all the Time

On this uphill episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom is rambling to Matt about a couple bits and bobs he’s played recently! First up is Flamme Rouge’s ‘Grand Tour’ expansion, that turns a simple session of Flamme Rouge into a month long tour! Is it as good as it was when Matt played it just seven short years ago? Find out here!

That’s then followed by a little recommendation for a recent Oink title – Moving Wild – before capping the podcast off with a bit of retrospective chat regarding SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence after our recent(ish) middling review…

Thanks for listening everyone! Have a great weekend!


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Review: Power Vacuum

I’m Sorry, I missed out on the chance to have him ping during the review, I know

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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Podcast #266 – Beyond the Blender

It’s Got Fish In It, Matthew The Microwave, Worker Amnesia

On this machiavellian episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt have a chatter about even more curiosities picked up from Essen! First up is Power Vacuum – a diplomatic trick-taker where you play as fascist toasters – followed by Beyond The Horizon, a reimagining of 2020’s Beyond The Sun. Finally, a little beachfront chat about Seaside – a game that’s got Matt’s favourite component of all: “A Bag”

Have a great weekend, everybody!

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What is it LIKE reviewing games?

Games With Free Snacks, Kiss Your Reiner Every Night, Counting Sheep (for money)

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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2024’s Best Games

batman smooching, Gosh I don't know, nightsmash

It’s a chunky extra special feature from Matt and Tom, sat FACE TO FACE on the very same table! Let us drag you through a rolling discussion about the games we’ve enjoyed most in 2024. This is also available as a VIDEO – so just choose your poison and dive in!

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Our Favourite Games of 2024

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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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GHOSTS ON THE MOON: SU&SD Play Wilmot’s Warehouse

A simple and silly one for you folks this time! As part of our team’s work on Wilmot’s Warehouse, we handled all of the VIDEO BITS, on account of that being a thing that we can DO. We originally just filmed this playthrough as a means of having snippets we could then use to illustrate the game being played, but the session was so fun that Matt decided to jazz it up and post the whole thing as a playthrough. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

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“Shut Up & Sit Down Presents” Incredible New Games with Play to Z

Shut Up & Sit Down is delighted to announce a partnership with Play to Z to hunt down the board game treasures that we think belong in every collection.

SU&SD Presents” is a brand new line of titles that places a spotlight on some of the very best titles in modern board games. We’ve hand selected a fresh crop of exciting designs, helped to polish them to perfection, and P2Z will publish these incredible games for worldwide distribution.

It’s our goal that every game in the line could be your new favourite game.

We’ve got our first two games arriving next year, with a new title releasing annually thereafter!

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Podcast #265 – Shallow Sea Shoppers

Plbeeasing Episode, Shallow Sea Shoppers, Drowning Faster Than Ever Before

On this slowly sinking episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about a cluster of small games they’ve played recently! Tom’s got the cosy, tile-laying pairing of Middle Ages and Flower Fields, whilst Matt brings novel Oink releases Deep Sea Adventures: Boost and Souvenirs From Venice to the table.

Have a great weekend!

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