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¿Question #4088?
mrbeankc: What is the perfect number of players for a nice game night with friends?

TheGrimReeple: 1 is great. 2 is fantastic, but only with the right partner. 4 to 6 is great, depending on what games you've got planned.
ocdspectrum: 4.
kuhrusty: 3, because I haven't played Triumph & Tragedy yet.
zemus: 4.
Withnails liver: Depends which game you feel like playing
Cuckooclock: 4
Woelf: 4 generally, but an option for 5 every so often would be nice too.
pwilz: Four
MoriQuessir: I think four is optimal - Arkham Horror, Ghost Stories, Dominion..
Silverleaf: 1
jhearne: 6
Paladin_fin: 5
topherbear: 5
Sorp222: four
Polgara: 4
mtlawson: Four.
Rina: 5
naruto55: uh gazillion
martin31415926: 4
kevinwho: Four. Cannot play Tichu with any other number. Three is also great, minimizes downtime, and there are lots of games you can play with three. Five runs a distant third.
petegrey: 3-5
ZeroZilla: Four, or 8-9. Four's easiest.
Ironmaus: 6
jeffwolfe: 100. No, really. We get that many sometimes at CABS, and it gives you lots of opportunity to play lots of different games with lots of different people.
moyet: 42
greenpawn: 4
DHEK: Five is nice, because it's plenty enough and yet not too many that you can't play a lot of games.
aleo09: 4-5
Eric Haas: The square root of negative 1.
penube: 4-6
Beyak: 5 to 7
Tina and Steve: 8
mabed2798: 4-6
PopeBrain: 5
Leo-T: 5
Ebon Wendigo: In the range of , say, one to fifteen
Blacknightjj: 6
dkwd: 6
ZiggyZambo: 5
MaksimSmelchak: I think somewhere between three and eight is perfect. It really dpends on the game you want to play. In general, the more the merrier!
bigbadsteve: usually one is all i can find. more could be fun
dmomo: 4
ashleesaunt: 4
Novembernight: 5
chriscarl25: Four (4)
vampywife: it depends on the games you plan on playing. i'd say 4-6 is a good average
Dorque: 4
FrozenHoHos: For my groups: 7. Bang and Shadows Over Camelot are current favorites. Fearsome Floors and Category 5 work as well. Sleuth is a bit tough.
BradH: I'd say four on average, but it ultimately depends on what you're playing. I've had some fantastic gaming experiences with just two people.
TheDS: depends on the game, but probably 6 is a good number
ralpheous: I used to say 6, but with the huge number of games out there for a max of 5 players, the answer now is 5. I wish Euro designers would realise that lots of people like to play in groups.
andrewp: 4
WatchmanX2000: 4
Helenoftroy: 3-4
KDSN: 4-5
matriculate: 8
mrspank: Four or five.
Great Dane: any number
brainrob: 4
themightyhump: 4
Gregol: 6
drsingle: 5
Favre4MVP: 4-5
Fawkes: Four.
Cavedog_pdx: Anything but 7
pmdickey: 4
scriptorum: Any number is fine as long as we have the room.
patton1138: 4
GrandpaDave: 4 or 5
JamesT: A multiple of 4 or 5
Randy Cox: If they're all enthusiastic-ish and there are no outside interruptions, then 5--and you just keep starting new games without people even getting up from the table (for the most part).
puffinge: 12
tram10014: Four or five. Probably four, because then you can divide into teams.
Tushratta: 4
daw65: Four is nice, but I also enjoy a larger group (and it needs to be >7 to ensure two tables in action)
ssmooth: Anywhere from 2 to 20
chadm: 4, usually two couples
skrutsch: 4
Unexpected Party: There's no perfect number, let's talk about perfect friends =)
bacco: 4
POvidiusNaso: Five.
snoozefest: 4 or 5
Lord_Prussian: 5
chaddyboy_2000: 4 or 5.
davedanger: 356
CDRodeffer: Four gives the most flexibility.
skelebone: Most of my games go best with four.
CortexBomb: 5, if only because it's a hard number for me to get and so many of my favourite games play well with that many
sos1: 2-5
jttm: 4