Let’s play Kabuto Sumo, the beetle wrestling recreation, on Overboard

It’s not typically you encounter a board recreation that’s arduous to match to anything you’ve performed. Kabuto Sumo is a kind of video games. At its easiest, this beetle sumo wrestling recreation is all about shoving items out of an enviornment, however these appearances might be deceiving. The sport is thrilling and unpredictable in simply the way in which you’d desire a wrestling match to be, and we had a implausible time taking part in it with our particular visitor Petrana Radulovic on our newest episode of Overboard.

In a match of Kabuto Sumo, gamers try and shove their opponent’s wrestling piece out of the sector, both on their very own or as a group of two. They do this by pushing items (in small, medium, or giant varieties) right into a crowded board of discs and beetles. This sometimes causes a number of items to be bumped out of the sector. If it’s a participant’s beetle piece, they get knocked out, and their opponent wins! However extra seemingly, they’ll simply push out a few common items, which get added to that participant’s provide for future turns.

The closest comparisons we may consider to this “disc pushing” gameplay wasn’t even a board recreation. Somewhat, it was these coin pushing video games you see at bowling alley arcades and Chuck E. Cheese places.

Whereas these “video games” are very totally different from Kabuto Sumo, they do share one factor in frequent: They each trick you into considering that pushing discs in a straight line will likely be straightforward.

Because it seems, if you push two to 3 discs in a row, they’re liable to maneuver in all types of unpredictable instructions. But it surely pays off simply typically sufficient that it may be definitely worth the danger in the event you can, say, shove a very fascinating piece (or perhaps even an opponent) out of the ring from clear throughout the sector. That signifies that on each flip, you (and your teammate) must resolve if you wish to play it secure or go for broke. These types of high-risk, high-reward choices are what make the sport really feel like an thrilling bout of wrestling — even when all you’re doing is pushing little discs.

Including additional coloration and chaos are the wrestlers themselves. Initially of a Kabuto Sumo match, every participant will get to choose a wrestler with two signature strikes. One among these strikes provides a tactical wrinkle to your play fashion. Possibly you steal items from an opponent that touches your wrestling piece, otherwise you get an additional flip if you’re on the sting of the sector.

The opposite signature transfer sometimes provides you entry to your particular piece, which you’ll push into the sector as an alternative of a daily piece. These signature items might be extremely helpful, however you normally need to pay a few items simply to get them.

You possibly can see Kabuto Sumo for your self in our Let’s Play on the prime of this publish. In case you get pleasure from it, try the remainder of our Overboard episodes over on our YouTube channel!