Recommended Player Counts and Table Formats

The shipped app works best when the table can pass one device from player to player without dragging out capture or reveal. Larger rooms usually play better when fewer active players submit answers each round.

Route guidance for hosts

• Use / when you want setup, the public intro, and guide links on one page
• Use /guides when the room needs a rule check or hosting advice
• Use /game when the round is live
• Use /app for saved-session review, archive history, and clean restarts from archived rosters after play

Quick hosting presets

• 4 to 6 players: everyone can usually play individually without slowing the handoff
• 7 to 10 players: still workable if the room writes quickly
• 10 to 16 participants: consider parallel tables if one shared-device queue feels too long
• More than 16 participants: split into parallel tables instead of building one very long shared-device queue

When to split the room

Move from one shared-device queue to parallel tables when any of these are true:

• The device handoff is taking too long
• Reading every fake definition is slowing the room down
• You want younger players to collaborate instead of writing alone
• You need to include late arrivals without stretching the capture queue too far

Game Master and device notes

• Keep the active player list small enough that each round still feels brisk
• The Game Master keeps the true answer private and does not submit a fake definition in that round
• Shorter queues make the one-device handoff and frozen reveal deck easier to manage
• For mixed-age groups, pair confident readers with younger players so one steady Game Master can keep the handoff calm across rounds

Planning the session length

A short session can run a handful of rounds with one scorekeeper. A longer session benefits from a visible scoreboard, a backup word list, and a clear stopping point announced before play begins.