Looks fine to me. At least it's beige in parts.

“See here: Red controls more theatres than yellow in this region!” Gestures at four grey cubes.

"But also Theatres. Home, as we all know, to the unemployed and Marxists" These reviews are art.

How dare you skip the Queen's component drop!

When is the next episode of "Pipe Down & Take a Chair"?

OUR MEN ARE FLEEING THE BATTLEFEILD SHAMEFUL DISPLAY!

Oh man that archive footage was the best thing ever. right down to the Brillo parted hair

8:37 Im only here to point out the regions of Bingo and Bitchin. Thank you for your time

Man, a friend of mine has a copy of this game, and it's really a legit masterpiece IMO. I've played it a bunch of times and every time is an amazing photo finish between two or three people all within just a couple points of each other. We even have had legit ties where even the tiebreaker conditions came down to not breaking it, and that honestly felt great too because I could sit there with my opponent who had objectively played the game EXACTLY as well as I did, shake his hand and go "good game" without it feeling forced from one side or the other.

I don't consider this game ugly. Unlike some Euros which use cubes to save cost, this one uses cubes because it's a function of its game design. Also? The tower *IS* the spark. No one I've gamed with who has seen the tower in action has not been immediately hooked by it, and it looms over the proceedings, everyone aware of the next impending cube drop into the TOWER OF DOOM. Love this game.

Oh come on ... the game is not THAT ugly. Certainly not worse than Concordia, and that seems to be one of your favorites. Not recommending it based on its aesthetics seems a bit nit picky to me. I loved the "classic review" joke though. Hilarious!

Alright, this video earned a like just for the 'Pipe Down and Take a Chair' segment!

Love the minimalism in games. Too much of modern games focus on good lookin but lacking actuall gameplay. With older games like shogun (which is a masterpiece) minimalism works well. No matter how great the game looks after few plays you always focus on actual game and iconography. Shogun provide very nice theme and great gameplay ;) Its very very good game.

That black and white rules explan was literally the funniest thing I've seen on this channel. "No, no I will not eat my own hair, you filthy marxist"

Interesting, Shogun is still in Quinn's 136 board games in his April 2019. So that means even with the "not recommended" review, he kept this game for four years. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNqnirN3xLHcc6M.html

You guys are the kings of Board Game reviews. Everyone else is just your Vasel.

To be honest, I sometimes get annoyed at "modern designs". They have a knack for looking very similar in style and themes and leaning hard on contemporary design cliches. I suspect the trend towards minimalism and flat solid colors is out of laziness or lack of imagination more than anything else. Maybe Shogun could use some more contrast or definition in it's visuals, but I don't find them to be particularly bothersome and they fit the with the theme. I don't recall when this review originally came out, but I am kind of glad to be reminded of Shogun... I think I'll go find a copy.

"These cubes depicts samurai and as it translates in English to Land-bastards" pure gold

These reviews are amazingly silly and entertaining. Best reviews on this planet or any other!

Best plot twist ever 12:20

That Dice tower diss.

I dont undestand what he doesnt like about the board, it looks pretty nice to me. Just because it doesnt have super-detailed and fancy drawings or loads of miniatures like another kickstarter game overloaded with unnecessary fluff, doesnt make it bad, sometimes less is more.

You guys do such tremendous reviews! I'm so glad I found your channel.

Wish I found SU&SD sooner! Love you guys!

The component drop made me laugh more than I have in a long time. Awesome!

Main point of this video : Samurais = Land Bastards.

"I will not eat my own hair...."

I love the back in time bit

That component drop had me laughing obnoxiously loudly. Hysterical guys. And land bastards. Jesus Christ I’m dying. ALSO... this is basically Nobunaga’s Ambition: the Board Game. Which is great because I love those games.

Why am I watching this? I'll never have two other people willing to be in the same room as me.

2:29 I just noticed Quinns pants have drops of water from previous spit-out takes :)

I'm quite happy to have great games without minis and unnecessary bling for half the price. Could use brighter art though I agree.

This had me ROFLing 😂 LOVED the inappropriate black and white review throwback 👌

I like the beige look. It fits the theme. From the look of the comments, I'm not alone.

Seriously one of your best reviews

This game totally deserves a post corrected SU&SD recommends batch!

I don’t really understand how Shogun didn’t get your recommendation - this is one of the best games I’ve ever played, it’s probably my favourite

I have an old-skool original version and it's been a huge hit for years - !! An full day of gaming with tons of food and booze - best way to play

what is better. shogun or wallestein big box?

That's supposed to be an old video of you? Come on, we all know you used to talk way faster back then ;)

Can you review the upgrade kit please? It could possibly resolve your issue

My like for Tyskie beer! Cheers from Poland!

I can never trust Quinns again when it comes to seeing something cool. That and talking about bowls. *shivers*

2:20 BRILLIANT "old-time" voice

Interesting. That is the second SHOGUNG Game I know of. The elder one in the Risk-style from the Eightieth had been the prototype for the later so successfull gomputer games.

Watching Shogun might make me play this!

This was a game I had no interest in until I saw this review.

I kinda wanna try this now as a Total War fan and a big fan of Shogun II Total War. It looks kinda like a more strategic version of it, where Shogun is very tactical.

Got my Kickstarter version of the Big Box with the Deluxe Upgrade Kit just a week ago. The game is tremendous fun and you get a nicer looking game with real metal coins, 3D buildings and a few other improvements.

