Podcasts by Shut Up & Sit Down

Podcast #171 - The Great Wall o' Wise Guys from 2022-02-18T19:00

In this vaguely threatening episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about a ‘whole buncha guys’! Some of them are on, in, and around a big ‘ol wall in Awaken Rea...

Podcast #170 - Environments and How Not To Die In Them from 2022-02-11T11:54:38

In this arid 170th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast Tom, Ava, and Quinns are chatting about a bunch of games featuring HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS. It’s ...

Podcast #169 - Welcome To... Coevorden? from 2022-02-04T09:42:22

In this picturesque episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast Matt, Ava, and Tom are absolutely chomping at the bit to tell you all about three games that are all PRETTY GOOD!

Podcast #168 - The Heavy-sode Layer from 2022-01-29T14:41:14

In this 3,000 pound episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Ava are wading into the quagmire of crunchy decisions, cold calculation and brain-burnin’. First, they’re rambling abo...

Podcast #167 - Generic Wet Hubris from 2022-01-21T13:34:35

In this panoramic episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Matt and Tom are back in action, ready to talk about a little heap of cardboard that’s been growing in the corner over the festiv...

Rodney & Quinns - 10 Years In Board Games! from 2022-01-14T10:59:29

For this special episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, join Rodney and Quinns for a celebration of 10 years in board games! This is an audio-only version of their chat from AwSHUX 2021 ...

Podcast #166 - Live From PAX Unplugged! (Part 2) from 2022-01-07T19:54:01

In this admirably 166th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, we’re BACK at PAX Unplugged! Even though it was multiple weeks ago, we’ve brought the past into the prese...

Podcast #165 - Live From PAX Unplugged! (Part 1) from 2021-12-17T21:32:08

In this wobbly 165th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, the whole gang beams their thoughts about games to an audience of hungry gamers at PAXU 2021! Enjoy a quippy Quinns, a me...

Podcast #164 - Rushin' Retail from 2021-12-03T11:43:31

In this industrious 164th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Quinns are mostly talking about two games where I (Tom, hello) rinsed them; two crusty brains pummelled into the dust b...

Podcast 163: The 2021 Christmas Gift Guide from 2021-11-26T23:26:05

In this FESTIVE 163rd episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, the whole gang’s here to talk you through all kinds of games, big and small, that they reckon you should buy for your loved ones thi...

Podcast #162: The Dice-Head Special from 2021-11-19T21:35:34

In this week’s episode, Ava is joined by Matt for a natter about two recent games - both of which feature DICE and HEADS. You can see the whole creative process unfolding! Matt has checked out the ...

Podcast #161 - Brian Management from 2021-11-12T11:37:07

In this mind-bendingly 161st episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Quinns are talking about Ireland and brains! In this podcast, you can hear our thoughts about Brian Boru, and telepat...

Podcast #160 - The Cyberhand Special from 2021-11-05T18:21:07

In this “Truly Cyberpunk” 160th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast Tom, Ava and Matt are talking about a number of weird games played semidigital-style with the wonders of the internet and M...

Podcast #159 - Unfathomable Calendars (Live At AwSHUX October 2021!) from 2021-10-23T01:31:48

In this juicy 159th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Ava, Tom and Quinns are living it up at AwSHUX 2021! Enjoy an appetiser of the Exit Advent Calendar, followed by a mouth-watering main...

Podcast #158 - Roll 'n Bug from 2021-10-08T16:22:45

In this chaotic 158th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Ava, Tom and Quinns are slamming bugs into walls! We’re talking about the expansive box-ticker Hadrian’s Wall alongside the entomolo...

Podcast #157 - Parking Ankhs on Ganymede from 2021-10-01T17:58:30

In this numerically 157th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Ava and Tom are visiting Egypt, Ganymede and *checks notes* some parks! We’re chatting about the sandy box of miniatures and ang...

Podcast #156 - Spirit Tracks from 2021-09-24T14:54:09

In this deliberately 156th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Matt are poring through the back-catalogue after a lovely afternoon of playing nice games together. We’re chugging alon...

Podcast # 155 - We Built Witch City from 2021-09-17T12:45:33

In this constructively 155th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Quinns and Tom are absolutely going to build you two cities and then bury you in witches. Today we’re talking about Magnate: ...

Podcast #154 - Mighty Morphin' Boardgames from 2021-09-10T13:17:50

In this resplendent 154th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Ava and Tom are going to be talking about a whole bouquet of different games!

Tune in for some thoughts on the gently c...

Podcast #153 - Sleeping Negotiators from 2021-09-03T17:20:41

In this considerably 153rd episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Ava, Tom and Quinns are talking all about stories. First Ava and Tom dive deep into the watery archipelago of Sleeping Gods, an...

Podcast #152 - Bashing The Reggies from 2021-08-20T12:35:06

In this nastily 152nd episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Quinns get shonky while talking about two games against the clock! We ramble for far too long about Egizia, a game of rivers...

Podcast #151 - Sloth Trek: The Twelfth Generation from 2021-08-13T12:57:24

In this rapidly 151st episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Ava and Quinns are climbing mountains and swinging from trees to tell you about some board games about climbing mountains and swingi...

Podcast #150 - A Space, A Siege, A Christmas Surprise! from 2021-08-06T11:59:18

In this wobbly 150th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, a freshly-jabbed Tom and perfectly off-kilter Matt are ready to tell YOU about SOME GAMES!

Matt regales us with the story o...

Podcast #149 - The Great Big Earthy Interview from 2021-07-30T18:34:59

It's a very special episode of the SU&SD podcast! Are you gonna learn about drugs? NO.

Instead, Matt talks to tabletop veteran Andrew Navaro about his career and also Earthborne Games, a f...

Podcast #148 - The Cost Of Forks from 2021-07-23T15:09:29

In this industrious 148th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Quinns and Tom are jumping into two varyingly bleak economic games. The Cost is an asbestos-mining infrastruct-em-up with a beig...

