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THIS HUGE BOX: SU&SD Newsletter #69
Tom: “How long should we play a game for?”I’ve not had to grapple with this question as vigorously as I have with Frosthaven, Cephalofair’s absolutely heaving box of 100+ scenarios that I’ve been chewing on since December. Initially, we were breaking out a scenario every night with a fever...
TOM'S CORNER AWARDS '22: SU&SD Newsletter #68
Tom: My goodness, what an exhausting month December has been! The team (sans Quintin) traveled over to PAXU for a weekend of live shows and games. We then did a five-day-stint in the finger lakes, hosted by some wonderful friends of the show to cook our brains on bo...
THE TECH-GOBLIN EMERGES: SU&SD Newsletter #67
Matt: Newsletter people! Stand up! Put your hands in the air! Let me hear you pretending to be a bird who is furious that the audacity of seagulls is impacting the broader reputation of birds! Woooo!What a year 2022 has been, eh? In the UK we tanked our economy and played a spe...
THE CONTROLLED EXPLOSION OF CARDBOARD: SU&SD Newsletter #66
Tom: Thank you! Really, thank you. If you were at SHUX, you contributed to the most wonderful, affirming, powerful thing in a nearly 5,000 mile radius from my current location - which is quite the feat as I live about 5,000 seconds from a place that makes the best sandwich I’ve ever eaten....
THE SHUX SPECIAL!: SU&SD Newsletter #65
Ava: So. Apparently I’m going to Vancouver.SHUX is coming up, we’re all rushing around sorting and stressing and delighting about all the wonderful things that will be happening in a big room I’ve never been in, in a big country I’ve never been in. It’s a weird feeling, but I’m very exci...
QUINNS ON THE CLOCKTOWER: SU&SD Newsletter #64
Quinns: It’s my turn at the top of the newsletter, and I’d like to get a little bit serious. I want to tell you about the game night I went to on Saturday. It was a night I didn’t want to go to, and one that ended up healing me a little bit.So, a lot of you might be aware that our 2019 review ...
WHAT IS ART (HUH!) ABSOLUTELY NOTHING: SU&SD Newsletter #63
Matt: After 10 years, I needed to do something a little bit scary. Don’t be alarmed or excited though folks, it is time for me to get catastrophically BORING. That’s right, I’m here to talk about the process of the 2022 SU&SDrEbRaNdinG!Please, stop - put the pitchfork down for just a moment: L...
Running the Nets: SU&SD Newsletter #62
Tom: SHUX!!! It’s happening in person and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Three days bursting with board games, yes, but more importantly… human beings.We’re open about the fact that it’s the human element of SHUX that really makes it sing - all of the delightful people who descend upon the ...
Ava's Learning Spectacular: SU&SD Newsletter #61
Ava: Woof, it’s been a bit of a month for me, with a lot of changes happening behind the scenes, but also so much excitement. My first solo video, a love letter to Songbirds, a game I’ve seen undervalued for a really long time, went live, with some interviews with actual real life birds.This is ...
Initating Into 2022: SU&SD Newsletter #60
Matt: It’s been an exciting start to the year, even through the expected bumpiness of grey-sky brains and covidgymnastics - I hope you enjoyed our first two-person review of the year as much as we enjoyed making it!It’s amazing to me that as humans we’re both creatures of habit, but also so ab...
Tom's Oath Journey: SU&SD Newsletter #59 (January 2022)
Tom: Hello! Fancy seeing you here, in a place like this; in times like these! Welcome to the first newsletter of 2022, ‘Episode One’ of the verbal (?) TV show we like to call ‘writing’. Let these sentences paint a beautiful picture in your mind! Or, if you’re less charitable/more realistic...
The Holiday Special: SU&SD Newsletter #58
Matt: He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice, he’ll then give you a kilogram of pasta or rice! It’s Christmas! Regardless of whether the big red fella brings you basmati or spaghetti for the end of this year, let Shut Up & Sit Down be the first to offer up a big warm Loaf of Love from th...
Life MGMT: SU&SD Newsletter #57
Quinns: Welcome to the Shut Up & Sit Down behind-the-scenes newsletter, everybody. Once again, we cannot thank you enough for donating. Shut Up & Sit Down is always growing, changing and trying new things, but one constant for the last 10 years is that you folks, our audience, have made it all possi...
A Political Pizza Party: SU&SD Newsletter #56
Quinns:Welcome to the very 56th edition of the SU&SD donor newsletter! [In case you missed our 10th Anniversary extravaganza of a newsletter from last month, find it here.] Another month has passed where you, our proud patrons, have kept this pizza party rockin’, and we, the increasingly rickety a...
TEN FLIPPIN' YEARS! SU&SD Newsletter #55
Quinns: OH MY GOODNESS!This summer SU&SD turned 10 years old and you - the person reading this - helped to carry us past this milestone. From the whole of our team, thank you.Ava, Matt, Tom, Quinns: THANK YOU!Quinns: That’s kind of crap in text, isn’t it? Never mind. The point is that you’re g...
