Podcast #226 – Earthborne Rangers and Great Machines

HostagePod, A Great Cardboard Tomb, Huge Idiot Moron Machine, Rings within… Oh Wait They Were Just Rings

On this eco-mechanical episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt chat about two very different – but very thematic – games! First up are Matt’s early impressions of Earthborne Rangers – a massive game about protecting and engaging with the environment from one of the folks who made Twilight Imperium happen. Then, our dynamic duo shift gears to talk about their time about causing and preventing riots in the one-v-all game of prediction; City of the Great Machine.
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Podcast #225 – Golem Down!

Doming a Golem, The Halo of Religious Architecture, SPANISH I’m Sorry

Note: Sorry about the audio on this one! Some very jacked up mics produced a lot of room noise that was hard to scrub. We’ll have this fixed in a couple episodes!

In this clay-based episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are talking about a cluster of games they’ve played together recently. First up is a lengthy chat about Golem – the crunchy, Italian-designed eurogame based on the folkloric Jewish automata (it’s quite good!). Then, a couple of very speedy chats about Resist! (a fantastic solo game where you play as the SPANISH revolution) and Stomp The Plank (a great push your luck game we recently reviewed).
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Podcast #224 – Welcome to EARTH

Crusty Boys, Dogs Out, Recordin’ a Pod Together

In this loamy episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are taking a little wander through the hills and valleys of… a rather complicated engine builder. We’re talking about recent BGG darling Earth and its soil-based engines, alongside a few brief chats about seance-based deduce-em-up Phantom Ink and mud-based clean-em-up Dirty Pig. Matt also has a few words to say about the student games we got to briefly drop in on at the recent UK Games Expo!
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Podcast #223 – Planet of the Big Bosses

Charming Little Rover, The Shape of the Game, The Ringed City DLC

In this unknown episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are talking about a couple of the games they played at the UK Games Expo! First up we’re taking off to visit Planet Unknown – a chunky tile-laying game with a spritz of Susan. We’re also going to be chatting about Big Boss – a new ‘n improved version of the Kramer Klassic from 1994! Finally, a quick chat about War of the Ring: The Card Game after the recent video review!
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Podcast #222 – The Friese Beast!

Ghastly Little Intro, The Saddest Reed Chair Factory, Beyond The Fun, Going Beastmode

In this bright green episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Ava are ambling through a selection of good new games! We’re talking about the latest Friese title ‘Findorff’, the much-anticipated expansion to Beyond The Sun – ‘Leaders of the New Dawn’, and our upcoming video review for the hidden movement game ‘Beast’!
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Podcast #221 – Rolling Hamlets

Chunky Jelly Baby Time, BIG MARBLES, A Tiny Video Morsel

In this squishy jelly baby episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Ava are chatting about a cluster of funstuff they’ve been hanging out with recently! First off, Ava apologises for her callous disregard of engine-building classic Gizmos, and Tom slightly loses his mind during a game of Rolling Heights. Finally, our two intrepid boardsplorers (?!?) chat about Ava’s latest, smallest video review for Hamlet.

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Podcast #220 – Gerding’s Game Gulag

Running Headfirst Into A Lightswitch, Pottering Into The Devil, I Thought The Cowboy Game Would be Wholesome

In this pitch-black episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Quinns tells Tom and Matt all about his time at Cabin Con in the United Situation of America! On this podcast, we’re talking about a cluster of small RPGS (Bluebeard’s Bride, Cowboys With Big Hearts, Brindlewood Bay) and a couple of games that require an entire house (This House Is Haunted and Werewolf in the Dark). It’s a fun time!

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Podcast #219 – Business Secrets of the Pharaohs

7.331/10 Episode of the Pod, Nasty Little Auctions, No Thanks Inspired Revenge Quest

In this 7.341/10 episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Quinns are talking about three games – one great, one ‘just fine’, and one that’s completely deranged. We’re chatting about Mobile Markets, Amun-Re, and Mogul – and bizarrely it’s the 2015 Train Game that’s the deranged one. IT’S GOT A BOWL!

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The “Special Treasure Chest” Special

I want that Treasure So Bad, I bet it’s literally 20 pounds in coins, either that or something board game related, there’s no way he spent money on that right???

In this refreshing episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Quinns are chatting about a smattering of great old games that they played ‘Just For Fun’! We’re starting with two classic Knizias in Taj Mahal and Samurai, before alighting to the pub for some small box gems – Mundus Novus and Parade.
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‘We Reviewed Ten Great Small Games’, Podcast Edition!

Why Did Quinns Call Us Shut Up & Sit Down Incorporated?? We’re meant to be getting paid for this???

In this algorithm-friendly episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Quinns are FINISHING WHAT THEY STARTED. This episode of the podcast is something of a companion piece to our Top 10 Small Games video, and we’re chatting just a little bit more about some of the best games on that list.

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