BithLord 1 Posted September 13, 2016 I know on the box it says 1-2, 3-4 with an extra core set. Does anyone in the know, or who had access to the demo, know if it will be playable at 5 players? I'm hoping to use this as the go to "play when one of the players can't make it" on PnP RPG night. But, we have 6 players, so if one is missing that makes 5. Any thoughts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doma0997 72 Posted September 13, 2016 It really depends on how well the game as a whole scales. If the designer didn't intend on it going to 5, it may skew balance in some ways. I'm aware that some things scale, like clues needed, clues per location, and what seems to be boss monster health, but other things may shift and become too easy or difficult with the number of bodies doing things. If that doesn't matter to you, I can imagine it's at least doable, just not recommended. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gamedog 150 Posted September 13, 2016 Based on my experience playing some LotR scenarios with five, I'm gonna say you can certainly do it, just be prepared for some wackiness. Looking at AH, it looks right now like it scales more smoothly than LotR, so going from four to five might not break it. Since the main method of scaling (that we have seen) is number of clues you need, make sure you have at least a couple of strong clue gatherers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dboeren1 294 Posted September 13, 2016 You can do what you want and I suspect this game will scale better than LotR but keep in mind you're probably going to have more downtime and possibly other minor issues. I expect that you can do it, but it likely won't be an optimal experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wtfboar 47 Posted September 13, 2016 Be ready to house rule some stuff at times. But yea, same as others. You should be able to make it work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
