All 6 camels are placed on the start line. The 4 remaining cards are shuffled and one dealt to each player. Excess cards are placed face down to one side. The 4 camels are put on the start line. The first player to roll a gold star on the dice begins the game.
Play continues in a clockwise direction.
The player on turn rolls both dice and moves one or two camels forward according to the colours shown. If both dice show the same colour then either one or two camels can be moved. The colours Red, Yellow, Green and Blue mean that a camel with a saddle of that colour may be moved one space forwards. The Gold star allows the player to move any camel one space forward. The Black start allows the player to move any camel one space backwards.