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2026 Ranked #6,128

The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth

Read your crew’s smallest signals and complete a worldwide expedition one perfectly coordinated trick at a time.

Card Game Cooperative Game Communication Limits Trick-taking

Players

2-5

Play time

20 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2.2/5

Rating

8.02

Easier to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 3.8/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 4.5/5

High replayability

Interaction 4.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 3.8/5

Deep strategy

Player control 3.8/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 8 min
Teach time About 15 min
Table footprint Compact
Recommended edition The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth – Thames & Kosmos English edition (2026)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Coordinate a globe-spanning series of cooperative trick-taking missions while strict communication limits turn every card into a clue.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth sends a cooperative expedition across a new sequence of compact trick-taking missions. Players must collectively satisfy each mission’s task conditions, but communication is sharply limited: a single revealed card and marker may be the only direct clue about a hand. Familiar suits, trump cards, and trick order make the foundation approachable, while changing assignments and restrictions force the group to infer intentions with precision. Missions can be played in sequence or selected for a shorter standalone challenge.

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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth – Thames & Kosmos English edition (2026) 2026 English Thames & Kosmos / US

Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Play time
20 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.2/5
Language dependence
Moderate
App
None app

Practicalities

Setup time
About 8 min
Teach time
About 15 min
Teardown time
About 5 min
Table footprint
Compact

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Preferred
Resettable
Fully Resettable

Edition and product

Recommended edition
The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth – Thames & Kosmos English edition (2026)
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard
Current edition
Yes
Consumable components
None.
Compatibility
Verified 2026 Thames & Kosmos English Edition, Product 691866; Standalone And Not An Expansion.
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Thomas Sing

Artists

1
Fiore GmbH

Publishers

4
KOSMOS 999 Games IELLO Thames & Kosmos

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