Luckily for them, in SU&SD’s short five year life span the hobby has exploded. What I have to say mainly towards Quinns. In a sense, I think all of Splotter’s games – Food Chain Magnate, Bus and Roads & Boats are the ones I’ve played, and Ava had some thoughts on Antiquity in podcast #111 – feel like 4s as much as they feel like 9s.. That’s because of a sense of liberty that accompanies Splotter games. What a great idea! Any chance you can post the files/where you ordered it from ? We enjoy it quite a bit with 2p. My favourite book series is probably all the novels of Annie Proulx. It's been a terrible year, she lost sight in one of her eyes, and of course COVID limited all we could do. July 11, 2011 by Quinns 14 Comments. My wife and I have played it probably a hundred times, at least. I’ve really enjoyed the format. This is a passionate post. Do you go listen to him play? Then, sit down. Subscribe to our newsletter, “The Dice Tower Digest”: Check out the friendliest conventions on Earth! Obviously, the airport was absolutely packed full of board gamers, all of whom were treated to the sight of the two of us hurtling unsteadily towards our gate while trying not to drop whole bags of board games. He's also really good for showing how a game looks and plays. The miserable fact is that most people who want to collect miniatures are never going to dream of collecting any game other than a Games Workshop release, and those games are real bad. We were limited to games online, but we did a bunch of really simple games on Boardgamearena (literally like Uno and Yahtzee, which get surprisingly fun), then one person has Mysterium on Steam, so he screen shared during the medium's turn and hid his screen while he was picking cards. And to his love of history and Board Games. That looks awesome. Notice Quinns hasn't answered this. what are your favourite book series? Things like the Christmas stream and the Wrestling RPG are personal favourites. One of my favourites was at Indianapolis' airport after Gen Con 2014. His review format is nice and consistent. #3: Food Chain Magnate Tom: 4/10 Quinns: 9/10. Top 10 Unique Games (with Quinns from Shut up & Sit Down) Top 10 Unique Games (with Quinns from Shut up & Sit Down) Tom, Zee, and Quinns from Shut Up & Sit Down discuss their top 10 Unique Games! 816 Likes, 16 Comments - Shut Up & Sit Down (@shut.up.and.sit.down) on Instagram: “Today we try out Western Empires! Question 1: Quinns, do you forgive me? The #1 reddit source for news, information, and discussion about modern board games and board game culture. She just wanted someone to love her. You are most welcome for your enriched relationship with your wife! No, this isn’t even an angry post. Also, one for Quinns, Undaunted North Africa; iz it good? The #1 reddit source for news, information, and discussion about modern board games and board game culture. Quintin Smith, Writer: Shut Up & Sit Down. My friend group always does a "Thanksgaming" every year around this time (mid December), where we set up several tables with board games and have a full pot-luck Thanksgiving meal. Where did you place in the Netrunner tournament? Get your own hobbies, 3. She spent a couple hours setting it up and surprised me with it. Hey everybody! It's great to see people creating some bright spots in a tough year. Hello, Robin. EDIT: Phew, okay, I think we're going to call it there! This weekend I introduced her to the hobby. We're the editorial team of Shut Up & Sit Down, creators of popular internet videos, a podcast, and even "live streaming". We recorded it, and you should check it out! Hello! It has almost no rules. Suggestions: 1. Shut Up & Sit Down is one of the new projects I’m working on. But on the bright side, I got a new girlfriend. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2051059/2-player-variant-border. She left, and had support from grandparents. But she's doing amazingly well. We usually get around 10-15 people any one time, so we usually have several games going. I noticed we really like certain games both for their design as well as gameplay. i find a lot of games have great storylines to them, which work out even better if the players are fairly well-read. so my assumption is that all of you guys read a decent amount. Sit down. Non-gamers into our world. And I haven't donated to shut up and sit down but as soon as I can start working again because of covod I will be doing so. Come