I've said it before and I'll say it again, Tom is a fantastic addition to the SU&SD team. His reviews are insightful, his videos are superbly produced and edited, and his comedic timing is spot-on. Keep up the good work!

The timing on that shovel joke killed me lol

"Running headfirst into walls like an excited toddler." This is the Shakespearean writing I subscribed to SUSD for. XD

1: "What do you want for dinner, honey?" 2: "I don't know, whatever you feel like really, I don't mind." 1: "Pasta?" 2: "Nah I don't feel like pasta." 1: "..." 1: *raises decision shovel*

Those whiteboard works of art are really impressive. Must take ages!

The shovel gag was top notch

I was prepared to leave a meaningful comment, but Tom! TOM! You absolutely destroyed me with that shovel. I burst out laughing. This was just what I needed after a long day. Amazing. Thank you.

Great review. I like how the last part of your review is like, "The problem that I had with this game was Blah, but it wasn't really that big of a problem, and I don't really know why I am bringing it up as a problem."

This is the most Tom has ever embodied the SUSD animus and it's gorgeous

Tim Fowers taught my group how to play Burgle 1 at the first SHUX. One of my favorite convention memories!

Great video as usual, music's a bit loud though at the start

Oh my gosh Tom is good at this. He was hired on right when SUSD was needing back a little of that catapult-a-game-out-the-window, classic SUSD feeling. I think that decision shows the skill of the rest of the team as well. So much work and so much quality in these vids. And I lost it at the shovel. Also, Tom's collection vid when??

for anyone who's wondering: the little van in the corner of the table is a miniatures set for burgle bros 2.

Tom was such a great edition to the SU&SD team 🙌 almost at Quins level banterrificness! Thats a word. Keep it up 👍

Tom is elevating the classic SU&SD's "but" as a form of art Bravo

Best cinematography that I've seen a board game review video. Very engaging. Amazing work Tom!

Will I understand the story if I haven't watched the original Burgle Bros?

A thought on the "happening to you" detail: it seems to me that in this Ocean's Eleven style con-heist, reactive plays dealing with unexpected occurrences seems more on-theme for the heist in progress. A stealth burglary, thematically, is more about executing your plan to perfection, never being seen or affected by your environment because you have it all planned out for when the place will be vulnerable and empty, etc. This kind of heist, however, you're going into live-fire territory, so to speak, with a set of *goals* in mind, but knowing you'll have to just deal with whatever's happening the night you make your attempt since you're doing it while the place is open and packed. That's why dealing with your Heat is emphasized over doing things stealthily: you're still trying to be stealthy, sure, but it's the Public that's the problem more often than the Security. Best laid plans and all that. Not to say your take on it is wrong, we like what we like. I just thought I'd chime in to say from my perspective it makes sense that the design would work out that way, focusing more on things happening to you and messing up your plans rather than things you're doing to mess up your own plans.

I'm really surprised there aren't more quality heist-themed board games on the market.

Good use of a Steely Dan's "Do It Again" cover

The shovel was perfectly timed clanging.

The jazz at the beginning is a little loud; I found it hard to hear what Tom is saying over it.

The shovel was brilliant

wow, Tom! 👏👏 your white board presentation skills rival the quality of an anchor for a not-at-all-suspicious baseball league! Impressive! 😲👏

Your shovel guy really knows his craft.

The whole board looks very busy with everything on it while trying to keep the tiles compact. That said, great review!

The intro gave me massive Noah Caldwell-Gervais vibes.

What a fantastic opening. Love the editing in this one.

As a teacher, I have to admit that Tom’s Board game is on point.

I bought the game after Tom’s awesome video review. I do have a question though. I just started playing the game and I know that I need moles to get safe die into the owners office. However I noticed that I only have 4 mole tokens while I have 5 safe die. Is this correct or am I missing a mole token? If so, how do I get the 5th safe die into play?

Can the Decisions Shovel be a new regular feature alongside the standard reference pear?

Fantastic review, really fun video. I love the original game, and went all in on the KS for this sequel, so I've had it for a while and even with a pandemic, have managed to get it to the table. It's so great, but in different ways from the first. I'll happily be keeping both in my collection. Plus, I appreciate that you didn't mention them because they're not r required for the game and just a premium add-on, but the minis that come in the van box are gorgeous!

As someone who backed Burgle Bros. 2 on kickstarter.... I kind of regret that I did. Not because it's bad. It's great. It's fine. But because I own the original Burgle Bros. and Burgle Bros. 2 is only a teeny tiny bit better, to the extent that I would have been fine owning just Burgle Bros. and for this BB2 was a bit too expensive. Also, I really wanted the floor thing to work, but the REAL reason it does not is that you probably don't want to keep sticking your hand in between floors to handle things on the bottom floor. It felt so awkward to me.

We play BB2 with the 2 Floors above each other, we build some LEDs into the box to have better light below.

This man just got shoveled.

Fantastic production on this one!

I got burgle bros last month, and it is one of my all time favourites. I desperately wanted you to review the sequel, and now you finally have! A few questions though. Where did you get the fowers flowers van, and if I have burgle 1, is it worth buying burgle 2 as well

really good video as always, If I offer a bit of constructive criticism the music at the beginning was a bit too loud had some trouble making out exactly what he was saying, not all of us are native speakers :P

Oh gosh, laughing again. Such a fantastic opening combined with some nice details.

