Klask Review - Shut Up & Sit Down

[@bmckniff]

I need more videos of Matt explaining what we call things in America

[@oceanvice]

I rewatched it just for those bits :)

[@johnmarotta6]

I agree 100%

[@redgrey85]

Same

[@adamwishneusky]

on plates 😆

[@SapphireCrook]

The fact Matt tried to eat an entire Earth Apple like it was a common tree Apple shows he is trying to mend the channel between the English Land and the Frank Kingdom.

[@Deathbydorfattack]

I too appreciate this attempt to return to the days following the glorious revolution when our boy Willem was in charge of those fair isles.

[@oz_jones]

This comment is way too underappreciated.

[@shmendusel]

I'm sorry, earth apple?

[@michak.2760]

@@shmendusel "pomme de terre" is french for potato, which You can translate as "apple of earth". More accurate should be "fruit of earth" but then we're going on etymology area.

[@croma2068]

Very funny comment, but the Frankish kingdom fell apart in 840 whereas potatoes were native to South America, so they weren't discovered by Europeans before the 16th century

[@MrErtsatz]

As an American, I just have to comment that your british-buttery-hole-discus throwing form needs some work. You did use real butter, right? Dime-store margarine (or, as we call it, the devil's spread) can lead to an uneven wobble, even over short distances.

[@NoNameAtAll2]

I can't believe it's not butter

[@erendrake]

Devil's spread is really only useful for......... nevermind I'm not sure it's useful at all

[@joelcrapgoecramp]

Ah yes. I do love throwing bread across the room. As an American I can tell you I am very skilled at this practice, as I hit my target. The target just so happens to be the other person on the other side of the table.

[@NapalmJustice]

Not to mention there was no barbecue sause on the table when he threw it.

[@konstantinkh]

@@NapalmJustice This could have been filmed before Thanksgiving, and only uploaded now, which would make it acceptable.

[@gqsnowman]

Your nuanced insights into American Culture never cease to amaze me, Matt. Well done. Boy howdy. Murica.

[@davidmiguelgoncalves]

we have a house rule: If your piece goes into your goal, the other player has to shout "KLASK!" before you get it out in order for them to score the point. This was to accommodate those borderline situations where it goes in and out of the goal so fast it's arguable if it was ever in there at all.

[@nchlsrdmr]

If it comes out it does not score.

[@patricklickman9972]

This is the deeply concentrated shot of Lees that I needed today.

[@khaniage]

Matt was on top form with this one. I never knew I needed absurd, witty but still informative board game reviews in my life until I found SU & SD but now that I have I don't know how I lived without them.

[@firebrain2991]

Matt: "Despite our differences, we can all call this Klask" Me: (considers trying to get it called Pong in America)

[@readilium3432]

Nope. They've already had world championships, and there is a hardcore (albeit small) following here in the States. You won't be able to subvert this.

[@revimfadli4666]

But there are Pong(the videogame) and Beer Pong already

[@Zsil33]

This is precisely the kind of patriotic video we need on the eve of an election! Everyone vote Chunky Fry!

[@SinOfAugust]

Game 100% designed and made by her Majesty, personally.

[@A_generic_handle]

I think if we in the us had a president like that then I can finally sleep easier go for 2020

[@paige_404]

@@A_generic_handle ... have you *seen* their PM? They're not sleeping easy over there right now.

[@readilium3432]

@@paige_404 They don't have democratic elections? Man, America really does kick the hell out of Britain.

[@davekoehnlein4575]

Is the breakfast cereal “cookie crisp” called “biscuit chip” in the UK?

[@Ipsenscastle]

Strangely enough it's still accurately labelled Cookie here as it's modelled on the kind of biscuits we call cookies anyway. I mean aesthetically. Tastewise, it's cat litter.

[@griffoncs6431]

@@Ipsenscastle You're a poet. Cookie crisp is indeed cat litter.

