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¿Question #64?
ping9x: In a multiplayer game, how many players is too many?

oldhoss: Leaving out things like werewolf, etc., 6 is the max. But with 6 you either need the kind of game that allows for a lot of socializing or has little downtime like 7 wonders.
ricardofo: 7
nitro9090: 2 or more players, because if you said "a multiplayerplayerplayer game" it wouldn't make any sense
ninjadorg: 6
beerbear: This depends on the game but five is usually too many for a game that is also played by two players.
Woelf: Depends on the game. Five players is too many in some games, not enough in some, and just right in others.
resin: when it's not fun anymore
bcooperok: At the point where you have people playing in two different timezones, you may have crossed a threshhold.
Randy Cox: Usually 9.
Spirit of 70: It depends upon the game.
Felimid: 42.
Volfield: More than the game allows.
aleo09: depeneds on the game and who's playing
blindspot: Normally 10, except for Werewolf.
ryanmaesen: 8 is enough!
Roja: Stupid question. Depends on the game, but usually I like to play with a full complement of players.
DHEK: Too many is when the game doesn't support that many players, however many that is.
Malacoda: >6
fehrmeister: When gameplay gets chaotic
DGSI: too many that the game dosnt work
PsyJam: One thousand is far too many.
drbsgold: Depends on the game....34
cowdog: Eight, for Diplomacy anyway...
nerotora: It depends on the game. For example I woudn't play Cosmic Encounter with more than 4. But I woudn't play Dune with less than 6.
dmomo: 7
PlanetSmasher: Most of the time, 5 is the breaking point.
davidgpeterson: one more than you should have
Big_J: 17
FrozenHoHos: Limit + 1
Numskull: I'll say 7 since most games cap at 6 or fewer.
darcyj2: That totally depends on the game.
Firepigeon: 7
ibemichael: One more than the max number of players supported by the game.
xianrotide: Depends on the table.
Android: 7
zombiegod: 5
Chris Page: Depends on the game. Sometimes it's 2.
brainrob: Depends on the game
LemonyFresh: depends on the game
wcordewiner: Depends on the game.
SenorOcho: 4 is generally a good number.
Mig_: there are too many players when you can't remember your last turn.
skrutsch: 43
ElMundo333: Depends on the game
acetate3: I find that four or five is best.
Timothius: Six is normally getting crowded - In a game like Monopoloy however, five is too much.
fFish: fall asleep between turns= too many
Jula: Three. T_T It's bad enough getting my arse kicked by -one- person, let alone two.. *sniff*
Dorque: 1 more than the max allowed.
SteveK2: depends on the game
xlorp: Just you. Why not go out and pick up dinner while you're at it.
Tushratta: 5
Culvan: If players are reading short novels while waiting for their turn, you have too many players.
SabreRedleg: One more than just right.
notquitekarpov: More than seven
Karlsen: Depends on the game or the players. There's not many games I would be willing to go above seven players though
Lord_Prussian: Over 5 often times
Bearcat89: More than 7 is too many.
Ardos: probably 9 with a few exceptions
KnobDoctor: Which game?
thoia: depends on the game
Brother Narsis: 6
2amp: depends on the game
erli: 10
CapAp: The maximum # listed on the box lid.
jimchris: Depends on game.
Jern: Depends
scriptorum: As soon as my friend "Don" shows up, one.
AWildEep: There is a too many?
toulouse: 5
nexttothemoon: Depends on the game of course...but I like 4-6 as a nice number.
heli: non sequitur
batman: 6
AlorielLelyn: Depends on the game.
redhuntingcap: 7
kennyb: 7
Favre4MVP: 158
Scott Tepper: depends on the game
Oborro: 6
jellospike: 6
CDRodeffer: N + 1
cad614: 5
m_r_tyler: One more than the game was designed for.
alfredhw: ?
Nightmare: 10
darthcliff: Two
puffinge: 11
isolated: Depends on if any of them are rules-lawyers.
haraggan: Since most of the games I own go up to 6, I'd say 7. However, chairs are also a major limiting factor.
chaddyboy_2000: 6
geberus: generally 6, though you need lots more for werewolf
djflippy: Depends on the game, but seven is pushing it, for most games.
netfilterz: Depends on the game, doesn't it?
kuhrusty: 7 billion, because you can never find that many people. But we'll get there soon enough.
Belash: 6
Ludocrazy: Over 6
jens_hoppe: 6
mnvalente: 6/7
Bluenose: More than can sit around the table or more than makes the game enjoyable
Latria: Never too many
BobDodgerBlue: 21
dietevil: Depends on the game but often 6
Pseudo Nymh: Depends on the game.
Con Man: Except for party games, I don't think I've played a game with more than six players. So, I'd say seven.
Blackwind: 8
Eric Haas: Fifty-seven
djlg: Depends on the actual game.
Gelatinous Goo: 6
tragicpoet: 5
CheetohFingers: 6
kzman13: Depends On The Game
statonv: 6
Lardarse: Generally, 1 more than the game officially supports.
Hallow: 8
seppo21: 42
skelebone: 7 is the upper edge of reason.
Jim_P: Totally depends on the game
EYE of NiGHT: 7. That way lies chaos.
Zambo: Depends on the type of game (party games, for example, can accomodate more players)
Reloaded: the first person to go over the recommended games limit I guess...
hibikir: 6 or 7 for most games
wtrollkin2000: When the game doesn't play as well (downtime, play length, reaching the board, etc)
Dandare: When you can't remember the name of everyone
snoozefest: 2
nix342: Depends on the game...
MisterCranky: Nine.
louiseh: Depends on the game.
Gargoyle: Any amount of people is too much, if the players stop paying attention to the game and you have to drag them through it.
Zambogirl: depends on the game!
Friendless: 7
hacksword: 9846216326999465133203549813
dboeren: 6
Dante_Cubit: Nine-hundred sixty-four
WasQ: 800
TD2008YDS: 6
dakarp: depends on the game, but 6 or 7 is usually pushing it
sumo: 6
gnomehome: max + 1
Jon_1066: One more than the recommended number
The Maverick: More than you have enough components for... or snacks.
Debate: 8
Flyspeck23: One more than the rules support.
Septic: 11. But in a MMRPG, whatever the servers will bear.
Fawkes: More than the game was originally designed to take
melissa: 7
CortexBomb: 6. 5 can also be unwieldy with many games, but I don't mind groups of that size in general like I do 6
ynnen: Depends on the game, but usually 6+ starts to drag
Shakar: The one that is higher than the maximum player.
mjwills: 6
janiera: Depends upon the game... 12 in Apples to Apples.
ensor: 7
meccaneer: 7
DrVital: 6
tiredmind: 7 gets to be too large, 6 is the max.
jttm: 6 or more (except for Werewolf)
ValJor: Seven
Aldie: depends on the game really.
midnightferret: The annoying person is usually the one too many.
ping9x: 5