<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Website Copy:&lt;/strong&gt; On this free-flowing episode of the Shut Up &amp;amp; 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!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You may be expecting that this podcast thumbnail would show the promised board of 12 Rivers (which you can find &lt;a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/447649/12-rivers" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) and instead shows a picture of Hurley - the not-a-hotdog from Hot Streak. This is intentional, and important.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a great weekend, everybody!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timestamps:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:14 - 12 Rivers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12:43 - Hot Streak&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;26:41 - Magical Athlete&lt;/p&gt;
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Website Copy: On this free-flowing episode of the Shut Up &amp; 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 <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/447649/12-rivers" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>) 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 Rivers12:43 - Hot Streak26:41 - Magical Athlete

#286 - THE BIG WET SPRINT

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this &lt;em&gt;subsequent&lt;/em&gt; episode of the Shut Up &amp;amp; Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Tom are &lt;em&gt;returning &lt;/em&gt;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!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a great weekend, everybody!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timestamps:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;02:33 - Winning Ticket&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;15:41 - Feya’s Swamp&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;37:04 - Sanctuary&lt;/p&gt;
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On this subsequent episode of the Shut Up &amp; 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 Ticket15:41 - Feya’s Swamp37:04 - Sanctuary

#285 - Second Servings

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this FULL CAPS CHUNKY episode of the Shut Up &amp;amp; Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are talking about all of the games they played at Essen 2025!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is an audio-only reupload of &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/7_fZ4CVwHzE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;the video&lt;/a&gt; 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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Excuse the mildly iffy audio on this one!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a great weekend, everybody!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Timestamps:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:00 - Chemical Overload&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;07:50 - Collect!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12:45 - Tolleno&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;19:05 - A Carnivore Did It!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;21:40 - Echoes of Time&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;23:55 - Pyradice&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;29:07 - Tax The Rich&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;32:09 - 3 Witches&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;37:53 - Agent Avenue&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;43:33 - Recall&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;46:59 - Feya’s Swamp&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;54:43 - Wie Die Karnikel&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;58:20 - Milch Mit Abführmittel&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:03:34 - Big Shot&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:08:07 - Night Soil&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:11:24 - The White Castle: Duel&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:16:58 - National Economy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:21:05 - Railway Boom&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:23:38 - Pulitzer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:30:28 - Sanctuary&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:34:29 - River Rats&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:39:32 - Ghost Lift&lt;/p&gt;
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On this FULL CAPS CHUNKY episode of the Shut Up &amp; 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 <a href="https://youtu.be/7_fZ4CVwHzE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">the video</a> 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! &lt;strong&gt;Timestamps:&lt;/strong&gt;01:00 - Chemical Overload07:50 - Collect!12:45 - Tolleno19:05 - A Carnivore Did It!21:40 - Echoes of Time23:55 - Pyradice29:07 - Tax The Rich32:09 - 3 Witches37:53 - Agent Avenue43:33 - Recall46:59 - Feya’s Swamp54:43 - Wie Die Karnikel58:20 - Milch Mit Abführmittel1:03:34 - Big Shot1:08:07 - Night Soil1:11:24 - The White Castle: Duel1:16:58 - National Economy1:21:05 - Railway Boom1:23:38 - Pulitzer1:30:28 - Sanctuary1:34:29 - River Rats1:39:32 - Ghost Lift

Our Top 22 Games of Essen 2025!

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this flexibly numerical episode of the Shut Up &amp;amp; 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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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 &lt;em&gt;modular game system&lt;/em&gt;, you see.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a great weekend, everyone!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timestamps: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;02:12 - Duel for Cardia&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:23 - 20 Strong&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;25:37 - Vantage&lt;/p&gt;
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On this flexibly numerical episode of the Shut Up &amp; 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 Cardia11:23 - 20 Strong25:37 - Vantage

#284 - Exponential Cards

<description>&lt;p&gt;Usually the moniker of ‘Cosy Game’ is a snug portent of mild-mannered fun - a thoroughly &lt;em&gt;whelming &lt;/em&gt;box that’s pleasant enough, but doesn’t tickle us for more than a couple plays. But this week on the podcast? Matt and Tom are chatting about a whole bunch of cosy games that surprised them, with a bit more pep than might have been expected…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We’re talking Frogs and Rabbits and Crows in ‘A Wild Venture’, Trains and Cars and Passengers in ‘Railroad Tiles’, and Lakes and Lakes and Lakes and LAKES in Cascadia…. Alpine Lakes!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a great weekend, everyone!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timestamps:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;02:54 - A Wild Venture&lt;br&gt;16:20 - Railroad Tiles&lt;br&gt;27:43 - Cascadia: Alpine Lakes&lt;/p&gt;
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Usually the moniker of ‘Cosy Game’ is a snug portent of mild-mannered fun - a thoroughly whelming box that’s pleasant enough, but doesn’t tickle us for more than a couple plays. But this week on the podcast? Matt and Tom are chatting about a whole bunch of cosy games that surprised them, with a bit more pep than might have been expected…We’re talking Frogs and Rabbits and Crows in ‘A Wild Venture’, Trains and Cars and Passengers in ‘Railroad Tiles’, and Lakes and Lakes and Lakes and LAKES in Cascadia…. Alpine Lakes!Have a great weekend, everyone!Timestamps: 02:54 - A Wild Venture 16:20 - Railroad Tiles 27:43 - Cascadia: Alpine Lakes

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