# The Ninth World: A Skillbuilding Game for Numenera

The Ninth World: A Skillbuilding Game for Numenera is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 30–60 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1. It is rated 5 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 30–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** Science Fiction
- **Mechanics:** Cooperative Game, Auction / Bidding, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management
- **Ludoya rating:** 5 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 2

**Designers:** Mike Selinker, Paul Peterson, Boyan Radakovich

**Artists:** Mark Bulahao, Jason Engle, Grzegorz Pedrycz, Prosper Tipaldi, Patrick McEvoy, Ben Wootten, Christopher West, Bruce Brenneise, Florian Devos, Guido Kuip, Nick Russell, Ron Berry, Liz Spain, Brenoch Adams, Joe Slucher, Skylar Woodies, Shane Tyree, Michael Perry, Giorgio De Michele, Roberto Pitturru, Brynn Metheney, Helge C. Balzer, Eric Lofgren, Chrom, Richard Burgess, Luke Green (II), Brandon Leach, John Peterson, Matthew Stawicki, Kieran Yanner, Milivoj Ceran, Samuel Araya, Cory Trego-Erdner, Dreamstime.com, Jacob Atienza

## Expansions

- [The Ninth World: A Skillbuilding Game for Numenera – Skull Detonator & Seek the Jade Colossus Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-ninth-world-a-skillbuilding-game-for-numenera-skull-detonator-and-seek-the)
- [The Ninth World: A Skillbuilding Game for Numenera – The Beyond Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-ninth-world-a-skillbuilding-game-for-numenera-the-beyond-pack)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-ninth-world-a-skillbuilding-game-for-numenera)
- [The Ninth World: A Skillbuilding Game for Numenera in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-ninth-world-a-skillbuilding-game-for-numenera)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/189154)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._