Kabuto Sumo - You Don't Understand Circles

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[@christianorton7486]

I don't love the game, but I do love that it captured my 8- and 10- year old's little game hearts. I bought it a month ago, but it's almost always out on the table. Easily our most played game this year. And despite how good or bad it is, the fact that it's gotten us to turn off the telly and spend time together makes it a winner.

[@AllplayHQ]

That's some of the best praise a game can get! Cheers to many more matches.

[@SamiPaju]

It’s a winner in our family as well. My daughter is 4 and she enjoys it. But I can also easily bring it as a filler when playing with my heavy euro loving adult gaming friends :)

[@KoenHeye]

That's what I thought as well. This game may not be the best dexterity game but it will appeal to children and it looks like a fun family game!

[@michaelslack8900]

This more looks like Tom is just giving a tour of his home

[@adsilcott]

And showing off his musical tastes.

[@micahbf]

That TV over the stove tho

[@RuNacken]

@@micahbf Yeah, that's posh!

[@CyGershman]

I love how clearly proud Tom is of his first apartment. Congratulations, Tom!

[@underdog353777]

Shit, that's his first apartment? Could do a hell of a lot worse

[@giacomogiacomo1090]

Needs to change those kitchen tiles and take away the flatscreen above the cooker.

[@DanielSolis]

If it eases your mind, I quite liked this format and length for a review. Didn't feel rushed or unstructured at all. Nice work!

[@thejfreak93]

That Quinns bit was peak comedy gold.

[@CS-hr2zu]

Fair enough...GRANDAD!

[@CapturePlay]

Flat out crying with laughter at that, especially given the age banter on the podcast.

[@MarcusBeirne]

The timing on that was just perfect!

[@wilbermusicman]

I was cackling at this one!

[@Weldingization]

Absolutely kinetic editing turns a dusty old 'board' 'game' 'review' into something I couldn't stop watching until it's all through. Game looks fun and all, but heck, this is a good video.

[@JJEMcManus]

I’m intrigued by this game in a way I cannot describe. OTOH I showed it to my wife and she asked why Daniel Radcliffe was reviewing a board game.

[@alwaysardent1125]

I completely lol'd. Thank you. Hahaha

[@joshsimons7214]

LOL

[@CoreyHardt]

Tom, your delivery and edits on "Fair enough, grandad" made me laugh harder than any video review in recent memory. Thanks for that, great work.

[@FrazNinja]

after hearing you defend this on the podcast a few episodes back, i'm so happy it made it's way to a video review!

[@DullDishwater]

This is perhaps one of your best written and edited videos, Tom. I loved how you jumped around from scene to scene. That took a lot of work and planning. Plus the script was very mature and wry. I dare say you are perhaps better at this than Quinns and Matt.

[@ClaeFace]

This is one of the most friendly games I’ve seen, and has definitely snuck its way into my wish list. I feel like I could play this with literally anyone and it would be comfortable as either the focus or the background

[@gqsnowman]

This is a game you can play with a friend you haven't seen in a while. You can talk. You can drink beer. You can goof around. This is niche board game checkers. It's not amazing, but it's easy and you can play it with anyone quickly. It's welcome in my collection. My other dex games are huge affairs. Junkart? AMAZING, but quite a production and stressful and if someone bumps the table, the game is ruined. Meeple Circus? A riot. But even more stress inducing from the timing, and it has the table bump problem too. Kabuto? A bit sturdier, less thinky, WAY less stressful. It's like if a dex game was a relaxation technique. No outrageous highs, no real lows, just time with people you care about and fun shapes on a little platform.

[@salepien]

My thoughts exactly. It might not be the game that makes the evening but it might well be the one to save it.

[@adamlong9728]

I'm very intrigued by it and I think it's the "fun shapes on a little platform" that really does it for me. Personally, I find the colors, shapes, and artwork all quite beautiful.

