Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Guide an elephant family across a modular savanna, share multi-use cards, and survive drought, predators, and hard choices in a cooperative campaign.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Multi-Use Cards
Use the same card in different ways, making each play a trade-off.
Modular Board
Build the play area from interchangeable sections that vary between games.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
Tembo: Survival on the Savanna is a cooperative puzzle about keeping an elephant family alive on a dangerous migration. Players reveal modular terrain, manage scarce water and food, and use cards for movement, protection, and special effects while predators and environmental pressures close in. Communication and timing matter because every card spent for one purpose is unavailable for another. Scenarios connect into a campaign, while solo and stand-alone play let the survival puzzle adapt to different groups.
