Shut Up & Sit Down

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CAUTION - this week's video may contain potatoes. Join Matt as he walks you through one of his absolute favourites from 2026.

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In today's video, watch Matt and Tom wrestle with a GIGANTIC CHALK BOARD. That's right - it's another entry into the Top 100: The mighty, tiny... INNOVATION

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Podcast! This week, Tom and Matt are talking Konigsbergian logistics in Kingdom Crossing, duplicitous nobility in Emblems, and the perils of a failed CAPTCHA in Totally Human!

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This week we’re talking Otter, Tally Up!, and Zombie Princess - a triple threat of tiny treats.

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Podcast! We’re taking a trip into Small-Box City! Unfortunately the tiny car broke down on the miniature highway and now we’re microstuck at the back of a demicoach full of LITTLE ANT PEOPLE. They’re all up in our sleeves and snacks and mp3 players and it’s making Matt crabby.

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This week we've got a delightfully themed euro! Can you produce an anime? Probably, yes! Will you turn a profit? Are you up to your eyeballs in debt, and burnt out? UH OH

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Podcast! This week, we’re taming dragons in Emberheart, demolishing desserts in Sushi Go Party: Chef’s Special, and wrangling rulesets in Eternal Sevens!

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The final giganto-vid of Board Games Direct hath ARRIVETH'D: Join us as we showcase some of the new 2 player games that you'll soon see popping up at conventions!

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Today we’re going to take a break from the usual daily dosage of BGD previews – but that doesn’t mean your eyes and ears are going home empty handed! Matt is joined by Dani for a brief stint of competitive Disney Lorcana.

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Podcast! This episode contains a CHUNKY RAMBLE about The Queen’s Dilemma - a game that we really do love, but are struggling to actually play….

Find out more by LISTENING. With your EARS!

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or wherever you listen to your pods!

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Whoa! Board Games Direct? That's right! We're pummelling your brains with 60+ board games in just ONE. HOT. WEEK. Today, we're giving you just a little quick peek at a whole bunch of Card Games - games with cards! For your hands!

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In today's video, we're ON YOUR SIDE. This gentle explosion of new & upcoming board games focuses on titles where you're collaborating with other humans to achieve your goals, or collaborating with your own brain, which somehow feels harder? ENJOY

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Today's Board Games Direct video is all about "Chill" games. Can any board game truly be chill? Is it possible to stop thinking about things too much, and to just enjoy them? Are you even a certified doctor? WATCH NOW

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CHILL OUT! JUST CHILL OUT! OH MY GOSH, PLEASE JUST RELAX with this lovely selection of new & upcoming board games.

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Watch it here:

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It's time for PART 2 of Board Games Direct - the digital alternative to a board game convention that doesn't require you to interact with other humans OR your limbs! Today we've got a selection of games that are a little bit CHUNKIER - a more substantial box, madame? Please do!

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Board Games Direct is BACK! This week we'll be showcasing a ton of new & upcoming games, bringing the excitement of a board game convention straight down a big pipe and into your home. Feast your eyes and/or brains on PART ONE: Thematic Games!

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Kicking off Board Games Direct 2026 we are DELIGHTED to reveal Mechs vs. Minions: Bandle City Edition, set in the League of Legends universe, originally published by Riot Games in 2016. Come watch live!

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Thank you so much to the kind folks who keep this little adventure into board games pottering along every year. You’re the absolute best. The cats pajamas!

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