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WE ARE DOING SOME MORE OF THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL ‘SHUT UP & SIT DOWN’: SU&SD Newsletter #81
We didn’t quite manage to get an audio version of this newsletter sorted this month, but the feedback for the format was fairly unanimously positive! We’ll shoot to sort one of those as part of the standard newsletter going forward, where it makes sense to do so. Thanks for letting us know you l...
ALL ABOUT ARCS: SU&SD Newsletter #80
Due to a whole cluster of overlapping and unforeseen circumstances, we do not have a regular newsletter for you this month! Only little Thomas was available to contribute - and so, dear reader, it’s time to enter…THE TOMZONE.There’s a whole lot of writing in this newsletter! If you’d rather ...
Bonus Podcast - Scavengers Reign World
Tom: Finally! In a departure from the ‘Bonus Baggage’ format of the donor pod, Tom and Matt are chatting through their experiences playing Rain World and watching Scavengers Reign - two excellent pieces of art that are 100% worth your time if you’re getting into the mood for Earthborne Rangers...
The Great Game Heist of 2024
Tom: Secondly, we’ve got a really silly video where I get to steal a game from Quinns after his devastating loss during our 2024 Predictions Podcast. The game I walk away with MIGHT surprise you, or it might not. It’s mostly about the friends we made along the way. The friends in question are ac...
ARCS - First Impressions
Tom: We’ve got a BOUNTY OF BONUSES for you this month, as we deliver this newsletter unfashionably late.First up! I’ve been playing a whole bunch of Arcs recently after getting an early review copy. Whilst I’m not ready to video review the whole package yet, we’ll have a podcast soonish; but...
THANK YOU, FOLKS: SU&SD Newsletter #79
Matt: I’m JUST A TOUCH emotional, this month - if you fine folks will allow it?We came into 2024 with explosive plans for making cool stuff, and gosh it’s already March? What on earth happened? Same story as every year, admittedly: we don't exactly have a track record of keeping things on tr...
Tom Recommends: Shadow Gambit!
Tom: Bonus Podcast fans, we are sorry - I was in London with Matt recently explicitly to record an episode for you but the little podcast room we usually use was BOOKED UP ALL DAY. Probably by Off Menu or something. When did they get so popular!? WEAK format imho. We’ll have a double-bill of pods ...
NEW YEAR, BIG ADMIN: SU&SD Newsletter #78
Tom: Lots of things happened at SU&SD in January! We’ve taken our typical slow start to the year to set up a bunch of systems for all the new projects we’ve got stretching ahead of us, with the Top 100 being one of many. We’re amped about everything going on this year!What are we working on? ...
Bonus Baggage #2 - Vegas - In Audio Format
Oops! In our end of year fog, we missed putting out the audio to this one when we posted the video in December. --Did you know that we went to VEGAS, of “the last vegas” fame? We made a short video as a previous Bonus Bit, which is worth watching if only to watch Matt having a minor breakdown wh...
Cross-posts to Patreon
Hi lovely supporters and patrons! Quick question, do you want us to post podcasts and YouTube videos from our main channels here as well?
Emily's Question Corner
Also - not exactly a ‘bonus bit’ but rather an excellent video to be brought to your attention - is a video from our very own Emily over on her own channel. She made a really delightful Q+A vid that some of you may have not seen, so I’m linking it here!
Bonus Baggage #2 - Vegas
Did you know that we went to VEGAS, of “the last vegas” fame? We made a short video as a previous Bonus Bit, which is worth watching if only to watch Matt having a minor breakdown whilst feeling “competitive” for the first time in over 10 years. But we’ve followed up this juicy tidbit with...
Bonus Bits #4
The Top 100! Ahhhh! We’re so excited for you folks to see the baby steps of a series we’re hoping will run for a long, long time. We’ve already got things we’re improving and HOT ideas for 2024 - but if you’ve the time and the inclination we’d REALLY appreciate it if people have any thou...
THE TOP 100 PREVIEW: SU&SD Newsletter #77
Matt: I HAVE HACKED INTO THE NEWSLETTER. BLEEP BLOOP. GREEBTINGS EARTHLUNGS, I COME BEARING GLOOD TIDINGS OF JOY. That’s right! It’s a newsletter!!!(!)Tom: okay.Matt: Let’s not bury any more ledes this year - this month’s Exclusive package of Bonus Bits for supporters of the show contains an...
Bonus Baggage #1 - Essen - In Audio Format
Welcome to our first ever Shut Up & Sit Down Donor Podcast! We weren't sure where exactly to go with this - discussion of the latest and greatest boardgames on a separate show might infringe on the remitof the regular podcast, and cause some folks to feel like they're missing out. So, inste...
