Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam

Beetles, wrestling, and a table full of adults shoving wooden discs at each other.

Kabutomushi are the horned beetles Japanese children keep as pets and occasionally set against each other. This is that, as a coin-pusher: you shove a disc into a crowded arena and try to knock somebody else's beetle out of the ring without launching your own. A standalone sequel to the original Kabuto Sumo, so it needs nothing else to play.

Sakura Slam moves the fight to a square arena with fixed corner posts, which changes the physics entirely - corners catch pieces the round board would have let go. Eight new wrestlers, each with a power, and a play time of about twenty minutes at two to four players. Rated 6+ and it means it: a six-year-old can win this against an adult, repeatedly, and will.

Perfect for: Households where the dexterity game is the one that actually gets played.

2-4 players | About 20 minutes | Age 6+ | Standalone