[@otakuribo]

As an American, I can confirm that most American cereal is cat litter. I usually go for a bowl of Kashi, granola, or muesli. Which, too be fair, is just bird feed.

[@josephmartins8882]

Asking the real questions here

[@staticklingon2182]

@@Ipsenscastle I bought cookie crisp for the first time in years a couple weeks ago and it tasted like cardboard. Either they've changed the recipe or I enjoyed some nasty shit as a kid. It smelled like cardboard, too.

[@NylePudding]

That beardy magician transition was incredible, I live for that kind of bizarre subtle humour.

[@mahna_mahna]

That's not magician - it's a WIZARD!

[@IDKman555]

Been playing Klask now for a few months. Loved it so much, so simple and fun that my family played a whole impromptu tournament. 3 generations loving the same game.

[@joelface]

I've had the same experience. Just ordered Klask 4 so that we can have even more fun come Christmas and New Year's Eve where Klask has been a huge hit with the family.

[@aresx666]

I could watch the progression of Matt desire to not bite into that potato increase exponentially in real time

[@afourthfool]

defense mechanism -- raw potatoes are toxic.

[@falconJB]

@@afourthfool Only if they have greened.

[@SimonWolfie]

He nailed that whole 'staring patriotically into the distance' thing perfectly.

[@IcepickL]

I remember the first time I saw someone making the big ol' disk of Great British holes, and I thought they were a fool. Now that I am an adult, I understand.

[@eburns-nc]

As an American I have to say that's a pretty amazing American accent when you yelled out "a sweet wheel of carbs." That's basically how I talk all the time. Especially after I eat a cookie biscuit cake.

[@Leron...]

I was hoping this would start out with "Shut up and Sit down. Klask is in session."

[@Hemigoblin]

5:15 I was really hoping that Stephen Fry would pop up from under the table at this point

[@Sluppie]

The part where he is stacking the plates full of crumbs kills me.

[@oyeknod]

Matt your facial expressions + timing as you talk about biscuits was just gold! too funny :D

[@Zalintis]

Best prop humour I've experienced in ages!

[@otakuribo]

✨🇺🇸 a *Sweet Wheel o' Carbs* 🇺🇸✨

[@ananousous]

I want to use that joke, but I know that no one I know would get the reference

[@warpzone8421]

@@ananousous So instead of just referencing it, actually go to the trouble of setting it up. You know. Like a joke would be.

[@ananousous]

@@warpzone8421 Sounds like a lot of work

[@FluffyCookeZz]

In Danish, the Biscuits are called Warts, which I honestly think is way more fitting. But I imagine they've just been renamed in a more cute and sweet manner for international audiences. Also, Klask is a Danish Onomatopoeia for the sound made when you slap something.

[@FreelancerWV]

I don't think I want to try Warts n' Gravy.......It just doesn't have the same ring to it!

[@zacharys8090]

As a representative of the good ole' USA I can say, yes... aside from all of the differences I can agree that that is Klask.

[@justincoleman3805]

He didn’t say that is klask. He said this is klask.

[@aydencw]

As an Australian, I am torn between having to call them either fries or chip due to the fighting between my American Corporate Overlords and my British Monarchist Overseers. Help me Mr Lees

[@OriginalPiMan]

They're all chips. Fries are chips and crisps are chips.

[@ashleyriddell7591]

Potato boats. Oh, that's right, we don't like boats coming into Australia. As you were.

[@dominickrogmeier5203]

This is the only review I've watched twice in a row. Absolutely brilliant!

[@DanielCornerthe]

Yeah sure - it's fine... but have you tried Crokinole?

[@Jaccident]

Get this readers; the German word for the German language is Deutsch, but the Dutch word for the Dutch language is Nederlandse, and the Netherlands calls itself Holland but Hollande is the President of France!

[@DrNought]

Why are we graduating at the end? I felt the need to stand up and walk.

