It feels like Matt's game recommendations at this point are either the heaviest most complicated games or literal kids games. It's pretty endearing.

@bdelzerful

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I think the longer you’re in the hobby this can happen. Your tastes boil down to ‘give me heavy or give me silly’

@shutupandsitdown

Жыл бұрын

Cake or death

@SamClemensRIGL

Жыл бұрын

@@shutupandsitdown ...Death by Cake? That Mary Antonito had the right idea

@AnnDVine

Жыл бұрын

heavy like an elephant

@arogance1

Жыл бұрын

@@shutupandsitdown Death please. No wait, I meant Cake

You need to make a playthrough of this where you roleplay as nautical elephant criminals.

@user-tn3pn1yk6i

Жыл бұрын

2:38

i always thought that whales are the whales of the earth

@RetroHobo

Жыл бұрын

Clearly elephants are the whales of the earth and whales are the whales of the sea. Is it not enough that we dress our whales of the earth in pirate garb and flaunt them on wooden stages above his domain?! You wish to further irritate Poseidon by claiming some of his mightiest subjects for our own? Surely Poseidon with his powerful trident will smote us all for this unabashed hubris!

@adriansolis5362

Жыл бұрын

Are elephants the elephants of the sea then?

@XCM666

Жыл бұрын

​@@adriansolis5362No, elephant seals are the elephants of the sea(l).

@benji-menji

Жыл бұрын

Whales of the earth for too long start to get a little gassy so they best say in the sea before they let out a big one.

@adriansolis5362

Жыл бұрын

@@XCM666 Well played, friend. Well played.

Almost thought Tom was joking when he said Matt was reviewing the elephant game for 5 year olds, but here we are!

I'd love more games like this... not less. Your Super Rhino recommend was phenomenal stuff for 3 adults trying to entertain a 10yr old😂

The team: Matt, there's no way you can make a 10-minute video review about this game. Matt: Hold my beer

Oh Matt, you sweet summer man-child... You *can't* be more "west country" than "pirate", because "pirate" literally *is* "west country". The first man to play Long John Silver in a colour movie was Robert Newton, and it was such a popular movie that his heavy west country accent became the de facto pirate accent.

Following my boardgame obsession I rarely stumble upon good kids games and thats a shame ! It's nice to be able to inspire kids for this hobby and I rarely know how. Thanks for covering my blind spot :)

Excellent review, this replaced Brass Birmingham for me.

My 5 and 3yr old can't play frosthaven yet (and my wife will NEVER play it) but who can resist sea elephants go splosh?! Thanks for this review, please keep them coming! For those looking for similar experiences, Loki, the family offshoot of Iello, is doing a pretty good job with family friendly games that aren't tedious to play!

as someone with a slightly greater than half-baked concept of the nature of physics: stacking them up at an angle like that doesn't do anything. all of the weight is being transferred through the bottom disc so only the position of the bottom disc matters.

@DodgerB763

Жыл бұрын

Centre of gravity will shift though.

Love that you are reviewing family games. When I play games with my family, I have a whale of a time. Memories that I will never forget.

@shutupandsitdown thanks for the review, my 6 year old son is very happy that Santa delivered this 😊

Just what i needed exactly when i needed it. Thanks for sweetening my evening with this review

"Water is not real" is the conspiracy theory that I was not prepared for today. Down the youtube rabbit hole I go...

Great review, this looks like it could have an excellent place in my collection alongside 'fire in the hole' which fits that niche of silly fun suitable for almost any age, which gets it to the table more often than I'd expect!

We are dangerously close to fulfilling Tom's prophecy of the future

Matt, obviously the acceptable technical term for the figures is "pachydirate". Also note that "piratderm" is narrowly acceptable.

Great to see SU&SD review a child inclusive game. Having a young daughter has changed my board game buying habits so would love to see more of this content.

Matts last elephant pun at the end had me burst out laughing.

So odd that 3 of the elephant-pirates are exposed to the elements, but one is in a bag with a dessicant sachet. And, FTW, Pirate Accent is technically an offshoot of West Country, so it's fine!

I like elephants almost as much as I like gambling. This is the perfect game!

We have Ice Team, and from the start I thought “This has a familiar aesthetic…” Thanks for the recommendation, this absolutely goes on the BUY! list. :-)

I love a good Push Your Trunk mechanic.

This is one of my all time favorite SUSD reviews.

Strangely saddened to be reminded, once again, that Matt is indeed still not my mother.

2:30 *Trunkaneers*

Those are really cute elephants. And they're dressed for swimming! :)

"Geneva? I hardly knew her!" Love it. Another variant I like is "I don't know who this Geneva is everyone keeps talking about, but I have no interest in going to her lame convention."

I love it when you find these kids games that can be enjoyed by all but those with no sense of fun. Another great vid!

Just imported this thing from France solely based on Matt's excitement for the earth whales and my golly we (middle aged 'grown ups') had a blast!

Justice for the pirate elephants!! They were discriminated by the non-elephant crew.

Great review! Looking forward to picking this up.

Oh boy, this was bought by my boarding game café already a long time ago. Nice to see it reviewed in the Anglosphere!

arguably, water is real also, i dont even play boardgames, but this looks like fun, for the whole family

And, whaddabout grownups? 4:57 - exactly right, sir. That isn't helped one jot by Kermit DeVito hectoring us silently-yet-intently from the background... Again!

Funny, our favourite drinks game was Walk the Plank. You have me intrigued on this one

I can't think of a truer challenge in game design than getting a group of children to sit around a table in the year 2023.