Tom is really coming into his own! Well done sir!

Having now watched the video: Yeah, even if there wasn't the wibbly-wobbly issue, having the other floor on legs would only really work in an extremely well light room! I like still having it on the box cover to give some differentiation and the idea of moving upwards though. But I've only played solo so far. And I must recommend the app for the original! It's one of the few boardgame apps that transcends its cardboard origins.

I've been really enjoying "How to Rob a Bank", which has interesting asymmetric guard vs robbers gameplay, and really emphasizes planning first, and then executing the plan while your opponent executes theirs.

I actually think it's worth getting hung up on the production. I own three Fowers Games games, and two of them shipped damaged and misprinted (my copy of Now Boarding) or with missing pieces (my copy of Burgle Bros.), and their customer service in terms of getting parts replaced, or even an "I'm sorry!" is pretty much the pits.

10 out of 10. Did not see the shovel coming. Neither did Tom.

This video was done with so much care, it definitely shows your love for Burgle Bros games! 😊 Best comical heist simulator board games... I kinda want a Decision Shovel promo for BB now...

The suspense on that yes

Tom the family... booster! (waiting for the MTG pack) What a review mate! Absolut great work. Thank you

Tom's use of midi music is the best in the business.

Great review. I have BB1. Which I now want to play again :)

Is this the same whiteboard from the Blaseball Roundup?

Decisions Shovel vs. Quentin Strings battle for Most Valuable Prop. Winner to be revealed at AwSHUX!

Thanks for reviewing this. We have been playing Burgle 1 on TTS for a while now and got Burgle 2 earlier in the year. We have had so much fun with both. Anyone else find them very hard? Give me a headache lol. Wonderful puzzle though.

It's not a competition, but hot darn, Tom's reviews are straight fire!

This is a good review and a better youtube video in general, love it

I can't get over that whiteboard! Must've taken AGES to draw!

So maybe, you'd like to have the players be able to seed in their own random events? Like in the casino you set off an distraction, maybe pulling the guards away, or you have a popular celebrity vouch for you reducing the heat.

I just played this at SPIEL Essen, having never even heard of Burgle Bros 1. It was amazing and I instantly bought it. It was awesome being able to meet the designer of the game and I cannot wait to sit down and work my way through all the finales. I have a feeling this is going to be a staple.

I want the SU&SD expansion for the game. It contains a Quinns plush.

Now I have to go check out Burgle Bros. Thanks for the recommendation!

Awesome. Now maybe it will be easy to find a version of BB.

OMG, is that a piece of Joel's Hitman stream messing around with the didgeridoo?

Yay! A new SUSD review, this should be the highlight of my YT viewing week! Oh...Tom's reviewing Burgle Bros 2, one of the few KS camaigns that I actually backed because I am constantly skint. (And that I had to wait even longer than everyone else for because I backed the French language edition so I only just got my copy a couple of weeks ago and I haven't ad a chance to play with other people yet!) I've only ever played the app version of the original by myself so I have no idea how that plays with other people either. Right, here we go...presses play button very tentatively, whispering quietly "Please be nice Tom, please be nice!"

I immediately went to buy it after watching and then.... sticker shock. OUCH!

Both shovel hits were impeccably timed

12:45 I wish there was a toy horn and a crudely drawn Tom approves patch right here.

Absolute banger of a review!

Another whammy of a review. And this game (and its predecessor) is now on my hit list. Congratulations Tom, your shirt looks fine, and the shovel seems to be on point! Also - you have way too much time on your hands for such White Board Artistry!

Vinyl fan I see😉 Is that a Audio-Technica LP60?👍

Awesome video, as usual!

The whiteboard is giving me major vibes of Blaseball's The Anchor and his updates. I would give an opinion on this, but I fear what might come for me from the void if I do.

Have never even heard of these games, but they sound kind of fantastic.

This came in and I have still not read the rules. Lot of kickstarters I backed before or early in pandemic have sat without being learned

the SHOVEL

Tom, do you… do you put icing on lasagna?

great review, great jokes, as always

Just to make sure someone says it, that's a great shirt Tom

hey it's the classic mid review turnaround Fakeout!!

I got got by that shovel

Everyone are complaining about the music - I wanna know what song it is, so I can put it on my Burgle Bros playlist... Anyone? I have found the LP is Jazz at the Philharmonic 1944/46 but i don't belive the song is on that.

love the shovel

This is a very interesting distinction about random narrative

Burgle 2: Electric Burgaloo?

5:42 9:19 Have fun.

Great review

I hope no reviewers were harmed during the production of this video

Be wary of shovels!

Tom has gotten sooooo good

Ocean's 11, the game.

The shovel was worth the price of admission.

Thanks Tom.

I will, Tom. I will have fun with games.

Yo I have the same shirt. You pull it off better though 😜

Hi! Is the game SUSD Recommended or not? Doesn’t show on your website. Was a similar thing with Cubitos if I don’t remember it wrong. Don’t want miss your recommendations! 🙂

So did you buy the game or steal it?

If only for that Shovel, this video gets a like.

What an intro

Wait the garnish is made from guests?

The most important question in a game like this: Does it suffer from the Pandemic problem, where the most knowledgeable player knows the "solution" to victory, and guides the other players at the table?

That sounds like a hoot.

The whiteboard is prettier than the game... And the music is boss.