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  1. #290 - The Turnips of Wroth

    2 DAYS AGO

    #290 - The Turnips of Wroth

    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”. Our dynamic duo then seek to area control eachother in a WORTH WRESTLE! Whose critical opinion on this luminous box will come out on top? Neither, really. They’re both pretty chill about the whole thing. Everyone’s allowed opinions - even YOU! Have a great week, everybody! Timestamps: 01:19 - Emberleaf 16:20 - Wroth

    39 min
  2. #289 - Standard Box, Kallax Nightmare

    6 FEB

    #289 - Standard Box, Kallax Nightmare

    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… First up is Phoenix New Horizon, a game of building post-apocalyptic power networks and trying to get a promotion. That’s followed by a slightly spoilery chat about Regicide Legacy - a game that asks the bold question; “What If Regicide, But Legacy?”. The pod’s rounded off with a quick chat about Zenith’s standard two-player mode, and spicy four player variant! Just like… never mind. Have a great week, everybody! Timestamps: 01:49 - Phoenix New Horizon 17:57 - Regicide Legacy 27:13 - Regicide Legacy Spoilers 33:31 - Zenith

    46 min
  3. #288 - The Memory Tub

    23 JAN

    #288 - The Memory Tub

    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!). Expect rambling thoughts about a whole cluster of games played at PAXU 2025, and a few other sneaky additions to the lineup last-minute. Have a great week, everybody! Timestamps: 01:14 - Epona 10:19 - Joyride: Full Throttle 13:42 - Petiquette 17:32 - Wiggle Roulette 20:34 - Pick ‘n Packers 28:31 - This Is Not A Game About A Pipe 34:43 - No Loose Ends

    38 min
  4. #287 - Tending Time

    9 JAN

    #287 - Tending Time

    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’! Have a great weekend, everybody! Timestamps: 01:19 - Tend 23:31 - Take Time

    38 min
  5. #286 - THE BIG WET SPRINT

    28/11/2025

    #286 - THE BIG WET SPRINT

    Website Copy: On this free-flowing episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about competitive marble-pilfering simulator 12 Rivers, as well as a double-bill of absurd racing games in Hot Streak and Magical Athlete! You may be expecting that this podcast thumbnail would show the promised board of 12 Rivers (which you can find here) and instead shows a picture of Hurley - the not-a-hotdog from Hot Streak. This is intentional, and important. Have a great weekend, everybody! Timestamps: 01:14 - 12 Rivers 12:43 - Hot Streak 26:41 - Magical Athlete

    41 min
  6. #285 - Second Servings

    09/11/2025

    #285 - Second Servings

    On this subsequent episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Tom are returning to a couple of the games they were excited about in the Essen Special, as well as covering one that was missed from the billing! Excuse the occasional odd buzzing on this one - we tried to scrub it as much as possible but there's only so much you can do to heal a dodgy microphone before you start making Matt sound like a blender. Have a great weekend, everybody! Timestamps: 02:33 - Winning Ticket 15:41 - Feya’s Swamp 37:04 - Sanctuary

    51 min
  7. Our Top 22 Games of Essen 2025!

    07/11/2025

    Our Top 22 Games of Essen 2025!

    On this FULL CAPS CHUNKY episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are talking about all of the games they played at Essen 2025! This is an audio-only reupload of the video we just put out on the main channel - so if you’d like to enjoy a physical tier list alongside these wobbly words? Then that’s where it is, and will be, forever and ever. Excuse the mildly iffy audio on this one! Have a great weekend, everybody! Timestamps: 01:00 - Chemical Overload 07:50 - Collect! 12:45 - Tolleno 19:05 - A Carnivore Did It! 21:40 - Echoes of Time 23:55 - Pyradice 29:07 - Tax The Rich 32:09 - 3 Witches 37:53 - Agent Avenue 43:33 - Recall 46:59 - Feya’s Swamp 54:43 - Wie Die Karnikel 58:20 - Milch Mit Abführmittel 1:03:34 - Big Shot 1:08:07 - Night Soil 1:11:24 - The White Castle: Duel 1:16:58 - National Economy 1:21:05 - Railway Boom 1:23:38 - Pulitzer 1:30:28 - Sanctuary 1:34:29 - River Rats 1:39:32 - Ghost Lift

    1h 44m
  8. #284 - Exponential Cards

    01/11/2025

    #284 - Exponential Cards

    On this flexibly numerical episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are, you guessed it, talking once again about games with CARDS, BOARDS, and DICE! In exactly that order - each game picking up a new component like a hungry Katamari. First up is Duel for Cardia - a perplexing little two-player dueller that lets you hop back in time to un-win your opponent - swiftly followed by 20 Strong, a solo-only game of clobbering a wolf. Or escaping a dream! Or becoming an alien. It’s a modular game system, you see. Finally, we’re chatting about Vantage - an open-world board game that’s one of 2025’s biggest! And Tom’s feeling all confused about it… Have a great weekend, everyone! Timestamps:  02:12 - Duel for Cardia 11:23 - 20 Strong 25:37 - Vantage

    44 min
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