Kabuto Sumo
Players
2 - 4
Weight
Light
Duration
15-15 min
Game language
English
Shelf category
Dexterity
Terrace
No
Spring time in Japan means the return of the rhinoceros beetles — "Kabutomushi", which is Japanese for "helmet bug" — and their athletic contests of dominance. Out in the wild, you can find them butting heads trying to show off their strength and impress their insect friends with their wrestling skills. This is the origin of the phenomenal World Insect Wrestling Championship. In Kabuto Sumo, you are one of the contending beetles that is battling for supremacy in the ring and your place in the pantheon of legendary wrestlers. The gameplay of Kabuto Sumo resembles the coin-pusher arcade games in which you strategically drop quarters and anxiously anticipate coins cascading off the platform. This game features a similar experience, with you trying to strategically slide pieces onto the board and push the other players out of the ring. It's an exciting combination of dexterity, strategy, and luck. —description from the publisher
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Kabuto Sumo
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If you knock your own pieces off the ring, nothing happens. Only when you knock the champion (or the challenger in subsequent rounds) completely off the ring do you win!
Yes, you can and should! Carefully examine the shapes and sizes of the pieces before selecting one to add to the ring. Choosing wisely is key to victory.
No, there is no limit. Keep adding pieces until someone is pushed out of the ring!
A full ring is part of the game's charm! Eventually, the pressure will build, and someone will inevitably be pushed out. The chaotic nature of the game is part of the fun.