How to play Little Max with Gather
In Little Max your phone is both dice cup and cheat sheet: only you see your roll. Two to eight players, against the computer or with friends, with or without a TV.
Set up a game
Without a TV: in the Gather app, under “Play without a TV”, choose “Little Max”, then “Play the computer” or “Invite friends (2–6)”. With an Apple TV, iPad or Mac: choose the game, “With your phones” or “With computer opponents”, then “Open a room”.
Ready and start
Everyone taps “Ready” in the lobby, then start with “Start game” – on the table screen or on any phone.
Roll in secret
When you see “Your turn: roll”, tap “Roll”. The dice sit under the cup: “Press and hold to look” – or tap “Uncover” to keep them visible and “Cover” to hide them again.
Make your call
Pick the value you want to call; above it you’ll see “To beat: …”. The “Call “…”” button sends it. Lying is allowed – it just has to be higher.
Believe or doubt
The next player sees “Your turn: believe or doubt?”. “Believe” means rolling yourself and calling higher – the phone tells you how often a fresh roll manages that. Against Little Max there’s only “Doubt” or “Give up”.
Revealed
After a doubt, the TV and phones show the real roll, “True!” or “A lie!”, and who loses how many lives. Then the next round begins.
Finish and play again
Players out of lives keep watching (“You’re out – watch the others”). The last one standing wins; “Play again” starts over.
With or without a TV
Without a TV, one iPhone becomes the host and friends on the same Wi-Fi join with the code – in the app or in a browser, where the cup, the call and the buttons work exactly the same. Every phone lists what’s been called so far under “Calls this round”.
With an Apple TV, iPad or Mac, the big screen shows whose turn it is, the current call, every call this round and everyone’s lives – but the dice only at the reveal. Your roll stays private on your phone.