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SUMO

SUMO

2023·kota konno

2 players
5 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

In SUMO, you try to use card play to push your opponent from the game. To set up, place the sumo wrestlers card in the center of the sumo ring. (The sumo ring has only three positions: left, center, and right.) One player sits on the left of the ring, the other on the right. Deal each player a hand of eight cards from a deck that contains 20 cards: 1-5 in four suits. Each player plays and reveals a card, with the high card playing first in the first trick; if the cards are tied, repeat this action until one player wins or all eight cards have been revealed, in which case you shuffle and re-deal. The first player plays a card, then the other player must follow suit, if possible. If the second player is off suit, the first player wins; if not, whoever played the higher card wins. In either case, the winner pushes the sumo wrestlers card away from them, then leads to the next trick. If the sumo wrestlers are ever pushed out of the ring, the pusher wins the game. If this doesn't happen, the winner of the final trick wins the game. However, a player can win earlier through one of three "sumo moves": Abise-taoshi: Crushing the opponent with your weight, which in game terms means playing a 4 in the same color after a lead 1. Hikiotoshi: Using the opponent's momentum to knock them down, which in game terms means playing a 1 in the same color after a lead 5. Wucchari: Throwing your opponent out of the ring, which happens should you play an off-color 2 when the sumo wrestlers card is on the edge of the ring near you.

SUMO

Watch first

Learn to play

Sumo: How to play, & Review7:49

Sumo: How to play, & Review

Kat's Curio

Kat's Curio

Review

SUMO Review: Rock Paper Sumo9:41

SUMO Review: Rock Paper Sumo

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Which SUMO video should I watch?

SUMO has 3 videos from 3 creators: 1 review and 2 how-to-play guides. They date from 2024 to July 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Sumo: How to play, & Review" by Kat's Curio, which runs 8 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "SUMO Review: Rock Paper Sumo" by The Dice Tower.

If you like it, try PEAS and BUBBLE GUM, also by kota konno.

All videos

SUMO Review: Rock Paper SumoReview9:41

SUMO Review: Rock Paper Sumo

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Sumo: How to play, & ReviewHow to play7:49

Sumo: How to play, & Review

Kat's Curio

Kat's Curio

SUMO The Trick Taking Duelling Card Game | Unboxing How to Play & Review | Bright Eye GamesHow to play11:22

SUMO The Trick Taking Duelling Card Game | Unboxing How to Play & Review | Bright Eye Games

Fun With Boxes

Fun With Boxes

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Fun With Boxes
Fun With Boxes
1 video of this game
Kat's Curio
Kat's Curio
1 video of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
1 video of this game

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About SUMO

From BoardGameGeek:

In SUMO, you try to use card play to push your opponent from the game. To set up, place the sumo wrestlers card in the center of the sumo ring. (The sumo ring has only three positions: left, center, and right.) One player sits on the left of the ring, the other on the right. Deal each player a hand of eight cards from a deck that contains 20 cards: 1-5 in four suits. Each player plays and reveals a card, with the high card playing first in the first trick; if the cards are tied, repeat this action until one player wins or all eight cards have been revealed, in which case you shuffle and re-deal. The first player plays a card, then the other player must follow suit, if possible. If the second player is off suit, the first player wins; if not, whoever played the higher card wins. In either case, the winner pushes the sumo wrestlers card away from them, then leads to the next trick. If the sumo wrestlers are ever pushed out of the ring, the pusher wins the game. If this doesn't happen, the winner of the final trick wins the game. However, a player can win earlier through one of three "sumo moves": Abise-taoshi: Crushing the opponent with your weight, which in game terms means playing a 4 in the same color after a lead 1. Hikiotoshi: Using the opponent's momentum to knock them down, which in game terms means playing a 1 in the same color after a lead 5. Wucchari: Throwing your opponent out of the ring, which happens should you play an off-color 2 when the sumo wrestlers card is on the edge of the ring near you.

Designer

kota konno

Artist

METEOR

Publisher

Bright Eye Games

Categories

Card GameSports

Mechanics

Trick-taking & Climbing
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