2026Tyler Cheves, Brendon Cheves
- Videos
- 12
- Creators
- 10
Mostly reviews and how-to-play
2 - 5 players30 - 90 minMedium weight
Tembo Tiles
2026Brendon Cheves, Tyler Cheves
- Videos
- 7
- Creators
- 4
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Tembo Tiles is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
2 - 6 players
4 - 8 min
From BoardGameGeek
The Great African Migration is underway, and everyone from elephants and snakes to giraffes and gazelle are on the move. In Tembo Tiles, players simultaneously flip hexagon tiles and add them to a shared, ever-growing herd spreading out from a central watering hole. Each player is assigned an animal and a color. On each flip, a tile must be placed adjacent to a matching color or animal already in the herd. Players build chains strategically while looking for opportunities to break up opponents' progress. Crocodile tiles are placed on top of existing tiles to disrupt chains, and lion tiles act as wilds. With no turn order, everyone plays at once, creating a fast and chaotic scramble. When all 216 tiles have been flipped and placed, the player with the largest connected chains wins. -description from the publisher
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Which Tembo Tiles video should I watch?
Tembo Tiles has 7 videos from 4 creators: 3 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from May to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Tembo Tiles: How to Play in Less than 5 Minutes!" by Might I Suggest A Game, which runs 4 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Tembo Tiles Review | Is This Tile-Laying Game Worth Adding to Your Collection?" by Chesborn. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Tembo Tiles Playthrough | Full Gameplay – Who Will Come Out on Top?" by Chesborn.
If you like it, try Red Dog Junction and Space Freight, also by Brendon Cheves, or SET and Anomia, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Tembo Tiles
From BoardGameGeek:
The Great African Migration is underway, and everyone from elephants and snakes to giraffes and gazelle are on the move. In Tembo Tiles, players simultaneously flip hexagon tiles and add them to a shared, ever-growing herd spreading out from a central watering hole. Each player is assigned an animal and a color. On each flip, a tile must be placed adjacent to a matching color or animal already in the herd. Players build chains strategically while looking for opportunities to break up opponents' progress. Crocodile tiles are placed on top of existing tiles to disrupt chains, and lion tiles act as wilds. With no turn order, everyone plays at once, creating a fast and chaotic scramble. When all 216 tiles have been flipped and placed, the player with the largest connected chains wins. -description from the publisher
Designers
Brendon Cheves, Tyler Cheves
Artist
Isaac Lefever
Publisher
Waterworks Games
Categories
Mechanics
Hex GridPattern RecognitionReal-Time