16. The Crew

Text us your thoughts about this episode. We’re back with another family game recommendation, one that will have you taking tricks and exploring space: The Crew!“The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine” is a 2019 game from Kosmos Games designed by Thomas Sing with art by Marco Armbruster. In the game, players take on the role of astronauts working together to find a mysterious ninth planet at the edge of the solar system. The Crew is a trick-taking game, like Hearts or Spades. But The Crew is not just a trick-taking game, it’s a cooperative trick-taking game. Instead of trying to outscore your opponents, you’re all working together to make sure certain players win certain tricks. Each time you play, you pick one of the 50 missions detailed in the game’s logbook and try to meet its conditions for success.In this episode, Emily returns for some color commentary on the game, and we talk with our space science correspondents about what makes The Crew a fun family game. Listen here or search for “First Player Token” on your favorite podcast app–and subscribe!Buy The Crew on Amazon.See my photos of The Crew.Read about The Crew on Board Game Geek.Visit the First Player Token website.Join the First Player Token Facebook group.Follow @firstplayertoken on Instagram.Follow @firstplayrtoken on Twitter.Music: “Open Road,” “Soda Pop,” and “Sunbeam” https://www.purple-planet.com/.Sound Collage:“Deep Space EVA,” Tabletop Audio, https://tabletopaudio.com/“Address at Rice University in Houston, Texas on the Nation’s Space Effort, 12 September 1962,” John F. Kennedy, https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHA/1962/JFKWHA-127-002/JFKWHA-127-002“Spaceship,” Lesion X, https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeats/spaceship“The Eerie Sounds of Saturn’s Radio Emissions,” University of Iowa, https://space-audio.org/cassini/SKR1/Podcast Links:Order a First Player Token coffee mug.Visit the First Player Token website.Join the FPT Facebook group.Follow @firstplayertoken on Bluesky.Join the Family Tabletop Community on Discord.