[@JonGardner]

All the biscuit, cookie, cake, chip, fry, muffin business was an absolute treat.

[@pahaha70]

For the record: SU&SD would also make a wonderful name for a cooking show, and I would watch that show!

[@MrMichkov]

If you dig into the archives of this here channel, you can find some videos that contain Matt cooking at the end. One of them is the Skull & Roses review, there are 3 or 4 more IIRC

[@warpzone8421]

@@MrMichkov In the review of Ladies and Gentlemen, he shows us how to make scones. Or as the Americans call them, Unbuttermilked Biscuits, or as the French call them, "Rubbish Croissants." (Which the Americans call "Junk Crescent Rolls.")

[@StraboSE]

You couldn't bring yourself to say "french" fries.

[@warpzone8421]

He obviously didn't want to touch off a debate about "French Fries" VS "Freedom Fries." Or as the English call them, "Rude Chips" VS "Rebellion Chips," or as the French call them, "les frites de france d'amérique," VS "attendez, les yanks ont décidé de les appeler comment?"

[@GreenestTrampler]

Guess I'm gonna start calling cakes sweet wheel of carbs, cuz I havent laughed that hard in a while

[@irnbru5496]

As a Brit living in Canada this is prob my fave video on the internet now had me belly aching lol

[@ThreeDogsTraining]

As an American, let me just say that your slights against us will not go unremembered the next time the Huns get spicy.

[@AFriskyGamer]

This was FAR too funny for how short it was. I guess that's $40 I'm spending this Christmas

[@annebethkuijs9442]

Came for the info, stayed and watched again for the great humor. Greetings from across the canal!

[@aenorist2431]

I do love the bit you do in the ends. Always has me watching to the bitter, crunchy, potato-y end. You sneaky, manipulative bastards.

[@DrMcFly28]

I'm looking at that yellow light in the background and I'm feeling lied to

[@streetabix]

So when it's far away they are small and when it's close they are big

[@Kahedro]

i didnt think it was possible for a review to be an absolute shitpost. great work

[@BASSsic]

Serving a cake and a scone. At the same time. An embarrassment of riches.

[@henry1237]

BASSsic ...but is it pronounced scone or scone? It’s definitely scone.

[@AerosfilisOfficial]

I have to say, if it's not for the games, I'll probably keep watching what you do just for the jokes and funny moments.

[@CatLegoDiver]

Wait, there was a game review in there?

[@xikkom9293]

All you guys are funny and your reviews are great. But this video is my favorite.

[@stickmasterlukeRBX]

I was waiting for the potato bite. Thank you for not letting me down!

[@SThompsonRAMM_1203]

I woke up this morning not even realizing that I needed Matt in my life only to find out that there is so much in life I’ve been missing up until now!

[@jimleach1947]

As a British person living in America, whose introduction to my local gaming group was by a hilarious (mostly to the Americans) biscuit/cookie related misunderstanding this video speaks to me on so many levels.

[@bjheims4594]

Jim Leach Wait, what are biscuits called in the UK, then? Also, English muffins?

[@jimleach1947]

@@bjheims4594 The closest analogue would be a scone (pronounced like 'gone', don't let anyone tell you it's like 'own'), but they're not quite the same and the shorter answer is: nothing, they don't exist. (Which is a shame, I like American biscuits.) Muffins.

[@adamln1977]

We call the larger fry “steak fries” or if they are quartered lengthwise we call the “ tater logs”

[@BrandonGraham]

I was with you up to "tater logs"

[@adamln1977]

Brandon Graham Haha, I hear you. The potato logs are usually dredged in a seasoned batter and deep fried.

[@irishmerit]

Wedge fries or potato jo jo's

[@warpzone8421]

@@irishmerit There's no way those fries deserve to be called potato Jojos unless there are other, more powerful fries floating alongside them.

[@spoffette2623]

As a Brit I’d been living under the misapprehension that tater tots were potato croquettes!?

