Camel Up - Amazing Fun

Mockingbird · 29 Mar 2016 at 15:46

Whenever I've seen the box for this I assumed it was called "Camel Cup".

Now I know what to look for a deal on it should be easier to get cheap!

JeditOjanen · 30 Mar 2016 at 12:47

Mockingbird said:
Whenever I've seen the box for this I assumed it was called "Camel Cup".

It was ambiguous for a long time because the game's name was only printed anywhere on the box or rules as the logo. The expansion confused matters further by being called Supercup, but the rules referred to the base game as "Camel Up" and that was that.

Droolinggimp · 23 Feb 2017 at 10:41

Recently found out my new boss is a board game geek and asked him if he had Camel Up and he was shocked I knew about it as he doesn't know many people that play board games. Anyway it was a game I was thinking of getting for myself and the wife and he lent me his copy. Wifey and me had our first game last night. It was so much fun. Can't wait to play it again. I will be getting our own copy on payday

JeditOjanen · 23 Feb 2017 at 13:14

Droolinggimp said:
Recently found out my new boss is a board game geek and asked him if he had Camel Up and he was shocked I knew about it as he doesn't know many people that play board games. Anyway it was a game I was thinking of getting for myself and the wife and he lent me his copy. Wifey and me had our first game last night. It was so much fun. Can't wait to play it again. I will be getting our own copy on payday

It's much more fun with 6 or more players.

No1newts · 5 Mar 2017 at 12:38

I'm looking to try and get a monthly games night going among the couples of our acquaintance, this might be a starter if I can get it going.

krooton said:
(as well as a game of Exploding Kittens).

This is what inspired me to try and start the games night. Played it over a New Years party with a load of friends/partners and we had a great laugh playing it. I love the game.

HungryHippos · 5 Mar 2017 at 20:42

Camel Up is good fun, and easy to teach, so you can just do a quick dummy round and people should have the gist of it after that.

I'm looking at getting Isle of Skye next, it's around £25 so not bad, and seems to be well regarded in reviews.

Retromatic · 17 Mar 2017 at 19:48

This looks perfect for me, I prefer the lighter style games. I think I may have read a review on The Dice Tower a while back if memory serves.

RoosterC · 18 Apr 2017 at 18:56

Okay, ordered and arriving at the end of the week just in time for the holiday.

RoosterC · 25 Apr 2017 at 08:53

Okay, a big thumbs up. Seven of us, from eight to 70, and Camel Up has kept us busy as the after meal game before bedtime. Really recommended with the family.

Bickaxe · 25 Apr 2017 at 13:58

I recommend the expansion. It makes the track a little bigger and adds a couple more betting options (which is handy when you have a a fair few players).

JeditOjanen · 26 Apr 2017 at 12:54

Bickaxe said:
I recommend the expansion. It makes the track a little bigger and adds a couple more betting options (which is handy when you have a a fair few players).

The most important additions in Supercup are the supplemental dice and the partnerships. You can return a pyramid tile to add a second weaker die for one camel to the pyramid, with the exception that you can't add a die that has already been rolled and you can't add a die for the leader. Partnerships allow you to piggyback on one of another player's winning bets, but they also get to claim the rewards for one of yours.

If you can find it, it can be worth getting the Referee Camel. It's a mini-expansion that contains just a black camel that can be placed as you would an Oasis/Mirage tile or the camera. If a stack of camels lands on that space, it is unstacked (and arranged so the order doesn't change). After that the camels move individually. It makes a huge change to the strategy as suddenly any camel in a stack can become the leader.