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 vigilante on them asses”.
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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 the rules’ gimmick that stays fresh throughout all forty of the missions this dinky box has to offer! But is it better than The Crew? The Mind? Find out here…
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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…
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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 (imagine!)…
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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 cosy design – a simple and tactile treat that’ll fit on anyone’s table at basically any time. Perhaps best played with a morning coffee? An evening glass of wine? A mid-afternoon gallon of ‘Nurishment’? Whatever floats your boat, buddy.
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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, tactile, a just a little bit CHUNKY. We hope you’ve all had a restful end to 2025 – and wish you all the best in the year to come!
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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’!
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Thank you so, so much to the kind folks who keep this daft little site pottering along every year. You’re the absolute best. The bees knees!
Shut Up & Sit Down literally wouldn’t exist without kind folks keeping it alive with their generosity, and we don’t take that privilege lightly! We really hope that you enjoy the upcoming bundle of bonus bits, and indeed all the other cardboard nonsense that we’ll put on your screens in 2026…
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‘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 Down Board Game Gift Guide and it’s beaming directly into your eyeballs right now. Links for any and all games discussed will be directly below!
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Matt walks through how to play Animal Rescue Team
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