[@Epyo]

this review is a masterpiece and, it is also klask

[@Electroporcupine]

I like to think the black flash when Matt said "Sweet Wheel Of Cards" was caused by the sheer physical effort he put into that accent.

[@Teknotion]

What a great review vid. Funny, informative, and left me feeling like I need to own this game. My daughter will love it.

[@SiSi-rf8hj]

Admit it, we all could use a little bit more Klask-consciousness

[@quantum_beeb]

I would not call those “chunky fries”. I’d call them “steak fries”

[@RyanEdwardsVA]

Extreme quality ending sequence. Premiere Matt Lees excellence.

[@mrddueck]

As an American, immediate upvote for "rules mistakes in America"

[@xarliesp]

Klask is an awesome game to play with a few beers. One of my local bars has a klask board and they host tournaments too :)

[@ezekielborder7008]

this is the best Shut up and Sit Down review ever. Great way to start 2020

[@thecocktailian2091]

I dont know why, but I laughed the most with this video. There are always laughs to be had, but in this abbreviated review, I found the most. Must be my dulled American senses.

[@giantnanomachine]

There should be a game where you have to keep a chain of words going by playing a card with a synonym from your hand, or pretending that you did since "obviously, in South Africa a baraduk is what people in New Zealand call a kalehog". Every time a person gets called out by the next player and didn't actually play a synonym, they are out of the round until there's only the winner left. Looking forward to more UK/US/other places word lessons!

[@Metroidam11]

I'm imagining a parent looking at Christmas shopping ideas finds this review and becomes so confused as to what kind of review this is.

[@willrasmussen5658]

Met the people behind this game at ECCC a few years ago. They were very nice. Didn’t pick up a copy then because I didn’t want to lug a big box around all day, but maybe nows the time to hop in

[@johnwilder9677]

This was so weird. But now I just ordered Klask, so...

[@boesvig2258]

So you just reviewed a Danish game without ever mentioning Denmark. You didn't even make fun of us! I'm so disappointed. You know, we had a special Yuletide Viking raid planned this year. Now I just don't know, we might not feel like coming anymore.

[@ImInSPAAAAACCE]

I've never heard british men say "hubris" so frequently while reviewing tabletop games, I think SUSD is going for a record

[@oz_jones]

But will their hubris be their downfall?

[@razorboy251]

I am a simple man. I see Matt Lees do a running gag about the Brit vs. American food nomenclature, I hit the like, share and subscribe at the same time.

[@RyanOlander]

This review left me hungrier than I was anticipating

[@johnmarotta6]

This is the greatest review of all time

[@bubba1682]

No one has ever called Steak Fries, 'Chunky Fries'.

[@shutupandsitdown]

we just did, chalk it up on the board

[@Killercreek]

Fuck. They're right

[@mahna_mahna]

You're a loose cannon, Lees. I'll have your badge and gum for this.

[@Lagzlot]

They don't, but they should. Except Red Robin, they can keep calling them 'Steak Fries'.

[@specialk1287]

I bought this game for my local bar, it’s a big hit and really fun

[@kevin735]

this is definitely a great bar game.

[@luigiscazzari4724]

This review contains my favourite food groups: carbs and board games

[@MiaMulder]

This video was real Klask

[@MelodyBurst]

Very funny video! Also, biscuits are called biscuits because we cook them twice. What do you call Triscuits in England? 1.5 cookies?

[@annebethkuijs9442]

Me watching this video for like the 5th time in 3 days, just for some well-needed distraction and laughs. This is SO funny, the dry humor of it all. (Waiting for my own game of Klask btw 😍)

[@smoregames617]

I have to get this game I have heard so many good things about it! I love the size and portability of it! I'm sold thanks for a great review of Klask. Also, American food quips were great!

[@anneloes2]

Did you end up getting it? :)

[@lf2334]

We don't call them chunky fries, old boy. We simply call them fries, or French fries.

