Lowlands - Shut Up & Sit Down Review

[@joshuathompson3258]

quinns you cheeky bastard, that acrylic box flood shot was designed to spike blood pressure and pulse rates wasn't it! :)

[@jmerb78]

it's true. i felt it as well.

[@EwMatias]

I was still suffering for the wood components, though.

[@JamesOrr81]

AHHHH! AHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! poor sheep.

[@lazybum965]

Just paused the video to read the comments and see if this raised as much ire in others as it did in myself. Glad i'm not the only one!

[@RunawayWindmill]

I'm finally desensitized to such things. I have ascended, gloriously, and have seen that all things shall end. With such inevitability on the horizon, who has the capacity to fear the floor of filth over fantastic components?

[@the_wake_]

So great seeing the two of you two back together doing that thing you do!

[@larsgeerts6243]

Reading the sex book?

[@kyur3813]

I really like Matt, but it's good to see another episode with Paul again. :) In the older SU&SD videos, I always like the clashing moments between Quinns and Paul (like at 13:45 here) , when you disagree on something and provide different views, while eventually ending on a commonly shared chuckle. Other than that: Nice link tattoo, Quinns. Nice burp, Paul.

[@RaymenWhaaat]

I was terrified when I saw water being poured on a board game, I have clearly been bamboozled.

[@Last_March_of_the_Gents]

Matt and Quinns is 2 best mates talking about games. Paul and Quinns are Brothers talking about games.

[@bane9179]

It’s “nul punten” in dutch btw :D new fan but already addicted to your reviews guys

[@Mattchew2232]

I saw this posted as "SU&SD Recommends" on the website a couple days ago, and the anticipation was KILLING me. You guys are awesome!

[@philwatkins2800]

I remember playing Paul Dean on the Apple II, his graphics were poor even for the time but made up for it with clever scenarios and good AI.

[@joekutza3026]

The 8:37 bit is absolutely incredible. Still, would love to have a full interpretation like in the bit at the old guys house in Hot Fuzz!

[@MozilloGames]

I feel like someone's mother here, but "Quintin, did you get a tattoo on your body!?"

[@cageybee77]

Oh he is SO grounded

[@razorboy251]

And is that a Netrunner tattoo...? Oh Quintin...

[@razorboy251]

Yes it is the Link symbol.

[@badjetterful]

so Quinn got a base link of 3

[@MarkYale]

So, Quinns, you got back into Netrunner then? Thought you'd had a falling out.

[@TsetTsyung]

Ha Ha, I couldn't believe it when I saw that water shot. "Are these guys crazy?!?!?! Who's gonna wreck a game for... oh, wait... he's just trolling us". This game looks really good, think I may have to get it... after I've spent all my saved money's on will the other games on my wishlist... lol.

[@jonathanwalther]

I bought it bc of this review and I really like it!

[@stephenpearce5332]

I'm so glad Paul and Quinns are back together. But now I miss Matt! Is there any way all 3 of you could review a game? Could any game be worth that? Or what about Matt and Paul, what would their dynamic be like? Also make Matt cook again! Gods, just make all the things.

[@AWedgeofCheeseProductions]

I'm so glad I found this channel half an hour ago. I have something to do for the next few days

[@benanderson46]

I said the same thing in 2011

[@AWedgeofCheeseProductions]

glad to hear I'll be here till 2025

[@mattsmith6558]

The thumbnail for this video looks like Quinns is politely ignoring that old drunk at the pub who won't leave people alone.

[@nashwinston1395]

I bought the game shortly after I returned from a vacation in the Netherlands and I heard about it on the podcast. And I had to say I was skeptical. But my mom loved Agricola and any game with sheep so we had to try it. And after two games I was hooked. It's really that good I still think about this game's puzzle!

[@DeyaViews]

7:49 that was anxiety-inducing until I saw the little nub at the center of the plastic tray. You got me! Thumbs-up back at you, Quins.

[@FalconPunch256]

8:37 best skit in recent memory

[@diego_villena]

OMG Paul's Dutch farmer impression is wonderful!

[@dave0754]

"Who doesn't enjoy a paddling pool? Fascists!" I laughed way too hard at that final joke... Also, I am surprised that you did not seem to enjoy Fields of Arle...