Bonus Baggage #1 - Essen - In Video Format
Welcome to our first ever Shut Up & Sit Down Donor Podcast! We weren't sure where exactly to go with this - discussion of the latest and greatest boardgames on a separate show might infringe on the remitof the regular podcast, and cause some folks to feel like they're missing out. So, inste...
Binny Dipping - SU&SD Play "Journey Through Britain"
We've got another trial-run at a new format here - that Matt has tentatively titled 'BINNY DIPPING'! This is the first appearance of Pip on the show in quite a while, and she's showing us all the bad games that she found on eBay. This is a very rough early cut of what we think could ...
The SU&SD WSBG Roundup!
We went to VEGAS! Check out this little video, where myself and Matt report LIVE FROM THE SCENE at The World Series of Boardgames 2023 - aconvention that was not at all what we expected!
CONVENTIONS (TWO DIFFERENT ONES): SU&SD Newsletter #76
Tom: So! September’s newsletter is rolling in unfashionably late - well into the depths of October after a ferociously tiring couple of weeks of travel where I: Attended two whole board game conventions Enjoyed one very small holiday Spent about thirty-five hours on various transports Went to six ...
What's this now?
Now, here’s where the Top 100 episode was meant to go (urgh)! In lieu of its appearance, let me crack out an entirely new feature that critics are calling ‘not as good’ and ‘really the least you could do’.IT’S THE SHUT UP & SIT DOWN BONUS BIN!!!Often, content gets scrapped, delayed, or j...
BONUS BITS #2: Let's Play Undaunted: Normandy
Tom: Due to some schedule shuffling as highlighted above, we’ve not got that promised Top 100 Pilot (a HAUNTED project at this point) but we do have our first playthrough - a chill game of Undaunted: Normandy!Please do let us know what you think! Playthroughs are a much-requested slice of content ...
SU&SD IS GETTING EXPERIMENTAL!: SU&SD Newsletter #75
Tom: August is done and I’m tuckered out.Our editorial policy for this month was very much to scrape by on our ‘front of house’ video offering so that we could cook a whole new batch of nice bits for our lovely donors - getting the wheels spinning on this new stage of SU&SD. I think we managed...
BONUS BITS: #1 - Part 2: Ropecon Roundup!
Tom: And if that wasn’t enough, we also have this ramshackle, “audio-wobbly” Convention Report from RopeCon Helsinki! We talk about what goes into our recent liveshows, how Quinns found running an RPG about Sad Rabbits, and some general observations of our time spent at European and American c...
BONUS BITS: #1 - Part 1: Bamboo Review! (Early Access)
Tom: Hello and welcome to the FIRST EVER ‘Shut Up & Sit Down: Bonus Bits’ Newsletter! This won’t be a substantial and chunky affair like the newsletters you’re used to, that'll still be coming at the end of the month - it’s more of an interstitial delivery system for the extra videos w...
SU&SD IS GETTING EXPERIMENTAL!: SU&SD Newsletter #74
Tom: Hello, donors, new and old! If you’ve been following the newsletter recently, you’ll be aware that this month is ‘juicy info time’! Here comes the aeroplane (of information!)Matt: Nyyyyyoooo-Tom: Stop that immediately. They’re (probably) adults.Matt: You started it!Tom: I was deployin...
We Went to UKGE!: SU&SD Newsletter #73
Tom: Oh dear, I promised this months’ newsletter to contain ‘Juicy Info’! Alas, said info remains unripe and unsqueezed, and instead you’ll have to endure a recap of UKGE 2023! I can’t believe they’ve done over two thousand of these things.A lot of these opinions and games are going to b...
GAMES AND SCRAPES!: SU&SD Newsletter #72
Tom: Goodness me, April was a real busy month behind the scenes! We’ve got two absolutely huge video reviews on their way in the next two weeks, as well as what can only be described as a ‘Cool Secret Plan’ in the works - expect the May or June newsletter to be a big bumper installment with lo...
REVIEW: TILETUM: SU&SD Newsletter #71
Tom: Tiletum is great! It’s a big, beige, bland eurogame that made my whole group sigh heartily when they saw it, but by about an hour in they were quieter than I’ve ever seen them during a game - entirely absorbed by the puzzle. It’s really quite something, so I thought I’d take a minute to...
HIGHWAY TO THE GROTTYZONE: SU&SD Newsletter #70
Matt: Pow! The last four months have been STRESSFUL!I’ve been moving house - which is exciting! After a decade in the same place, myself and my wife have been shufting ourselves just down the road to a different home, with a bit more space. Brilliantly, this means I’ll have a small space that’...
