I've read in the comments that this is best for 3-4 players. Can only one person play?
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I think you have to have at least two players. I know they will have NPCs to fill in for the rest.....the game is most certainly meant for kids...I play it with my kid sometimes just as a bonding thing....my kid just checked and she says you must have 2 players
297967
Nope, you can easily play with just two people. I usually just play one on one with my girlfriend. And if you get the Reaper expansion it introduces a third "player" on the board, as you can move the Reaper around and try to make it land on your opponent. Have fun!
274024
Yes, it works just fine with two players. We've played it quite a bit with 2, 3 and 4 players and all play slightly differently but are all just as enjoyable.
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.
466082
We just play one at a time. I have not checked to see if it would play more. Go online to check out the manual.
357455
You can. I've played it with students as 3 player. But you might want to modify the rules a bit. Because with 3 players, you either score 2 points or no points. Which isn't as much fun as with 4 or more players.
191081
Yes, you need two to four players. You cannot play by yourself. It's like Solitaire only with more players. My granddaughters play it with me - the youngest is seven, but I learned with my cousin and his wife who are my age (70's) There is just enough awareness needed to make it interesting. It was like eating peanuts, we kept playing more games. I had taught my granddaughters how to play Solitaire when they saw me playing it and so it was an easy transition to Kings in the Corner. Enjoy! Beth A.
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most of the time we end up playing it 3 players. we do enjoy it until somebody starts rolling 6s every time and we roll a high of 3 lol. but what i mean is there are 5 races to choose from, if you play with 3 people constantly 2 of those races will get left behind or if you beef up one race the other two players will make sure they are weakened. So yes it can be enjoyed by 3 people fully. Also the game rewards constant players. Meaning starting locations for you, and nobody else. etc
290533
I would say its a little better with 3 people, but I've played on plenty occasions with only 2 people. Still a fun time!
633982
I've only played 1 expansion and that was Intrigue. It allows you to play with more than 4 people.
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!
1026405
I like 4 players so you can use the full rules. I have only played 3 times with the wide range of games I have and getting the right crowd to play.
1440116
You can play with just two people. It is more fun with more people (we have played with as many as 7), but can still be fun with just two. I personally love this game. It is a challenge to be creative.
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.
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I would say Yes in that there are people that will play with only two players, but using two characters each, then once the traitor is revealed one person takes over the three non-traitors and the traitor only controls the traitor. Works decently enough.
408567
We've only played with 6 to 8 people. The more people, the better and funnier the game. I didn't even know there was a 12 player version. I don't think it would work as well with just 4 people.
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Have only played with up to 4 players which is 2 decks. Just read the other 2 answers where 1 person said 2 decks and 1 person said 3 decks.