This week Shelley and I get a chance to check out games from two game BOOKS published or forthcoming from one of our favorite designers - Dr. Finn!
First we check out
Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games (Amazon Link Below):
https://www.amazon.com/Finns-Book-Solo-Strategy-Games/dp/B0FBJYZZ48
and three games from the forthcoming
Dr. Finn's Book of 2-Player Strategy and World Games (Kickstarter Link Below):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drfinnsgames/biblios-qandp-dr-finns-2021-games/creator
Then we check out another one of our Essen 2025 pick ups:
Popcorn by Victor Saumont from Iello
Thanks to our sponsor this week - Dr. Finn's Games
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On this post-apocalyptic episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, we’ve got the last remaining swigs of game in this here canteen - don’t gulp it all to yourself, now! Share nicely…
First up is Phoenix New Horizon, a game of building post-apocalyptic power networks and trying to get a promotion. That’s followed by a slightly spoilery chat about Regicide Legacy - a game that asks the bold question; “What If Regicide, But Legacy?”. The pod’s rounded off with a quick chat about Zenith’s standard two-player mode, and spicy four player variant! Just like… never mind.
Have a great week, everybody!
Timestamps:
01:49 - Phoenix New Horizon
17:57 - Regicide Legacy
27:13 - Regicide Legacy Spoilers
33:31 - Zenith
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon and Applejack. Then we talk about different player colors in board games, including what color we like playing in games and why.
Check out our new Valentine's shirt design!
0:00-Intro
0:46-Announcements
1:43-Recent Games - Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon
12:20-Applejack
22:06-Player Colors
33:58-Outro
35:02-Bloopers
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Mike is at the helm with Taglines, Buzzwords and some very mysterious ratings.
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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Today's episode is brought to you by the letter T
T stands for tracks, tedium, Tiny mini games and sometimes Torturous
00:00 Intro
AYURIS
01:08 Captain Flip (Remo Conzadori, Paolo Mori, PlayPunk 2024)
Games We Played Last Week
04:06 Fields of Arle (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele 2014)
08:16 Lunar Rush (Steven "Skippy" Brown, Dead Alive Games 2023)
10:08 Clans of Caledonia: Industria (Juma Al-JouJou, Karma Games 2025)
14:35 Star Trek: Star Realms Core Set (Darwin Kastle, UVS Games 2024)
18:58 The White Castle Duel (Isra C., Shei S., Devir 2025)
24:17 Natera: New Beginning (Eric Fugere, Hugo Tremblay-Ledoux, Horizon Games 2025)
NEWS and why it doesent matter
28:08 Mythwind: Herbalist & Shepherd Expansions
29:07 New stuff for Codenames
30:01 Knarr: Skali
30:13 Gold Country and Totally Human
30:45 Sagrada New Edition
32:48 Main Topic ranking T games
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Openers: The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game Although it's true that episode #250 is a milestone, this podcast passed that some time ago. Between all of the extra episodes for BGGcons and Mark Madnesses, plus the occasional double-episodes in the old days, I don't know how many podcasts have actually been released. (My podcast host Libsyn says it's almost 400.) So this isn't an anniversary episode, just another "regular" one where I share some thoughts about games & the hobby overall. Although I missed EsCon in January (and Gulf Games last summer) due to illness, I still managed to play a bunch of games last month, including several at SoCal Games Day. I've described this event before. This was the 94th one of those, and I have a special fondness for them…maybe more than they even deserve! In the podcast I forgot to mention how they offer me the chance to play with my regular friends, and also other gamer friends that I don't see as often. Besides the games, part of the day was going out to lunch at an Italian deli and just talking. Can't believe I forgot to mention that! Closer: More comments & griping from me about how there aren't enough boardgames that are really about their subject matter. I think of this most of all when I'm visiting somewhere, and I wish there was a game I could play & learn/appreciate my vacation more. -Mark
This week Shelley and I chuck dice and fill in rows in
Clickety Clack by Ralf zur Linde from NSV
then we head to Japan and strategically place our ronin figures into cities to do actions & funfill contracts in
Ronin by Emanuele Ornella from Queen Games
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This time, we look at what happens when a production error is found in a game after it has reached the wild. What should producers do to make it right, and can they do anything at all? Also, a new dramatic Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and a new collection of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
00:50 - Storytime from Tom: Loading the Cruise Library
04:16 - Announcements: Gamefound (supportdicetower.com), Dice Tower West, East, and Vacation
06:33 - Dealing with Production Errors
39:14 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror
47:55 - Wingspan: Americas
50:19 - Sanibel
52:44 - Harmonies
55:27 - Nocturnis
57:43 - Lairs
1:00:45 - Cookie Run Braverse TCG
Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com
Sometimes you know the type of game you want to play, just not exactly which game quite fits the bill. Is that heavy Euro too heavy? That deck builder not builder-y enough? Before we sit down with Goldilocks, we talk about Rise and Fall, and JOYRIDE: Survival of the Fastest.
