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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 2d

And our very own Matt Lees has done the latest pass on the icons, look at these lovely little guys!

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 2d

Just 2 days left on the Dogs of War Gamefound! Updates during the campaign have revealed the new event cards mechanic, loads of Edu's insane art, and a TTS mod and TTS playthrough if you'd like to try before you buy.

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Dogs of War by Play to Z - Gamefound

A shattered realm. Six feuding Houses. You, a Dog of War, shift battles, forge betrayals, and seize glory to rise as the ultimate victor.

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 6d

In this massive review, we take a look at The Old King’s Crown - a game that’s so up our alley it might buy a house and raise a family there. Enjoy!

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Is ‘The Old King’s Crown’ 2025’s Best Board Game?

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 6d

Oh boy, if it isn’t that time of year again! Tom’s gone and gotten himself addicted to a giant, knotty board game again. Please wish him a speedy recovery.

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 16d

FUN STUFF: We've been hard at work resurrecting a SU&SD favourite - Dogs of War! A game we fell in love with more than 15 years ago is finally coming back under our new inprint - SU&SD Presents. Check out the details and our video announcement below:

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Dogs of War by Play to Z

A shattered realm. Six feuding Houses. You, a Dog of War, shift battles, forge betrayals, and seize glory to rise as the ultimate victor.

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 20d

Lock up you hobbits, there's a new king in town: We've reviewed Fate of the Fellowship, and it absolutely rules.

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Review: The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship - Shut Up & Sit Down

It feels like we've reviewed a cool HUNDRED of these games, but this week we've got something a little bit special - a Lord of the Rings co-op based on Pandemic, and one of the most comprehensive and ...

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 26d

Two players ONLY! You are absolutely FORBIDDEN from listening to this episode of the podcast in the presence of more than one other person! If there’s three in the car right now, then Susan is going to need to take a HIKE!

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Podcast #282 - Two Player Town (Population Two) - Shut Up & Sit Down

This week on the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, we’re talking two players! Tag Team is a head-to-head brawler, and Suna Valo is exactly the same, but for farms! Finally, Matt waxes lyrical about General ...

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 27d

Play as outlaws in the wild west that never was, replete with chain-smoking mules, eldritch revolvers and suspicious tonics.

Saddle up, rascal.

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Frontier Scum in 1 rule

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 27d

Scum on the frontier; Frontier Scum.

Alfred Valley's back with a spitwad rules summary to get you hyped about this rootin' tootin' acid western roleplaying game.

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Sep 4

Listen, we know you’re certainly busy playing Silksong. Lord knows we are.

But if you’ve got 10 minutes spare for the ol’ analogue fun - the cardboard times? Well, Tom’s gone and made a video about noughts and crosses. It’s better than it sounds, honest!!

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An Extremely Comprehensive* Review of Tic-Tac-Toe*

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 29

Podcast! This week, it’s what we’re calling a ‘Solo Tom Special’, for a nippy rundown of all the weird odds and ends recently played but scarcely covered!

Nary a single dud in the bunch, here; a spicy selection of recommendation!

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Podcast #281 - Tom’s Game Gauntlet II: The Return of ‘Game Gauntlet’ - Shut Up & Sit Down

It’s just little old Tom this week on the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, and he’s taking you through a bunch of odds and ends that might otherwise slip through the metaphorical cracks of the metaphorical...

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 24

...at the next game from the folks who made BEAST, an especially shiny game about Hercules, and an unexpected peek at Animal Rescue Team - the first of two games that we're co-publishing!

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8 New Co-op and Solo Games │ BOARD GAMES DIRECT #7 - Shut Up & Sit Down

The finale of Board Games Direct is HERE! And we've got an interesting selection of boxed THINGS to show you! This episode focuses on games to play co-operatively or on your jolly lonesome - with an e...

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 24

The finale of Board Games Direct is HERE! And we've got an interesting selection of boxed THINGS to show you! This episode focuses on games to play co-operatively or on your jolly lonesome - with an exciting peek...

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 23

Ooh! Gorgeous pond-management in Koi? Gazebo seems just as mean as it is colorful, and gingham allows you to live out your fantasies of being HUNDREDS OF ANTS CRAWLING OVER A PICNIC.

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Peek at 7 Puzzles! │ BOARD GAMES DIRECT #6 - Shut Up & Sit Down

We're trundling towards the end of Board Games Direct, but we've STILL got a bunch of exciting new games to show you. A brand new version of Cascadia? Ooh! Gorgeous pond-management in Koi? Gazebo seem...

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 23

We're trundling towards the end of Board Games Direct, but we've STILL got a bunch of exciting new games to show you. A brand new version of Cascadia?

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 22

Plenty here we'll be wanting to see more of - keep an eye out in the coming months!

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10 New Light Games │ BOARD GAMES DIRECT #5 - Shut Up & Sit Down

In today's episode of Board Games Direct, Matt and Tom are excited to present you with TEN games - all of which are on the lighter side! Explore the luscious landscapes of Parks, push a planet into a ...

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 22

In today's episode of Board Games Direct, Matt and Tom are excited to present you with TEN games - all of which are on the lighter side! Explore the luscious landscapes of Parks, push a planet into a friend in ORBIT, or explore the megagame-in-a-box stylings of Coalition?

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 21

It is fair, Philip. You’re going down!

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8 Games For Just Two Players! │ BOARD GAMES DIRECT #4 - Shut Up & Sit Down

“A DUEL TO THE DEATH, THEN!” I scream aloud in the cafe, as I throw a handful of playing cards at my bewildered partner. She’ll never beat me. I’m the master of my craft - The Schotten Totten World Wi...

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 21

In today’s Board Games Direct, we’re taking it down to just TWO players!

This crop of games thrive on getting into your opponents’ head, and poking away at all that gray matter. Ooh! Ughh! Oww! My strategies!!! My tactics!!!! This isn’t fair!!!

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 20

A little one-off we made for our stand at UK Games Expo earlier this year.

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 20

There’s some real treats in here - a veritable fountain of decadent design! Enjoy!

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8 CRUNCHY Board Games! │ BOARD GAMES DIRECT #3 - Shut Up & Sit Down

Today’s installment of Board Games Direct is an absolute crunch fest - a smorgasbord of textural games! Read more

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 20

After a gentle detour in the world of the humble card game, we’re back with a full-force VENTURE into the chunkiest genre of all. This third installment in our Board Games Direct preview series is peeking into the murky world of CHUNKY EUROGAMES.

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 19

We’re collecting chairs, fishing for monsters, and constructing quaint villages in Wales! What more could you want?!

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11 Nifty Upcoming Card Games!│BOARD GAMES DIRECT #2 - Shut Up & Sit Down

Card Games! We packed at least 11 fresh-out-the-tin cards into this second installment of Board Games Direct, and we’re NOT SORRY! Read more

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 19

We’re back with the CARD GAMES installment of our Board Games Direct Series! All these games, big and small, have you clasping a cadre of cards in your clammy claws - and they’re all a bit QUIRKY.

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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · Aug 19

All publishers taking part in BGD were required to confirm that they will not be using any AI art in their final production copies of their games. That includes SHUG, so our understanding is that the game does not contain any AI art.

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