3...2…1... We have liftoff! Our mission in search of the mysterious Planet 9 begins. Don your pressurized spacesuit and turn off your comms as communication is limited in this cooperative trick-taking card game, The Crew, published by Kosmos Games. 

In this episode we cover:

• Our AI teammate trying to kill us
• Whether or not 52 pickup is actually a card game 
• Defining the exact moment that talking in a limited communication becomes cheating

Game Details:

• Name: The Crew - The Quest for Planet Nine
• Medium: Board Game
• Publisher: Kosmos Games
• Year: 2020

Ours, Played Date Night

To pair with The Crew, we recommend:

Space Junk Cookies (an out-of-this-world take on the Kitchen Sink Cookie)

• Ingredients
  • 2 tbs.(34 g) canola oil
  • 1 cup (201 g) butter (softened)
  • 1.5 tsp. (6 g) baking soda
  • 1 cup (201 g) brown sugar
  • 2 tbs. (34 g) cornstarch 
  • 0.5 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3.25 (650 g) cups of flour
  • 1 tsp. (4.2 g) salt 
  • 2 tsp. (8.4 g) vanilla
  • 1-2 cups (200 - 400 g) chopped Milky Way bars
  • 1 cup (201 g) chopped pretzels
  • 1 cup (201 g) chopped walnuts
• Baking Instructions
  • Cream together butter, oil, and sugars until light and fluffy
  • Add eggs, vanilla, and salt until combined
  • Add baking soda, cornstarch and half of the flour. Mix only until combined.
  • Add chopped Milky Way bars, pretzels, and walnuts.
  • Chill dough for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (176 Celsius)
  • Drop heaping spoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 7-8 mins or until the tops are golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool on pan for 2 mins.
  • Transfer to the cooling rack before enjoying.

Venus:

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz cointreau 
• ¼ oz simple syrup 
• Dash Peychaud’s bitters 
• 6 Raspberries 
• Shake all ingredients (Raspberries too!) over ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with remaining raspberries

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