discuss games like Codenames, Arkham Horror, Terra Mystica, and all your other favorite games! It was nice to do *something*. When covid restrictions are removed, and we are all released back into a state of distantly vague "normality", what is the first game that each of you would want to play together on your first game night together? When it's responsible, I'm actually going to try and convince the rest of the team to meet up in an AirBNB so we can do something like a miniature private convention. My friend Quintin Smith is just getting a cup of tea. This caused me to make a dumb awkward comment to you both about it being "so crazy" to hear those dulcet podcast tones in person, which has haunted me ever since. Wife was feeling down missing out this year so she hosted her own private game convention. One wife shared of her husband’s inability to open up when they had differing opinions. Join our community! Dice Tower Cruise – (February 13-18, 2021) Dice Tower West – (March 3-7, 2021) It would be BLISS. The only obstacle to creating it was getting my friends to sit down at play traditional card games with me, which... isn't exactly what they've come to expect from a board game night at my place. aside from games like slay the spire and monster train, what have the lot of you been playing that isn't a board game? And shut up. We had a great time. Question 2: Oh my god. I recently bought it since it was on sale. I love meeting fans and can count the number of truly unpleasant interactions I've had on the fingers of one hand. We are Quinns, Matt and Paul, and we’re the main editorial team of Shut Up & Sit Down, a site dedicated to spreading our love of table gaming.Our aim is to offer the best board game coverage in the world, but failing that we’ll settle for being the silliest. Deal one…” Playing lords of Vegas over webcam. I really like it. Tom and I have played it with 2 and we think it's superb. Hey did you know this game is big” Let's just say that after the first SHUX where we rented the Vancouver convention centre we found out that our business manager had - prior to us handing over the deposit - calculated the percentage chance that this event would end up bankrupting us. You can see our verification right here. Once you understand the play, it goes very fast. We played Splendor, Pan Am, Everdell and Terraforming Mars. I remember really enjoying Eric's articles a few years ago, which got me into infinity. #;@!%” Always a widower. Enter Shut Up & Sit down, the world’s largest English-language board game review website. Shut Up & Sit Down. Quinns has the most entertaining reviews of the two, of course. We're Matt, Quinns, Tom and Ava of Team Shut Up & Sit Down! Hey everybody! "A show all about board games, card games, and all the other games you can play in your very own house." Leder Games is…” Press J to jump to the feed. Is that a series? And shut up. This is a real post. I've been replaying Hollow Knight recently, as well as playing a lot of Spelunky 2 and Hades. Hopefully after this COVID BS is over with we can do it. r/boardgames, AMA. 829 Likes, 18 Comments - Shut Up & Sit Down (@shut.up.and.sit.down) on Instagram: “Golly, Vast: The Mysterious Manor is a real step up in quality from the first Vast. Shut Up & Sit Down. As a more general question, when people can get back together again are there any plans for more 'special' stuff? This year I've also spent a lot of time with Carto, Teardown, Oxygen Not Included and Satisfactory. Big fan, have really been enjoying tom's content recently in particular! Co-owned by Quintin Smith, Paul Dean and Matt Lees, these are the companies who champion the cause of the night in with cardboard and dice. Her 1st husband use to beat her, bruises, concussions, etc. Matt and I were absolutely shattered and were in the middle of getting drunk on two beers when we heard an announcement broadcast through the entire airport: "WILL MATT LEES AND QUINTIN SMITH PLEASE REPORT TO THE BOARDING GATE.". We usually attend a few game conventions during the year, and she was really missing out. “It’s nuts. Press J to jump to the feed. Bourré, Eleusis and Pineapple Open-face Chinese Poker (which I played but never did a video on) are as good as any boxed card game that SU&SD has reviewed. He decided that it was a risk worth taking. Tom, Zee, and Quinns from Shut Up & Sit Down discuss their top 10 Unique Games! I think you would all love it. Visit