Yes, but with so much information overload I started doubting my own thoughts and ideas.
Hey Keighund, got a question; Why could it not be considered to be up to a nine person global game instead of six. I do understand that playing France, China or ANZAC will be very minor, however, it’s possible for nine people to draw straws and last three places got it get the minors. Or am I missing somthing? I’m assuming that it’s just listed as six because that is the max number that would be a good game to spread playing around equally so nobody is just totally eliminated fast with France or having to play limited China. Is this correct? Thanx……
You’ve already answered your own question:
When they state the number of players, it is just a recomendation. You could very well play with nine players except; France, China, & ANZAC would be quite boring, unless a newbe or child was playing with you, it would be good for them to play a minor country. If you are playing with six then some player would play two counties, however, they are still considerd nine different armies; if you play two they don’t mix there income. So it always be nine indiviual counties weither you play with nine people or two.
The “official” player mix listed in the rules is what we consider to be the best mix for optimal enjoyment of the game. There’s nothing stopping you from changing that if you have more than six people who want to play. I do think, however, that getting beyond six will definitely get into territory that could be at least somewhat boring for players of minor powers (ANZAC, China and France). A seventh player playing all three wouldn’t be too bad, though.