Podcast #147 - Pursued By Pork from 2021-07-16T16:10:16

In this exceedingly 147th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Ava and Tom are talking about two games that couldn’t be more different! We’re getting trapped in a ‘bullet hell’ in Level 99 Ga...

Podcast #146½ - Teaching Complex Games & Talking Go with In Sente from 2021-07-11T12:28:04

In this emergency episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Quinns has a terrific talk with his favourite Go YouTuber, In Sente.

The pair share their favourite tips for teaching complex g...

Podcast #146 - Thanks, But No Thanks from 2021-07-02T16:23:26

In this mischievously 146th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Quinns, Ava, and Tom are going back to Oxford one last time for a night of card games, libraries, gardens and gratitude.
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Podcast #145 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Freeze from 2021-06-25T19:46:26

In this chilly 145th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Matt, Ava, and Tom are popping off into space! Do you want anything? We’ll be back in 5 minutes - but I’ve not got my keys so you’ll ...

Podcast #144 - Oxford's Delight from 2021-06-18T13:50:50

In this hungrily 144th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Quinns, Tom and Ava are locked in a room together! A week long gathering of your verifiably rowdy hosts kicked off with three crack...

Podcast #143 - The One With All The Adventures from 2021-06-11T20:10:50

In this willingly 143rd episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Quinns and Tom are going on an adventure(s)! Keep your hands and feet inside the box at all times - especially as we lower the lid...

Podcast #142 - Oath: First Impressions from 2021-05-28T16:00:33

In this frankly 142nd episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Ava and Tom have been left alone again, and proceed to gush for almost an entire hour about the hottest hotgame right now: Oath! The...

Podcast #141 - The Cosiest Podcast from 2021-05-21T18:00:20

In this cuddly 141st episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, we’re taking a breather with a brew, and a couple of gentle games with cosy, cosy themes! We’re (k)notting our whats with The Whatnot...

Podcast #140 - My Beans! My Beautiful Beans!! from 2021-05-14T18:13:49

In this decadently 140th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Boardgame: The Podcast, we’re talking about a couple of hot-button-games that we’ve come over all tepid about. We’ll first guide you into ...

Podcast #139 - The ManualCast from 2021-05-07T16:49:52

In this butt-clenchingly 139th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, we’re talking all about manuals! Do not try to escape, you have been warned! Thrills abound as Matt and Ava jungle-gym thei...

Podcast #138 - Live From AwSHUX 2021! from 2021-04-24T00:19:05

Live and scary from AwSHUX 2021, it’s Quinns, Tom and Ava! Apologies for the incredibly unhinged energy on this one, it was powered by nerves and I’m also editing it at 1 in the morning! What a com...

Podcast #137 - Nidavelladia! from 2021-04-02T16:00:30

In this indubitably 137th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Quinns are producing decibels about two games that they are both a bit excited about! First off we’ll ramble about Nidav...

Podcast #136 - Beef StrogAnnov from 2021-03-26T17:01

In this imperceptibly 136th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Ava, Tom and Quinns chat about two chunky pieces of cardboard chicanery about people in history going places and taking what t...

Podcast #135 - The Solo RPG Special from 2021-03-19T20:00:20

In this whimsically 135th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Quinns chat about a number of single-player pen-and-paper map-drawing/journal-making role-playing games - or ‘Solo RPGs’...

Podcast #134 - The Great Tollbooth In The Sky from 2021-03-12T17:00:28

In this floaty 134th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Matt and Quinns peek through a collection of cumulonimbi to deliver their verdict on just one game: CloudAge! Expect a dash of opinio...

Podcast #133 - Saint Carrara The Grande from 2021-03-05T17:01:02

In this old-fashioned 133rd episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast Tom and Ava have been left on their own, and are abusing the privilege with a personal campaign to get some wonderful, fusty ol...

Podcast #132 - Dreamin' Of A Game Night from 2021-02-26T20:44:05

In this mysterious 132nd episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom, Quinns and Ava clamber aboard a raft of games that’s gently sailing down a river made of...dreams… Do not get into the water...

Podcast #131 - A Petulant Pharaoh from 2021-02-19T17:01:35

In what is clearly the 131st episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Matt, Tom and Ava are going to continue recent pod-tradition and natter about just the one game, thanks.

That’s righ...

Podcast #130 - The Big Reiner Lovecast from 2021-02-12T17:01:02

In this freshly-pressed 130th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, we’re making amends. The beefcast left the team torn in two, sundered, ruined... borked beyond repair. Now? It’s time to rek...

Podcast #129 - Mr Carnegie's Fun Emporium! from 2021-02-05T17:01:18

In this juicy 129th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, it’s time for business, baby! Join Matt and Tom for a conversation about Carnegie where our thoughts doth runneth over. Literally. We ...

Podcast #128 - In The Pocket of Big Vampire from 2021-01-29T17:01:17

In the unbelievably 128th podcast we spend a surprisingly long time chatting about Vampire: The Masquerade: Vendetta, a game with as much blood as it’s got colons! This pink-hued game doesn’t take ...

Podcast #127 - Dune Imperium: Matt Lees Vs The People from 2021-01-22T17:01:29

In this garishly 127th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt, Tom and Ava have a meandering little chat-a-thon about Dune Imperium - a spicy hot game that at least two of the folks on the...

Podcast #126 - Who Is Mr Uwe, and What Does He Want? from 2021-01-15T18:35:24

In this frighteningly 126th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Ava and Quinns try their very own best to convince our very own Tom to play their favourite Uwes. What’s an Uwe? I thought it ...

Podcast #125 - The 2020 Game Of The Year Special from 2021-01-08T17:01:10

WELCOME to the 125th SU&SD GAME OF THE YEAR PODCAST! Because technically, every game is a game of the year! Why? Because it came out that year, dummy! That’s just maths!!!

On this timely e...

SU&SD Podcast #125 - The 2020 Game Of The Year Special from 2021-01-08T17:01:10

WELCOME to the 125th SU&SD GAME OF THE YEAR PODCAST! Because technically, every game is a game of the year! Why? Because it came out that year, dummy! That’s just maths!!!

