How many people usually play this game? Is four too few?
1686135
I've played with 3 people and I've played with 7 people. Both were fun times, but I think the more the merrier! Add your own rules for extra kicks!
1686136
We sometimes even play with only three people. We typically play with a random celebrity or character and each put down two cards so the judge has a total of 6. So far LeVar Burton and David Tennant are both really good, but Ron Burgundy sucks at CAH.
1686137
We played with three people on New Years Eve and we had a "ghost" player. When we threw down our responses, we also picked the next card off the pile and placed it with the other answers. Turns out...our "ghost" player won! :)
1686138
You can play with 4, for sure. When I played with 3 people, each person threw down 2 response cards to keep it interesting and funny.
1686139
I've had just as much fun playing one on one or with a group up to six people. With groups larger than eight, the game is still fun, but drags on. I still think it is an amazing buy. The game often attracts others and is a great way to make new friends.
1686140
With fewer people we always draw the top card (or two) from the deck and throw it in. Sometimes the random card wins. When this happens, we usually call a social and everyone takes a drink. Sometimes it's so off base that it's funny. But it does help mix things up a bit.
1686141
I would say that four would be the minimum you would want to have. We spent most of the time playing with only four people, and it was still fantastic.
1686142
Four Is Certainly Not Too Few. I Prefer A Couple More, But I Enjoy Playing Regardless Of The Number Of People.
2091722
4 maximum, 2 minimum. I suppose you could play solo as well if you really wanted too. It is enjoyable with 4 players, just be prepared to play for a few hours (3-4hrs on first play through). I would say 2.5-3 hrs would be about a standard game when everyone has played before.
2118772
Theoretically, you can play with as many people as you want. You just need two white dice and two black dice for each person around the table. It would probably end up being really convoluted and complicated with more than five people, and would likely be a really, really long game, and you'd have to worry about the narrative breaking down, but it would also likely be a lot of fun and would be pretty insane near the end.Four is the preferred number, five is the suggested maximum as per the rules, however.
1385971
I've played it as a 2, 3, and 4 player game. In my opinion, it works better with an even number of players. You have to modify the player's starting areas to accommodate multiple players, but other than that, it works well with 3-4 players. You will need more more of the ships than just the 3 that comes in the starter box set however.
1389696
I would think it would not be very fun with three. I've played it with four or more and that seems to work best. The more the merrier!
290537
It is fine with 2, but better 3 or more. I've played it with my 27 yo brother-in-law and had fun. Of course the more the merrier, but it works as a two player and is still enjoyable.
532232
THANK YOU for asking this question. (I can't believe the number of players is overlooked in every part of the description of this game. It's as important as the ages that it's designed for!)
396578
Completely disagree with the "no" people. The game rocks whether 2 people or more. Yes, the dynamic is different with 3+ people, but it's still a very enjoyable game with two people. Have a friend who plays with his son all the time as a 2 player game and they love it as well.
1321190
I gave this to my grandchildren, so I asked them your question. Here is the answer:"It's supposed to be played with 4. There are 6 "characters", each with different "abilities", but the different combinations of 4 of the 6 change up the game." So I guess the answer is that up to 4 can play. Sorry if this doesn't work for you. They really love the game!
458131
Can play with 4, more is better. 8 is about max. We have a lot of fun with this game.
1578660
I definitely played with one other person. However, I am not sure if you could play with up to 4 people offline. I am not sure how the game would handle 4 people playing in the same area going in 4 different directions.
2232154
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.
1854209
You can play up to 8 I'm pretty sure, however, playing more than two people is difficult and annoying because one player for each team is usually optimal.
1673020
Absolutely! The game (as you know since you play it) can be up to 5 people, if you typically have 3 and a 4th just so happens to be around, the more the merrier! And it creates new dynamics for the world that is being created that might not have been there before.
184241
Fiasco is designed for 3-5 players. More than five players and it doesn't work right, less than three and you have the same problem. I would not recommend playing with less than 3 players... 4 seems like the sweet spot to me.
1214951
Two people can play it. We've played with as many as seven, but four seems to be the ideal amount. Great game!
1609184
I think the game is best at 2 or 3 personally. It gets a bit too easy with 4 or 5, not that it is very difficult to start with. So to answer your question, yes it is fun with 2.