What Kinds of Content Does Shut Up & Sit Down Publish?

Shut Up & Sit Down publishes board game reviews, ranked lists, podcasts, and event coverage in both written and video form. If you want to know whether a game is worth your time, follow their reviews; if you prefer listening while doing something else, the podcast is the better entry point. The site describes itself as “Board Game Reviews, Videos & Podcasts,” and its homepage feed shows all of these formats mixed together in reverse-chronological order.

Written and Video Reviews

Reviews are the site’s core output. Each review post pairs a short written introduction with an embedded video, and the written portion usually gives you the verdict and the tone before you commit to watching.

Recent examples from the homepage:

• Review: Yotei — host Matt walks through “one of his absolute favourites from 2026,” with a content warning that the video “may contain potatoes.”
• Review: Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon — framed as “a delightfully themed euro,” with the review asking whether you can produce an anime, turn a profit, or end up “up to your eyeballs in debt, and burnt out.”

How to use this: read the written blurb first. If the game’s theme and the reviewer’s angle interest you, watch the video for the full discussion. The written text alone is not a complete review — it is a hook.

Ranked Lists: The Top 100 Board Games of All Time

The site runs a multi-episode series counting down its Top 100 board games. Each episode is a video built around a specific theme or category rather than a plain numbered list.

The most recent entry shown is Episode 9: Innovation, in which Matt and Tom “wrestle with a GIGANTIC CHALK BOARD” while discussing the game Innovation.

What to expect: these are long-form videos, not quick rankings. If you are looking for a single definitive list, you will need to watch across episodes — the countdown is spread out over time, and each installment covers a slice of the list.

Podcast Episodes

The podcast is published in numbered episodes, including short “pocket-sized” installments between main episodes. The homepage shows several recent entries:

The show notes are written in a loose, comedic voice — for example, the #299 description opens with sound-effect spellings and admits the host is too ill to write “a proper description this week.” Do not expect structured timestamps or chapter markers in the text; the value is in the conversation itself.

How to choose: start with a themed short episode like #299.15 if you want quick impressions of small games. Go to a main numbered episode if you want the hosts’ general back-and-forth.

Event Coverage: Board Games Direct

The site covers the Board Games Direct event with video showcases of upcoming games. Two formats appear on the homepage:

• New Games for Two | Board Games Direct #7 — a long video showcasing new two-player games “you’ll soon see popping up at conventions,” with brief looks at “60+ games.”
• Board Games Direct 2026 – ALL The Shorts — a collection of short videos made by Dani Standring, with new videos posted daily during the event.

Best for: browsing many games quickly before a convention, or getting a rough sense of which upcoming titles match your taste. The two-player showcase is explicitly framed as “brief peeks” rather than full reviews.

How to Decide Where to Start

• Want a verdict on a specific game? Check the reviews section first; the written blurb tells you the angle fast.
• Want background listening? Use the podcast, especially the short themed episodes.
• Want a broad survey of the hobby? Work through the Top 100 series episode by episode.
• Planning for a convention? Watch the Board Games Direct showcases, starting with the two-player video if that is your group size.

One practical note: the homepage feed mixes all formats, so a review, a podcast, and an event video can sit next to each other. Use the post titles — “Review:”, “Podcast #”, “The Top 100” — to identify the format before clicking.