[@Hawkster52]

I think it can be lost at times that something being "simple" doesn't mean it isn't fun or has merit. A game like this could be an introductory into more diverse games. Or it could just be something that anyone can pick up and play with little to no knowledge and have fun at say a party or family gathering. Different people respond to things differently but something like this appears to have universal appeal. It's fun, it's quick, and there's a range of complexity that allows for some degree of decision making.

[@mythicdale8757]

This was one of the best SUSD reviews this year. Don't beat yourself up. It had the verve and speed of some of the early stuff. Also, I enjoyed the b-roll to videogame jazz.

[@strugglingon]

That grandad line made me crack up. Good job, Tom.

[@Sand_Bard]

I always enjoy Tom's reviews when it feels like you've been cornered by your odd cousin who is odd and cool in equal parts.

[@dismalfailure44]

I think that this was pretty damn good, this review really felt in your groove Tom. Also boardgametables absolutely have the best lil stash of games going round right now, QE, On Tour, Bites are all fantastic games that maybe not like the top tier, best things you'll ever own, but you'll drag them out more frequently than a big box steigmayer

[@stefanopaolini1345]

Best Tom's review... So far! The growth is astonishing and so promising ** The gag about the hole for the dexterity games made me make noises

[@MrRichardMoran]

LCD Soundsystem poster and a War on Drugs t-shirt? Previous sightings of Los Campesinos merch? Tom clearly has impeccable musical taste.

[@Tivizzz]

What a fantastic video. Adding my voice to the choir, the editing is out of this world and reminds of how early episodes of Archer were constantly cutting from a scene to another in way that turned those cuts into laughs.

[@DooDooDaddyTV]

The War on Drugs merch!!! LCD Soundsystem poster?? I like you Tom

[@pip.turner]

Tom giving off big Tim Rogers energy in this video, which can only be a good thing

[@christianbyard3913]

HELLO. And welcome to board games

[@oil3]

I love the ActionButton-esque delivery style here. I was half expecting to see Tim Rogers pop in for a cameo.

[@webslinger9]

I’ve played this with 2 and 3 players. All times we had fun. We just ignored the special wrestler cards and did the junior league which is more straight forward. Instead of having to learn extra rules, you just get the signature pieces and go.

[@cooperf9355]

This was Tom’s best review yet, great editing as well

[@marcm3]

The pacing and editing of this video were quite excellent. It was a very fun watch. Good job and thanks for the review. If I ever find it easily and cheaply, I'll definitely consider picking it up, because it does offer something that looks interestingly unique.

[@markthomas3130]

The accuracy to which a computer can reproduce a Welsh accent is giving me an existential crisis. Par for the course with a SUSD review to be honest. Great video

[@tiestvilee5889]

Hey Tom, this is my favourite of your videos so far. You just seem really at ease with yourself, and so the video comes off as 'effortless'. Nice job! (Oh, I liked the actual content too ;) )

[@Maseiken]

I heard Daft Punk is playing at Tom's house. Tom's house. He'll show you the ropes kid, show you the ropes.

[@ryanthewired]

Klask would be a good alternative for an exciting dexterity game that fits on a normal table.

[@onewholeegg]

Been feverishly awaiting coverage on this since you guys talked about it on the podcast, what a wild game

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

This new guy is starting to grow on me honestly. Nice video!

[@AllplayHQ]

Thanks so much for the love!! 15 times in 7 days is a pretty solid play count too ;) And yes, its available right now!

[@martind2520]

Backed the Kickstarter for this game based upon this review, when it arrived it got played four times the first day. Which is more than many of the games I own have ever been played.

[@DunFiddlin]

I ordered this on the 5th Nov after watching the video, and it just arrived in the UK (12th Nov) from the US, well packaged and immediately got the thumbs up from my wife

[@mariktarnavskiy]

30 sec into the video : “ok, take my like, ye handsome basterd!”

[@g8kpr3000]

Really enjoyed this talk through and look forward to more like this. Both of you have been staple channels in the hobby that I’ve watched from the early days. Rodney’s Dead of Winter videos and Paul and Quinn’s early TI3 videos.

