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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In today's video, watch Matt and Tom wrestle with a GIGANTIC CHALK BOARD. That's right - it's another entry into the Top 100: The mighty, tiny... INNOVATION youtu.be/A5fM0cOxD2k

The 100 Best Games: INNOVATION!

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Podcast! This week, Tom and Matt are talking Konigsbergian logistics in Kingdom Crossing, duplicitous nobility in Emblems, and the perils of a failed CAPTCHA in Totally Human! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #299 and a Bit More Than That Maybe ??? - Shut Up & Sit Down

Listen, usually I edit the SU&SD podcast with a spring in my step and glee in my heart. But this week, I’m textbook “Lurgied”. Merriam Webster “Grotty”. The very definition of a “Nasty Wee Man”. I’m n...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Podcast! We’re taking a trip into Small-Box City! Unfortunately the tiny car broke down on the miniature highway and now we’re microstuck at the back of a demicoach full of LITTLE ANT PEOPLE. They’re all up in our sleeves and snacks and mp3 players and it’s making Matt crabby. Link below!

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This week we've got a delightfully themed euro! Can you produce an anime? Probably, yes! Will you turn a profit? Are you up to your eyeballs in debt, and burnt out? UH OH www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/revie...

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Review: Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon - Shut Up & Sit Down

This week we've got a delightfully themed euro, Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon! Can you produce an anime? Probably, yes! Will you turn a profit? Are you up to your eyeballs in debt, and burnt out? UH OH

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Podcast! This week, we’re taming dragons in Emberheart, demolishing desserts in Sushi Go Party: Chef’s Special, and wrangling rulesets in Eternal Sevens! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #299.1 - Shut Up & Sit Down Loves and Endorses Poaching - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this morally bankrupt episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Matt are once again doing what they do best; playing at board games and going “:-)”

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The final giganto-vid of Board Games Direct hath ARRIVETH'D: Join us as we showcase some of the new 2 player games that you'll soon see popping up at conventions! www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/two-p...

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New Games for Two | Board Games Direct #7 - Shut Up & Sit Down

The final giganto-vid of Board Games Direct hath ARRIVETH'D: Join us as we showcase some of the new 2 player games that you'll soon see popping up at conventions! We hope that these brief peeks into t...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Today we’re going to take a break from the usual daily dosage of BGD previews – but that doesn’t mean your eyes and ears are going home empty handed! Matt is joined by Dani for a brief stint of competitive Disney Lorcana. youtu.be/s96q4_Tvilk

Let's Play the Disney Lorcana: Wilds Unknown 2-Player Starter Deck! (Board Games Direct 2026)

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Podcast! This episode contains a CHUNKY RAMBLE about The Queen’s Dilemma - a game that we really do love, but are struggling to actually play…. Find out more by LISTENING. With your EARS! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po... or wherever you listen to your pods!

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Podcast #299 - DILEMMAS FOR DAYS - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this mildly cooked episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Matt are fresh out the “BGD Mines”! Wiping the sweat from their collective brow, they pop a gnarly squat and spin a cardboard t...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Whoa! Board Games Direct? That's right! We're pummelling your brains with 60+ board games in just ONE. HOT. WEEK. Today, we're giving you just a little quick peek at a whole bunch of Card Games - games with cards! For your hands! www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/card-...

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LOOK AT THESE CARD GAMES | Board Games Direct #5 - Shut Up & Sit Down

Whoa! Board Games Direct? That's right! We're pummelling your brains with 60+ board games in just ONE. HOT. WEEK. Today, we're giving you just a little quick peek at a whole bunch of Card Games - game...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

In today's video, we're ON YOUR SIDE. This gentle explosion of new & upcoming board games focuses on titles where you're collaborating with other humans to achieve your goals, or collaborating with your own brain, which somehow feels harder? ENJOY www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/coop-...

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NEW CO-OP & SOLO GAMES | Board Games Direct 2026 #4 - Shut Up & Sit Down

In today's video, we're ON YOUR SIDE. This gentle explosion of new & upcoming board games focuses on titles where you're collaborating with other humans to achieve your goals, or collaborating with yo...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

CHILL OUT! JUST CHILL OUT! OH MY GOSH, PLEASE JUST RELAX with this lovely selection of new & upcoming board games.

