Why is a group of four players the standard for the majority of games?

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Be it TTRPGs, board games or video games, a group of four players is the standard size.

DnD and adjacent systems balance their challenges around a party of four. Most boardgames come with four colours for players to choose from. Most video game consoles only can connect four controllers and most video games like Smash Bros and Mario Kart only have four slots? Why is that?

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For board games, this isn’t really true. Maybe it was Catan and Ludo that started this perception? Anyway, I have a collection of over 50 games, and just from a quick glance, it’s clear that the vast majority support 2-5 players

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