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Basically every single year I’ve worked for Shut Up & Sit Down, I’ve typed out the words:
“it’s been a weird year”
…and 2025 is proving to be absolutely no exception! We’ve just put out a sponsored video onto the channel, and that feels weird. I’ve taken some time, below, to chat about why.
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On this long overdue episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are hosting an intervention for one particular publisher… and also talking about some board games!
First up is a chat about Daitoshi, the latest ambitious and busy design from site favourites Devir, followed by some nattering about the “area-control-deck-builder-mutation” Altay and “tic-tac-toe-em-up” Architects of Amytis!
Have a lovely weekend, everyone!
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Continuing the deluge of excellent eurogames recently, Shackleton Base is a bit of an all-timer for Tom and Matt!
This one’s got some wicked theming, a toothy puzzle, and a whole pile of baked-in variability from the various corporations you chuck into the mix.
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A permanent base is being built in the Shackleton crater at the Moon’s South Pole. You’re leading one of the space agencies that are working together to expand their presence on the base, while at the same time the three major corporations sponsoring the mission are each pursuing their own agenda. In Shackleton Base: A … Read more
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On this refreshing burst of Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt have found a bouquet of nifty games to natter about!
First up is a chunky chat about Pagan: Fate of Roanoke – a two player head-to-head witch hunt with flecks of Netrunnner. Is it any good? Yes! Should you buy it? Maybe…
Then, a double-bill of yapping about Shuffle & Swing; a mice-based eurogame of making human instruments, followed by a sneak peek of our upcoming video review for Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon.
Have a lovely weekend, everyone!
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In the red corner; DRACULA! The baron of blood, the bringer of plague, the rotting cadaver that all the ladies and gents and those betwixt line up to love!
And in the blue corner; Van Helsing! He’s here too! He’s got a crossbow I think? Stakes, maybe? He wants to hurt Dracula, and he’s around to… do his job…
! ! ! WHO WILL WIN in Dracula vs Van Helsing?! FIND OUT IN THIS VERY EPISODE OF SHUT UP & SIT DOWN ! ! !
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Many years after the confrontation with Van Helsing, Dracula landed in Whitby, England once again. The citizens of Whitby sought help from the vampire hunter, Professor Van Helsing. Will Van Helsing defeat Dracula before he transforms all the inhabitants into vampires? In Dracula vs Van Helsing, each player controls one of the title characters. Van … Read more
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Sorry! Tom forgot to upload this episode of the podcast because he was on a plane. A plane! In the sky! How do you expect us to podcast under these conditions?!
On this dromedary episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt natter about a collection of – YOU GUESSED IT – boardgames. Resafa! It’s a game about camels and irrigation and cards and POINTS! PlayProp! It’s a game of trying to get corks into a cup and screaming! Elfenroads! It’s a game about gently meandering down winding fantasy paths until an errant ‘cart orc’ ruins your day, or week, or possibly year. Finally, the dynamic duo chat about another characterful couplet; Dracula vs Van Helsing – a two-player duelling game we’ll review in a few DAYS time!
Thanks for listening everyone! Have a great week!
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I love cheese. Right now you can get this ‘Saint Agur’ blue cheese spread and it’s wildly expensive for how much you get, but it’s absolute heaven. You should go out and get some RIGHT NOW!But should you go out and get the game in today’s review, Fromage? Maybe! It all depends on how cheesy you need your cheese eurogame to be!
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You are a French cheesemaker in the early 20th century making, aging, and selling your artisanal cheeses. Become the most prestigious cheesemaker in all of France by running a highly successful creamery and crafting exceptional cheese. Fromage is a simultaneous worker-placement game where players place Workers to make cheese and gather resources from the quadrant … Read more
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