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It's time for PART 2 of BGD - the digital alternative to a board game convention that doesn't require that you interact with other humans OR your limbs! Today we've got a selection of games that are a little bit CHUNKIER - a more substantial box, madame? Please do! youtu.be/6j31TBCQHyU

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CHEWY & CHUNKY │ BOARD GAMES DIRECT 2026 #2 - Shut Up & Sit Down

It's time for PART 2 of Board Games Direct - the digital alternative to a board game convention that doesn't require that you interact with other humans OR your limbs! Today we've got a selection of g...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Board Games Direct is BACK! This week we'll be showcasing a ton of new & upcoming games, bringing the excitement of a board game convention straight down a big pipe and into your home. Feast your eyes and/or brains on PART ONE: Thematic Games! youtu.be/qAMo_cAEb7U

LET'S GET THEMATIC! │ BGD 2026

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Kicking off Board Games Direct 2026 we are DELIGHTED to reveal Mechs vs. Minions: Bandle City Edition, set in the League of Legends universe, originally published by Riot Games in 2016. Come watch live! youtu.be/A0NYbCppsA4

Board Games Direct Kickoff: Exclusive Reveal of Mechs vs. Minions: Bandle City Edition!

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Thank you so, so much to the kind folks who keep this little adventure into board games pottering along every year. You’re the absolute best. The cats pajamas! youtu.be/ONNPKM5CB1s

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

NEW VIDEO! Tom is returning once again to the long running ‘5 Games In Some Kind Of List’ featurette! We’ve got deadly duels, wonky workers, and slidey sheep. All the major food groups, really. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOiq...

5 MORE Great New Board Games! (Yonder, Rattlesnake, Bomb Busters, and more!)

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Podcast! This episode is packed with GOLD in its various forms. GOLD COUNTRY? It’s in the name, dummy! 8 DRAGONS? You know those lizards love a bowl of ‘Au’ in the morning! LONERS? Uh. Well. It’s just a good card game. www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #298 - Prospective Dragons - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this glittering and golden episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Tom are sitting atop a dragon’s hoard of card board! Wahey! That’s what we in the business like to call “Rhyme Style”,...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It's time for the return of the space king: where will Twilight Imperium fit onto the Top 100 board? (plus chat about Thunder's Edge, the newest TI4 expansion!) youtu.be/7XrJtF-ddF4

The Best Board Games: Twilight Imperium

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Podcast! This episode has Tom & Matt peeping the latest mythological entertainment in Moytura and Azure, and placing an inconceivable quantity of numbers in Daydream. We’ve also just enough time for a solo venture into Conservas - where Tom tries his hardest to not put the whole ocean in a can.

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

and Part 2 of our lovely chats with Good Game Fair Play IG: www.instagram.com/reel/DZSD9o9... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_dl...

A Lovely Chat With Tom Brewster (Shut Up & Sit Down) | UKGE 2026

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We wanted to share this lovely chat Matt had the pleasure of having with Mitchell from Good Game Fair Play over this past weekend at UK Games Expo! www.instagram.com/reel/DZFxssr...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Podcast! Tom & Matt are building starchy tableaus in Yotei, engaging in all kinds of espionage in Operation Barclay, creating a coven of witches AND wizards in Evenfall, and rolling behind endless barrels in Rattlesnake. www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #296 - Potato Profiteer - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this starchy episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt have been playing a clutch of GREAT LIL’ GAMES! Tap below for full timestamps and more info!

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This week we've got Matt behind the wheel of the SU&SD Review-Mobile. Matt does not technically or legally have the ability to drive. OH NO. www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/revie...

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Review: Dirt & Dust - Shut Up & Sit Down

This week we've got Matt behind the wheel of the SU&SD Review-Mobile for Dirt & Dust. Matt does not technically or legally have the ability to drive. OH NO.

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Podcast! On this week’s episode, Tom and Matt are diving into the prize crops of Market Fresh and the card-based battalions of Echoes of Emperors; as well as flipping and filling and writing and rolling in a double bill of Fliptoons and Flip Pick Towers! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #295 - Flip and Mix - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this constantly revolving episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are perusing a gargantuan grocery store of games. This one stocks four whole games! Can you believe it? Tap below f...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

DARK PACT! The latest and weirdest offering in the ever-expanding world of deckbuilders wants you to break it in half over and over, until someone summons a BALEFUL DEMON; undoubtedly changing your weekly game night forever. Hopefully for the better? youtu.be/ZjqpTxZ2WfE

