Hello and welcome to the very 173rd episode of the Shut Up and Sit Down podcast.

The podcast all about board games, board games and the people who love board games.

My name is Metley and I'm joined by Tom Brewster.

Hello, my name is Tom Brewster.

And on today's episode of the podcast, we're going to be talking about one game that we played

last week, but it's a big game, big game in a lot of colors, a lot of pieces that game is

bitoku from divir. But before we get into that, what have you been up to Tom?

You've been behind any cakes under any floorboards or anything like that, Leile?

None cakes under none floorboards. But I have been in the lands between

Matt, but we can't talk about that on this podcast. We've got a reason for that.

For our secret bonus video game podcast, we don't have one, but it doesn't exist.

It doesn't exist. You could listen to that podcast if you just found me and Matt in a pub.

And then you'd be an audience of one to me and Matt Rambling about how we've not really done

enough of anything. Until we caught you listening and then you'd be an audience of none.

So watch your backs and keep on listening. Have a lovely podcast.

So bitoku is an absolutely huge and visually stunning board game from divir,

who we've previously really enjoyed there. Designs, we've enjoyed Paris, La Cité,

de la Lumière, we've enjoyed Silk, we've enjoyed the Red Cathedral, and these little small box

delightful little compact things. And by contrast, bitoku is this huge and super decadent euro game,

in which players are playing these forest spirits trying to replace the current headhunt show of

the forest, represented by a sort of deer with magical antlers. And the way that we're doing this

is by churning out a shed load of points by doing loads of woodland activities. And I could get into

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