[@ParlorPunch]

Wonderful job. Thank you for all your hard work on this.

[@blade6321]

omg. The prop-ur yorkshure accents are destroying me. *This* is why I support y'all.

[@jamesk2766]

10:10 is that how you make more sheep?

[@PrivateYarrick]

Thanks for the review, I was looking for something similar to Agricola but not quite A Feast for Odin and this looks right up my alley. Also I wanted to say that I love the link tattoo, Quinns.

[@theurbancaver]

Someone woke up early this morning!

[@jackdempsy7104]

Always great to see you two together. Excited to have Paul back on the regular. You guys do great work, making it look fun and easy. What’s the overlap square tattoo?

[@samvisser9408]

It's a reference to Netrunner:)

[@radiant3347]

Loved the review! You are such a strong source of positive energy in my life. Love you! Will get this because it looks superfun and i will disregard your qualifications toward the end completely!

[@gabehilton7948]

That Watchmen quote was awesome. Well done sir Quenton.

[@clauderains1894]

This game needs to have an expansion where the flood that comes in from the sea is the flood cheap wool from Australia crashing the value of the players' sheep when the Cutty Sark comes into harbour.

[@RobGThai]

That water flooding I was panicking ! Smart cheeky b.

[@stevenfriebe]

This is on the Mount Rushmore of SU&SD reviews. Its quality alone should sell the game by the truckload.

[@btonasse]

"I wish more games looked more adult". Thanks for that. As a gamer in my 30's there's one thing I dislike about board games: most of them still look like a toy for kids or silly adolescents, even though the gameplay itself is way more mature. Art designers seem to have missed this train. Many gamers have grown up (and developed an actual aesthetic sense), many games have grown up. That is not to say I specially like this game's art design, though.

[@FunnySnake0]

I cant think of many heavy "adult" games were the art is childish ... do you have any examples in mind ?

[@btonasse]

"Alchemists" is one that comes to mind. It took me a couple of months to convince a chemist, non-gamer friend of mine to give it a try. He looked at the box and dismissed my claims about the game being a witty parody of how the science world works. When I finally convinced him, he was immediately hooked to it.

[@nobro_i_ate_u]

Sorry If I am entering this hobby right now and "less adult" themes appeal me, I mean, how can I convince my group to even consider to play that, when Terraforming Mars already exists

[@btonasse]

We're talking about the art design, not the theme.

[@cantrip7]

There are SO many ways to make vibrant, colorful games with clear iconography without going toy-like. Like, idk... art noveau? Natural science illustrations? Collage? Waiting for stuff to pop up that doesn't look so... Euro.

[@Baex21]

hbomberguy tweeting about voting send me here.

[@Osborne4Life]

I wish Paul would just move back to England so we can get more reviews with the duo together.

[@thetruemizukageyagura9061]

;-; now paul is gone.

[@007bistromath]

We need subtitles for the jerk farmer bit.

[@xMadDonaldx]

Yes. I am new to your channel and I am loving it :)

[@BunkPhD]

One of my favourite sea shanties in Assassin's Creed Black Flag is "Lowlands Away" and I encourage everyone to look that up right now.

[@EmeraldDream]

Holy crap Watchmen reference.

[@Table53]

Hit shuffle on the 'recommended' Shut Up & Sit Down playlist - and it gives me video 53. KZbin knows.

[@davidmedina3063]

Omg, loved the watchmen reference

[@icecold1805]

Visually, I think both of you are right: yes, the grass and trees and all the natural elements are gorgeous, but it could pop more. See, whati think could work is: keep the farm tiles style the same, no changes whatsoever, it's calm and gorgeous as is, but the side tracker where you put workers, that could have used... dunno, make it like a logbook page or a pergamin, something not green, to have a more distinct color that would make the whole piece pop more visually. Perhaps add icons to it in bright colors. It would make the farm with it's more relaxed tones look even more relaxed when contrasted with the slightly more aggresive and strong contrast of the side-tracker, and help the whole piece have more life in it. Regardless it is indeed quite a lovely design.

[@peteyandycreek]

Thanks for the review as always. Great balanced commentary on this one.