[@MarkFaldborg]

Is that a wilmots warehouse blanket? I approve!

[@jumpmonkey11]

Tom, you're a gem. I love the energy of your videos.

[@Sihoiba]

Excellent editing on this video Tom!

[@jenangelcat]

Damn Tom, your comedic timing is perfection.

[@RichAkers]

Awwww snap! Long time watcher first time commenter. Bloody hell! Your videos are just getting better and better! Absolute joy to watch! Well done guys.

[@DWRoelands]

*SMASH*....fair enough....GRANDDAD. Tom is wonderful and I love his energy.

[@tahubob]

Tom killing it again, and that's a great LCD Soundsystem poster you have there! 👀

[@PiercingArrowz]

Best review from SU&SD ever! 10/10 🪲🐞🦗

[@Shoitaan]

GRANDAD I don't know why but I think this became one of my favourite SUSD reviews.

[@acerumble]

Shoutout to the real star of the review, Smiley Cube

[@pip.turner]

Wilmot 😍

[@TalenLee]

I've shown Kabuto Sumo - just online, I don't own a copy - to six people, and four of them went 'oh this is great.' The four that did we re all parents, and ALL of them pointed out that it'd be useful for playing with their kids.

[@MrBernaar]

Another nice review in a different yet familiar style. Well done!

[@goodgoodmike]

for being "unstructured," that was brilliant

[@iamtheoneyouknowbest]

Down the hall shot really sold the video, "Hey, let me show you something cool". Save that clip for other reviews. I really enjoyed the less structured format.

[@faxanadu13]

Love the review, the reviewer, I’ll look forward to re-viewing this review.

[@silverknight66]

Tom, what am I looking at in your kitchen? Is that a flat screen tv over the stove? ps, love your crazy reviews, thanks

[@testoftetris]

I also came here wondering this, lol. My best guess is that it's some kind of vent or window to let out smoke from the stove but I don't know why it would be angled that way 🤔

[@ToothlessRebel]

Tilt-away hood?

[@roryevans5032]

Stove hood I think, the panel pulls out to cover the area above the stove top and vents out. Looks like a nice compact design for a modern kitchen.

[@aegresen]

@@roryevans5032 So, that's what it was. Never seen one like it. I thought it was mirror for disabled people so they can cook from the wheelchair or something..

[@SethBartonSEF]

That's weird. I was playing a 2p pusher for the first time in 30 odd years this weekend. Great review, thanks Tom.

[@mitchstanek7809]

Love these off the cuff messy reviews. Perfect for the memorable quick spotlight games like kabuto sumo ans railroad inc.

[@rakino4418]

Tom, would I be wrong in thinking you've been watching Action Button reviews by Tim Rogers? You're channelling a lot of Rogers energy here and I love it

[@DrMcFly28]

6:41 Years weren't kind to Tom Vasel...

[@MarcusBeirne]

Tom said "Kabuto Sumo" no less than eleven times in that review! Eleven whole times! That's 1.29 Kabuto Sumos per minute or one whole bug, a thorax, and three legs per minute!

[@MusicalMethuselah]

This actually looks pretty fun: a lot of forward planning and a little bit of luck.

[@ethanreimund2549]

congrats on the new space

[@brutus_salazaar]

There is something satisfying seeing a bug in a thong... honestly, that is enough of a selling point to get this game on my radar - sometimes you just need something that is "camping outside" friendly - small real estate needed and easy to play. Include a beverage of choice and I am sure the hilarity of bad pushes and bug roleplaying would erupt soon enough like a pub brawl with bad football in the background... Nicely done Sir Tom!

[@lc7664]

Actually Kabuto means the helmet samurai wore, and the most famous type of beetle in Japan is called Kabuto Mushi (samurai helmet bug) because its horns look like a samurai helmet. :) Kids in Japan used to capture these bugs in forests and then have them fight. This tradition was the inspiration for the Pokemon games.