‘Dark Pact’ - A Game That Wants You To Break It

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Podcast! On this week’s episode, Tom and Matt are chatting about BIG BOATS in ‘The Great Sea’, unchained deckbuilding in ‘Dark Pact’, and inefficient verbiage in ‘Typeset’! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #294 - Clandestine Vocabulary - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this adjective-riddled* episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are sorting through approximately one standard carry-on worth of cardboard luggage! Tap below for full timestamps and...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

This week we add AZUL to our DEFINITIVE list of the Top 100 Boardgames! Beautiful mosaics that are just BEGGING to be hammered. youtu.be/Yf-UQS1UqP8

The Top 100 Board Games of All Time: Azul

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

This week we've got a review of a whole dang royal-smashing CAMPAIGN. Regicide Legacy is absolutely delicious. youtu.be/boATqYrk61c

Regicide Legacy: A Chunky Love-Letter to an Absolute Banger

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Podcast! This week it’s ALL ABOUT VIOLENCE in this extra bloody and brutal extravaganza of viscera!!! Expect efficient cats in Neko Syndicate, jolly co-operation in Bombusters, and peaceful box checking in Off With Their Heads. VIOLENCE!!! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #293 - ENDLESS VIOLENCE - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this VIOLENT episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Tom engage in gladiatorial combat to finally decide who is the ULTIMATE BOARD-BOY! Tap below for full timestamps and more info!

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Oh,you thought you were finally free of Lord of the Rings games? NUH-UH, BUDDY. THERE’S TWO MORE. AND THEY’RE REALLY, REALLY GOOD. www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/revie...

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Review: LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring & The Two Towers Trick-Taking Games - Shut Up & Sit Down

One Ring to give to Thomas, One Ring to give to The Lord of The Rings: The Tricktaking Game(s). Why? ‘Cos they’re about to get married at a big cardboard altar, and enjoy many years of love and compan...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Podcast! This week we’re stripping it all down to the bare essentials in this 100% natural episode.

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

This week we have an episode of The Top 100! We loved Last Will when we reviewed it 53 years ago, but has it stood the test of time? Matt remains fond, but may not be able to compete with Brewster's "Meh"-llions! www.youtube.com/watch?v=psIh...

The Top 100 Board Games of All Time: Last Will

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Can YOU make the most beautiful Bassoon in all the land? Maybe! But it’s certainly more likely to happen in a game of Luthier - the subject of this very latest video review, which you can watch IMMEDIATELY! GO GO GO!!! youtu.be/EXYUNQHkTNE

Luthier - A Classical Classic?

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Animal Rescue Team (the first game in our SU&SD Presents line) has been nominated for an Origins Award in the Coop/Solo category! Thank you to the panel!

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Podcast! This week Tom and Matt are on an undersea adventure in the massive “Boat Type Game” Thesauros, and a gentle pierside joust in the rather dinky “Welsh Type Game” Tenby. TWO GAMES, BOTH WET, WHO WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS? www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #291- Wet Famous - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this absolutely soaked episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are getting drenched in two positively sopping releases.Tap below for full timestamps and more info!

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

This week's video is a TWOFER REVIEWFER: a double serving of joyfully silly boxes, both of which are EXCELLENT. But which one is the best? www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/revie...

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Review: Magical Athlete & Hot Streak - Shut Up & Sit Down

Hot Streak came out a little while ago, offering all the thrills of gambling on hot dogs and fish without any risk of gastroenterological problems. More recently from the same publisher, ANOTHER racin...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Podcast! Tom and Matt are yabbering about cosy card-dancer Emberleaf, before spilling all of their opinions on the most luminous box of 2025, 2026, and possibly beyond - IT’S WROTH! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #290 - The Turnips of Wroth - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this slippy ol’ episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about Emberleaf; a game of woodland creatures amassing honey and battering bandits! “Like Pooh gone all vigilant...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Video! This week we’re taking a look at Take Time - a squat box of puzzles that’s a delight to co-operate your way through… www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/revie...

