Opening the game box...
[Skip last moves replay]
Loading game art
Loading game log history
Table #497386443
Move #0
Progression %
It's your turn!
I would like to think a little, thank you
Previously on Nimalia #497386443 ... ([Skip last moves replay])
historyrestartnext lognext movenext turnto end
Advanced replay features
Go to move...
Go
Go to next comment • Add a comment
Visitor-384
Please drop your comment here if you do not want to attach it to any element
Drop your image here to remove it
Quit the tutorial
gideon142

Let's learn how to play Nimalia!

Tips:

• You can press the SPACE key to make the tutorial progress instead of using buttons.

• You can use    to minimize tutorial explanations if needed.


This tutorial exists thanks to: gideon1420000
gideon142Welcome to *Nimalia,* a 2-4 player game about placing tiles to create the best animal reserve. 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
gideon142The game is played over 5 rounds. Each round, you are dealt 3 cards with *4 animals on each card.* After playing a card onto the board, players pass the remaining cards in their hand either to the left or right player. [red] (indicated by the arrow icon on the player profile) [/red]2nimalia-card-27-front000round-number-icon 1
gideon142In Nimalia, there are *4 different types of terrain*: savanna, forest, snow, and water. *Each type of terrain also has 2 different animals*, for example, [blue] water terrain [/blue]can either have a flamingo or a crocodile.3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
gideon142The only outlier is the *otter,* which can be savanna, snow, or forest. The *otter* also makes [blue] rivers. [/blue]4archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
gideon142The terrain and different animals will matter in a bit when we talk about the goals.5archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
gideon142For now, play our first card onto the board. Play the middle card in our hand by clicking on it then clicking on [red] square 14 on the board, [/red] and then click *validate* at the top.6nimalia-card-54-front010place-card-button 16 square-85761427-14 1
gideon142Great! *After the first card is played there are some new restrictions for playing cards.* Now anytime you play a card it must *overlap* with at least one of your animals already in play.1nimalia-card-54-front661423423c09700
gideon142You can also *rotate tiles* left and right to get the orientation that you want.2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment661423423c09700
gideon142Now let's talk about the goals. The goal of the game is to score points based on [blue] 4 different goals [/blue] shown at the top of the screen.3goal_11661423423c09700goal_11 2 goal_19 2 goal_15 2 goal_21 2
gideon142*In each round you can only score points from the highlighted goals.* For example round 1 uses only the green and the blue goal.4goal_11661423423c09700
gideon142[blue] The goals active each round [/blue] are also shown on the player panel. Note that overall each goal is active in total for 3 rounds.5additional-icons-85761427661423423c09700additional-icons-85761427 2
gideon142Take a second to hover your cursor (or hold on mobile) over each [blue] goal [/blue] to see how to score points with it.6goal_11661423423c09700goal_11 2 goal_19 2 goal_15 2 goal_21 2
gideon142Now that you have seen all the goals, *where on the board do you think we should place our next tile, and which tile should we play?*1square-85761427-14661485632138a00
gideon142Right now the best play is to take the bottom tile (right side tile on mobile) and play it in the 7 square overlapping the crocodile. (Click the tile then the 7 square then validate)1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6614856f7030010place-card-button 16 square-85761427-7 1
gideon142The reason this is the best play is because it gives us another penguin in a new column that will score 3 more points at the end of the round.1square-85761427-86614937f36eaf00
gideon142Time to play the final tile in this round. Nothing on this tile is very helpful towards any of the goals, so play it [red] on square 9 [/red] to open up your board a little. (click on the tile then square 9 then validate)2nimalia-card-27-front6614937f36eaf10square-85761427-9 1
gideon142Now that everyone has finished playing the first round the points are added. [blue] You can see that both players scored 0 points for the blue goal, [/blue] [green] and we scored 6 on the green goal while the opponent only scored 3. [/green] You can also see the total points scored across all rounds at the end. 1table-wrapper6615228335eb400round-1-goal-2-85761427 2 round-1-goal-1-85761427 3 round-1-goal-2-89452411 2 round-1-goal-1-89452411 3 goal_19 3
gideon142The game continues for 4 more rounds and as you can see the *green and yellow* goals are now the active ones.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66152ce32389200
gideon142I think you have seen enough of the game to understand how to play, so good luck in your first games of *Nimalia.*2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66152ce32389200
gideon142Thank you for playing my tutorial. Thanks to *Mizutismask* for the BGA adaptation of this game.3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66152ce32389200
gideon142

Now you are ready for your first game!


Play Nimalia now!

Join Board Game Arena to play 1 257 different board games online with your friends and 10 619 000 players from around the world :)



4000
3D

How to play?