On this timely e...

Podcast #124 - Three Eurogames, One Word, and a Sticky Tongue from 2020-12-18T23:46:51

On this rambling 124th episode of the Shut Up and Sit Down Podcast Ava, Tom, and Quinns chat about a couple light and silly games to brighten the mood before plunging headfirst into a big greasy ba...

Podcast #123 - The All-New Family GameZone™ Special from 2020-12-04T22:37:56

On this delectably 123rd episode of the Shut Up and Sit Down Podcast, join an incredibly tired Tom, Matt and Ava to discuss a smattering of games, most of which are juuuust fine. Sandwiching this p...

Podcast #122 - Marry My Migrating Metro from 2020-11-20T22:28:33

On this week’s BUMPER BOX podcast we’ve got SIX entire GameBoards for you to picture in your head as we loosely describe them with words and, quite frankly, a lot of noises? This podcast is really ...

Podcast #121 - The Stingless Spectacular from 2020-11-06T22:19:07

In this ghoulishly 121st episode of the Shut Up and Sit Down podcast, Quinns, Ava and Tom once again settle into the lavishly upholstered podchairs to scream words about boardgames into a wall. NEW...

Podcast #120: James Bond’s Sexy Racist Kneecap.... LIVE! from 2020-10-23T07:37:56

Broadcast live and silly from AwSHUX 2020, this episode sees Ava and Tom delve into Mottainai (10:11) and A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (31:32)- the two very different boxes chosen for their re...

Podcast #119 - The Big Reiner Beefcast from 2020-09-25T18:03:19

In this venomously 119th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast Ava, Quinns and Tom gather around the podfire to burn every game they own in a ritual that can be traced hundreds of years into th...

Podcast #118: Stuck Holding Double Badgers from 2020-09-11T09:55:24

Hark! Tom, Matt and Quinns have eaten the sacred pod-beans and soon opinions will grow from their open mouths. Specifically, opinions about the board games Renature (01:41), Pictures (17:33), The S...

Podcast #117 - (Virtually) Live from the UKGE! from 2020-08-28T10:03:39

In this preposterously 117th episode of the Shut Up and Sit Down podcast Quinns, Ava and Tom are going absolutely LIVE to the UK Games Expo, threatening to snarf endless pizza in Fort, crunch the n...

Podcast #116 - ...Reset to Hokey Pokey from 2020-08-14T17:18:49

In this hideously 116th episode of the Shut Up and Sit Down podcast, Matt, Ava and Tom return to Undaunted: North Africa, Struggle Imperially with Imperial Struggle, and wait patiently for the moon...

Podcast #115 - Score The Boogie Bonus from 2020-07-31T15:24:38

In this undeniably 115th episode of the Shut Up and Sit Down podcast, Tom and Quinns resume the age-old tradition of shirtless podcasting, and talk about a slurry of games big and small. We kick of...

Podcast #114 - The Ocean Grasps a Van from 2020-07-17T14:28:56

It's a full house, baby! In this episode of the podcast Ava and Quinns discuss FIVE games, each and every one of which is GOOD. There's Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 (04:15), Innovation (19:36), Geomet...

Podcast #113: The Double-Monster Solo-Roleplay Small-Box TeamBuilder 8000 from 2020-07-03T17:06:46

Contained therein are discussions of everything from Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion to Team3, as well as a double-bill of SPOOKY MONSTER GAMES in Hakko Onna and Anomaly. We also take a little amble t...

Podcast #112 - Spooked in Sea, Spooked in Space from 2020-06-19T16:14:43

On this week’s episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Matt, Tom & Ava sit around in a board game soup, rambling about a series of games that we’ve been playing in the darkest reaches of lockdow...

Podcast #111 - Cramped Cats, Demonic Cricket from 2020-06-05T18:48:04

Are current events getting you down? In this episode of the podcast, Ava and Quinns discuss a selection of games that might make real life seem a little cheerier. There's the threat of drowning ado...

Podcast #110: The Death of Madeira 1000 from 2020-05-22T20:29:34

Quinns, Tom and Ava voyage boldly into the great boardgame unknown, this time without Matt’s assistance on the technology side of things! The result? A podcast that’s deeply flawed. Am I going to t...

Podcast #109 - Waterboarded By Elves from 2020-05-08T18:31:51

You, at the back! Was it you that ordered a chat sandwich? Was it with ramble bread and discussion filling - extra… stream schedule?

Look. I spent ages trying to make a joke about this pod...

Podcast #108: Beatdown, Madness, Chaos in the Train from 2020-04-24T14:26:10

Look, I’m really sorry that I sat on the podcast intro music but what am I supposed to do, check every seat for audio files before I sit down? I know it’s a bit crushed and quiet, but if we give it...

Podcast #107: The City of the Pork Shoulders from 2020-04-10T16:55:58

‘Ello ‘ello ‘ello, wot’s going on ‘ere then? Looks and sounds like there are three english men crammed inside one english cupboard talking about a series of “board games” from who knows where. That...

Podcast #106: The Very First Quarantine Special from 2020-03-27T20:09:58

Welcome to the loosiest, goosiest episode of the Shut Up and Sit Down podcast yet, where three adults try to have a conversation via the internet without talking over each other all of the time. Ex...

Podcast #105: BIG GAMES, SMALL PODCAST from 2020-03-13T16:42:53

DISCLAIMER: The thumbnail for this podcast contains more business than is actually contained in this podcast. Instead, on this short, sleepy episode, a tired old Matt and a sickly young Tom have a ...

Podcast #104: ‘Ain’t no party like a Glenmore II: Chronicles party from 2020-02-28T13:19:45

Welcome, diners, and take your seats for what will surely be a smashing dinner service at the very 104th Shut Up & Sit Down podcast. Enjoy a salty fish supper alongside Oceans, a haggis and a whisk...

