This week Peter & Mike have a design discussion about cards with numbers, and what we want to see more of. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg X - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Merch: one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring.com/ Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

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This week Shelley and I check out two 2025 releases, as well as looking back 11 years to a games that had been gathering dust on our shelf:

Take Time (2025) by Alexi Piovesan and Julien Prothiere from Libellud - a co-op game with 40 challenges in the box for 2-4 players.

Pergola (2025) by Michal Golab Golebiowski and Przemek Wojtkowiak from Rebel Studio

Trambahn (2015) by Helmut Ohley from Mayfair and Lookout Games

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On this slippy ol’ episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about Emberleaf; a game of woodland creatures amassing honey and battering bandits! “Like Pooh gone all vigilante on them asses”.

Our dynamic duo then seek to area control eachother in a WORTH WRESTLE! Whose critical opinion on this luminous box will come out on top? Neither, really. They’re both pretty chill about the whole thing. Everyone’s allowed opinions - even YOU!

Have a great week, everybody!

Timestamps:

01:19 - Emberleaf

16:20 - Wroth

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Trajan, The Gang, and Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated. Then we talk about what we would put in our board game go bags (if we had them) to take to gatherings that aren't necessarily about board games.

0:00-Intro
0:39-Announcements
2:10-Recent Games - Trajan
10:38-The Gang
18:42-Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
20:08-BG Go Bags
28:58-Outro
30:02-Bloopers

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In Episode 339, Don and Jamie kick things off by talking about their upcoming trip to TotalCon in Massachusetts. Then the gang dives into the games they’ve been playing, including Troyes, The Voynich Puzzle, 12 Rivers, On Mars, Toy Battle, 3 Tricky Pigs, and a feature review of Xenology by Dan Manfredini, published by Play to Z. After Tony T delivers his news segment, the fellas wrap things up with a discussion about how players interface with board games. Troyes: 00:05:45, The Voynich Puzzle: 00:11:07, 12 Rivers: 00:22:22, On Mars: 00:32:36, Toy Battle: 00:39:48, 3 Tricky Pigs: 00:53:50, Xenology Review: 00:56:47, News with Tony T: 01:25:09, Board Game User Interface: 02:26:17. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/ and Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/.

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In this episode Ben amd Uli talk about the problems board game publishers have with communicating to the wider cultural world. 

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Paula is here to lead the gang in some highly fashionable rounds this week!

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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This week's guest Don from The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast

00:00 INTRO

Games We Played Last Week

01:52 Soothsayers (Jeff Grisenthwaite, Play to Z 2026)

05:45 Orléans (Reiner Stockhausen, DLP games 2014)

08:56 Xenology (Dan Manfredini, Play to Z 2025)

13:16 XenoShyft: Onslaught (Keren Philosophales, Michael Shinall, Cool Mini Or Not 2015)

16:30 Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition (Andreas Seyfarth, Awaken Realms 2025)

23:17 Flip Pick Towers (Rob Fisher, Adam Porter Osprey Games 2026)

26:53 Tapestry (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games 2019)

31:29 Gods & Mortals (William Borg Barthet, Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa 2026)

News and why it doesent matter.

35:53 NEWS

Gods and Mortals -crowdfunding starts end of March

Dark Pact (2026)

Viva La Dirt League Presents: NPC Rivals!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vldl/viva-la-dirt-league-presents-npc-rivals

Main Review

39:58 Sweet Lands

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Clef and Tim return to the normal scheduled programming of disc golf and baseball before talking a bunch of board games. We talk recent plays of Memoir '44, Duel for Cardia, Catan, Dracula vs Van Helsing, Wooden Shoes & Iron Monsters, and Atlantis Exodus! We also discuss our motivations for buying games (trading not included). Board game talk starts at 23:33! Join the discord at discord.gg/s8hYtWkMS3 and visit punchboardparadise.com for more info on PPCon 2026!

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Reviews of Reavers of Midgard: The Card Game, Marco Polo II, Age of Galaxy, Botswana and so much more. All the pegs deep dive La Patisserie Rococo. Game discussion starts at {00:37:04}.

