Expert Q&A for How to Play Anomia

The recommendation is 3-6 players. If you play with more than 6 you will have fewer revealed matches/cascades, so you'll be missing out on a great aspect of the game. But, yes, you can play with as many people as you want!

It is suggested that you split the deck into two draw piles so that all players can easily reach at least one of the draw piles.

The wild card stays in play in the center of the table until it is covered by the next wild card drawn by a player. When there is a wild card in the middle of the table it is always in play, but it only causes a face-off when both of its symbols appear on top of two players' play piles.

When a face-off occurs, it must be resolved immediately. So, technically, it's not possible for there to be a three-way match, because when two players match they must immediately resolve their face-off before drawing can continue. That being said, a three-way match may occur if a player draws a new card when there is already an unnoticed match on the table. If this happens, do your best to backtrack by putting the newly drawn card back into the draw piles, allowing the original face-off to be resolved.