''Camel Up'' is a
board game
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for two to eight players.
[ It was designed by Steffen Bogen and illustrated by Dennis Lohausen, and published in 2014 by Pegasus Spiele.][ 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
The Spiel des Jahres (, ''Game of the Year'') is an award for board and card games, created in 1978 with the purpose of rewarding family-friendly game design, and promoting excellent games in the German market. It is thought that the existence ...
in 2014.[
In 2015, an expansion called ''Camel Up: Supercup'' was released, allowing the game to be played with up to 10 players. A mobile app was also released in 2015 for Android and iOS devices.
At Essen 2018, a German board game convention, Eggertspiele released a second edition of the game with new artwork by Dennis Lohausen and Chris Quilliams, and revised game rules.]
Awards
* 2014 Spiel des Jahres
The Spiel des Jahres (, ''Game of the Year'') is an award for board and card games, created in 1978 with the purpose of rewarding family-friendly game design, and promoting excellent games in the German market. It is thought that the existence ...
winner[ (in German)]
References
External links
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''Camel Up (Second Edition)''
at BoardGameGeek
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''Camel Up 2.0''
on Eggert Spiele's website
''Camel Up'' Review – Tom'S Epic Gaming
{{Spiel des Jahres
Spiel des Jahres winners
Board games introduced in 2014