01:09 - Rise and Fall 12:53 - JOYRIDE: Survival of the Fastest 25:08 - Games that are Just Right 29:30 - Hanabi 29:57 - Wilmot's Warehouse 30:13 - Bomb Busters 33:25 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne 37:59 - Lisboa 38:55 - SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 42:58 - Dominion
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Davey invites you to sit down, relax and get that chair into full a full recline as we chat through a top designer list on BGG and our experiences, thoughts on their games.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey
OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian
In this episode you'll learn:
- how Adrian returned to Magoria in Trickerion: Arcane Arts the latest expansion by Mindclash Games
- that JP gets his best "Del Boy" on whilst playing the ultimate trading and negotiation game Sidereal Confluence by Wizkids
- how Davey enjoys the player board interactions in Forestry by Pink Troubadour
- our experiences of various designers as listed on a BGG list we've gone through and the games we've played.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:52 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:12 - Adrian - Trickerion: Arcane Arts
12:12 - JP - Siderial Confluence
23:30 - Davey - Forestry
31:58 - TURN 3 - Recliner Designer
33:31 - Uwe Rosenberg
39:17 - Reiner Knizia
43:54 - Corey Konieczka
46:25 - Stefan Feld
51:46 - Bruno Cathala
54:52 - Eric M.Lang
59:05 - Vlaada Chvatil
1:02:33 - Simone Luciani
1:08:45 - Wolfgang Kramer
1:11:31 - Vital Lacerda
1:14:58 - Martin Wallace
1:16:46 - Alexander Pfister
1:20:16 - David Turczi
1:23:52 - Honourable mentions
1:28:41 - TURN 4 - Haiku: With a Clue
1:33:05 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
1:40:17 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast
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00:00:40 Intro
00:15:30 Portal Games
00:17:00 Cthulhu: Dark Providence
00:38:30 Campy Creatures
00:44:15 The Gilded Realms
01:13::00 Miniature Market
01:14:00 Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends
01:20:00 Outro
A long time ago, we got to play the game A Study in Emerald, so we were very interested in the reimplementation. Cthulhu Dark Providence plunges players into a tense, investigative struggle against cosmic dread, blending noir‑style mystery with the creeping inevitability of Lovecraftian horror. The game uses the combination of tight resource decisions, escalating threats, and growing insanity that make every choice feel like a step deeper into the abyss. But is it better than what we remember, take a listen to find out.
Campy Creatures and Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends offer a wildly different moods, each with its own charm. Campy Creatures is a fast, clever bluffing game where you command classic movie monsters to outwit rival mad scientists. Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends adds mythic flair to the beloved combo‑building formula, letting players craft powerful hands inspired by gods, heroes, and legendary artifacts. Together, these games form a vibrant spectrum—from spooky pulp fun to grand fantasy world‑building—each scratching a different strategic itch.
The Gilded Realms blends city‑building with a clever, almost puzzle‑like tableau system that evolves every round. Cards you place steadily march downward through your tableau, and when they reach the bottom, they convert into precious resources—fuel for expanding your kingdom, unlocking card abilities, or mustering an army before the looming invasion arrives. That slow, predictable cadence creates a satisfying rhythm: every placement is an investment, every advancement a small payoff, and every turn a chance to set up something bigger.
Interaction is light, with only the occasional skirmish to break the solitude, so most of the tension comes from managing your own tight economy. Resources never feel abundant, and the game constantly nudges you toward tough, meaningful decisions about what to prioritize and what to sacrifice. If you enjoy kingdom builders that reward planning, efficiency, and a touch of long‑term foresight, The Gilded Realms is absolutely worth exploring.
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A viking fighting for Olav the Holy at Stiklestad gets an arrow in the eye. The man pulls the arrow out, his eyeball still on out it, and says: "Det jaggu nærme nasen! (That was damn close the my nose)"
Another viking fighting for Olav at Stiklestad gets an arrow through his heart. He manages to pull the arrow out and study it. With his dying breath he says: "Eg har fettslintrat kring hjartet. Kongen har fødd meg vel. (I have fat arround my heart. The king has fed me well)".
00:00 Intro
Games We Played Last Week
00:48 The Druids of Edora (Stefan Feld, alea 2025)
02:55 Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, Druid City Games 2024)
08:20 Siege of the Citadel (Richard Borg, Jay Little, Kevin Wilson, Modiphius Entertainment 2019)
12:52 Flamecraft Duals (Manny Vega, Cardboard Alchemy 2025)
14:24 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French 2024)
17:06 Radlands (Daniel Piechnick, Roxley 2021)
18:22 Creature Caravan (Ryan Laukat, Red Raven Games 2024)
23:56 Wroth (Manny Trembley, Chip Theory Games 2025)
News
31:07 Disney Villainous:Hocus Pocus
31:52 BGA News
33:33 Colt Express: The Complete Collection
Main Review
34:35 Valheim: The Board Game (2025)
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