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Sumo Ham Slam: The Heavyweight Hamster Wrestling Game

board game

2010

Sumo Ham Slam is a hiliarious dexterity game based on the ancient art of Japanese Sumo Wrestling. But instead of human wrestlers, the contestants are chubby plastic hamsters. Clever magnetized sticks control the hamsters in the ring. But watch out! rolls of the dice allow players to feed their hamsters. Like real Sumo wrestlers, the more they eat the stronger they become!

ManufacturerGamewright
Materialplastic
Styledexterity
Object ID111.822
Credit LineGift of Mary Jo Reutter in honor of Paul and Carol Reutter

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