Yeah, making it a requirement to get up from the safety of the table would make it a hard no for me. Since the O/P explicitly asked for games to be played around a table, maybe stick to those that can be played at a table as written?
RPG for 6 players and 1 GM/Facilitator?
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Austen: The PromenadingThis is an unplaytested choice but I voted on this game for best 1 day 24-hour rpg on rpggeek.com last year. A large part of it could be played at a hypothetical or even real meal. It’s built as either a larp or epistolary sort of game. It seems like it would work best with even number players.
I will recommend World Wide Wrestling, even for those not into that particular sports-entertainment. Fun, fast and clicks along with a full table of six.
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Can confirm: I hadn’t any interest in wrestling since I was like ten but played this a few times a couple years ago with like 8 people and it was an absolute blast! It is perfect for open table play.
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Probably too late to help @Eike but recently I ran a one-shot of Knave for a large (>= 6) group of folks new to RPGs and it went really well. I pointed them at a character generator I whipped together and we were off to the races.
I credit the simplicity of the system (rules can be summarized on a couple pages) as well as the fact that random character generation meant we could jump right into the action. I also went around the table doing an exercise to create “bonds” between characters to help figure out who were friends/enemies/etc. which helped gel the scenario fairly quickly.
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Noir World would work well with 6. It’s GMless, and people quickly pick up how to do it once the first scene is off.
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