Thank you to our sponsors: Grand Gamers Guild and Eagle Gryphon Games

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This week's guest is designer of Spaceship Unity, Divvy Dice and Minecraft: Builders and Biomes, Ulrich Blum. We talk about being a chef, the beauty of Switzerland and being an indie creator...but which games did he choose?

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This week I welcome the Hungry Gamer

00:00 INTRO

Games We Played Last Week

01:08 Conquest Princess: Fashion Is Power (Seppy Yoon, Peter Yang Fight in a Box 2024)

03:44 War Chest (Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson AEG 2018)

06:08 Lands of Galzyr (Seppo Kuukasjärvi, Sami Laakso Snowdale Design 2022)

09:27 OffShoots (Dan Linden, Self-Published 2024)

12:20 Flamecraft Duals (Manny Vega Cardboard Alchemy 2025)

15:17 Yokohama (Hisashi Hayashi OKAZU Brand 2016)

20:02 Wroth (Manny Trembley Chip Theory Games2025)

24:56 Corps of Discovery Duo (Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lim Off the Page Games 2026)

News and Why it Doesn't Mater 

29:09 Welcome

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This week Peter & Mike review Take Time. Next week we will have a related design discussion about card with numbers. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg X - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Merch: one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring.com/ Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

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This week Shelley and I explore to very different games that begin with F

First we collect resources and attempt to make excellent alcoholic drinks in

Fantasy Brewers by Michael Schacht from Grail Games

then we get card and try to create the best ant trails in the draw and draw game

Fantastic Trails by Jordy Adan from NSV

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CEO of Ion Games, Besime Uyanik talks about their new subscription service. 

https://iongamedesign.com/pages/minion

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All of this has happened before and will happen again. Everything comes back around, including games you could swear you've played before. Whether they're remakes, reimplimentations, or rejuvenations, we're tackling the world of board game revivals. Before what's old is new, we talk about Agent Avenue, 7 Empires, and Stellar Ventures.

02:24 - Agent Avenue 07:25 - 7 Empires 18:26 - Stellar Ventures 33:52 - Remakes 39:01 - Blood on the Clocktower 40:55 - Zoo Vadis 48:03 - Dune: Imperium - Uprising 54:14 - A Feast for Odin

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Hark and well met, noble Cabalists! Return ye now to the dust-laden tomes and candlelit halls of the Dungeon Master’s Ludus, that ancient library of wisdom and whispered lore. On this day, the Lords gather in solemn counsel to ponder a matter most sacred to all who bear the mantle of Storycrafter - the elusive spark of inspiration. Come then, and let us speak of where ideas flare bright as dragonfire bringing forth sagas of brave heroes, dark ruins, and fearsome beasts.

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In this episode we’re diving into all things 2025. We talk about our favorite movies, the TV shows we’ve been hooked on, the books we’ve loved, and yes… even a few board games 😉

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It's been a while but we're back with some more nonsense and bloopers including many renditions of Avril Lavigne songs by the gang (we're not sure why), finally we've stitched Davey's jokes up in a blooper rather than the other way round, Adrian thinks he's on work calls rather than podcasting and Kuba from Glass Cannon Unplugged gives our podcast the best review ever.

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Tom and Eric are back from the Dice Tower Cruise, trying not to make Julie jealous, but failing miserably. We talk about games played, ports visited, and flights cancelled. Plus, we dive into the listener mailbag, and gather a new round of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:54 - Dice Tower West and The Library

02:33 - Merchant of Venus in The Library

04:26 - Dice Tower Cruise - Pre-Cruise

10:50 - Cruise: Most Checked-Out Games

21:57 - Cruise: St. Thomas Game Day

25:02 - Eric's Travel Woes

27:26 - Jibber Jabble

29:44 - Julie's Cruise Contribution

30:47 - Question: Too Social?

38:33 - JiSoGi: Anime Studio Tycoon

46:07 - Eternal Decks

49:44 - Ham Helsing

55:11 - Cosy Stickerville

59:03 - Fest Season

Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com

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