Podcast #103: Welcome to the Ketchup Age from 2020-02-16T14:27:05

Look out! Podcast #103 is charging towards your fragile human body like the untameable beast of content that it well and truly is. Be shocked, as we wrangle with Clinic! Gasp in horror as we consum...

Podcast #102: Frankenstein’s Goat Dilemma from 2020-01-31T12:37:58

In this episode of the podcast we dive back into Suburbia, explore The King’s Dilemma, and dabble with Abomination and Finger Guns at High Noon as well as plenty of others. We also have a rather lo...

Podcast #101: Donkeys Behind Enemy Lines from 2020-01-17T14:35:20

Recorded live at PAX Unplugged 2019, Matt and Quinns rattle through a plethora of games! Roads & Boats, Vadoran Gardens, Slide Quest, War of the Worlds, Fantastic Factories, Paranormal Detectives, ...

Podcast #100: International Trouser Accidents from 2019-10-16T16:07:47

Matt and Quinns are briefly joined by Pip for an sleep-deprived natter about some interesting games. Obscurio (16:14) sounds like Wizard-Dixit with traitors, and incredibly summoned a cheer from th...

Podcast #99.9 - My Hungry, Sleepy Civilization from 2019-09-25T08:55:31

In what is still definitely *not* our 100th episode, Quinns and intern Ben summon the energy to discuss their 12 hour game of Western Empires (02:32) and the byzantine challenge of Cloudspire (18:0...

Podcast #99¾ - Running from the Board Game Police from 2019-09-04T14:35:21

In this episode, Matt, Quinns and Ben report live from a secret hideout. Matt's been breaking the rules of Gloomhaven (discussed at 26:54) while Quinns has been ignoring the laws of Bunny Kingdom: ...

Podcast #99: Sea Football from 2019-08-15T18:07:55

Matt, Quinns and Ben are circling podcast #100 like talkative nerds circling a numerical drain. Quickly! Before they slip away, listen to them talk about the games We're Doomed (02:23), For Sale (1...

Podcast #98: Seize My Silky Rails from 2019-07-17T14:52:53

Back from Belgium's fantastic Zomerspel tabletop convention, Matt and Quinns have brains full of feelings about "board games".

But *which* board games? Those would be Taverns of Tiefan Tha...

Podcast #97: Meeting Your Shadow Self and Other Excitements from 2019-06-19T15:26:31

In this episode of the board gaming podcast, Matt and Quinns chat about Stay Cool (02:45), Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid (09:01), Letter Jam (21:42), Welcome to Dino World (29:22), Rome and Rol...

Podcast #96: Dipping With The Druids from 2019-05-29T14:09:59

Just who are druids? What are they doing? And is it safe to "dip" with them?

We can't be sure, but we can tell you that the following games are discussed in this podcast: Res Arcana (02:38...

Podcast #95: The Danish Crisis from 2019-05-15T15:57:28

Matt and Quinns explain that they are *not* alcholics in this Fastaval special episode. Games discussed include Hansa Teutonica (02:56), Deep Blue (12:02), Auto (15:50), Flamme Rouge’s unnamed camp...

Podcast #94: Seven Players, Exchanging Bananas from 2019-04-24T14:29:37

Matt, Quinns and intern Kylie are here for a 7 player special, formed by Watson & Holmes (03:00), Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space (12:14), and Bourré (19:55). Afterwards, they slim down for a...

Podcast #93: Alone with the Norwegians from 2019-04-10T10:51:58

For our special 93rd episode, Matt and Quinns break from tradition to talk about board games. First, the pair and respond to the furore surrounding Quinns' Blood on the Clocktower review (02:05). T...

Podcast #92: Matt's Crap Trams from 2019-03-20T12:52:04

All aboard! In this very special tram-isode, your favourite board game podcast is going on a journey. The chat vehicle stops at New Frontiers: The Race for the Galaxy Board Game, Kemet: Ta-Seti, Ke...

Podcast #91: The 2018 Pearple's Choice Awards! from 2019-03-06T14:06:41

Matt and Quinns have a chat about Wingspan, Chronicles of Crime, Franchise and Woodlouse Chaos, before strapping on their tuxedos for the annual Pearple's Choice awards.

Who will win Best ...

Podcast #90: The Generation Train from 2019-01-23T14:18:27

Oof! Matt and Quinns are lurching unsteadily into 2019 with a podcast overloaded with games. There's Blackout: Hong Kong (again), Just One, Sumer, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Schummel Hummel, The Thing,...

Podcast #89: Those Unattainable Vegetables from 2018-12-05T16:07:56

Matt and Quinns are joined in this episode by Microsoft Powerpoint(!) to discuss their experiences with Heaven & Ale, Reykholt, Captains of the Gulf, Trapwords and Between Two Castles of Mad King L...

Podcast #88: Neon Salads of Hong Kong from 2018-11-07T12:53:52

Serious question: Have we ever had this many charming board games on one podcast? Has ANYONE?

In this episode Matt and Quinns discuss the twin games of Cockroach Salad and Cockroach Soup, ...

Podcast #87: Cheese on the Clocktower from 2018-10-18T11:25:19

Matt, Quinns, Paul and Pip gather beneath a stormy sky to discuss games of WIT and CHANCE.

These games include Shadows: Amsterdam, The Shipwreck Arcana, Cryptid (a bit), Kung Fu Zoo, Illus...

Podcast #86: Doctor, My Dice Are Bleeding from 2018-09-26T11:33:35

Matt and Quinns kick this one off with a big, hairy discussion of Werewolf Legacy, and the state of legacy games in general. Moving on, they chat about the smooth operations of V Commandos, orchest...

Podcast #85: Do you have any Fascist Fish? from 2018-09-05T14:46

Come! Make yourself at home in our podcast nest, where Paul and Quinns are ready to regurgitate some board game knowledge right into your beak. This episode features Gunkimono, Taj Mahal, Trade on ...

Podcast #84: The Post-Gen Con Blowout from 2018-08-17T14:50:57

Join Paul and Quinns as they waddle forth from the future, burdened with impressions of all the new games they played at Gen Con 2018. They've got the scoop on Keyforge, Gen 7, Nyctophobia, Critica...