[@KitchenKings3691]

I feel like some shady things were happening beyond the main focus of this shot at 10:10 ;)

[@Jan_Bundes]

This game looks excellent!? Great review! I agree with Quinn. It looks better than most of these types of games.

[@Mr_Mooo]

OMG I WANT THIS GAME!!!!! As soon as I heard you guys talking about this on le Podcast I knew I needed it.

[@IDKman555]

I did buy Cancordia and my family thoroughly enjoys it. Very fun and simply. So thank you SU&SD.

[@Mat23]

Great review fellas. This really reminds me of "Get Off My Lawn" in ways!

[@cablecallen]

Great Video! Just bought Concordia this week on Amazon. They reprinted it and changed the art a bit on the cover!

[@razorboy251]

I was sold on this game after listening to your podcast, even before this wonderful video review. Typing this comment as I'm running out to go buy Lowlands.

[@texascpa]

In the three-player shot, you can only sell or buy sheep from one row on the market. Matt placed one sheep on each row when he sold.

[@ericfolsom4495]

When he said let's get their attention back...I had just looked away, so good on you.

[@jacobthomas6876]

When did Quinn’s get a tattoo? And what does it mean?!?

[@joshuathompson3258]

It looks to be the Link symbol from Netrunner, which more or less measures how easy your runner is to track.

[@AgentMalice]

It looks like the 'fullscreen' icon for Google chrome.

[@MartinBorquezJr]

Definitely the Netrunner link, often used to describe connections made by the runner player. One of my friends got the same tattoo on his wrist now that the game is ending to remind him of all the “connections” he made through Netrunner. Many in the game, myself included, consider the community at large, and the individual friends made locally through the game to be the best part of Netrunner.

[@phillipfouche3006]

Quinns has always been head over heels for Netrunner

[@noobymcgee5000]

That was a great review guys! Keep up the good work!

[@andyraff4465]

Farmer accents are best thing I've seen all week.

[@DullDishwater]

Excellent review as always. This seems like a “try before I buy” for me.

[@gowensbach2998]

Yes, I just about had a heart attack thinking you were pouring water on your playing board! Nice one.

[@Ysamotng]

"Who doesn't enjoy a paddling pool? Facists"

[@ape-in-a-tree9701]

As a sheepfarmer from the netherlands. I NEED this game. Meeeeh

[@BattleRapResume]

New to the channel and adoring your content. Thanks!

[@michadvgames]

Interesting that they give a hard time to Trajan for having so many routes to get points that no one seems any better than the others, yet LOVE A Feast for Odin which feels to me aimless because it has so many things to do to score points.

[@Tomsdrawings]

Paul is such a gameplay expert.

[@SinOfAugust]

Stalin bit just made me burst out laughing xD

[@Jamolah]

I tell people I'm here to watch the review. But really I'm just creepin' on the bookshelf in back of the shot. Thinkin "Yeah, I read that. I read it real good."

[@joejose9190]

Another excellent review by SU&SD, as commented by your friendly neighborhood UK game designer - and yes we do exist!

[@GoodOwlGames]

I like the idea of the kind of cooperative big bad thing looming during the game. It's an interesting way to spice up the usual farming malarky!

[@Aquadoozy]

How quick did you race to edit this Quinn in order to throw Paul's belch into the video? ;)

[@DoktorRossie]

beautiful sheep placement at the start

[@666lupine666]

@10:35 ... ".... if you dont mind paying a worker compensation for the indignity of lying on top of his friend."

[@joshuagrahamcrackers]

You guys keep talking about a box with no air in it as a good thing and I just have this reaction of horror imagining myself struggling to get everything back in in a way that'll let the lid close completely.

[@82588LukeAriel]

Loving the ANR tat Quinns

[@DecimusKrieg]

Those moments from 10:45 just make me smile

[@luiscarlosqg]

What a good video, as always. This game is very nice! Can someone spell what Paul says at 8:50? Please.

[@auroralong5437]

Love the Link tattoo

[@Vancar90]

I agree it looks fun, buuuuuuut I don't know if I could justify owning both Caverna and Lowlands, because this just seems like a stripped down fast version of many of the Caverna/Agricola mechanics. It's just not different enough.