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Review: Take Time - Shut Up & Sit Down

Take Time is a fantastic little puzzle game that has you playing cards in numerical order around a clock face. No, please, don’t leave! The core of this one is a fascinating little ‘rules outside of t...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Podcast! Tom and Matt chat tricksy-worker-placer in ‘Phoenix New Horizon’, followed with step-by-step instructions on how to bump off an entire lineage of royals in ‘Regicide Legacy’. There’s even time for some leftover tug-of-wars in ‘Zenith’! What a pod! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #289 - Standard Box, Kallax Nightmare - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this post-apocalyptic episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, we’ve got the last remaining swigs of game in this here canteen - don’t gulp it all to yourself, now! Share nicely…Tap below for ful...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Podcast! Tom and Matt are chatting about an avalanche of games of various quality, and YOU’RE INVITED! It’s horse breeding in Epona, it’s worm catching in Wriggle Roulette, and it’s definitely Not A Game About A Pipe. Enjoy! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast#288 - The Memory Tub - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this gloopy episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are donning their Memory Marigolds and getting elbow-deep in the past; recalling titles played all the way back in November 2025 ...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Video! Tom’s fallen head-over-heels for Railroad Tiles, a delightful box of trains and cars that’ll chase away the greys of January… www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/revie...

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Review: Railroad Tiles - Shut Up & Sit Down

In this video, Tom tries to shoo away the January blues in the only way he knows how; by relentlessly over-playing a gentle game about trains, cars, and people. Railroad Tiles is a fabulous spritz of ...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Watch Matt review Wroth: an unbelievably snappy game of dice-drafting, area control, and harassing your friends with the hands of an Orc. www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/revie...

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Review: Wroth - Shut Up & Sit Down

We're kicking off the year with a video that we're hoping might just be colourful enough to wash away a layer of that cold January grey. Wroth - a recent release from Chip Theory Games is simple, tact...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Podcast! This week, Tom and Matt are chatting about the final boss of flip-and-writes, as well as a tantalising new co-op game for fans of The Crew AND The Mind! The Crind. The Mrew. Something like that. Enjoy! www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #287 -Tending Time - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this ticked-off episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are rambling about the box-ticking bonanza ‘Tend’ as well as the chronologically questionable ‘Take Time’! Tap below for full...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Kind folks! Lovely people! Help keep SU&SD truckin’ this winter, and get yourself a BUNDLE OF BONUS BITS to watch next week! Preferably sprawled on the sofa, packed with cheese(s) and wine(s). Just a little suggestion from ‘Doctor Christmas’

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

HELLO! If you're looking for an extra squeeze of SU&SD, then both Tom and Emily have recently guested on the fabulous @shelfstablecast.bsky.social ! It's a fantastic, laid-back, and highly tangential approach to board games - and we're big fans. Go take a listen! Right now! Links below!

BIG OL PEAR HANGIN' OUT WITH THE SHELF STABLE CAST

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

IT’S THE ANNUAL SHUT UP & SIT DOWN BOARD GAME GIFT GUIDE! Your one-stop shop for all manner of gift material for literally any person you could think of… so long as they have at least a passing interest in board games. That’s probably important. Enjoy! www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/2025s...

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2025's Best Board Game Gifts! - Shut Up & Sit Down

‘Tis the season! We’re back with a bumper stack of great board games to recommend you buy for your best pals, your arch enemies, or perhaps even… yourself? That’s right! It’s the Annual Shut Up & Sit ...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Podcast! This week, Tom and Matt are finally tackling the dynamic duo of Hot Streak and Magical Athlete! Spoilers; they’re both absolutely fabulous. The games. Though the lads do have their moments. www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...

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Podcast #286 - THE BIG WET SPRINT - Shut Up & Sit Down

On this free-flowing episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about competitive marble-pilfering simulator 12 Rivers, as well as a double-bill of absurd racing games in Hot...

Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

This week's video sees Matt truly haunted by a gigantic box of cogs and space-travel fiddling. Is Galactic Cruise a holiday worth pursuing? youtu.be/CDUbp2Kywjc

Galactic Cruise: Epic Journey, or a Waste of SPACE?

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Back by popular demand, Matt returns with special guest Dani to delve once more into Slay the Spire. Cozy up: It's time to get DEFECTIVE. youtu.be/WVakWfws334

Returning to Slay the Spire - ACT 1

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Find us at PAXU: Fri, Nov 21 • 5:30-6:30pm • Main Theatre (Grand Ballroom B) Sat, Nov 22 • 11:00am-12:00pm • Mothman Theatre (Grand Ballroom A) Sat, Nov 22 • 12:30 - 1:30pm • Autographing Area (Queue Hall) Drop by the Play to Z booth #3335 to check out Animal Rescue Team!