Tombalo is a balancing game. Together, the players are building a dam from sticks and logs. Each player starts with a supply of sticks and logs. Each turn, a player will draw a card, which shows how many sticks he may add to the dam. He then has to place these sticks on top of the existing construction (or on top of the starting pillars, if there is nothing yet). If any sticks drop in to the water, the player gets new sticks from the supply. The first player to get rid of all his sticks wins the game.