It says for 2-6 players, but it shows 8 card positions in the play tray ?
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4 of those card positions are for the kings and 4 are for the play cards. If I understand the rules correctly only the dealer puts in the four starting cards then each person takes their turns playing the card positions. Not all 6 players put cards in the card positions at the same tme. It just around the table to each player who then makes the moves on the card positions.
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Thanks all for your answers, made it clearer without actually seeing the game.
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You do not fill all eight positions to start. Just the 4 playing (side) positions. The corners are reserved for the Kings during play ( though a King maybe turned on the initial placement on the side). This king would be moved to the corner as part of a players initial play. The picture is misleading
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The play tray is like your board game. That is where all the action takes place. It doesn't pertain to the number of players.
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Four slots are for the four kings whenever they are drawn. The other four slots are for playing lower suit cards until the top card in the stack can be played on a king or other stack. The cards are played high to low, black on red or red on black like Solitaire. The challenge for me is not to miss an opportunity for a play. You must consider the cards in your hand as well as the stacks in the play tray. I have missed chances right under my nose! It's a simple game with just enough challenge so that it is not boring.
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The play tray holds the "runs", but does not control the number of players. Each player can place cards in any of the card positions - PROVIDED HE/SHE HAS THE CORRECT CARDS! ;-)
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There are eight card positions because each player does not have a particular position that is theirs to play alone. All positions are used by all the players to play the cards in their hand.
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4-5 players works best. The card positions are the "playing board" - you play off the cards that are dealt to you. If you are familiar with solitare, you can understand this game. It does require some luck and strategy to be the winner.
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Those 8 positions are for the cards---not corresponding to the number of players you may have. My husband and I play all the time....but we also include my mother (3) and have played with 2 other couples(6). It's just a really quick, fun, competitive game. Very easy to play---lots of fun!
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The game says there are 700 questions. There are 7 questions on a card, so probably 100 cards
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Hi. The rules say that it's only 3 to 6 players. I tried to play it with my wife, but still one of us had to play for two houses at the same time.
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One deck more than the number of players. 5 decks for 4 players. 7 decks for 6 players
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The jokers are not used. The game does not specify whether or not to use both decks, so I think you can do whatever you prefer. We use one deck for 2 players and both decks if there are more than 2. Using more cards just makes the rounds last a little longer. I agree, the directions are not the best!
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Certain scenarios yes, not all. It is meant to fit all the hexes for the original version played with the 5/6 player expansion set.
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You need 2 players. The more players will limit the players on options. Each player is dealt 7 cards and the rest as the draw pile. I would say 2 to 4 players to make the game more interesting.
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We have used just the one deck with up to 7 people. I think if I was going to have any additional people in the game, two decks would be better.
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I've successfully played the original (without the expansion) with 5 and 6 players and it doesn't seem to make it easier or harder. Just deal 2 player cards to each, and play as you usually would.
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When I bought this, it was all in English (no chinese, or any other language), but I'm not sure if it's the same one as it is now... The stack of cards is about an inch and a half thick, and there are plenty of megabucks (we've played many times and never run out) As far as I remember, yes there are eight control groups. Hope it helps :)
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Hi. There are 2 decks in each box, but if you play with the real rules (included) that's all you need for 4 players. If you want to play with 6 or 8 you will need to buy 2 of these decks. That's what we did. It is a real nice set. This decks only have the cards that the game uses and the "final-count-up" point values are printed right on the front of each card. We've loved playing with this deck.
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Yes, you can use the 12 player version for only 4 players. You would just leave the last 8 pages of the booklet blank, although the more players the merrier!
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This is not the one for you. This one only came with about 20 cards meaning 20 players at a time.
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I would say 4 players. With any less than that, it's easy to guess who is who and makes some of the 'good' cards not as good because everyone can reach each other. We have played with 3 people, but the game was over in about 20 minutes. We've also played it with 15 people before (we had double decks and the expansion packs) and that was just crazy! I would say that the ideal number is between 5 and 8.
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We have always played up to 4 decks with 4-6 players, but you can include more decks if you want the game to go on.
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No way! I've played with up to 8 people which takes a while. The optimum number of players is 3-6 in my opinion.
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It can play up to 8 players with the built-in rule, and you can modify the rules slightly (ex. everyone drawing less cards in the beginning) to accomodate for more people. The game shines most when you play it in the teamplay format as described in the rules (ie. in teams of 2's).