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?
In: Other
Makes for easy splitting into 2v2 should it be necessary, or just temporarily splitting the group in half for story reasons.
With a 2 man group, splitting would remove the cooperative element. With a 3 man group it would be 1v2, or the game/rules/dungeonmaster would have to enforce which split requires 2 players. 5 man group has much the same issue as 3. 6 would work, but the more players you require the harder it is to get a game going.
4 just makes sense. Enough for an even split. While still retaining cooperation if you need to split. Without the hurdle of gathering too many people.
Latest Answers