[@dontnormally]

Quinns, would you consider making available what is currently on your games shelf at any given time? I think that'd be an interesting resource to have.

[@thenetherone1597]

There's a Hendriks Gin advert where the narrator properly sounds like Quins

[@VincentVonDudler]

11:02 "That's going in the video." lol

[@LaserCat006]

Is there a list of Quin's exclusive board game collection?

[@adamwoods6373]

Laser Cat006 They had articles about each of the SU&SD crews' board game collections on the site ~2 years ago. Quinns' collection can be found here: www.shutupandsitdown.com/feature-a-closer-look-at-quintins-collection/

[@luiscarlosqg]

Laser Cat006 yes, it is in their site.

[@DullDishwater]

Or take a look at various videos that show the shelves

[@goodhuck93]

Goddamnit. Sold! ...on this game. No joking aside, this is a rubber chicken. Anyhoo, another great vid!

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

I find Feast for Odin to be a boring "resource conversion to make puzzle pieces" mess with fiddly setup and teardown, but love Nusfjord. This looks like a well-themed game more like the latter.

[@Kindlesmith70]

Already I hate that there is no insert within the box to put components neatly away.

[@bexarath]

I don't mind the artwork, but I think I'll stick with Fields of Arle as I usually play games with only two players, and this one looks like it should have at least three to shine.

[@DayLoukarai]

Quinns is right, the peaceful agrarian art is gorgoeus

[@itbrvilla]

Nice review. Also nice to hear someone from down south pronounce Birmingham properly!

[@manofmartin]

8:10 Nice watchmen quote!

[@fernie3444]

Love your work, fellas. You definitely should review 'star saga' by mantic games - because I need to know if my monies should be spent there. Do this and I will show my super cool tatt so Quinns wont feel so alone when his mother gets upset that he has a tattoo.

[@josephnelson4690]

I love these reviews.

[@patrickd8654]

2:14 Paul: "It's like a strategy video game from the 1980's, and I would know." Quinns: "How?" Well, obviously, video games from the 1980's are more than 20 years old, thereby meeting Paul's criterion for caring about pop culture.

[@acroupier]

Finally played it been on my shelf of shame for 8 months really goood

[@willrfrench]

fyi i really adore your video reviews

[@lowsaiga]

quality videos as always

[@tracesigns9933]

was so hoping we'd hear a repeat of the story of "oh, how does that happen [that putting two sheep together makes a third sheep]"

[@louism2970]

Lisboa, YES! I'm #teamquinns on the art here, "rainy aquarelle" style is the perfect fit here. And what about that sweet forearm tatoo, is it new? A subtle reference to your friends on the pachyderm channel perhaps? Is this some kind of rite of passage for boardgame reviewers now? Will Paul get a cool bear tatoo too?

[@Shenaldrac]

It's so weird. I've watched your Concordia review a good five times and it has *never* stuck with me. Even after all that I still cannot for the life of me tell you any of the mechanics.

[@redsands1001]

Between you and No Pun Included I'm fighting the urge to just order this

[@Atlas-FM8]

Wasn't the No Pun review kind of middling on this game?

[@redsands1001]

Atlas Films paraphrasing" we have fawned over no other game like this since great western trail" and " go out and buy it"

[@Atlas-FM8]

Whoah you're right. Talk about cognitive dissonance. I must have been thinking about the Slicker Drips review.

[@djwilliams7935]

Awesome! I was able to pick up a copy of Viticulture Essential Edition I Love it. What are Y'alls thoughts on it? If I missed where you've stated this my apologies. No, I'm not Texan. Im New Mexican.

[@santamuri]

This might be easier to get to the table than Agricola. Interesting!

[@c5on]

Paul-bot programing is rigid well versed in board game analysing.

[@JDexia]

Hey Paul/SUSD, Blast from the past question here: Did you ever release that supposed video of Paul fighting off a would be assassin way back when he was one of them Londoners?

[@Robovski]

No idea of scale here, if only there was some kind of reference point or two, like a pair of reference...

[@Rorissian]

Oh man, looks like Quinns is getting hit by the heatwave is some of those shots.