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# Player and Team

The [player](/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players.md) is a participant in the [game](/welcome-to-metarcy/metarchy.md). The one who plays the [Metarchy](/welcome-to-metarcy/metarchy.md)

The [game](/welcome-to-metarcy/metarchy.md) is open to 2 to 6 [players](/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players.md)

Since [players](/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players.md) play the [game](/welcome-to-metarcy/metarchy.md) remotely and there is no way to check whether [players](/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players.md) are colluding with each other or not colluding, we assume that [players](/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players.md) are colluding in their own interests

[Players](/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players.md) can join the *team.* Two or more [players](/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players.md) can create a *team*

[Players](/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players.md) can play [Metarchy](/welcome-to-metarcy/metarchy.md) at [bets](/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/terms/game-and-bets.md) only if the [game](/welcome-to-metarcy/metarchy.md) occurs "player against player" or "team against team". The number of [players](/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players.md) must be the same

If the [game](/welcome-to-metarcy/metarchy.md) is for sport, the number of [players](/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players.md) can be odd