Nelly
Stack turtles on a hippo's rounded back and pray the plant you feed her has no crab under it.
- Designers
- Lukas Frei, Ueli Frei, Andreas Frei
- Published by
- Queen Games
Nelly the hippo floats in an African lake with turtles stacking up on her rounded back. You place turtles, feed her water plants or move the heron out of the way, and if she bites a plant hiding a crab, she dives and half the turtles slide off.
Who it's for
Families with children around six who want dexterity with a bit more decision-making than a pure stacking game.
Not for you if…
You want reliable strategy, since the hidden crabs decide a lot. It is also fairly obscure, so a copy in good condition is hard to find secondhand.
Vibe's take
Gentle tension with sudden collapses, and a lot of shrieking when Nelly finally dives. Kids love that the whole thing is oversized wood.
Nominated
Published 2009 · 17 years ago
older than 80% of games
In 123 collections
collected more than 13% of games
2–4 players · ages 6+
about 25 min
shorter than 78% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: light
Explained in 5 minutes · 1.3 out of 5 · lighter than 81%
Language: no text
Playable without the language
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