Episodes

#60: The Godfather's Animal Champion 16.06.2017 1:06:12

You told us the three games that you were most excited about at the UK Games Expo, and we listened. Now it's time for you to listen as Matt, Pip and Quinns discuss their early impressions of all three: The Godfather: Corleone's Empire , First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet and Barenpark . But that's not all! Straining the very limits of what can be squeezed into 60 minutes of...

#59: The Ghost of BoardGameGeek's Top 100 01.06.2017 59:42

In this shellshocked edition of the SU&SD podcast, Matt, Paul and Quinns crawl out from their writing-trenches to discuss the mammoth feature we published this week: SU&SD Take On The BoardGameGeek Top 100 . As a postscript, they discuss the dozens of phenomenal games that are cruelly, criminally absent from BGG's fabled list. Are you disinterested in crimes against arbitrary inventori...

#58: A Field of Marbles 12.05.2017 1:03:45

Here's a question for you. What contains Fields of Arle , Spoils of War , Conflict of Heroes and Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs ? That's right! The answer is "A fistfight over an archaeological dig site in Northern Germany." But another valid answer would be the 58th ever SU&SD podcast, wherein Paul and Quinns discuss all of these games. What's more, Quinns reveals the results of his months-lon...

#57: A Purple Boss, A Spicy Path 28.04.2017 1:07:00

Quickly, man the battlements! The podcastle is under attack from deadly waves of silence. Secure the chat parapets, and brace the gates of opinion! In episode 57 of our award-winning podcast Quinns offers thoughts on I'm the Boss! , the first Sid Sackson game that this site has ever covered, while Paul takes a look at the new edition of Citadels , the first game to ever appear on SU&SD. Quinns...

#56: Three Tough Guys and a Yamatai 14.04.2017 52:44

The stakes have never been higher! In this, the one and only 56th episode of the SU&SD podcast, renowned street warriors Matt, Paul and Quinns take a break from their usual areas of discussion (inner-city brawls, knife fights, how to stare down a local tough from sixty yards) to chat about board games, of all things! Quinns has played new Days of Wonder beautypiece Yamatai , the group chat so...

#55: Teenage Monstrous Roman Soldiers 23.03.2017 1:07:33

You guys love podcasts! We literally know how to do them! With episode #55 of the SU&SD podcast we're committing to getting these bad babies out twice a month. If you like what you hear please do share it among your friends! So what's in this one? Ooh, only Quinns discussing the electrifying yet accessible escape rooms of Unlock! (which has a free demo available online ), the insanity of Magic...

#54: In A Bedroom With A Nasty Lich 08.03.2017 1:05:40

In this temporarily-educated instalment of the SU&SD podcast, Matt, Pip and Paul gathered at a hotel during the 2017 Game Developer's Conference. Their mission? To discuss the hot questions of the day. Should liches be banned? Are humans secretly terrible at games? Why can't I have my raven back? When is an asteroid frustrating? Should SU&SD be on Pinterest? And most importantly, why do th...

#53: Matt and Quinns go to the Past 18.02.2017 1:32:55

Like the plot of every time-travel movie ever, Matt and Quinns have officially gone too far into the past and may never be the same again. In this unusually raunchy edition of the acclaimed SU&SD podcast the pair discuss/complain about some titans of the 80's and 90's- Space Hulk , Blood Bowl and Magic: The Gathering . Meanwhile, Paul offers much more sedate comments on Scythe and Santorini ....

#52: A Deception, a Dove and a Dungeon 01.02.2017 1:05:14

Get your pod-plates ready! We're serving up another steaming hot pot of chat. Matt, Paul and Quinns discuss deck-building burgle box that is Clank! , they return once again to the irritatingly more-ish Black Stories , Quinns chats a bit about Deception: Murder in Hong Kong and they discuss the standalone expansion for Welcome to the Dungeon . We hope you left room for seconds, because there's also...

#51: The Pearple's Choice Awards 22.12.2016 1:15:25

We don't want to tell you how to live your life but you might want to put on a tie or a string of pearls or BOTH before listening to this very classy podcast. The results of the inaugural Pearple's Choice Awards are in and noteworthy hosts Paul Dean and Quintin Smith discuss the games that won Best Expansion of 2016, Best Reprint and (of course) Best Game. They chat about some old classics they'v...

#50: Our Top 5 Games of 2016! 15.12.2016 1:02:07

Hold onto your listicles, Paul and Quinns are celebrating the 50th ever Shut Up & Sit Down podcast (by recording a podcast (they are unimaginative)) and we want you to join us! In this tawdry tornado of numerology the site's aged founders discuss Spyfall 2 , Tyrants of the Underdark and the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game (which has numbers in it) before dropping their respective top 5 board...

#49: A Dream Home and an Ill Moon 16.11.2016 1:26:29

In what's surely our most mathematically pleasing podcast ever, today Paul and Quinns discuss 6 games (2 of which they'd recommend) before answering 4 emails and examining 2 folk games. What's next in this sequence? Why, your enjoyment of course! Games discussed in this cast include the bucolic visions of Dream Home and Cottage Garden . We've got two spritely deck-building games, Harry Potter:...

