Kabuto Sumo - You Don't Understand Circles

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@ryanthewired]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@oil3]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@MrRichardMoran]

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

[@mitchstanek7809]

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

[@cooperf9355]

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

[@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 ;) )

[@DooDooDaddyTV]

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

[@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!

[@MarkFaldborg]

Is that a wilmots warehouse blanket? I approve!

[@DWRoelands]

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

[@onewholeegg]

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

[@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.

[@Shoitaan]

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

[@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

[@DrMcFly28]

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

[@jumpmonkey11]

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

[@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.

[@MrBernaar]

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

[@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.

[@acerumble]

Shoutout to the real star of the review, Smiley Cube

[@pip.turner]

Wilmot 😍

[@Sihoiba]

Excellent editing on this video Tom!

[@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..

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. :)

[@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.

[@PiercingArrowz]

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

[@Scarxful]

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

[@Noonycurt]

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

[@SethBartonSEF]

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

[@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.

[@asphaltOnline]

Great review - I think it's pitched perfectly. Kabuto Sumo is absolutely no more or less than fun than it looks. I happen to really like it - super-easy to set up and play, and very quick to reset and try a new character or different tactics. If it looks fun to you, you'll probably like it

[@metallsnubben]

In the words of Brian Limond: I like Turkish Delight. I do. A lot if people don't like Turkish delight, I mean Fry's Turkish delight. The type with the chocolate on it and the purple wrapper. But I like it. A lot of people say "ugh Turkish delight that's disgusting. How can you eat that? It's like eating perfume, it's like eating old women's perfume. Like lavender water, or rose water or whatever it is. How can you like that?" But I like it. I like turkish Delight. I don't like it enough to get it for every day, or every week. In fact I can't remember the last time I got a Turkish delight. But every now and then, I'll be in a shop and I'll walk past the shelves with all the chocolate and I'll see a Turkish delight and I'll get it. It's nice, I like it. I like Turkish Delight.

[@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 :)

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

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

[@goodgoodmike]

for being "unstructured," that was brilliant

[@mariktarnavskiy]

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

[@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.

[@tahubob]

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

[@terriblegames]

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

[@frankharr9466]

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

[@paddykelly6338]

Tom is splendid as always. Great stuff.

[@martayharmay]

Hall of fame worthy SUSD review

[@MusicalMethuselah]

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

[@lopezmt5]

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

[@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.

[@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...

[@jenangelcat]

Damn Tom, your comedic timing is perfection.

[@drl317]

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

[@michelplokker114]

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

[@mikemckenzie1397]

This is pure distilled chaos and I love it

[@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.

[@peterdrake5789]

Worth it for the physical laptop comedy alone.

[@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.

[@dksocal]

I heard Quinns's critique in Werner Herzog's voice.

[@yourbellboy]

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

[@ethanreimund2549]

congrats on the new space

[@leebloketube]

Great video! Very entertaining 😁

[@zachfriedrich6146]

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

[@Elucidarian]

Good stuff, Tom, again. Carry on.

[@jacobe6458]

The student has become the master.

[@CD-zd6zr]

Just backed the newest Kickstarter. I liked how they used this to promote it.

[@lockonandfire]

+1 for the Tom Fan Club. Fundamentally clever critique that is also incalculably silly - that's what has always appealed (to me) about SUSD!

[@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!

[@williamthompson8136]

That's some good B roll

[@petrbroz7145]

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

[@beretperson]

This game looks delicious.

[@DasBrieger]

My friend's dog Pepper awarded it the "Pepper Award for Most Delicious Game"

[@MichaelTamburrino]

LONG LIVE LCD SOUNDSYSTEM (as if I had any doubt Tom had impeccable taste!)

[@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

[@benjaminrosa1418]

At 1:36, i started listening to Gymnopede Nº1 from Satie, but i still listen The Dissappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.

[@SirWerebear]

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

[@torsneyt]

Tom's best review by far

[@Architectofawesome]

Kabuto Sumo ASMR when?

[@ryanstandlee7305]

Yes Tom, great work.👍

[@tomswiftodst]

Two things , one, Tom's editing continues to be fantastic. Two, when will we get a Tom's top game video??

[@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!

[@AhJong0]

Great review, short sharp and fun.

[@jackspottiswood4077]

Nice LCD soundsystem poster :)

[@Rufiy0]

Shout out to the table the size of New Zealand