'The Great Week of Games' SU&SD Newsletter #54
Ava: Our little trip to Oxford was a blast, if a surprisingly knackering one. I had a whale of a time with some of the games, and it was just lovely to be sharing space with my wonderful workmates. It was interesting finding out a bit more about how we all play, and what we disagree on was really en...
WORM MONTH 2 IS OVER: SU&SD Newsletter #53
Matt: After weeks of wrangling cables and digital pipes, we were almost ready for AwSHUX, last weekend? I must admit that it hasn’t always been a great deal of fun learning to adapt to the restrictions over the last year - but the tools and skills I’ve developed are certainly... interesting? Rat...
My Goodness, Is It Fun Month Already!? SU&SD Newsletter #52
Matt: I’m writing this as we sit at the very vanguard of Fun Month, which started with Tom’s Kitchen Rush review, and I’m delighted to already see comments lashing out at the concept of “FUN”.I think what keeps this hobby so broadly delighting is the manner in which we’re able to enjoy e...
Now That's What I Call February! SU&SD Newsletter #51
Matt: Whoosh bang pow: what a February! As we’re settling into the groove of another strange year, we’re gently optimistic - for the time being? The biggest issue currently is our nationwide lockdown, which for most of us makes playing board games PHYSICALLY ILLEGAL. Thankfully we’ve stuff we ...
Dark Days and Tech Goblins: SU&SD Newsletter #50
Quinns: You’re receiving this newsletter because you donated to Shut Up & Sit Down this year, and I’ll tell you what else- you are amazing. You’re absolutely tops!Matt: And that’s a scientific FACT.Quinns: Thanks to the generosity of people like you, we’re very happy to announce that we we...
The Month of Worms is Over! SU&SD Newsletter #49
Quinns: Worm month has drawn to a close, and I think it’s fair to say that our team is... semi-refreshed? Refreshedish?First things first, we’d like to thank to everybody who participated in this year’s virtual SU&SD convention, AwSHUX, whether that meant watching our star-spangled Twitch stre...
Guess What! We've Played Some Games! SU&SD Newsletter #48
Matt: It has! Still, it’ll be a real bummer to be missing out on SHUX this year - but over the next month I’ll be working behind the scenes a lot more to get us geared up for the weekend of AwSHUX. There are silver linings to every cloud, and at least we’re able to fully concentrate this year ...
Welcome, Donors, One and All! SU&SD Newsletter #47
Matt: Thank you so much to everyone for your support! If you’ve just become a donor, WELCOME TO NEWSLETTER LAND. I’m today’s official Mayor of Newsletter - we’re thrilled to have you here, please don’t stain the curtains.And hey! Let’s have a sneaky-peek at what’s coming up in the next...
The Mildew Cometh... SU&SD Newsletter #46
Quinns: Homes! They’re like friends that you can live inside.This newsletter has always been a way for you to venture behind the scenes at Shut Up & Sit Down. Now that the pandemic has reduced “the scenes” to us being “at home”, we’ve decided that in this newsletter we’re all going to ...
[COOL PLACEHOLDER TITLE]! SU&SD Newsletter #45
Quinns: Last month I used the newsletter to talk about how our options for playing board games online were “pretty good, actually??” Since then, Tom and I have used Tabletop Simulator to play Container with the Los Angeles-based Board Game Barrage, and our whole crew has had fun rummaging around...
FULL STREAM AHEAD! SU&SD Newsletter #44
Matt: Hello there! I hope you’re all faring well in the second month of these unexpected New Times. After a bumpy initial ride of recalibrating and decontaminating, most of team SU&SD have adapted to current circumstances - and we’re doing what we can to continue to provide little pockets of int...
Behind the Cardboard, Quarantine Curtain: SU&SD Newsletter #43
Quinns: The newsletter’s always been a place where we can be candid with you folks about obstacles we’re facing. Well, here goes. Ever since the threat of Covid-19 took over public life here in the UK, more than ever before in the site’s history, I’m having a tough time doing creative work f...
Riding The Waves of The Silly Ocean: SU&SD Newsletter #42
Matt: Woof bang pow, what a couple of months we’ve had!It’s always been true that having fun is the fuel that makes the engine of Shut Up & Sit Down quietly roar, but over the past few months I think we’ve actually begun running the risk of having TOO MUCH FUN.I never allow myself to ruminate ...
A NEW CHANNEL-ENGER APPROACHES: SU&SD Newsletter #41 (January 2020)
Matt: Cor blimminy up a reet big chimminy, we’ve got an exciting nugget of news for you today… I’m thrilled to formally introduce you to the newest official member of Shut Up & Sit Down - it’s Mr Thomas Brewster!Matt: You may have seen him in some of our recent videos, and despite the brilli...
Merry Merry Christmas! SU&SD Newsletter #40
Matt: And that’s all the 2019 she wrote! If you’re a seasoned reader of the Shut Up & Sit Down newsletter, thank you once again from all of us for the ongoing support - it really means so much to be able to continue to do such a wonderful, silly job. If you’re a brand new donor this year, then...