Podcast #83: The Villain's Criminal Google from 2018-08-09T11:08:15

In this episode of the award-winning board game podcast, Quinns, Matt and Paul are BAD MEN. They make fun of Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game, adopt some evil roles in Disney's Villainous, inve...

Podcast #82: Welcome To My Viking Fungus from 2018-07-25T15:53:08

Paul and Quinns loosened their belts for this tasty cast! The boys stuffed themselves with suburbs in Welcome To, ran a Chinese restaurant in Wok Star, poked around a forest for Fungi, barely stoma...

Podcast #81: Our Irradiated Pastries from 2018-07-06T12:35:54

The boys discuss exciting new games like Reef, Newspeak, Museum and Fallout: The Board Game, before chatting about their time in the French Resistance, deciphering codes in cream puffs. Yes, really...

Podcast #80: Until The Sheep Goes "Berp" from 2018-06-20T10:23:24

What adventures we've had! We've argued about artichokes in Destination X, drowned some sheep in Lowlands, started a war in Starship Samurai, and struggled against big data in Quantified.

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Podcast #79: Law, Order and the Order of Logging from 2018-06-08T14:34:27

Matt, Quinns and Paul discuss the classy games of Lignum, Huns, The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr and Band Manager. But after that? This show KICKS OFF!

Did Quinns throw away Matt's copy of ...

Podcast #78: Paul's Good Lamp Years from 2018-05-30T14:12:49

Paul and Quinns enjoy board games a great deal. BUT WHICH ONES?

Well, this week they enjoyed running competing factories in Arkwright. They liked the art in the new edition of High Society...

Podcast #77: Shipping & Deceiving from 2018-05-04T10:17:29

HONK! After a long journey, the latest Shut Up & Sit Down podcast is now docking with your ears.

The boys have finally played Container, an utterly ridiculous economic game that'll be enjo...

Podcast #76: Long John's Bad Mind from 2018-04-25T10:45:35

The team gathers in a haunted house in Niagara Falls, NY, to discuss the spookiest games imaginable: The Mind, Cardline Animals, Bye Bye Black Sheep, Kemet: Set, Treasure Island, Fireball Island an...

Podcast #75: Stress Testing your Tarot from 2018-03-28T13:32:15

This week, Matt, Paul and Quinns reunited in a hotel! After crying for a solid five minutes straight they switched on a microphone and discussed some board games: Ethnos, Fog of Love, Azul, Barenpa...

Podcast #74: The War of the Stuffed Sun from 2018-03-09T12:11:03

Board games! They're things you can put on the table and sometimes enjoy. In this episode Matt and Quinns discuss Isle of Skye: Journeyman, Stuffed Fables, War of the Ring and Rising Sun. Also, the...

Podcast #73: The 2017 Pearple's Choice Awards from 2018-02-23T12:20:39

Paul, Matt and Quinns discuss the 2017 Pearple's Choice Awards! It's a great opportunity to discuss the very best games of last year, including Sagrada, Gloomhaven, Azul, Twilight Imperium 4th Edit...

Podcast #72: Climbing Mount London from 2018-02-09T16:14:39

Matt, Paul and Quinns continue their treacherous ascent up the Shut Up & Sit Down review stack. This week, that means examining Mountaineers, The Climbers, London, the Munchkin Collectible Card Gam...

Podcast #71: The Dragonholt Assault on Fake Eggs from 2018-01-17T09:44:41

Matt and Paul regroup for a post-festive ramble through the wilderness of cardboard. Paul shares some thoughts on Legacy of Dragonholt and Celestia, while Matt visits the free co-op app for Imperia...

Podcast #70: Trading Shady Trees from 2017-12-21T11:33:55

Matt and Quinns gather beneath a Christmas tree before cutting it down for Victory Points. Picking the pine needles out of their mouths, they discuss Photosynthesis, Sidereal Confluence and Shadesp...

Podcast #69: An Erotic Scottish Village from 2017-12-09T10:01:57

In this instalment of the board game podcast, Matt, Paul and Quinns discuss a selection of absolute Christmas crackers.

Want to hear about Charterstone, Ex Libris, Flamme Rouge: Peloton, C...

Podcast #68: Brotherly Love and Troublesome Pies from 2017-11-21T20:51:12

Matt and Quinns took to the stage at PAX Unplugged for this Very Special Phillysode! The first segment, "Card games that made us feel bad", includes chat about Capital Lux, Hanamikoji and Plums. Th...

Podcast #67: Spanish Tiles and Surprise Rats from 2017-11-10T14:09:30

Matt, Paul and Quinns discuss everything they're working on! Matt's hacking his way towards a Gloomhaven review, Paul actually quite likes Azul, and Quinns is wondering about whether to review Lisb...

Podcast #66: The Post-SHUX Yingisode from 2017-10-27T09:28:14

Matt, Paul and Quinns join forces to try and unpick all of the sticky games they played at SHUX 2017. Shifty-Eyed Spies, Hanamikoji, Meeple Circus, Edge of Darkness and Space Base, as well as expan...

Podcast #65: Every Dog Has His Donner from 2017-09-13T14:20:23

Quinns and Paul go sprinting through the streets of Board Game City, begging for bones and pissing on everything in sight.

Podcast #64: Dolphins Are People Too from 2017-08-16T15:40:23

Paul and Quinns meet (on the INTERNET) to discuss board games new and old. On this episode this includes Between Two Cities, World Championship Russian Roulette, Pit Crew and the first expansion fo...

Podcast #63: A Bag of Glass and Cheese from 2017-07-14T14:53:15

No ghosts this week! Instead, Paul and Quinns discuss the surprising pouches of Sagrada, Automobiles and Orleans, before reaching into the pouch-with-pretensions that is our mailbag.

Podcast #62: Bruises in Bruges from 2017-07-02T10:52:34

Matt, Paul and Quinns once more eschew the new to discuss some board gaming classics: Bruges, Zombicide: Black Plague, Tigris & Euphrates and Railways of the World. There's also more Ghost Chat and...

