Shut Up & Sit Down
#251 - Tom and Pip's Haunted Rat Raft
On this almost chiaroscuro episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Pip are chatting about games that could not be more different. First up, Rats of Wistar - a crunchy engine-building game with rats and cards and being as efficient as possible within a strict turn limit. Thatās followed up with Dro Polter and Rafter Five - two Oink games that are some of their silliest yet.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Timestamps:
02:10 - Rats of Wistar
25:11 - Dro Polter
36:33 - Rafter Fi...
#250 - A Straightforward Podcast
On this chronologically consistent episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Emily are rambling their way through three whole games! Weāre talking about Ito - a relaxed party game about untangling your palsā opinions! Weāre talking about CATAN: Starfarers Duel - a two-player-only version of Catan: Starfarers thatās weird and wonky! AND weāre talking about Faraway - a game about doing everything in reverse.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Timestamps:
1:26 - Ito
8:17 - CATAN: Starfarers Duel
22:43 - Faraway
#249 - The Ancient Art of Putting It All On Red
On this addictive episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Pip are talking about a board game andā¦ a VIDEO GAME? First up, a sensible and grounded conversation about the slightly perplexing world of Ancient Knowledge - a tableau builder set on top of an ancient conveyor belt. This is then followed by a ramble about Balatro - a poker-themed deck builder thatās quite clearly NOT A BOARD GAME. Itās made of ones and zeroes! Itās on a screen! The horror, the horror, the horror.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
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#248 - Silver & Space
On this extra-terrestrial episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Emily are venturing into SPACE in MLEM: Space Agency, and digging deep down into the mines in Kutna Hora: The City of Silver. Two very different games, on this one, but both absolutely worth checking out.Ā
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Timestamps:
02:30 - MLEM: Space Agency
19:00 - Kutna Hora: The City of Silver
#247 - Even More Love for Earthborne Rangers
On this adventurous episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt wander into great beyond to ramble about their favourite things in Earthborne Rangers! Thereās some very light spoilers in this one - with emphasis on the very - but itās mostly just a podcast where we wax lyrical about one of our favourite games in recent memory.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
#246 - Daybreak is Optimistic and Intriguing
On this climate-friendly episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt take half an hour to amble through their first play of Daybreak - the latest co-op save-the-world-like from Pandemic designer Matt Leacock, new designer Matteo Menapace, and publisher CMYK games of Monikers, Wavelength, and Lacuna fame. A stacked lineup, for sure; but what do we think of the game? Find out more by having a little listen...
Have a great weekend, everybody!
#245 - Cascaduo!
On this Knizian episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Matt delve into Bitewing Gamesā double-feature of new Reiner games - Cascadero and Cascadito. How do they compare to other classic Knizzes, and which of the two boxes should you add to your collection? The boys then have a little natter about Fit To Print - a mildly more relaxing alternative to the Galaxy Truckers of the board game world.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Timestamps:
Cascadero - 02:10
Cascadito -22:14
Fit To Print - 31:51
A Quick Podcast Update!
Just a very little update for our plans this year. We're swapping to three episodes per month rather than four, with a bonus episode each month for folks supporting us on Patreon.
Cheers!
#244 - Our 2024 Board Game Predictions!
On this mystical episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Quinns are delving into the futureā¦ and being embarrassed by the past. Itās the SU&SD 2024 Predictions Special, where our two intrepid hosts guess at what treasures await for the hobby in this glittering, shiny, brand new year.
Want to vote? If you listen to this podcast on Spotify, there should be a polls section where you can cast your opinion as to which of our hosts deserves a game from the othersā collection. A video of the resulting pilfering will be shared in par...
#243 - Triple A!
On this AMAZING episode of the Shut Up AND Sit Down Podcast, Tom AND Pip chat ABOUT A trilogy of excellent games that start with A! Yes, really, thatās the theme. It was kind of an ACCIDENT!
In-between retrospective chats about Tomās favourite āgentle tile build-em-up gameā Akropolis and Portugese tile-smashing simulator Azul, thereās ample time to chat about the latest in the soothing nature-themed game subgenre; Aqua.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Timestamps:
03:21 - Akropolis
10:22 - Aqua
26:18 - Azul