[@Scarxful]

Tom I just love you and your reviews!! :'D

[@leebloketube]

Great video! Very entertaining 😁

[@billjensen2984]

I accidentally watched this at 1.5x speed. I have to say, IT WAS AWESOME. It took a good review and turned it into peak Tom, somehow.

[@paddykelly6338]

Tom is splendid as always. Great stuff.

[@petrbroz7145]

I have no earthly idea what kind of drugs this review is on, but I love it.

[@SirWerebear]

Seeing my local game store in a Shut Up & Sit Down video was kinda surreal.

[@jacobe6458]

The student has become the master.

As mentioned in the video, the game gets WAY better if you play it fast. Less thinking, more playing. It tends to drag out and never end otherwise. I can recommend houseruling that all push the pieces inside the brown outer ring to increase the impact. (Saw quackalope suggest it, have tried and enjoyed it). On three players, as one was eliminated, we imposed final rush - two pieces pushed per turn to end the game quickly and start again. I would encourage house rulings in general. The game is light and not to be taken too seriously. :)

[@martayharmay]

Hall of fame worthy SUSD review

[@Noonycurt]

Nacht der Magier (Magician's Night) is a similar game, but played in the dark with luminescent pieces. :)

[@peterdrake5789]

Worth it for the physical laptop comedy alone.

[@mikemckenzie1397]

This is pure distilled chaos and I love it

[@ElectricGeckos]

This game is lots of fun. My friend brought it to our game group and we played in teams, we all poke fun at our teammates for messing us up with our genius plans.

[@lopezmt5]

This game has great accessibility. This really has a "zen" feel about it - a "quiet simplicity" to it.

[@SamiPaju]

Kabuto Sumo is absolutely amazing with kids (mine is 4 and plays it already). But in addition to that, it’s also a nice filler when playing with more serious gamers. These things combined really make it worth having. If you have kids, that is :)

[@bettermoodboardgames]

"You are one of the bugs" killed me! 😂

[@frankharr9466]

That was interesting. I'm intimidated my dexterity games, but I might want to give this a try.

[@michelplokker114]

Tom I loved this review was laughing out load multiple times!

[@michaelschlobohm8877]

Tom I'm concerned at the amount of house plants you've seemed to have acquired during this past year... Are you ok buddy? Blink twice if you need help. Is Quinns holding you against your will? We want to help...

[@CountD42]

Off topic question: what's the thing hanging above Tom's range in his kitchen? It looks like an oven hood combined with a television.

[@peterclarke7240]

I was wondering the same thing.in terms of "what" It is, It looks like a tv with a splash screen in front of it... But that doesn't answer the more important question of "why..."

[@Elucidarian]

Good stuff, Tom, again. Carry on.

[@Architectofawesome]

Kabuto Sumo ASMR when?

[@Naruga]

One of the real games we used to play as kids with live beetles and now I can't just help feeling very sorry for those beetles...

[@MickONeillEng]

Wonderful review!

[@drl317]

I can't stop watching this review and I don't know why!

[@ryanstandlee7305]

Yes Tom, great work.👍

[@zachfriedrich6146]

SUSD please a sweepstakes/contest of some kind where the winner gets to play a game with all of you.

[@bwah9481]

lol the zoom in on the minion

[@williamthompson8136]

That's some good B roll

[@yourbellboy]

! ! ! how is no one talking about the pic-perfect thumbnail of this review? ? ?

[@terriblegames]

looks like it could be a cool time killer between bigger more beefy games =)

[@BrentWalker999]

Wonderful review

[@jsibleytube]

How is it that this guy is even better at making these game review videos (or whatever they are) than the guys who actually invented the art form (and then stupidly brilliantly hired him)?

[@vuuvovuuv]

love the tim-rogers-y-ness of this

[@AhJong0]

Great review, short sharp and fun.

[@torsneyt]

Tom's best review by far

[@KevinRiggle]

Tom this was great, you should do more off the cuff like this, but also are you sleeping enough, your bags-under-the-eyes situation is almost as bad as mine

[@GamerPhysics]

What is above your stove, it looked like a TV with a sneeze guard