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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Honestly, it’s probably a bit innate to how humans work, much like the Dunbar number (~150 people you can maintain social relationships with). These kinds of things tend to show up in a lot of organizational capacities later on, because they’re just how humans work. 4-5 people is about how many you have over for a small dinner party, or for a board game night. It’s the max number of people to have a brainstorming session or do a group project with in school. It’s how many chairs you usually have at your table.
It’s just how many people you can have around where you can give them all attention.
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