This week we check out THREE games - well, one new version of an older game, along with expansions for two recent card games

Merchants of Andromeda by Reiner Knizia from Allplay

Faraway and its Under Starry Skies expansion by Johannes Goupy and Corentin Lebrat from Pandasaurus Games

Pixies and its FLower Power expansion by Johannes Goupy from Pandasaurus Games

Fun times for new visits with added cards, as well as the Allplay title which is a revamping of the classic Merchants of Amsterdam!

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On this adjective-riddled* episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are sorting through approximately one standard carry-on worth of cardboard luggage!

Matt brings The Great Sea to the table - the latest Garphill excursion into ancient history. What’s in this bit of history? Mostly water, it seems. With boats on it! They’re like houses that float? You’ll get the hang of it.

Dark Pact is our second game, and feels like a deckbuilder broke free of containment, and has been growing all manner of new limbs whilst we’re not looking. Essentially a race to break the game as fast as humanly possible, it’s gotten Tom rather perplexed.

And finally - Typeset - a game designed by the monstrously talented folks at DVC Games. Just when you think you’ve seen everything in a word game, one comes along and gets you spelling ‘TOGWOF’.

Have a great week, everybody!

*Only some adjectives are present in this episode - and indeed all episodes - of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast.

Timestamps:

02:01 - The Great Sea

17:35 - Dark Pact

28:24 - Typeset

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Ben speaks to Yuval Grinspun on hos new game Viridia. 

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Ben speaks to Yuval Grinspun on his new game Viridia. 

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Until Proven Guilty: Thirst for Justice and Taskmaster: The Escape Room. Then we talk about what's been going on the last few weeks since Dice Tower West - Ambie's trip to Taiwan and what board games she saw there, and what Crystal was able to play after she recovered from being sick. Nominate us for a Golden Geek Award here!

0:00-Intro
0:39-Announcements
2:00-Recent Games - Until Proven Guilty: Thirst for Justice
6:42-Taskmaster: The Escape Room
12:45-Taiwan & Stuff
28:09-Outro
29:22-Bloopers

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Hey now, Cabalists! Today’s episode opens with the most inane conversation you’re ever going to hear in your entire lives—bar none. Then we dive into board games, including A Gest of Robin Hood, Take Time, Ark Nova: Marine Worlds Expansion, The Vale of Eternity, and French Toast, and feature Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods by Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia. After Tony T’s News segment, we tackle some listener questions, including ornamental games, movies and video games that should be board games, and how we feel about fan-made board game expansions. A Gest of Robin Hood: 00:04:51, Take Time: 00:18:56, Ark Nova Marine Worlds Expansion: 00:31:52, Vale of Eternity: 00:43:48, French Toast: 00:51:10, Anunnaki Dawn of the Gods Review: 1:02:12, News with Tony T: 01:45:45, Short Topic Extravaganza: 02:56:53. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/, Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/ and Prester's Painting at https://www.presterspainting.com/

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Mike's our host so join us as he takes the gang to component corner, asks What we're Playing and How'd it rate

This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below.

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This weeks Guest Charlie Theel

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Something smells tricky

00:00 INTRO

01:01 Dark Pact (Thomas Lehmann Trick or Treat Studios 2026)

05:21 Excalibur (Manny Trembley Roxley 2026)

08:48 Don't Mess with Cthulhu (Yusuke Sato New Board Game Party 2014)

10:59 Galaxy Trucker (Vlaada Chvátil Czech Games Edition 2007)

15:25 Railroad Tiles (Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva Horrible Guild 2025)

17:25 World of Wrestling (Brent Spivey Bombshell Games 2025)

23:02 How to Save a World (Yuval Grinspun Burnt Island Games 2025)

25:28 Black Orchestra (Philip duBarry Game Salute 2016)

34:54 The Hobbit: There and Back Again (Reiner Knizia Office Dog 2025)

36:48 NEWS

49:19 Main Review Fishing (Friedemann Friese 2F-Spiele 2024)