Shut Up and Sit Down: Support the channel by becoming a member! We're the editorial team of Shut Up & Sit Down, creators of popular internet videos , a podcast , and even " live streaming ". My wife’s name was Michelle. I LOVE this idea. Hi! World-class coverage with a welcoming community. Specifically,… Stay faithful, 2. Podcast #122 - Marry My Migrating Metro by Shut Up & Sit Down published on 2020-11-19T12:26:05Z Podcast #119 - The Big Reiner Beefcast by Shut Up & Sit Down published on 2020-09-25T14:17:26Z Podcast #113: The Double-Monster Solo-Roleplay Small-Box TeamBuilder 8000 by Shut Up & Sit Down published on 2020-07-03T17:06:46Z Pan Am has been an absolute joy, highly recommend it. Is Everdell a good two person game? Once a widow. We’ve done Jackbox over zoom a couple times! It’s been months since my group got together to play because of Covid. This is an honest post. so thank you for enriching my relationship with my wife. Are current events getting you down? Tom for his unparalleled dedication and sheer output, of course. Unless you watched your spouse die. Stream Quinns' Favourite Drinking Games by Shut Up & Sit Down from desktop or your mobile device I have it on my laptop so we screenshare and everyone logs in on their phones for the game. Quinns & Tom had quite a lot to say about my … This is so lovely! I couldn't believe how good some of the games are. It’s all about awesome board games that you can use to lure. I'll pitch something similar to my wife. Question 1: Oh my gosh there's nothing to forgive! 3,176 Followers, 89 Following, 79 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Quintin Smith (@mrquinns) We're the editorial team of Shut Up & Sit Down, creators of popular internet videos, a podcast, and even "live streaming". In the last few years I've collected Infinity and Dropzone Commander and I'd love to do more miniatures game reviews on the site, but (a) they take FOREVER to review and (b) they're not gonna get great traffic. I still haven't got my copy of Everdell out :/ Sorry to hear about your wife's eye. Thanks so much for your questions, everybody. I’ll do that by sharing an excerpt from my book, Blues to Bliss: Creating Your Happily Ever After In The Early Years. That's so great! Fiasco: A Game of Powerful Ambition & Poor Impulse Control (which you can buy from that same link) is very much outside the realm of what we usually cover. Have you ever had the pleasure of playing Bonanza? I left the boys at Rock, Paper, Shotgun, bless ’em, and am now a free boy once again. Free as a bird. This site is a monument to the love of two men. My wife grew up the same way. Shut Up & Sit Down (TV Series 2011– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Question 2: What's the most entertaining story you can each share about meeting fans? We are very busy and perennially tired. It worked surprisingly well! I was wondering whether there would be more coverage of miniatures games in the future? Today, we'd like to open up the floor for any questions the fine community of r/boardgames has for us. Happened in Feb, before the shut down. Hello, and welcome! So she decided to "host" her own private game convention and we played 4 games today while it rained. So we better have [00:01:00] something for you by then. Imagine it! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. At the beginning of each turn a new scenario starts, and there's only a certain number of scenarios for each turn, so there might me some replay issues, but so far it's been fun. My wife and I are doing something like with some friends today. I'm starting Paradise Killer soon. Always a widow. Oh gosh, too many to mention. Have a great evening! What a question. Come discuss games like Codenames, Arkham Horror, Terra Mystica, and all your other favorite games! Podcast #113: The Double-Monster Solo-Roleplay Small-Box TeamBuilder 8000 — Timestamp: 01:06:37. That's really lovely. this reality is better. Last week Quinns gave a 40 minute talk at UK video game festival GameCity, designed to teach people about what’s happening in board games and why gamers the world over MUST get involved. It’s a two hour table game, but it has no cards, cardboard, winners or losers. Love the custom mat for Terraforming Mars. I recently had a stroke and one of the greatest things board games has been able to do for my recovery. Hey everybody! To be honest, there's no excuse for us to not return to