#48: Complaining in the Crystal Maze 19.10.2016 1:15:47

Like a domestic Sisyphus, Paul and Quinns continue on their quest to play all of the things! Quick, listen to this podcast before their boulder of relevancy rolls back down the side of Mount Internet. This month games discussed include Pax Pamir ! Conan ! Game of Thrones: Hand of the King ! A Touch of Evil ! And litttle Schotten Totten ! Of course we've got our usual special features in the form o...

#47: Struggling in a Vast Aquarium 21.09.2016 1:08:30

Like a Jaguar (the car) or a jaguar (the cat), our 47th ever podcast is an absolute classic. Paul and Quinns discuss board games ranging from Vast: The Crystal Caverns , to Twilight Struggle , to Aquarium and The Dragon & Flagon . They answer reader mails! They review three idiotic folk games. They discuss their love of vegetables and their problems with jam. It's everything you want in a si...

#46: One Miniature Vlaada 24.08.2016 55:26

Oh dear! After a metaphorical explosion of our recording equipment at Gen Con '16, this is all we could salvage from our two live shows. Please don your protective masks and take turns passing the blasted husk around. The first 30 minutes of this ash-smelling podcast feature Paul, Quinns and our miniatures columnist Eric Tonjes discussing some highlights from the show, including the Runewars Minia...

#45: A Nebulous Boneyard 02.08.2016 1:20:53

Oh god, it's too much. Asmodee has announced a new edition of Citadels - the first game SU&SD ever reviewed - and Quinns has a hangover that's lasted all day. Is our end near?! Not yet, it's not. 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 profoundl...

#44: Mausoleums of Birmingham 13.07.2016 47:55

Hot diggity and a lack of dignity! It's the second podcast we recorded live at the 2016 UK Games Expo. This time we offer definitive feels on Spiel des Jahres-nominated games Karuba and Imhotep , as well as chatting about Beyond Baker Street , Yeti , Coup: Rebellion G54 and a game jam winner called Lantern . We also ask an important question: Have you started building your mausoleum? Beyond Baker...

#43: Deciding Where The Bullets Go 29.06.2016 1:00:17

Long and spicy like a hot dog, the 43rd EVER SU&SD podcast is HERE! Quickly, consume the whole thing before it starts disintegrating and leaking board game mustard into your lap. 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 Hunter , the Horses...

#42: Fairytale in North Korea 15.06.2016 1:28:48

Strap on your jackboots! It's time for a veritable military parade of a podcast, impressive and pacy but nonetheless going on for slightly too long. Games covered include A Feast to Die For , Quadropolis , Fairy Tale , Pandemic: Contagion and Dear Leader , as well as the long-awaited second half of our spoiler-filled Pandemic Legacy chat! Don't worry about that particular minefield. It's very cl...

#41: Misery, farkles and Soren Johnson 01.06.2016 1:24:51

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 Torchbearer , Merchant of Venus , Dragon Farkle , The Red Dragon Inn and the concept of playing board games in virtual reality, before getting down to (yet another) peculiarly erotic folk game. But wait! There's...

#40: Reiner Knizia's Relationship Simulator 20.04.2016 1:10:52

Matt, Paul and Quinns have met once again to create a board gaming Voltron! Albeit one with three hearts and no brain. Games discussed in this prestigious 40th episode include And Then We Held Hands , Ra , Through the Ages , FUSE and A Fake Artist Goes to New York . If you're looking for the Tuesday Knight Games podcast featuring Matt, you'll find it right here . We also chat about board game boxe...

#39: Dancin', Brawlin' and Burglin' 23.03.2016 50:11

Paul, Matt and guest star Jonathan Ying come to us LIVE from GDC 2016 discuss the hottest new board games! And by "hottest" we mean "weirdest" (and by "new" we mean "old"). Designer Tim Fowers stopped by our lounge to demo his games to us, the sneaktacular co-op Burgle Bros and deck-building word-builder Paperback . Fantasy Flight designer and friend of the show Mr. Ying showed us Brawl , a real-t...

#38: 504 Ways to Eat Paper 17.02.2016 1:05:51

Welcome back to the podcastle! Not to be outdone after listener Alex Cannon contributed a jingle for last episode, Matt's made yet another jingle. Ready your body! Lube up your ears. It's got a harmony. You've been warned. As for games, we chat about Liar’s Dice , Arboretum , the new editions of Archaeology , and Elevenses: The Card Game of Morning Tea AND new releases 504 and Power Grid: The Stoc...

#37: The Fun Stick Game 13.01.2016 53:39

Matt, Quinns and Paul return for 2016! New games discussed include Billionaire Banshee , Flick 'em Up and Marrying Mr. Darcy . Old games discussed include Tikal and Pictomania . Million year-old games discussed include The Fun Stick Game. Most importantly of all, our jingle roster has grown! Huge thanks to SU&SD fan Alex Cannon for sending in a folksy sting for Folk Game of the Month. Perhaps...

#36: Art Vs. Knives 02.12.2015 1:02:07

Hey kids! It's the SU&SD podcast, the perfect background noise when polishing, sharpening or simply admiring a knife. Paul's back from BoardGameGeek Con with stories to tell! Quinns joins him for a discussion of the pleasing heft of The Gallerist , the 2nd edition of Stronghold , the mixed-up genres of Above and Below , and the gentle joy of Porta Nigra . There's also Walk the Dogs , which sou...