Shut Up & Sit Down is excited to announce a partnership with Play to Z to search for the board game treasures we believe belong in every collection.
“SU&SD presents” is a new line of titles that highlights some of the best titles in modern board gaming. We’ve carefully selected a new crop of interesting designs, helped polish them to perfection, and P2Z will publish these incredible games for worldwide distribution.
It is our goal that each The line game could be your new favorite game.
Our first two games will arrive next year, and a new title will be released annually thereafter!
First up is a new design from the king of co-op himself, Matt Leacock (Pandemic, Pandemic: Legacy, Dawn, Forbidden Island). Matt has teamed up with Lisa Towell, a real-world animal rescuer, to create animal rescue team. You and your friends will discover the perfect rescues for creatures large and small. In one game, you might arrive just in time to save a coop of distressed chickens, and in another, you might try unsuccessfully to rescue a cow with a motorcycle, or curse yourself for “unfortunate horse logistics.” The game will be crowdfunded in early 2025 and should arrive at your local game store in October 2025.
The second in the “SU&SD Presentations“The line is a remaster of one of our all-time favorites, war dogsby legendary designer Paolo Mori (Ethnos, Libertalia, Blitzkrieg!). This game has been out of print for far too long, so it’s not only exciting to see it back, but also with a SU&SD twist, with more power in a smaller box, at a lower price. This will be the definitive version of a certified classic with a sumptuous new coat of paint by Edu Valls (Bitoku, Redwood, 3-ring circus). war dogs It will reach retail at the end of 2025.
About Play Z:
Play Z was founded in 2023 by a group of hobby game industry veterans. Zev Shlasinger, a 27-year veteran of the games industry who founded Z-Man Games in 1999, is the president of Play To Z. Zev has published nearly 400 games in his career for Z-Man Games and WizKids, including major successes like Pandemic, Agricultural, Fantasy kingdoms, Tales from the Arabian Nights, Traders and Marauders, Super Skill Pinballand many more. With its motto “Games for all players”, Play To Z publishes a wide range of games, including Rising Empires, YRO, Lynx, King’s Coalitionand more soon.
About Shut Up and Sit Down:
Shut up and sit down has been talking about board games since 2011. With our signature blend of comedy and critical analysis, we’ve become one of the largest board gaming channels and podcasts on YouTube. Find all of our work at ShutUpAndSitDown.com.
