Forbidden Desert – Survive the Sandstorm Together 🏜️🌪️

Tense, thirsty and fully cooperative – Forbidden Desert by Matt Leacock is a team adventure for 2 to 5 players aged 10 and up, where everyone wins or loses together.

Your team has crash-landed in an ancient desert city. Somewhere under the sand lies a legendary flying machine, and you need to find its four parts, rebuild it and fly away before the heat or the storm gets you. The board is made of 24 tiles, and after every turn the sandstorm moves them around and piles up sand, so the path you planned a moment ago may already be blocked. Each player has a different role with a special ability, and every player has their own water supply – share it wisely, because one thirsty explorer can end the game for everyone. Clues on the tiles reveal where the parts are hidden. A game takes about 45 minutes.

🌪️ A Shifting Board

Tiles slide and sand piles up as the storm moves, so the map never stays the same.

💧 Mind Your Water

Each explorer has their own canteen. Run dry and the whole team loses.

🧭 Unique Roles

Every player brings a special ability – plan together to use them all.

⚙️ Four Lost Parts

Uncover clues, recover the parts and reach the launch pad together.

Why You'll Love It:

• 🤝 Truly Cooperative: talk, plan and win as one team.
• 📈 Rising Tension: the storm gets stronger the longer you stay.
• 🎚️ Adjustable Challenge: from approachable to very hard. More ideas among our board games.

Quick facts

• Players: 2–5
• Playing time: 45 minutes
• Age: 10+
• Designer: Matt Leacock
• Publisher: Gamewright
• Language: English
• Contents: 24 tiles, 48 sand markers, 49 cards, 6 pawns, 4 flying machine parts, flying machine model, sand storm meter, rules

Is it competitive? No – all players work together against the game.
Is it good for 2 players? Yes – it plays with 2 to 5.

Grab your canteens, call your crew and see if you can beat the storm. 🏜️

⚠️ Warning: Choking hazard – small parts. Not for children under 3 years.