A HUGE video this week! Join Matt and Tom as they rank THE GAMES OF ESSEN 2025. youtu.be/7_fZ4CVwHzE

Podcast! This week, Tom and Matt are talking about games that get exponentially larger and larger until they threaten to explode all over the table in a big mess that’ll take AGES to clean up. WE WARNED YOU ABOUT THIS! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

SMALL GAMES ARE THE BEST, PLAY CARDS ALL THE TIME. youtu.be/VgiPWtD6Dqo

Podcast! In this episode, Tom and Matt are having their prickly outer shells soothed by a veritable bubble bath of cosy games! We’re talking Wild Ventures, Railroad Tiles, and Alpine Lakes on the most RELAXING episode of a podcast EVER RECORDED! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

It's time for Hansel and Gretel to get SOUPED - this week's review is a delightful card game youtu.be/BGa0vKfa8ko

Just 2 days left on the Dogs of War Gamefound! Updates during the campaign have revealed the new event cards mechanic, loads of Edu's insane art, and a TTS mod and TTS playthrough if you'd like to try before you buy. gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Oh boy, if it isn’t that time of year again! Tom’s gone and gotten himself addicted to a giant, knotty board game again. Please wish him a speedy recovery.

FUN STUFF: We've been hard at work resurrecting a SU&SD favourite - Dogs of War! A game we fell in love with more than 15 years ago is finally coming back under our new inprint - SU&SD Presents. Check out the details and our video announcement below: gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Lock up you hobbits, there's a new king in town: We've reviewed Fate of the Fellowship, and it absolutely rules. www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/revie...

Two players ONLY! You are absolutely FORBIDDEN from listening to this episode of the podcast in the presence of more than one other person! If there’s three in the car right now, then Susan is going to need to take a HIKE! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

Scum on the frontier; Frontier Scum. Alfred Valley's back with a spitwad rules summary to get you hyped about this rootin' tootin' acid western roleplaying game.

Listen, we know you’re certainly busy playing Silksong. Lord knows we are. But if you’ve got 10 minutes spare for the ol’ analogue fun - the cardboard times? Well, Tom’s gone and made a video about noughts and crosses. It’s better than it sounds, honest!! youtu.be/-hDEAwFMfo8

Podcast! This week, it’s what we’re calling a ‘Solo Tom Special’, for a nippy rundown of all the weird odds and ends recently played but scarcely covered! Nary a single dud in the bunch, here; a spicy selection of recommendation! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

The finale of Board Games Direct is HERE! And we've got an interesting selection of boxed THINGS to show you! This episode focuses on games to play co-operatively or on your jolly lonesome - with an exciting peek...

We're trundling towards the end of Board Games Direct, but we've STILL got a bunch of exciting new games to show you. A brand new version of Cascadia?

In today's episode of Board Games Direct, Matt and Tom are excited to present you with TEN games - all of which are on the lighter side! Explore the luscious landscapes of Parks, push a planet into a friend in ORBIT, or explore the megagame-in-a-box stylings of Coalition?

In today’s Board Games Direct, we’re taking it down to just TWO players! This crop of games thrive on getting into your opponents’ head, and poking away at all that gray matter. Ooh! Ughh! Oww! My strategies!!! My tactics!!!! This isn’t fair!!!

After a gentle detour in the world of the humble card game, we’re back with a full-force VENTURE into the chunkiest genre of all. This third installment in our Board Games Direct preview series is peeking into the murky world of CHUNKY EUROGAMES.

We’re back with the CARD GAMES installment of our Board Games Direct Series! All these games, big and small, have you clasping a cadre of cards in your clammy claws - and they’re all a bit QUIRKY.

We’re kicking off Board Games Direct with a look at TWELVE (!) Thematic board games! Taking monsters to the pub! Fighting centipedes with hordes of ants! Defending cities on the backs of giants! It’s all here! www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/12-ex...

NEXT WEEK, IT’S BOARD GAMES DIRECT! Presenting over 50 new releases across a whole week of videos, Shut Up & Sit Down want to show YOU what publishers have been cooking with cardboard.

Our latest review is a DOOZY of a card game! Moon Colony Bloodbath is brilliant and MEAN. And as a special treat, we're joined by Matt's entirely safe and non-violent Robot Butler. BRING A TOWEL. youtu.be/hrxnvKnXD9g

Podcast! This week, Tom & Matt are talking about the three stages in the life cycle of wood - ‘Growing and Attracting Rhinos’, ‘Making A House for Rodents’ and ‘On Fire’.

We've had a few comments that caused concern under our latest video, so we've unlisted it for now whilst we look into the subject. Thanks to folks who spoke up! We'll have a more firm course of action tomorrow, UK time.

Collection Update! This week, Tom is pointing at his shelves and saying what games are on it. There’s more than last time! Some of them are different! Don’t say that we don’t treat you 😘 youtu.be/4c094_na26g

Podcast! This week, we’re covering our favourite games from PAX East - a convention that happened just last week! You might think it was in May, but you are actually wrong. It’s because of timezones.

