Review: Forest Shuffle

Sometimes a great game knocks us off our feet and has us scrambling to immediately script & film a video – other times it’s a slow burn, with our love for a box growing a little more slowly! Forest Shuffle is a game that we just kept coming back to, and it’s about time we gave it the time – and the spotlight – it deserves!

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A HOT SUMMER UPDATE FROM SU&SD

We’ve been really really busy over these last few months – in some cases you’ll be able to see why (ARCSSSSSS) – and in some cases you’ll see why in The Near Future!

Loads of exciting stuff we’ve been working on is planned for the coming months, but in the meantime we’ve allowed Tom to run off into the wilds for a little rest. To everyone who supports all that we do: THANK YOU. Even though obviously nobody should be supporting that painting.

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Arcs is 2024’s Best New Board Game

Arcs is really something special, and I hope this chunky ol’ review reflects that. This video is the first in a two-part review of Leder’s freak spin on the “Space Game” genre, and despite the extravagant length of this video, its conclusions are very simple; this kind of game is a rarity, and should be cherished. Rarely does something manage to be so boldly innovative as well as so sharply considered – a risky gambit of a game that pays off beautifully.

I hope this game is a collection staple for many in the years to come, and I hope a jumbo-sized video like this might help to show folks why.

Enjoy!

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Podcast #257 – Big Buildings, Bigger Creatures

The Famous Shut Up & Sit Down ‘Goblin Outro’

On this terrifyingly tall episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Tom are checking out some games with BIG THINGS in ‘em! Skyrise is the latest from Brass: Brum publishers Roxley Games and has you making great stinkin’ scrapers, and Leviathan Wilds from new publisher Moon Crab Games gets us climbing the backs of crusty creatures. It’s a good pair of games!

Have a great weekend, everybody!

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Review: Shikoku 1889

yum yum yum, the delicious taste of window

Tom’s dipped his toes into the 18XX genre with Shikoku 1889 – a game about doing trains, making money, and… soft roleplaying?

We tried a new approach with this one – a more quick and silly look at something that we might not usually play, and hopefully? It paid… dividends…

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Podcast #256 – Iron/Wood and Un/Daunted!

Imagine a 256 Player Game of Undaunted where you smush all the sets together and everyone plays one card in a 128 card hand

On this VGA-Compliant episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about two excellent asymmetric games they’ve been dabbling with recently! First up is Ironwood – a game where wood and metal collide in a Root-Lite frenzy of asymmetric squabbling – followed by Undaunted 2200: Callisto – the newest, most lunar entry into the Undaunted series! Have a great weekend! Tap below for full timestamps and more info!

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Podcast #255 – Dragons & Demolitions

Thanks to Ryan Freeman specifically for always reading the descriptions xx

On this rambling, tangient-rich episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Pip chat Wings and Wyrms in a creature feature on Wyrmspan! Then, we take a break from the hotness to discuss an old classic that Tom was bored to tears by; Roborally.

Have a great weekend! 

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