Podcast #61: Lazer Pizza from Mars from 2017-06-16T14:43:19

Matt, Pip and Quinns have played SO MANY NEW GAMES. New York Slice, Kitchen Rush, NMBR 9, Lazer Ryderz, Four Elements and more! An all-you-can-eat Pizza Hut buffet of board games. Come along, gorge...

Podcast #60: The Godfather's Animal Champion from 2017-06-16T14:21:12

Matt, Pip and Quinns discuss all sorts of upcoming board games, from Eric Lang's The Godfather, to the bear-filled Barenpark, to the excitement of First Martians, before moving on to the MAIN EVENT...

Podcast #59: The Ghost of BoardGameGeek's Top 100 from 2017-06-01T21:57:13

Matt, Paul and Quinns crawl out of their writing-trenches to discuss the mammoth 20,000 word feature they wrote this week: SU&SD's take on BoardGameGeek's top 100 rated games.

There's also...

Podcast #58: A Field of Marbles from 2017-05-12T12:54:30

Paul and Quinns are all about the *classics* in this one and only 58th ep of the SU&SD podcast. Dinosaurs! Marbles! Liar's dice! Wooden cows!

There's also some chat about whether anyone wi...

Podcast #57: A Purple Boss, A Spicy Path from 2017-04-28T13:13:21

Paul and Quinns unite to discuss board games new and old! There's I'm The Boss!, Century: Spice Road, Citadels and Fresco. There's juggling and virgin queens.

And of course, no review is c...

Podcast #56: Three Tough Guys and a Yamatai from 2017-04-14T10:12:09

Paul, Matt and Quinns discuss some of the world's latest and greatest board games! This week that means Flamme Rouge, Mythos Tales and Yamatai. They also discuss why the Warhammer universe is like ...

Podcast #55: Teenage Monstrous Roman Soldiers from 2017-03-23T13:33:04

Imagine you were rotating an industrial valve to let off air pressure. Now imagine the valve is cool chat, and the air pressure is all of the games Paul and Quinns have been playing. Unlock! Kingdo...

Podcast #54: In A Bedroom With A Nasty Lich from 2017-03-08T12:02:30

Team SU&SD meet at GDC to discuss all sorts of erudite topics. Should liches be banned? Must gamers be forced to make tough decisions? And how can we put a stop to actors playing folk games ON STAG...

Podcast #53: Matt and Quinns go to the Past from 2017-02-18T16:18:35

The sacrifices we make for you, sweet innocent listeners. Matt and Quinns have only gone back and played 80's "classics" Space Hulk, Blood Bowl and Magic: The Gathering so you don't have to.
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Podcast #52: A Deception, a Dove and a Dungeon from 2017-02-01T10:55

Matt, Paul and Quinns return in 2017! What will the year hold? Board games, it seems, starting with Clank!, Dark Stories, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong and Welcome Back to the Dungeon! The boys al...

Podcast #51: The Pearple's Choice Awards from 2016-12-22T10:29:37

Paul and Quinns round off 2016 with the inaugral Pearple's Choice Awards! What will win Best Expansion? What about Best Reprint? And most importantly, with their reputation as tastemakers on the li...

Podcast #50: Our Top 5 Games of 2016! from 2016-12-15T01:02:08

You know what's great? Numbers are great.

For this 50th podcast (50 being one of the all-time top numbers) Paul and Quinns discuss Tyrants of the Onederdark and Spyfall 2, before discussin...

Podcast #49: A Dream Home and an Ill Moon from 2016-11-16T13:26:09

Paul and Quinns discuss 6 new games, 4 emails and 2 folk games in what must be their most mathematically pleasing cast ever.

The pair end up recommending two games out of Dream Home, Harry...

Podcast #48: Complaining in the Crystal Maze from 2016-10-19T12:48:28

Like a domestic Sisyphus, Paul and Quinns continue on their quest to play all of the things!

This week that means Pax Pamir, the Conan miniatures game, the new Game of Thrones card game, a...

Podcast #47: Struggling in a Vast Aquarium from 2016-09-21T12:01:42

Like a jaguar (car) or a jaguar (cat), our 47th ever podcast is a bona fide classic.

Paul and Quinns discuss board games ranging from Vast: The Crystal Caverns, to Twilight Struggle, to Aq...

Podcast #46: One Miniature Vlaada from 2016-08-24T12:57:04

Paul, Quinns and Eric Tonjes discuss games LIVE from Gen Con 2016! Ft. Pandemic Cthulu, the Runewars Miniatures Game and the Arkham Horror LCG. Plus, an interview with Vlaada Chvátil, who might jus...

Podcast #45: A Nebulous Boneyard from 2016-08-02T18:49:06

In this episode Quinns proves he's young by playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Happy Pigs and Via Nebula, while Paul proves he's not by playing Meuterer, Mission: Red Planet and the profoundly ...

Podcast #44: Mausoleums of Birmingham from 2016-07-13T10:21:07

It's the second podcast we recorded live at the 2016 UK Games Expo. This time we offer definitive feels on Spiel des Jahres-nominted games Karuba and Imhotep, as well as chatting about Beyond Baker...

Podcast #43: Deciding Where The Bullets Go from 2016-06-29T09:17:49

In this cast Matt, Paul, Pip and Quinns met up with 300 fans in a sweaty room at the UK Games Expo to discuss what they'd been playing. That meant The Ravens of Thri Sahashri, Ice Cool, Treasure Hu...

Podcast #42: Fairytale in North Korea from 2016-06-15T14:18:17

Strap on your jackboots! It's time for a veritable military parade of a podcast, proceeding at an impressive pace but nonetheless going on for slightly too long.

Games covered include Dear...

Podcast #41: Misery, farkles and Soren Johnson from 2016-06-01T10:49:07

Psst! Down here! Climb into this cramped cave of chat with us. There's room for one more person.

In what could well be our most feature-filled podcast ever, Matt, Paul and Quinns discuss T...

