 DWilliams  | 07 May 2015 6:36 p.m. PST |
How many players do you consider to be the ideal number per side when you are engaged in your favorite tabletop wargames? (a) 1 … I prefer gaming alone.
(b) 2 … one-on-one.
(c) 4 … two per side.
(d) 6 … three per side.
(e) 8 … four per side.
(f) 10 …five per side.
(g) ________________ |
| Dynaman8789 | 07 May 2015 6:41 p.m. PST |
b I mostly play boardgames though. Miniatures games are fine with up to 6 players and an umpire. |
| Sundance | 07 May 2015 6:41 p.m. PST |
4 to 6 total (divided evenly between the two sides). |
| skippy0001 | 07 May 2015 6:42 p.m. PST |
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| coryfromMissoula | 07 May 2015 6:53 p.m. PST |
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| Stryderg | 07 May 2015 6:59 p.m. PST |
A – keeps my from having arguments with rules lawyers.
And G – have had lots of fun with 15-20 people at a table |
| Mute Bystander | 07 May 2015 7:03 p.m. PST |
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| Kmfisher | 07 May 2015 8:04 p.m. PST |
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 Saber6  | 07 May 2015 8:23 p.m. PST |
Less about the number of players than the number of "commands" for the scenario. Some scenarios need 10 players, most don't |
| Lee Brilleaux | 07 May 2015 8:39 p.m. PST |
I've had forty players on four tables, each with its own GM and me running about between them as lunatic director. It was a bit much. |
| Pictors Studio | 07 May 2015 9:22 p.m. PST |
4-6 typically. 4 is often better as 6 can end up being more of a BSing session than a game. |
| Mooseworks8 | 07 May 2015 10:09 p.m. PST |
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| Texas Jack | 08 May 2015 2:07 a.m. PST |
4, it is good to have a chance of some dissension in the ranks.  |
| Martin Rapier | 08 May 2015 2:23 a.m. PST |
Depends what I am doing, sometimes one on each side, sometimes two or three, sometimes half a dozen on one side and a player umpire or two on the other. Most games benefit from an umpire/organiser though, so a minimum is three. |
| Mute Bystander | 08 May 2015 2:38 a.m. PST |
Depends on who I am playing with then he number of people. |
| warwell | 08 May 2015 2:49 a.m. PST |
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| Green Tiger | 08 May 2015 2:50 a.m. PST |
Depends what you are doing… there's wargaming and wargaming. I tend to do historical re-fights by myself (a) but do line em up and bash em games of an evening for sociability with friends -ideally two a side (c)… |
 x42brown | 08 May 2015 4:17 a.m. PST |
The best games for me are with 4 to 8 players with an umpire but rather than fully distinct sides each player has a brief giving his win conditions which are not necessarily compatible with players nominally on his side. x42 |
| redbanner4145 | 08 May 2015 4:33 a.m. PST |
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| mbsparta | 08 May 2015 5:22 a.m. PST |
"B" …. One on one gives the best game (and offers no one else to blame for utter defeat.) Most games with 4 or more players just end up being a bunch of one on one games within the larger game. Zzzzzzzz Mike B |
| Sharpe52 | 08 May 2015 5:33 a.m. PST |
B&C. Two players for competition games, four for recreating real battles or playing scenarios.
Marco |
| War Panda | 08 May 2015 6:08 a.m. PST |
If I'm determined to win at all costs: (A)
…unfortunately it usually ends up in a bitter argument over the rules… |
| Winston Smith | 08 May 2015 6:26 a.m. PST |
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| Old Slow Trot | 08 May 2015 6:51 a.m. PST |
E,F,but have done C when nothing else was available. |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 08 May 2015 6:52 a.m. PST |
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| IronDuke596 | 08 May 2015 10:12 a.m. PST |
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| vtsaogames | 08 May 2015 10:13 a.m. PST |
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| mex10mm | 08 May 2015 11:57 a.m. PST |
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| Fried Flintstone | 08 May 2015 2:46 p.m. PST |
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| Old Contemptibles | 08 May 2015 3:07 p.m. PST |
D+ But like everything else it depends. Depends on the scenario and how many commands there are. |
| Feet up now | 08 May 2015 6:04 p.m. PST |
C. The most memorable and the most fun. |
