Straw (2006)

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Designer	Richard James
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Publisher	Alderac Entertainment Group Evertide Games
Year Published	2006
# of Players	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 5 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, more than 6 players (3 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
User Suggested Ages	6 and up (3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (2 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Family Games (6 voters) [vote]
Category	Arabian Card Game
Mechanic	Hand Management
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Family	Animals: Camels
Primary Name	Straw
Alternate Names	Straw: The Game That Broke the Camel's Back
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Straw is a light-hearted family card game that takes place in the world of Arabian Nights.

In Straw, you try to pack as many items as you can on top of a camel without breaking its back. If you can’t, you lose the round. But, other players must be careful not to load the camel too close to its limit. Because, if you can break the camel’s back with the Straw card, you win instead!

Will you be the one who breaks the camel’s back?

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Year: 2008

Product Code: 5002

Size: 6.25 x 4.25 x 1.50 inches

0.50 pounds

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0	Variants Camel Pack	2011-11-21	Father Vic	0
8	Reviews Straw - great filler with surprising depth	2011-04-20	Get Earth...	6
10	Sessions New camel please! This one’s broken.	2011-04-20	Get Earth...	1
2	Rules copy for first card	2011-01-23	leandros	2
6	Reviews Camel dung	2010-09-06	stormseek...	8
2	Rules Quick question about the reverse card	2010-07-01	JoffW	2
12	Reviews Family review: Straw – enjoy breaking the camel’s back	2010-07-01	TheBoardG...	0
2	Variants Normal Deck variant	2009-05-15	William	0
1	General A missing rule, a stupid rule	2009-01-07	radynski	2
6	General Straw -- Overview & Impressions	2008-09-03	gschloesser	3

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Russian Rules of Straw

Russian Rules of Straw. Правила игры "Straw" (Соломинка) на русском языке (1 страница А4).

Andr

2011-05-15

Straw - complete card manifest in .doc format.

Complete list of cards in .doc format

mothertruckin

2009-09-19

Straw - Normal Deck of Cards version

A version of Straw (how to play with a normal deck of cards)

William

2009-05-15

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Board Game Rank:	2419
Family Game Rank:	579
Num Ratings:	334
Average Rating:	6.14
Standard Deviation:	1.39
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Users Owning:	414
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Game Paradise's review of "Straw"	http://www.gameparadisestore.com/wordpress/?p=742	2011-06-29
Nederlandstalige review Straw	http://www.bloggen.be/speleninlille/archief.php?ID...	2010-11-12
English Review on Drake's Flames	http://drakesflames.blogspot.com/2010/07/card-game...	2010-08-02
Official Game Page at Evertide Games	http://www.evertidegames.com/?page=straw	2010-03-01
Review at MajorFun	http://majorfun.com/2006/04/straw.html	2009-02-24
English Rules in PDF from AEG website	http://www.alderac.com/straw/images/2008/05/straw_...	2008-11-21