Camel Up

Camel Up is a board game for two to eight players.[1] It was designed by Steffen Bogen and illustrated by Dennis Lohausen, and published in 2014 by Pegasus Spiele.[1] Players place bets on a camel race in the desert; the player who wins the most money is the winner of the game. Camel Up won the Spiel des Jahres in 2014.[1]

Camel Cup
Box cover of Camel Up
DesignersSteffen Bogen
PublishersPegasus Spiele
Players2 to 8
Setup time5 minutes
Playing time30 minutes
ChanceMedium
Age range8 and up
SkillsStrategy
A game of Camel Up during play.

In 2015, an expansion called Camel Up: Supercup was released, allowing the game to be played with up to 10 players.[2] A mobile app was also released in 2015 for Android and iOS devices.[3]

At Essen 2018, a German board game convention, Eggertspiele released a second edition[4] of the game with new artwork by Dennis Lohausen and Chris Quilliams, and revised game rules.[5]

In 2021, a spinoff called Camel Up: Off Season was released.[6]

Second Edition game of Camel Up showing all competing camels stacked. Note oasis pop-up in right foreground.

Awards

References
  1. "Spiel des Jahres official site: 2014 winner". Archived from the original on 2014-07-20. (in German)
  2. "Camel Up: Supercup". Board Game Geek. 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  3. Law, Keith (November 2, 2015). "Camel Up Boardgame Mobile App Review". Paste. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  4. "CAMEL UP ANNOUNCED!". Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. Danny & MB (September 28, 2019). "Camel Up". Boardgames and Cats. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  6. Alex Meehan (March 31, 2021). "Camel Up: Off Season swaps the board game's racing for bidding on bazaars". Dicebreaker. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
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