''Straw'' (a.k.a. "Straw: The Game that Broke the Camel's Back") is an Arabian-nights-themed
card game
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designed by Richard James (of Evertide Games) and published by
Alderac Entertainment Group
Alderac Entertainment Group, or AEG, is a publisher of role-playing game, board game, and collectible card game products. AEG was formed by Jolly Blackburn in 1993 and is based in the city of Ontario, California. Prior to getting into their cur ...
in 2008, with artwork by Octographics.
The game is packaged with a rule book in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, but the cards themselves use numbers and symbols instead of just text.
Players draw from a common draw deck and maintain a hand of 4 cards representing items of varying weight. At a rate of 1 card per turn, players place cards onto the camel until the camel's back breaks from carrying too much weight, restoring a new card to their hand from the deck afterward. The person who breaks the camel's back scores 0 and all other players score the weight in their hand.
Hand management is the key mechanic in this multi-round survival-style game.
Releases
*Evertide Games Edition (2006)
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Alderac Entertainment Group
Alderac Entertainment Group, or AEG, is a publisher of role-playing game, board game, and collectible card game products. AEG was formed by Jolly Blackburn in 1993 and is based in the city of Ontario, California. Prior to getting into their cur ...
Edition (2008)
Reception
*Featured in a Full Frontal Nerdity webcomic (2007)
*Major Fun Award (2006)
*Video Review:
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Fhm7vbBU4
*Text Reviews:
**Game Paradise: http://www.gameparadisestore.com/wordpress/?p=742
**Drake's Flames: http://drakesflames.blogspot.com/2010/07/card-game-review-straw.html
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Board Game Geek
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:
***http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/644354/straw-great-filler-with-surprising-depth
***http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/539766/family-review-straw-enjoy-breaking-the-camels-bac
***http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/105571/straw-a-review-by-john-brader
References
External links
*Official Sites:
Strawat Evertide Games
Strawat Alderac (archived)
Rulebook(archived)
* {{Bgg title, 22497, Straw
Card games introduced in 2008
Dedicated deck card games