Camel Up
Bet on camels you cannot control and cheer when the stack tips.
What it is
Five camels run a track and nobody controls them. Players bet on who leads each leg and who wins overall, a shaker pyramid spits out one move at a time, and camels land on each other and ride in stacks. It is loud, silly, and the 2014 Spiel des Jahres winner.
What we love
- The betting layer keeps trailing players busy on every turn
- Shaking the dice pyramid is a small joy that never wears off
- A five-minute teach, and it scales up to eight players
Honest trade-offs
- Luck runs the show; this is a laugh, not a puzzle
- Number crunchers still lose to a hot streak, which some of them will not enjoy
- Past six players, the betting rounds start to drag
AI summary of player sentiment
Across the tables we polled, players consistently praise the game's approachability and pacing. The most common complaint is luck runs the show; this is a laugh, not a puzzle.
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Content advisory
No content advisory.
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