The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
2–5 players • 20 min • ages 10+ • Thomas Sing • 2020
- Designer
- Thomas Sing
- Publisher
- Iello · Franckh-Kosmos · 999 Games
- First published
- 2020
- Players
- 2–5 players
- Playing time
- 20 min
- Age
- 10+
- Genre
- Cooperative board game
How it plays
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine plays 2–5 players, takes about 20 minutes to play, and is recommended for ages 10 and up.
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Where it came from
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine was designed by Thomas Sing and published by Iello in 2020. Developed as a cooperative trick-taking card game, it was created to bridge the gap between traditional competitive card games like Hearts or Spades and the modern hobbyist interest in narrative-driven, mission-based gameplay. The design distills complex trick-taking mechanics into a series of bite-sized, escalating challenges, focusing on constrained communication between players to achieve specific objectives.
The game received immediate acclaim for its elegance and accessibility, quickly becoming a staple in the board game community. By stripping away the antagonistic nature of standard trick-taking games and replacing it with a shared goal, Sing’s design was praised for its ability to foster intense collaboration. It went on to win the Kennerspiel des Jahres in 2020, solidifying its reputation as a modern classic that successfully revitalized a traditional game mechanic for a broad, contemporary audience.
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About The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine is a game in the Board Games catalog on collecto.rs. 2–5 players • 20 min • ages 10+ • Thomas Sing • 2020. It's filed under cooperative board game. Catalog data is sourced from Wikidata. No public games collectors track this one yet — adding yours would make you the first on collecto.rs.
How do you play The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine?
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine is a board game for 2–5 players, running about 20 minutes, filed under cooperative board game. collecto.rs catalogues the game, not its rules — for the full rulebook, use the copy in the box or the publisher's own site.
How many players is The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine for?
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine is built for 2–5 players. That count comes from this catalog entry alone — nothing from an expansion or a spin-off is folded into it.
How long does The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine take to play?
A game of The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine is listed at about 20 minutes. Real sessions run shorter or longer depending on player count and how well the table already knows the game.
What age is The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine for?
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine lists a minimum age of 10. That's a recommended starting age rather than a hard rule.
Who designed The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine?
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine was designed by Thomas Sing. It's published by Iello, Franckh-Kosmos and 999 Games. The catalog gives its publication year as 2020.
Has The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine won any awards?
Yes — the catalog entry for The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine lists à la carte award, Deutscher Spielepreis, Kennerspiel des Jahres, As d'Or Jeu de l'Année Expert and 2 more.
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