Tips thecrewdeepsea

Don't just think about what tasks are easy for you, but also how hard they might be for your teammates.

Look carefully at all the tasks, and consider how they might conflict with each other. To make sure you don't force another player into a difficult or even impossible combination.

• Look out for tasks that require you to have a specific card in your hand '(win with a 6/2/5; win 8 with a 4 ... etc)'. If you have any chance of winning it you might want to take it, even if another task looks better for you.

Leaving them on the table long is risky, as not everyone will have the card needed.

Especially true for tasks related to submarines, as they can usually only be done by 1, sometimes 2, of the players.

• Task that require you to win a specific type of trick '(trick with even/uneven cards; as many blue/pink cards in one trick; only lower than 5;value 22/23 etc...)'. Are often best done as early as possible. The more cards that have already been played, the fewer options everyone has to give you the cards you need.

• Similarly: If a player isn't allowed to win a certain color (or only 1 or 2 cards of a color), and they still have to win a trick. Make sure not to draw out the other colors too much beforehand.
  • Player with 'no green or yellow' task has to win 2 tricks using blue. This is likely not possible if all the pink cards have already been played. The problem to worry about there isn't necessarily the amount of green/yellow cards in play, but rather the limited amount of pink/blue cards available to play on their tricks.

For players experienced in the original Crew:

While the same game at it's core. The task cards in deepsea require a change in strategy, especially when it comes to communications:

Where in The Crew, you only comm when there's a problem. Deepsea task often require more "proactive" comms. Especially the more complex tasks that require a full trick with specific (types of) cards.

• Have to win a trick with only uneven cards. Waiting too long to comm the right color means other players won't know what cards they should and should not discard. This might make your task more difficult than needed later. Or might even pose problems for other tasks. Comm early on, despite not seeing a particular "problem" in winning it.

• This is due to the fact that unlike the original crew. For a lot of tasks there is no obvious color to be used to win it. Of course, more 'traditional' tasks (like win blue 4), this does not apply. And for simpler tasks like (win 2 tricks in a row), that don't need specific cards or a lot of coordination, it can be fine to hold off on your comm.