Concede the game

Propose to abandon the game collectively

Switch to turn-based

3D mode

Report a bug

Return to the main website

Quit this game

Express STOP

Preferences

Display game logs
Display tooltips
With custom sounds

Game options

Game mode
Normal mode
Game speed
Turn-based • 1 move per day (+86400 per turn (maximum 259200))
Goals level
Random
-You- log in
This game has been updated since the start of the game: thus the replay is EXPERIMENTAL.
 
  Go to next table   [The AI is not playing... click here to relaunch it!]  Skip turn of players out of time
This player is not playing: what can I do?
{ARENA_CANNOT_PLAY_EXPLANATION}

Yes      No

Yes:

No:

Pending:

Your thinking time has expired and all your turns will be skipped.


Get back in the game


Application loading... Go back

An important BGA module could not be found, and your game cannot be loaded. %module_url%

You should try refreshing this page.

You may also try to switch to another language (English) as it may solve the issue.

Finally, if none of these work, please do the following: press F12, click on "Network" on the new panel, press F5, take a screenshot, and report a bug.

Get out of here

Connecting to your game...

{TURN_BASED_SPECIFIC_ARENA_ENDING_MSG}

Game results
Final situation
Buy this game

Game result

Recording game results + computing statistics in progress...

Statistics

-You-: It is your turn!

Play

Thank you!

You are one of our most loyal players!

Thanks to the help of its community, BGA can be enjoyed for free and only needs a little money to run.

Become a member today!


Why should I go Premium?

Play Premium games.
Unlimited access to all Premium games for you and your friends.
Do not wait.
No waiting time when games start.
Play from the same place.
Play with friends next to you, using multiple devices or 'Hotseat' mode.
Video/Voice chat.
Integrated voice or video chat to play with your friends as if they were here.
Save 40%

Yearly

$3 / month

112 3

(Billed $36 yearly)

Go Premium!

Go Premium!

 

Monthly

$5 / month

102 5

 

Go Premium!

Go Premium!

Offer a Premium membership to someone


{OFFER_MEMBERSHIP_EXPLANATION}

({CANNOT_USE_ON_YOURSELF})

{OFFER_MEMBERSHIP_EXPLANATION2}



{I_D_LIKE_TO_OFFER}:

{QUANTITY}:

{TOTAL_PRICE}: $

{CONTINUE}



Show more payment methods

Please select a payment method

All our payments are secured by Stripe and Paypal. Note: Your payment information is never transmitted to BGA.


Paypal (Immediate & one-time purchase)
iDEAL (Euro, Immediate & one-time purchase)
WeChat (CNY)
Credit card ({LOCAL_CURRENCY_NAME})
Credit card (Euro)
Credit card (US Dollar)
Credit card (Pound Sterling)
Credit card (Canadian Dollar)
Credit card (JPY)




I have been sent a Gift code: use it now!

