Slambo! Review

"They then perform foot stomps to ward off evil spirits and throw salt across the dohyo to purify it and to ward off injury. They then clap their hands to call upon the gods to show them favor and to show their opponent that they are unarmed. They finally stare each other down, hoping to gain the mental edge over their opponent before charging one another, trying to force each other out of the dohyo for victory."

"The goal of the game is to stay balanced and not go above 10 or below 0. Each round is a bout. All red cards will lower (card range is -1 thru -7) and blue cards will raise (card range is +1 thru +8) the current number. Once a number card is played, then the adjusted number must be shouted by the current player playing the card, and then their opponent will do the same, and so on."

Slambo! is a fast 2–4 player hand-management card game that plays in about 5–10 minutes. Players manipulate a running number using red negative cards (-1 to -7) and blue positive cards (+1 to +8) to keep the total between 0 and 10. Each played card requires the current player to announce the adjusted number, then opponents follow in turn. A bout ends when the number falls below 0 or rises above 10; the opponent shouts "Slambo!" and the active player takes shame card(s). If all hands are played without exceeding bounds, the round is a break and shame cards accumulate before reshuffling and redealing.

Read at Board Game Quest