Its cherry blossom season. As the beautiful sakura petals fall, a calm tranquility lingers in the air. Its the perfect calm before the storm: welcome to theSakura Slam!

In this standalone sequel toKabuto Sumo, players return as the wrestling Kabutomushi (helmet bugs) and compete to knock off their opponents on an all-new square arena. The coin-pushing mechanic returns, but with a new platform, characters, pillars, and powers.

New Arena Features:

• Notched Pushing Platform InSakura Slam, you must push from the corners of the arena. That makes it harder to focus completely on defense, as you cant always push your piece away from the edgethis means less stalemates and more body slams.
• Fixed corners Four fixed corner posts loom over each match. Using these posts, can you better predict how an aggressive maneuver will play out? Alternatively, if youre near the edge: can you rope-a-dope and use the post defensively?
• Tagging Corners When you push from a corner you havent pushed from before, you place a marker, tagging that corner. Place one on each of the four posts to take a second push action immediately.

All but two characters are compatible with the originalKabuto Sumo.

• Time to play: 25 minutes
• Players: 2-4
• Ages: 6+
• Main mechanic: Action/Dexterity