Shut Up & Sit Down

We’re kicking off the year with a video that we’re hoping might just be colourful enough to wash away a layer of that cold January grey. Wroth – a recent release from Chip Theory Games is simple, tactile, a just a little bit CHUNKY. We hope you’ve all had a restful end to 2025 – and wish you all the best in the year to come!

In this video, Tom tries to shoo away the January blues in the only way he knows how; by relentlessly over-playing a gentle game about trains, cars, and people. Railroad Tiles is a fabulous spritz of cosy design – a simple and tactile treat that’ll fit on anyone’s table at basically any time. Perhaps best played with a morning coffee? An evening glass of wine? A mid-afternoon gallon of ‘Nurishment’? Whatever floats your boat, buddy.

Take Time is a fantastic little puzzle game that has you playing cards in numerical order around a clock face. No, please, don’t leave! The core of this one is a fascinating little ‘rules outside of the rules’ gimmick that stays fresh throughout all forty of the missions this dinky box has to offer! But is it better than The Crew? The Mind?

Hot Streak came out a little while ago, offering all the thrills of gambling on hot dogs and fish without any risk of gastroenterological problems. More recently from the same publisher, ANOTHER racing game appeared: the long-awaited Magical Athlete – a roll & move so unashamedly silly that it wraps all the way around again into being something that’s genuinely GREAT. We hope you enjoy!

Legend says that if you collect every single instrument in Luthier, then Beethoven himself will come downstairs to give you a little kiss on the cheek, mwah. Thanks, Lud. That’ll do nicely. This week we’re taking a look at Luthier – the ornate eurogame of turning hair into music! But what’s the score, eh? EH? Like a musical score? Never mind.

This week we have an episode of The Top 100! We loved Last Will when we reviewed it 53 years ago, but has it stood the test of time? Matt remains fond, but may not be able to compete with Brewster’s “Meh”-llions!

One Ring to give to Thomas, One Ring to give to The Lord of The Rings: The Tricktaking Game(s). Why? ‘Cos they’re about to get married at a big cardboard altar, and enjoy many years of love and companionship together. We initially covered these games on a podcast way back in February of 2025; and we even got the rules a bit wrong just for fun! Since then, Tom’s been playing Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers nonstop with basically anybody who doesn’t run away immediately – and has now made this here video commemorating a newfound love of all things Orcs.

This week we’ve got a review of a whole dang royal-smashing CAMPAIGN. Regicide Legacy is absolutely delicious.

This week we add AZUL to our DEFINITIVE list of the Top 100 Boardgames! Beautiful mosaics that are just BEGGING to be hammered.