Podcast #40: Reiner Knizia's Relationship Simulator from 2016-04-20T14:39:36

Matt, Paul and Quinns meet once again to create a board gaming Voltron, and he wants to talk TO YOU!

Games discussed in this episode include And Then We Held Hands, Ra, Through the Ages, F...

Podcast #39: Dancin', Brawlin' and Burglin' from 2016-03-23T14:12:20

Paul, Matt and guest star Jonathan Ying discuss the hottest new board games! And by "hottest" we mean "weirdest" (and by "new" we mean "old").

But trust us. It's a good time. Dancing Eggs ...

Podcast #38: 504 Ways to Eat Paper from 2016-02-17T11:51:26

Matt, Paul and Quinns discuss games new and old. Elevenses! 504! Liar's Dice! Archaeology! It's not just Friedemann Friese who can pack a lot of nonsense into a tiny package.

Podcast #37: The Fun Stick Game from 2016-01-13T13:50:50

Matt, Quinns and Paul return for 2016! New games discussed incldue Billionaire Banshee, Flick 'em Up and Marrying Mr. Darcy. Million year-old games discussed include The Fun Stick Game.

Podcast #36: Art Vs. Knives from 2015-12-02T16:50:26

Paul's back from Board Game Geek Con, and wants to talk about everything he played! Also, Quinns gets excited about knives

Podcast #35: Rebellion in an Airport from 2015-11-12T05:11:14

This week Paul, Matt and Quinns are to be found in a Minneapolis airport Chili's. But don't worry! We won't let the glitz and glamour of our new, international lifestyle change us.

Some am...

Podcast #34: The Great Antarctic Experiment from 2015-10-22T19:55:22

Paul and Quinns and embarking on a great scientific venture! Also, they manage some spoiler-free chat about Pandemic Legacy. What a delicate cast!

Podcast #33: Paints, Knocks and Christian Peterson from 2015-09-16T13:14:21

Matt and Quinns are desperate to talk about Infinity, while Paul's been playing Battlecon. Also, a wild CEO appears!

Podcast #32: Gasoline, Quiche and King Eric Lang from 2015-09-02T12:33:36

Matt, Paul and Quinns talk Game of Thrones, fires, disease, quiche, and are rudely interrupted from this vital business by an interview with designer Eric Lang.

Podcast #31: Return of the Gen-Cast from 2015-08-07T08:07:30

Matt, Quinns and Pip do their best to discuss T.I.M.E. Stories, Evolution and The Bloody Inn in front of a VERY frisky audience.

Podcast #30: An Opera of Toys from 2015-07-09T09:58:38

Team SU&SD discuss the magic of Funemployed, Forbidden Stars and Spyfall, all while Quinns is tripping bowls.

Podcast #29: Nightmares at the Hilton from 2015-06-03T12:23:58

Quinns has been to the UK games expo, and Paul's been delving into some 2 player releases. Two plotlines at once! Can you keep up?

Podcast #28: Imperial Smog from 2015-04-30T12:14:16

What grown-up games we've got this week! Paul, Quinns and Matt discuss the beautiful Imperial Settlers, the grand old game of Nations, get a bit shipsy with Panamax and discuss Paul's sex power in ...

Podcast #27: Japanese Ghost Welfare from 2015-04-08T13:27:13

Alternative podcast title: The One That Gets Us Banned From Soundcloud. Paul, Matt and Quinns discuss being dodgy alchemists in Alchemists, bad politicians in their recent Megagame, and Quinns has ...

Podcast #26: Mostly Books and Wookies from 2015-03-25T10:10:59

Paul, Matt and Quinns are reunited in the same room! Books, wookies, moles, ghosts, occasional flatulence. They've got it all.

Paul's Greatest Gaming Memory from 2015-03-25T08:37:56

Paul's Greatest Gaming Memory by Shut Up & Sit Down

Brendan's Rooky Errors: A Story of Chess from 2015-03-25T08:33:39

After discovering everything he was taught about chess to be wrong, Brendan goes on a quest to learn the game properly, in this special feature on the ancient pastime.

Podcast #25: Stop! Let's Banana from 2015-02-04T15:59:03

Paul's been hard at work testing the Witcher board game, Panamax and Spyfall! Quinns tries to derail him with a trip to Board Game Geek.

Podcast #24: On Poor Quality Property from 2015-01-14T11:07:36

Matt and Quinns discuss the terrible houses (and terrible messes) they've made in Last Will, Pagoda and Castles of Mad King Ludwig.

Quinns' Favourite Drinking Games from 2014-12-05T15:12:53

Quinns recounts his well-spent youth as a keeper of drinking games.

Podcast #23: The Christmas CarolCast from 2014-11-13T11:09:56

Paul and Quinns extend their sexy Christmas tentacles over games past, present and future.

Sean Bean Quest from 2014-10-30T13:48:59

Shut Up & Sit Down play a pen & paper roleplaying where they all control Sean Bean. To this day, we still don't know how this happened.

Podcast #22: The Octobercast from 2014-10-16T08:30:16

It's almost Halloween, so Paul and Quinns discuss such spooky games as Zombie 15', Dog Eat Dog and - er - Subdivision.

Podcast #21: The Cardcast from 2014-08-27T00:00

Paul, Matt and Quinns have played new releases Abyss, Samurai Spirit, Say Bye to the Villains and Pandante! Except they can't agree about a single one of them. Oh dear.

Podcast #20: The Livecast from 2014-08-20T17:31:12

At Gen Con 2014 we hosted a live podcast for 300 of our closest friends! Enclicken to hear us get excited about the new XCOM board game, True Dungeon and Question Jenga.

Amazing Star Wars Adventures! Part 3 from 2014-08-12T19:25:41

Our doomed posse of space-cowboys attempt their very first heist. Guess how that goes!

Leigh's Month as an Assassin from 2014-08-06T12:41:23

In the second of our spoken word articles, Leigh Alexander talks us through the month she spent as a femme fatale watergun assassin.

Podcast #19: The Watercast from 2014-08-06T12:26:34

Paul, Leigh and Quinns took part in a one month, one hit-one kill watergun assassination game. We present their exhaustive, exhausted review.

