Tom Brewster and Matt Lees revisit Great Western Trail in a full playthrough, with cow cards doing some unexpected deck-building work.
On YouTube, Shut Up & Sit Down has 462,000 subscribers and 115,966,231 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 124,749 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Great Western Trials & Tribulations: SU&SD play COWS", with 55,909 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 3,450 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 8 of 16 in category "Chess, poker and card games". On Instagram, @shut.up.and.sit.down has 36,219 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
no significant change in the last month
▲ 624,242 in the last 30 days
a new short video usually gets 14,782 views
Instagram: The numbers
@shut.up.and.sit.down · The account on Instagram
0.75% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Chess, poker and card games | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,088 of 2,442 | 6 of 7 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Chess, poker and card games
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GET THAT HOOF OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, BENJAMIN - It's time for a video from Shut Up &… | Photo | October 29, 2026 | - | 235 | 3 |
| CAUTION - this week's video may contain potatoes. Join Matt as he walks you… | Photo | October 8, 2026 | - | 328 | 6 |
| In today's video, watch Matt and Tom wrestle with a GIGANTIC CHALK BOARD. That's… | Photo | September 11, 2026 | - | 360 | 5 |
| Podcast! This week, Tom and Matt are talking Konigsbergian logistics in Kingdom… | Photo | September 4, 2026 | - | 183 | 1 |
| Podcast! We’re taking a trip into Small-Box City! Unfortunately the tiny car… | Photo | August 21, 2026 | - | 271 | 2 |
| This week we've got a delightfully themed euro! Can you produce an anime?… | Photo | August 20, 2026 | - | 454 | 7 |
| Podcast! This week, we’re taming dragons in Emberheart, demolishing desserts in… | Photo | August 8, 2026 | - | 422 | 2 |
| The final giganto-vid of Board Games Direct hath ARRIVETH'D: Join us as we… | Photo | July 26, 2026 | - | 176 | 0 |
As of November 9, 2026
Apple Podcasts: The podcast
Shut Up & Sit Down · On the podcast charts by subject
YouTube: What happened lately
Shut Up & Sit Down posted nothing new, and the four-week-old Top 100 entry on Carl Chudyk's tiny card game passed 140,000 views.
The video drawing the most views now
Great Western Trials & Tribulations: SU&SD play COWS
- Video published
- October 29, 2026
- Video views so far
- 55,909
- Video views, pace per day
- 519
- Views on its first day
- 29,036
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Chess, poker and card games | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 3,450 of 5,393 | 8 of 16 |
| By views gained this week | 4,458 of 5,274 | 15 of 16 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 4,292 of 5,043 | 15 of 16 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Chess, poker and card games
Views gained this week in the category Chess, poker and card games
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 462,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 462,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 115,363,710 views → November 11, 2026: 115,966,231 views · average: 20,776 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 14 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 17.7 in the category: 25.4
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.9 in the category: 0.3
- short vs long
- 10 short (up to 3 minutes), 4 long
average views per short video: 15,397
average views per long video: 96,616
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
War of the Ring - Shut Up & Sit Down Review | June 1, 2018 | 24:59 | 2,089,400 |
Gloomhaven - Shut Up & Sit Down Review | December 16, 2017 | 35:16 | 1,610,554 |
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition - Shut Up & Sit Down Revi… | November 17, 2017 | 23:30 | 1,414,372 |
Dune Review - Dusting Off a Legend | August 30, 2019 | 28:27 | 1,361,286 |
Crokinole - Shut Up & Sit Down Review | June 28, 2019 | 18:42 | 1,234,693 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
We Just Reviewed TEN Great New Games! | April 20, 2023 | 0:25 | 176,762 |
Stuff a Pensioner with Haddock aka Nusfjord | April 11, 2023 | 0:51 | 104,210 |
DNuP Preview - A tutti-fruity little box of mean, sharp num… | May 20, 2026 | 1:53 | 84,440 |
Lairs Preview - Build the Dungeon, Brave the Dungeon 🐉💎 (… | August 21, 2025 | 1:01 | 59,128 |
Check out Matt's Top 5 of 2025 | January 30, 2026 | 0:58 | 52,610 |
Stories
Tom Brewster and Matt Lees revisit Great Western Trail in a full playthrough, with cow cards doing some unexpected deck-building work.
Shut Up & Sit Down posted nothing new, and the four-week-old Top 100 entry on Carl Chudyk's tiny card game passed 140,000 views.























