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Camel Up (First Edition) FAQ

34 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook

ComponentsSetupPlaying the GameEnd of a LegEnd of the GameOther editionsCamel Up: SupercupCamel Up: The Referee Camel

Components

  • Does the red camel from the Spiel giveaway have special rules?

Setup

  • Can Camel Up (First Edition) be played with two players?
  • How do more than five players take part when there are only five camel colors?

Playing the Game

  • Can you flip a Desert tile over without moving it?
  • Can a Desert tile be moved on a later turn, even after a camel has landed on it?
  • Can Desert tiles be placed next to each other?
  • Can a Desert tile be placed on a space that already has camels on it?
  • Does a Desert tile pay more when a stack of camels lands on it?
  • Can players keep moving Desert tiles so the leg never ends?
  • Can you bet on both the overall winner and the overall loser, and more than once?
  • If a camel moves backward onto a mirage tile, where does it go in a stack?
  • Do all the camels in a stack move when one of them is moved?

End of a Leg

  • Where does the Leg Starting Player marker go when a leg ends?
  • Are Desert tiles removed from the track at the end of each leg?
  • What happens if a player cannot pay the penalty for a losing leg bet?
  • Are Pyramid tiles ever worth more than 1 Egyptian Pound?

End of the Game

  • When the first camel crosses the finish line, which camel is second place?
  • Is a leg scoring round still held when the first camel crosses the finish line?
  • Can a camel be lapped in Camel Up?

Other editions

  • What changed between the first and second editions of Camel Up?
  • Do the second edition rules change how Desert tiles and the leg starting marker work?

Camel Up: SupercupExpansion

  • With Position Betting (Module 3), which Leg Betting tile do you take when placing a position tile on it in one action?
  • In Supercup, how long must the photographer keep the role, and can they still take other actions?
  • In Supercup, can the camera be placed past the finish line?
  • With Supercup's Module 1 extra die action, is the last-place camel's die still added at the start of the round?
  • In Supercup, does the leg end when the pyramid is empty, and does the last camel move twice?
  • Is Camel Up: Supercup compatible with the Second Edition?
  • In Supercup, with 10 players, can a leg end before every player has had a turn?
  • In Supercup, can a desert tile be placed on the photographer camera's space?
  • In Supercup, how is the photographer scored when a stack grows on the camera space during the same leg?
  • In Supercup, where does a used supporting die go?

Camel Up: The Referee CamelExpansion

  • Who places the Referee Camel, and why does the rule give that player the choice?
  • When a camel lands on a space with unstacked Referee Camel camels, which camel does it land on?
  • Can a desert tile be placed on a space holding the Referee Camel?