Amazing Star Wars Adventures! Part 2 from 2014-07-29T10:34:21

The adventures of Fuse (Matt Lees), Beetle (Leigh Alexander) and ZB-33 (Quintin Smith) continue! Although "adventures" might be a strong word.

Podcast #18: The Turbocast from 2014-07-22T14:49:55

It's our eighteenth ever podcast! A rushed one this time, as Quinns, Paul, Matt and Brendan do their best to review five games in time for an Emergency Agony Aunt Segment.

Brendan's Correct Way to Scratch from 2014-07-10T12:41:21

Brendan's Correct Way to Scratch by Shut Up & Sit Down

Amazing Star Wars Adventures: The Prologue from 2014-06-12T12:43:09

Our diary of fancy new role-playing game Star Wars: Edge of Empire begins! Starring Leigh Alexander, Matt Lees and Quintin Smith being bossed around by Paul Dean.

Podcast #17: The Megacast from 2014-05-27T11:20:52

The sweet boys of Shut Up & Sit Down discuss the Megagame they attended. What's a Megagame? Drop everything you're doing and watch this ruddy video immediately: http://www.shutupandsitdown.com/vide...

Podcast #16: On the Death of Bothans from 2014-05-14T16:46:39

It's an erudite week for team SU&SD, as their gaming reduces them to hitting one another with clubs, failing to cross mountains and not yet understanding the Star Wars RPG.

Podcast #15: Fleeing the City from 2014-04-09T11:42:36

The world's most hyperbolic board game podcast returns, with a trip report from Game Developers Conference '14!

Podcast #14: That Heart-Restarting Moment from 2014-03-05T20:01:31

Podcast #14: That Heart-Restarting Moment by Shut Up & Sit Down

Podcast #13: The Tale of Elfblow Whistleknife from 2014-01-15T11:54:34

A hot new board gaming podcast, from SU&SD!

For more board game coverage, why not pop over to www.shutupandsitdown.com

Podcast #12: Quinns' Holiday Crush from 2013-12-05T08:54:48

Quinns is back from Board Game Geek con, and he's fit to BURST with news of Nordic LARP, sinister physical games and a board game designer who's inexplicably gorgeous in person. Following this vita...

Podcast #11: All Your Broken Monsters from 2013-11-13T21:28:20

That's right, babies! You asked for more regular podcasts on your subscriber questionnaires, and we're doing exactly that. The system works! Ignore that clattering and keening coming from our se...

Podcast #10: Pirates & Politics from 2013-10-29T20:37:05

What's this? A scant three weeks since the last SU&SD podcast, a new one has slipped into the world like a newborn babe: Dirty, noisy, desperate for attention and a little bit intimidating.<...

Podcast #09: Reigning Supreme from 2013-10-09T09:57:28

The NINTH EVER Shut Up  & Sit Down podcast has arrived like a beautiful steam train! It’s  impressive, quite long and harnesses only rudimentary technology.

Several &nbs...

Podcast #08: Pointy Masks & Huge Beetles from 2013-08-07T15:15:05

The SU&SD podcast has once again arrived like a great big board gaming burrito: Fiery, fresh and surprisingly dense*.

In our eighth instalment Paul and Quinns are joined ...

Podcast #07: Lucky Podcast Number Seven ft. Leigh Alexander from 2013-06-18T11:33:51

Paul: Yes, yes,  we have a seventh podcast for you, for all of you, even you there, at  the back. Please form an orderly queue here and pick up your free copy...

Podcast #07: Introducing the Mailbag from 2013-06-18T11:33:51

Say HELLO to the very seventh Shut Up & Sit Down podcast. Don't actually say hello it can't hear you.

Podcast #06: The Very Sixth SU&SD Podcast from 2013-04-30T19:21:16

Oh, no. Having survived month one of the new site, the boys are trying to make their podcast more professional. The result? A regular feature they can’t decide on, musical stings they’re wieldin...

Podcast #06 from 2013-04-30T19:21:16

The very sixth Shut Up & Sit Down podcast!

Podcast #05: The Fifth SU&SD Podcast from 2013-04-12T12:17:21

In this VERY SERIOUS podcastery from renowned “Men of letters” Paul and Quinns, we answer the questions that some people, somewhere, might want answered. Are board games cool? When is it about A...

Podcast #05 from 2013-04-12T12:17:21

Podcast #05 by Shut Up & Sit Down

Podcast #04: The Fourth Ever SU&SD Podcast from 2013-03-26T19:17:11

Quinns: The technology behind podcasts is beyond us, as stars are beyond the humble antelope. I’ll tell you what, though! Paul and I can totally put a mic on a table a...

Podcast #03: The “Very Third” Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast from 2013-03-26T19:17:11

Paul: As well as bouncing between topics like a pinball between flippers, this is an important podcast for us for two reasons. First, we’re announcing an exciting thing and...

Podcast #04 from 2013-03-26T19:17:11

Shut Up & Sit Down offers the world's best board game reviews. The podcast is where they temporarily forget how that works.

Podcast #03 from 2013-03-26T19:17:11

Shut Up & Sit Down offers the world's best board game reviews. The podcast is where they temporarily forget how that works.

Podcast #02 from 2013-03-26T19:17:11

Shut Up & Sit Down offers the world's best board game reviews. The podcast is where they temporarily forget how that works.

Podcast #01 from 2013-03-26T19:17:11

Shut Up & Sit Down offers the world's best board game reviews. The podcast is where they temporarily forget how that works.

Podcast #02: The Second Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast from 2013-03-26T18:00

Paul: Yep, that’s right, your eyes do not deceive you and nor do your ears. Shut Up & Sit Down is back and tightly, trimly encoded into a 64kbps  podcast, streamli...

Podcast #01: The First Ever Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast from 2013-03-26T17:00

Paul:  What is this?! Why, it’s the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast! At last, you can enjoy SU&SD while shelling crabs, or during an exceptionally banal bout of lov...