by louper
It's not really "simple enough" for 4 players. Having 8 spaces means the same player will always take, for example, turns 1 and 5. (Because 8 is divisible by 4; that's why 7 works nicely - it's prime and so guarantees that players will get their turns at different points in different rounds.) So maybe I'll always get to go after the Iron is added, so I'll just take it each and every time, since I get the first shot at it. It will really warp strategies.I've never played with 5 because the rules almost recommend against it, so no comments on that variant (other than that it wouldn't have the same problem as the 4-player variant because 8 and 5 are relatively prime (sharing no factors other than 1).)