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This week Peter & Mike have a design discussion about cozy games. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg X - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Merch: one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring.com/ Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

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This week Shelley and I check out a wonderful sequel to one of our favorite games

Formaggio by Ben Rosset from Road to Infamy Games

then we enjoy a cute trick-taking/deck building game with Charles Schultz artwork

Peanuts Talent Show! by Root and Koudai Tateno from CMON

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Oh man, oh man, it's time that we ask you (yes, you) to tell us (yes, us) what your favourite games are, because for one time a year, it doesn't matter what we think about games, but you better be ready to tell us what you think about games. A lot of you did, so here it is, the listener top 20! Before we ask you to do all the work, we talk about Emberheart, Gods & Mortals, and Feya's Swamp.

01:30 - Emberheart 14:11 - Gods & Mortals 23:46 - Feya's Swamp 37:14 - A Feast for Odin 37:55 - Agricola 38:32 - Terraforming Mars 39:17 - Guards of Atlantis II 40:09 - Concordia 42:05 - Tigris & Euphrates 43:16 - Blood on the Clocktower 44:00 - El Grande 44:47 - The Castles of Burgundy 46:12 - Inis 47:38 - Race for the Galaxy 48:06 - Arcs 49:08 - Ark Nova 49:30 - Root 50:06 - Innovation 51:11 - Spirit Island 52:05 - Ra 52:51 - Brass: Birmingham 53:26 - Dune: Imperium 54:04 - Hansa Teutonica

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Good morrow, esteemed Cabalists. On this day, the Lords of the Dungeon convene in earnest discourse upon the noble Art of designing encounters within the realm of role-playing. They shall expound upon the intricacies of social dealings, the perils and stratagems of martial combat, and the treacherous trials imposed by the very environment itself, each bearing its own hazards and the promise of worthy reward. By what methods, then, might one craft encounters most fitting and memorable for their grand adventures? Attend closely, and let the inquiry be joined with vigor. Huzzah!

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Here's 10 more amazing games...nearly there. 

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This time, Tom crows about another victory for Vasel's Law with the announcement of The King's Gambit. Then, Julie pens her own Tale of Boardgaming Horror (but she makes Eric read it), and we move on to a field of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:47 - Back from Dice Tower West

02:20 - Dice Tower East and Cruise

06:37 - The King's Gambit and Vasel's Law

26:57 - Julie's Tale of Boardgaming Horror

37:43 - Pirate Borg

43:06 - Finspan

45:52 - First Giants

49:41 - Art Decko

52:49 - The Winds of Numa Sera

57:12 - Catan on the Road

Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com

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Join Dana, Lauren and Jules as they have a very unserious time chatting about everything hitting their tables. Jules is getting into argy-bargy playing a game that he guarantees gives you Eclipse in a smaller box and time with March of the Ants. Dana has been playing a game named after a Welsh town - no not Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, it's Tenby! Lauren has been ... wait for it ... enjoying the coop deduction puzzle in Take Time!

Question of the Pod: Come up with a great name for a board game and tell us how it plays.

Timestamps:
Games we’ve been playing [0:13:48]
March of the Ants [0:46:06]
Take Time [0:53:22]
Tenby [0:58:41]
Question of the Pod [1:11:36]
Fired Up [1:20:23]

Here's all the games we spoke about:

Tenby: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/407233/tenby
March of the Ants: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156496/march-of-the-ants
Take Time: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/440540/take-time
The Number: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/307450/the-number
Thing Thing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/426162/thing-thing
Raas: A Dance of Love: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/358912/raas-a-dance-of-love 
Railway Boom: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/448159/railway-boom 
Waddle: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/435360/waddle 
Storyfold: Wildwoods: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/425505/storyfold-wildwoods 
Shadow Moon Syndicates: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/421872/shadow-moon-syndicates  
Mountain Goats: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/63975/mountain-goats 

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This week's guest is head of inventor relations at Ravensburger Thorsten Gimmler. We talk about No Thanks and developing games...but which games did he choose?

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