Watch “New to BGA: Tembo — Survival on the Savanna. How to play on BGA,” a board game review for Tembo: Survival on the Savanna on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Digital Board Gamer on YouTube:
Tembo: Survival on the Savanna has arrived on Board Game Arena! In this animal-themed survival and route-planning game, players help their elephants forage, avoid hazards, and manage resources across the savanna to score big points. In this video, I walk you through how to play, then shift into a full review, highlighting the pros of the game and whether it’s a good fit for turn-based players or mobile players on BGA.
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2026·Asger Aleksandrov Granerud, Mads Fløe, Dan Halstad, Daniel Skjold Pedersen
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Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Tembo: Survival on the Savanna is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
1 - 4 players
30 - 45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Tembo: Survival on the Savanna, from BoardGameGeek:
TEMBO is the Swahili word for elephant. In this cooperative game, you lead a herd of elephants on a thrilling journey of survival across the savanna. Reaching your destination is the only way to win - yet the path is full of challenges. You will need to search out food and water, navigate shifting terrain, and avoid the fierce lions that roam the land.
On your turn, play a card to either expand the savanna or move the herd forward across it. Each card has dual uses, and your position at the table determines how you can play it, creating a multi-layered puzzle for you and your team to solve. Play continues until the herd reaches its destination-or until you lose by going hungry, running out of time in the deck, or being caught by the lions.
No two journeys are ever the same. Each game offers new challenges, demanding careful planning and constant communication to guide your herd safely to victory.
-description from the publisher
Designers
Asger Aleksandrov Granerud, Mads Fløe, Dan Halstad, Daniel Skjold Pedersen