{CURRENT_SUBSCRIPTION}

{CURRENT_SUBSCRIPTION_DESCR}

Get the best from Board Game Arena with Premium

Play Premium games.
Ark Nova, Terraforming Mars, Wingspan, Azul, CATAN, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Splendor, 7 Wonders Duel, Forest Shuffle, Agricola, It's a Wonderful World, Hanabi, Ticket to Ride: Europe, Splendor Duel, Sea Salt & Paper, Can't Stop, Space Base, 7 Wonders, Kingdomino, Challengers, Lucky Numbers, Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Patchwork, Gizmos, King of Tokyo, Lost Cities, Welcome To, 7 Wonders Architects, Pandemic, The Vale of Eternity, Terra Mystica, Potion Explosion, Faraway, A Feast for Odin, Gaia Project, Railroad Ink, Earth, Tapestry, Res Arcana, Sky Team, Great Western Trail, Barrage, Viticulture, Living Forest, Next Station: London, Akropolis, Jaipur, The Isle of Cats, Takenoko, Sushi Go!, Bunny Kingdom, Maracaibo, Love Letter, Clans of Caledonia, Century: Spice Road, Carcassonne: Hunters & Gatherers, Break the Code, Nova Luna, Turing Machine, Caverna, LLAMA, Hadrian's Wall, Sagani, My City: Roll & Build, Sushi Go Party!, Oxono, Roll for the Galaxy, PARKS, MLEM: Space Agency, Dice Hospital, Next Station: Tokyo, Romi Rami, Applejack, My Shelfie, Decrypto, Blood Rage, Incan Gold, For Sale, Tokaido, Can't Stop Express, Downforce, Gosu X, Dracula vs Van Helsing, Botanik, Beyond the Sun, Bärenpark, Nidavellir, Federation, Isle of Trains: All Aboard, Draftosaurus, Codex Naturalis, Abyss, GOLDblivion, Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan, Looot, Architects of the West Kingdom, Donuts, Trio, Lost Seas, Via Magica, Colt Express, Rauha, It's a Wonderful Kingdom, Coup, Conspiracy, Forbidden Island, My City, Ancient Knowledge, Similo, Mr. Jack, Villagers, Rainforest, Sobek: 2 Players, The Builders: Middle Ages, Terra Nova, Trek 12, Nimalia, Photosynthesis, Railways of the World, Canvas, Glow, Age of Civilization, Tigris & Euphrates, Bag of Chips, Dragonwood, Amalfi - Renaissance, Moon River, Line It, Onitama, Libertalia, Evergreen, Dog Park, Mind Up!, Jekyll vs. Hyde, Volto, La Marche du Crabe, The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow, Little Factory, BuyWord, New Frontiers, The Gnomes of Zavandor, Turn the tide, Gang of Dice, Stockpile, Pingimus, The Great Split, Tucano, Point Salad, Pyramid Poker, Tiwanaku, Get on Board: New York & London, Eriantys, Fleet, Rest In Peace, MOW, 12 Chip Trick, I'm The Boss, Morocco, The Builders: Antiquity, D.E.I.: Divide et Impera, For the King (and Me), Space Station Phoenix, Stir Fry Eighteen, Splito, Color Flush, Medina, Big Monster, Tinners' Trail, Nicodemus, Hokito, Dice Theme Park, Piepmatz, Maps of Misterra, The Mother Road: Route 66, Yoxii, Lumen: The Lost World, Iwari, Get on Board: Paris & Roma, Mech A Dream, Samarkand, Mercado de Lisboa, Con Sonar!, Boomerang: USA, Race for the Galaxy (expansions), Puerto Rico (expansions), Chakra (expansions), Memoir '44 (expansions), The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (expansions), The Crew (expansions), Ultimate Railroads (expansions), Anachrony (expansions), Architects of the West Kingdom (expansions), Imhotep (expansions), Dungeon Twister (expansions), Krosmaster Arena (expansions), Krosmaster Blast (expansions).
Create Premium game tables and invite whoever you want (Premium players or not).

Do not wait.
Get rid of the Premium advertising screen at the start of your games.

Play from the same place.
Play with someone using the same Internet connection as you, or even using the same device ('Hotseat' mode).
Only one player needs to be Premium to play from the same location as someone else.

Video/Voice chat.
Integrated voice or video chat to play with your friends as if they were here.

Statistics.
Access game statistics after each game, and study your opponents' statistics, strategies & rank evolutions.

Choose your color.
When possible, play with your favorite color.

Create tournaments.
Create your own tournaments, for friends or for everyone.

Cancel your membership anytime.

About Board Game Arena Premium

Board Game Arena's main goal is to promote board games to a large audience. This is the reason why the service is free for everyone.

As you can imagine, this website needs a lot of time and some money to keep things running smoothly. Some players are helping us with contributions or through donations. This website can only exist because of the help from these players, and to thank them we make them Premium members.


See other possibilities to help this website.

Offer a Premium membership to someone

Terms of Sale Security & privacy

Nimalia rules: interactive tutorial
Nimalia rules: interactive tutorial
Nimalia rules: interactive tutorial
I agree with the Terms of Services and ask for the immediate activation of my Premium account.
stripe 0
pk_test_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 85761427 usd xxxxx -You- 0

Nimalia

How to play?
Competition
Tournament
Strategy tips
Options
Credits

Complete rules:

1
(en)
Rules EN
1
(fr)
Règles FR
1
(ja)
『ニマリア』の遊び方・魅力をご紹介！
0
(de)
Spielanleitung

See 3 more...

Game help:


Back to game

Ranking
Current Season
Current Season All-time


  Display more...
Competitive modes and rankings have been disabled for this game (read more)

My achievements

Preferences

Display game logs
Display tooltips
With custom sounds

Game options

Game mode
Normal mode
Game speed
Turn-based • 1 move per day (+86400 per turn (maximum 259200))
Goals level
Random

publisher

Designer: William Liévin

Artist: Pauline Detraz

Developed by: Mizutismask

Release 240405-0941

Ambient music for Nimalia

Ambient music provided by our partner Melodice.org



Note: 3D is experimental

-You-
•
110
 --:--
Show cursor
ACrosby87
ACrosby87
•
97
 --:--
Show cursor
Resign
Abandon
Top
BGA

Help

  • What is Board Game Arena?
  • Who are we?
  • F.A.Q.
  • Contact us / Support

Contribute

  • I'm a game publisher
  • I'm a software developer
  • I want to help BGA
  • Report a bug
  • Go Premium!

Follow us

  • Join us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Notify your browser
  • Subscribe to our newsletter
Board Game Arena 1142 Board Game Arena • Release 240320-1000 • Legal info • Terms of Use • Terms of Services • Privacy • Cookies π
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12