Nice review 👌 👏 👍 😀 I don't know whether to buy it or not! 😆

is the component drop a dig at Dice Tower reviews?

haha, your ye olde time haircut is hilarious! (looks in a mirror) oh god.

I don't know about the spark. With my friends we still remember the times I burned down their game winning castle or snatched their farmland right before the winter.

How the hell does the tower work? Can they get stuck inside or something?

So I gotta' say while you're totally right that the aesthetic of this game is abysmal, this is one of the most finely-honed games I've ever played. Literally EVERY game I've ever played of it has come down to tie-breaker mechanics.

Land-bastards. Hahaha! I nearly sprayed coffee all over my screen.

So funny. Thanks!

bringing back the Dirk Henn, I love it !

anyone know the games he mentioned at the start ? starting around the 1:15 minute mark

Yes, the Queen Elizabeth referred to in the shut up & sit down archives video (which seems eerily authentic) is the same as the one that is still on the throne, today (the II.). I know, i know, brain component drop, right (cause: "mind blown")? The one and only queen of the atomic age (she held the opening ceremony for the first nuclear power plant ever built and, at least here in germany, nuclear power is now on its way out). She was already queen, when Churchill was prime minister and britain still had its empire. Imagine that, if you can!

In case anyone here did not know, Shogun is a revision of Wallenstein, which I prefer to Shogun. One of the best games I've played, to be honest.

Ok, I see some polish beer next to your windows. As a big fan of your channel from Poland I have to ask - is this beer just a coincidence? 😅

By the way - what's with the teapot, box blocking exit thingy? Is there some significance to it?

Simply marvellous.

Can I travel to you from California to demo my board game? That would be so cool! I said GOODDAY SIR!!

Very entertaining review! Watched the entire 14+ minutes of it and realized that I just lost another 14+ minutes of my life :( How about another one? :p

Thought I'd check out a review of Samurai, as Quinns held it up for comparison. It looks really basic and much blander than Shogun, as if it went through the wash with a pair of socks.

Nothing will ever compare to when my friend got so salty at the farmers whilst playing this game, that he bluffed rice the entirety of the second year and still went on to win it. One of my favorite games of all time. My friends and I lovingly refer to the [REDACTED] as the Warp, like from Warhammer, cos my god those lads seem to get lost in there for eternity...

As a marxist I can confirm that we do encourage people to eat their hair. I was actually disapointed when that wasn't an action card in twilight struggle. I would also invite you to eat your hair. After all, as marx said in his most erotic work 'capital; or how I learned to stop worrying and love eating my hair': "untill now philosophers have only cut their hair. The point however; is to eat it" and "you have nothing to eat but your hair! Workers of the world; eat your hair" *soviet amthem plays* ✊💇‍♀️💇‍♂️🍴

Please add the 'First Published on..." info at the start of the description so I can easily tell if I've seen it or not. I don't always remember just from the name of the game.

Tanks!

Love myself some Fire Watch

Anyone play the expansion?

Back in my day we had Samurai Swords..Ninjas, Ronin, Castles 🏰 ..but no rice or econ..i wonder which board is better ..Shogun Big Box or Samurai Swords??

Can you please review Samurai? Thanks

I think I just watched somebody have a breakdown. Entertaining review though.

That component drop is how it should be done!!

"Land-bastards" 😂😂😂

Tim! There should be more Tim!

Milton Bradleys Shogun was pretty cool though it has been over shadowed by Axis and Allies

This is not the game I remember playing in the 1980s. It had a similar board, but instead of cubes it had plastic figures. Each player had a daimiayo (sp?) which we pronounced "damn-you" (we were in high school) and there were great plastic coins with a square hole in them you could use to hire a ninja to assassinate other players. I remember it as being very fun to play, but only ever knew one person who owned it and haven't seen it for decades.

That ****** was so interesting! Just be glad you didn't put the tea pot on top of it....! X_X

Not sure if the component drop was a dig at the Dice Towers boring ass reviews but I believe it was lol

craziest shit in the end :-) Do you think like that all the time?

Samurai Swords by Milton Bradley mid 1980s

Wasn't this game around in the 90s? I could swear I played it in high school.

Amazing game ! So realistic and thematic and punishing...I am so happy. Every time I am playing Shogun. And. Art work is simple and thematic i love it.

Pipe Down and Take a Chair should be a more regular flashback.

I like Shogun's color scheme.

Tyskie on the ledge! Some polish buddy brought it?

Thanks for weirding me out once again, Quinn. Well done!

How could you resist the pun of playing for Victoria-points, I wonder?

Tyskie!

"The manager of Japan"

The old footage is brilliant.

Best entertainment right now are your reviews. Contact Netflix and they’d buy the first three seasons!

I still love Shogun! The tower is the best. I feel like it gives just enough randomness, but also balances it a bit throughout the game, instead of just getting unlucky with dice rolls on a streak.

I like the art style.

I assume you clean out the * after a combat/riot resolves, right? Because it would be hilarious if you had a fight between Red and Yellow and then 3 purples roll out and somehow purple took over a region they weren't even adjacent to.

I loved the original game Shogun is based on, Wallenstein, and obsessed about getting my own copy when I first played it (many, many moons ago, when board games seemed harder to come by). The cube tower as combat resolution IS genius, and a lot of fun, but I agree with the review that game design and component aesthetic has moved on. Good summary of thoughts, and as always, an amazing video. Job well done :)