Pocket Sumo

Story

You are a rising star of the sumo world. Today is the final bout in the most important tournament in your career so far. You are a member of the Makushita (幕下), the top tier of the lower ranks. But you aspire to become a Sekitori (関取). If you win today, you will be elevated to the rank of Juryo(十両)—the entry level to the big leagues, and your first step on your journey to become a Makuuchi (幕内) and, ultimately, a Yokozuna (横綱). And today is your day—you can feel it! Dosukoi (どすこい)!

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Gameplay

Pocket Sumo is an intense head-to-head battle of mental wrestling for 2 players. Each player has an identical deck of 8 cards, with one half used for offensive play and the other half used for defensive play. Different moves will rotate the die to different positions (i.e., different faces) and that will determine which moves are available to the player and what their weaknesses are against their opponent. The players will use their cards to try to jockey for an offensive posture, and then to push or swing their opponent out of the ring! In order to win, you will need to anticipate your opponent's moves and then surprise them at the last moment! Do you have what it takes? どすこい!

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Notes:

1. Each card has a unique identifying letter, which also allows for games to be played by phone, email, Zoom, or text!

2. The action shots below are from the original version of the game. However, the current version of the game has replaced the brown die and card borders with a green die and green card borders. This is an aesthetic change only (due to there no longer being a supplier of correctly-sized brown dice); the gameplay is the same.