that series. I'm glad you had fun with it. More generally, the answer is that our biggest challenge as a business was growing it from a bedroom operation to... well, a substantially larger bedroom operation. The two things I miss about playing physical games (... after a year of TTS) are (1) feeling sleeves in my hands and (2) custom playmats. The only negative would be that the Meadow cards don’t get cycled as much, but we usually play a variant, adding another card, and helping to show more cards. Fire away! Quinns: Listen up, ladies. I’m heavily considering Pan Am - how is it at 2 players? r/boardgames, AMA. Will we be seeing any more of “Card Games That Don’t Suck” in the future? Success actually kills more businesses than it helps, as I understand it, because it forces you to grow your operation and that is absolutely fraught with dangers. Thanks! That should give you a hint on Question 1.... you lot are the reason me and my wife are playing pandemic legacy season 0 (as well as the reason i bought gloomhaven and a few other games). Good on you and your wife for making your own bright spot in a rough year. ... Quinns, Tom and Ava of Team Shut Up & Sit Down! Enjoy the episode guys and will be back next week for Christmas Eve. Thanks for sharing and best wishes to both of you! If I had to pick one game, though, I'd love to play a 4 player game of Rococo Deluxe. Standing behind Quinns (and Nels of the Terminal7 podcast) in the FFG Event Centre snack line at Netrunner Worlds in 2015, I found myself dazzled by the sheer internet star-power in my immediate vicinity. I play guitar; I like it when my wife comes to hear us play. The only downside is if you don’t have a paid Zoom subscription you have to restart the meeting after the timer ends. Was a terrible event and has caused a lot of pain (emotional) too. https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2051059/2-player-variant-border, Shame I missed the convention looks awesome. After the event was over and the company survived I found out what his estimated percentage chance of our destruction was and it was MUCH HIGHER THAN I EXPECTED. Probably not, sorry. Four days together with thirty of our best yet-to-be-reviewed games. They tend to lean toward party games like the living room will be doing Jackbox games, they'll be playing Insider or Mysterium at the kitchen table, then the sunroom will have more serious games like 7 wonders or something. Ah, miniatures game reviews are an annoying one. Or, perhaps, free as a board. Once a widower. 1,176 Likes, 31 Comments - Shut Up & Sit Down (@shut.up.and.sit.down) on Instagram: “Never before have the actions on a card told such an emotionally devastating story. This was an interview with Quinns from Shut Up and Sit Down. But despite that, it’s perhaps the best game you’ve never even conceived of. Your support means the world to us. The very best board game reviews, playthroughs, and more! Join our community! In this episode of the podcast, Ava and Quinns discuss a selection of games that might make real life seem a little cheerier. Hello SUSD! So, yeah. Ah, I loved the format too! 500 Likes, 17 Comments - Shut Up & Sit Down (@shut.up.and.sit.down) on Instagram: “No proper nouns? We have at least one side-splittingly embarrassing interaction with a fan at every con. Just the two of us. She loved it and is interested in trying more games. I’m Paul Dean. Not, this isn’t a plea for sympathy. Quintin Smith is a writer and editor, known for Shut Up & Sit Down (2011) and How Video Games Changed the World (2013). She’s gone. I really appreciate both reviewers, for different reasons. New video review every week! Quinns. Go listen to them. We played Big Book of Magic since it’s co-op and she’s a big Harry Potter fan. But I want to show you why you should not fill the gaps for your husband when he shuts down and what you can do instead. What have been your biggest challenges as a business? I don’t actually think that Tom is wrong here. Tom a little more than Quinns, but still. It’s Quinns from shut up and sit down hello Quinns. 69 talking about this. i'm finding a lot of indie video games these days are slowly transitioning to card / board - based style of play (turn-based). ... Tom, Zee, and Quinns from Shut Up & Sit Down discuss their top 10 Unique Games! Yes, its an excellent two player game. Since we couldn't do that this year, yesterday we did "Virtual Thanksgaming" on Discord.