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2019Tony Miller, John Prather
- Videos
- 32
- Creators
- 26
Mainly reviews
1 - 6 players15 - 30 minLight weight
Kabuto Sumo
2021Tony Miller
- Videos
- 56
- Creators
- 46
Mainly reviews. Kabuto Sumo is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 27 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, 10 unboxings, and 5 other videos.
2 - 4 players
15 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
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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Which Kabuto Sumo video should I watch?
Kabuto Sumo has 56 videos from 46 creators: 27 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 5 playthroughs, 10 unboxings and 5 other videos. They date from 2020 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Kabuto Sumo! Learning and Playing for the first time" by Tabletop Royale, which runs 23 min. For a quicker teach, "How to Play Kabuto Sumo" by Bitewing Games runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Shut Up & Sit Down reviews: KABUTO SUMO" by Shut Up & Sit Down. 25 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Wrestling Beetles Dexterity Game - Kabuto Sumo Full Playthrough" by Tablenauts, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Fire in the Library, Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam, Kabuto Sumo: Total Mayhem and Kabuto Sumo: Swarm, also by Tony Miller. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2021.
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About Kabuto Sumo
From BoardGameGeek:
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
Designer
Tony Miller
Artist
Kwanchai Moriya
Publisher
BoardGameTables.com
Categories
AnimalsFighting
Mechanics
Abstract Movement & CaptureVariable Player PowersDexterity