[@MrBlitzNZ]

Genuinely hilarious video, well done.

[@benjoslin3782]

A video has never had me chuckling so hard before. Well done!

[@yorkoh5880]

As a Brit living in America, I oft feel the need to explain what a biscuit is to them. Thank you for some footage I can now share to educate these uncouth traitors.

[@yorkoh5880]

oh and you break down the tater debate too, fantastic. Truly, Matt is a merit to Brits living abroad everywhere.

[@henryc7548]

5:30 its so good to see someone taking such a shining to American culture

[@mrsteve4569]

Getting caught up on SUSD videos. This one was pure gold.

[@andrewfox4467]

Okay, I'm in love with that cool uncle...

[@timcarstensen9951]

Sweet Wheel O’ Carbs deserves my like. It was well earned! 😂😂

[@griffinlobster]

Matt had to do more dishes from this review than I've done in a week.

[@ROldford]

Okay, I now understand biscuits, cookies, and SWEET WHEELS O' CARBS... but what are pies?

[@OverlordZephyros]

I just learned about AMERICA and UK in this video See? They can be educational 🤣

[@EnderoftheGame]

I'm interested about the quaity of the pieces/board. I've seen this around before, but it looks fairly cheaply made. Any thoughts?

[@denysbeecher5629]

My fiance picked up an early copy a couple of years ago. That one has held up to many hours of play by small children. It doesn't feel cheaply but it does feel like some of the woodwork was done by hand

[@kevin735]

i have one I bought from Target on sale and the quality is good. Same as the one that was at a brewpub I used to go to that was beat in, but not beat up.

[@matthewcrawford4216]

The first ones were hand made then later models were outsourced. They are well built compared to most every piece of cheap plastic these days.

[@paulthorn6437]

It's fine, but not particularly exceptional. The board/table think is well built and sturdy for what the game needs. If i had a gripe, the ball and the biscuit things being plastic feels a little cheap and too light. Feels like they need a little more heft IMHO.

[@derkcast620]

Matt you beautiful, beautiful man. i laughed so hard at this nonsense filled review... and then bought a copy of Klask! or as its called in Danish SMACK!

[@madsjohansen1135]

It’s the other way around :D Klask _means_ smack in Danish.

[@derkcast620]

@@madsjohansen1135 .... ... Dammit!

[@curumu_yt]

Wow this is the perfect Christmas present I am going to get for my nephews

[@imaloony8]

Klask is great. I play it every time I got to GenCon. Not sure why I haven't gotten it yet.

[@b3rnardblack]

move over serious nonsense box announcement, you've been replaced as my favourite susd video

[@luiscarlosqg]

Ohh, dear Matthew. This review was pretty good! And the comment section is just as great. I am laughing out loud.

[@budderbrinejr]

Is country roads the American anthem now? As an Appalachian I support this move.

[@stretchedmetaphor3238]

I can't believe Matt ate a whole Sweet Wheel O' Carbs between takes. Or as we call it in the Midwest, Swiss Flatbread. And yes, we know it's not actually from Switzerland.

[@Passenger-hn5fb]

Best board game review ever!! Well done.

[@MajorSvenGaming]

Ohhhh my God!!!! I forgot to salute my chucky fry before I hurled it across the room this morning!!!!!

[@IslanKleinknecht]

@0:41 Wizard Quinns!

[@cockmanbuttfart7661]

I came for the board games but stayed for the rich and flaky buttermilk biscuit.

[@seraphonica]

That Matt Lees is a real Klask act.

[@realsushrey]

Nice commentary on the differences between UK and US with a slight distraction called Klask!

[@monkeyblaine]

You guys are getting funnier, I came for the review I stayed for the completely 100% accurate differences between English and US language

[@andrewkrahn2629]

I enjoy that the outro music means *entirely* different things depending on which side of the atlantic you're on