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...

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...

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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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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!

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...

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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-...

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...

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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-...

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...

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

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

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...

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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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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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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

HULLO THERE

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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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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...

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”,...

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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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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.

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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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...

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...

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!

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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...

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.

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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...

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...

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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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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...

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...

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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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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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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...

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!

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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...

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...

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

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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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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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!

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...

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!

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