@andyjacobs7010

Жыл бұрын

You mean sit around a table - without being on electronic devices.

It works out since our idea of piratese comes from an actor in the 50s using the West Country accent for his Long John Silver, and ever since that’s how we’ve thought pirates speak/spoke. So if it’s a bit more West Country than pirate, then it’s pretty much pirate. :)

I will never not find a Brit saying “oh it fell ovah…” absolutely hilarious…. :)

This looks like the perfect Christmas present for my 6 year old niece.

OK. Is that Alan Greenspan or Reg Holdsworth looking over Matt's shoulder at about 6 minutes in? More to the point: which and why?

@pterrok5495

Жыл бұрын

Danny DeVito. But as for why? No idea on that one at all...

Fun game concept and fun review delivery! Thanks! :D

elephants never forgive XD

Does the game come with the silica packet 😭

This looks like it could be a board game I played as a kid and was reminded of when I was like 35 when I saw a copy in a second hand store and picked up a copy only to discover it was pretty fun but then we stopped playing it and never picked it up again.

Best review in years!!!

we should make theoretical physicists play this game

Seems like such a sweet and charming game :) thank you for the review!

Awesome !!!🐘 I’m still waiting for your review of “Catapult Feud”, when is that coming ?

Sigh. So naturally I had to buy this game immediately. Hope you are happy.

Just as Tom foretold!

I think the term is "piratical pachyderms"

Have an elephant-astic day.

are there any dexterity games you would recommend ?

Good video 👍🏾. Game for everyone!

Damn, man. It was just an idle thought.

Was thinking this review would come out awhile from now based on what Future Tom said last episode. Oh well! We'll miss you Matt

2:30: I think the term you are searching for is Pirachyderm

Elephants the whales of the earth- the kind of hot board game takes i come to Shut Up and Sit Down for!

Matt Lees, king of the dexterity games (except Crokinole).

my name is bryan... i literally felt called out for a second there

If someone wins before anyone falls off, everyone but the winner drinks. First person to fall off drinks (then reset because elimination games are bad party games). Draw two of the same card on your first two draws of a turn -- ALSO DRINK!

A Matt review is a Good review

As from min 8 I got distracted by the reflection on Matt's nose. But great review!

I'm worried about what that forbiddiphant will do. Better crack that game out soon, that's a lot of alone time to ponder and plot.

It's great for collecting dust after playing once

I guess that the elephants symbolise Malazan ship captains who were supposed to pick up Chain of Dogs

so Tom was in one scene, and then he was gone and Danny DeVito is there Tom is Danny DeVto!

Matt, did you just call me ridiculous?

@browe

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, Brian, I think Matt was calling me ridiculous--which is fair. I'm often (rightly) accused of being ridiculous.

@BrianGreigRWD

Жыл бұрын

@@browethat was a very surreal moment in my life. I’m used to my friends and family (also rightfully) calling me ridiculous.

@browe

Жыл бұрын

@@BrianGreigRWD Right?! 😄 Thanks for sharing that!

I tried to buy a copy but I don’t see it anywhere available?

This reminds me a bit of Echidna Shuffle both in its cute, kid-friendly exterior and its prickly, gently-mean underbelly.

Brass with the pirate elephant expansion.

This is a great pub game

The treatment of the Forbiddephant is harsh : (

Well adults get to enjoy the temporary euphoria of paying for the game. Kids get to play haha

I want a livestream of Drachinifel playing this with some other shiptubers.

Somebody said AHOY?

Matt and/or Tom! Emergency! Your PiP-link to the next video is covering your joke at the end! Move it to the top right or something!

@shutupandsitdown

Жыл бұрын

Fixed! Thanks!

This was an enjoyable video

I enjoyed the joke multiplier

Try playing Dead Man's Draw. Another pirate-themed push your luck game that is so good!

@shutupandsitdown

Жыл бұрын

The app is a hidden gem, so addictive if you're into push your luck.

Great video

Shouldn't you stagger the disks towards the water to increase the chances of the plank falling over?

This game looks like it absolutely rules

Lovely vid.. 😁

"I keep forgetting my put away my wife's skincare products, which is why I tell her to pachyderm-atology products"

I was hoping 1 second on an Ahoy from Leder Games review 😢

At 8:00 why did you have to attack me so

Stop recommending Diamant!!! lol, it is unavailable and you twist the knife everytime.

Weird insert choice. They could have had all four elephants going vertical, and then just have the cards and wood tokens in the other two areas.

@Suhawk75

9 ай бұрын

It’s punishment for the one elephant that fails us.

Can we have more recipes with boardgames pls

I don't think the line @ 4:23 is referring to the slave trade but it kiiiiinda sounds like its referring to the slave trade.

How can a pirate accent be too West Country?

RIP Matt

I find it funny how you guys started to say that having not all rules in the rulebook is a good thing :D

@flavflav7792

Жыл бұрын

Game designers had in the rulebook only one end condition with one loser (first to fall) but after 6 months of demoing in the UK, we realized most of the people were continuing until there's one surviving pirate ... We asked and they accepted us to offer both end game in the rulebook ;)

Ever tried FLYIN' GOBLIN? 👾 A really nice Lebrat/Rivière catapult fun game (iello) - with kids older than 36 even more compatible & squeaky!

Internet is real, coming for Matt, thinks he’s taking the mick

Clearly a game for adults. Children would break the planks.

It looks great but is it available?