This week we've got a review of Rebirth - a delightfully simple box filled with delicious little Castles. Join Matt and Tom as they explore Scotland's thriving communal cathedral scene. youtu.be/tGqGhGiU8Qw

Matt is joined by Dani Standring in a special attempt to SLAY THAT SPIRE. Well, to punch a big gloopy slime?

New Review! Old Game! New Version! Our latest video is taking on Innovation - the beige box of oddities that’s been delighting and frustrating folks since it hit shelves in 2010! Does it hold up? Yes! youtu.be/ra3yS6NoQ-A

It’s Brewster’s Board Game Buffet! Pull up a chair and FEAST on this selection of tasty treats - everything from the brain-burning economics of Galactic Cruise to the sharp, slick, head-to-head battles of Iliad and Ichor. There’s some turtles hanging around in the middle, too!

Tom and Matt have been enamoured with the work of South Korean publisher ‘Playte’ recently - and took to the cutting edge ‘Video Podcast’ format to yap about them! There’s games! They’re small! And they’re oh so very INTERESTING… www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/playt...

Podcast! This episode is a companion to our ‘The Board Game With No Rules’ video that came out just yesterday, and delves into some of the leftover thoughts accrued after stewing on this subject for quite some time. It’s a rules ramble! Enjoy! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

City of Six Moons is a board game with a rulebook entirely written in an alien language… and it is FASCINATING. Tom lost his mind a bit, playing this one, and you can watch the results right here: www.shutupandsitdown.com?post_type=vi...

Ooooh! Another podcast? For me? Yes please, that’ll go down a treat. On this latest episode, Matt and Tom are chatting about Nova Era, 3 Chapters, and Creature Caravan. What unites these three games? You better believe it is ‘CARDS’! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

Yeah! Tuesday! It’s the day that the podcast has always come out, right? Naysayers will have their board game privileges revoked.

This week's video is a review of Floristry - a two player game with real-time auctions that you'll use to buy flowers that stock up your shop. It uses your mobile phone as a component, in a way we think is honestly very neat. HAVE A PEEK! youtu.be/EsaSOAF91sw

This week on the pod, Tom and Matt are chatting about Expeditions: Around The World, Penguin Party, Diatoms, AND Crafting the Cosmos! That’s simply too many games! Better get listening RIGHT NOW!?! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

Five! Great! Small! Games! In another installment into this endless series of tiny recommendations, Tom is taking a look at some brilliant, svelte boxes that might find a home on your shelves… Enjoy! youtu.be/6nQ8GxB1vFg

Podcast! This week, Tom and Matt chat about the dizzyingly complex Daitoshi, the head-to-head deckbuilder Altay, and the tic-tac-top-of-the-line Architects of Amytis! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

New Video! This week, Tom and Matt are tackling a recent favourite eurogame - Shackleton Base! It’s got workers, it’s got placement, it’s got various forms of currency! But it’s also got tourism, terrible greed, and a complete disrespect for our favourite big ball of cheese Link below!

Podcast! This week we’ve got a cluster of rather intriguing boxes! Witch Hunts! Mice Musicians! Moon Money! AND MORE! Well, actually, that’s about it. Don’t get greedy now, you’ll need room for dessert. www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

Sometimes we have to review a game because it’s great. Sometimes we have to review a game because it means Matt can pretend to be Dracula for an afternoon. You simply cannot guess the category this one falls into. (It’s also great) Link below!

Podcast! Yeah, sure, it’s the wrong day for it! But something was wrong with the big green ‘upload’ button. It just didn't work. IT JUST DIDN’T WORK.

Is Fromage - “The Cheese Eurogame” cheesy enough? Does its rotating wheel of bries and goudas bring joy or despair? Should you pay the recommended retail price, to conquer Brittany with a soft buttery edam?! Maybe! youtu.be/FwL_lnxVAg0

This week’s episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast contains sizzling hot opinions on Corps of Discovery, Mistborn, Fromage, AND Triqueta! Careful now! You’ll burn your hand! Wait for it to cool down a bit there lad and eat slowly, alright? Nice. Can you help with the washing up, as well?

Pigs, wolves, and unexpected eggs. Pull up a chair, sit down, and get watching. youtu.be/ZiQx_7jRSNU

Podcast! On this week’s episode, Tom and Matt chat Tonga Bonga, Black Forest, and Dune Imperium: Bloodlines! Also discussed; perhaps the least effective alliance in all of board games: “Tomga Benga” www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

Matt is SMITTEN with Rosenberg's latest - but Tom isn't as excited? Let's HUSTLE. youtu.be/1WflL88WEK8

Horse! Horse! Horse! On this very latest episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, it’s mostly horse. We talk about other games, but come on. Really? It’s Horse! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

Our latest review! This sharp and clean economic cruncher is delightful, BUT... our feelings are almost as complicated as the game itself? youtu.be/ZPIFinLBUKM