diff --git a/scripts/bsGame.py b/scripts/bsGame.py
index 96edae04d094434ecf9c010a73159acb52fb39eb..026febac8a69ef207b8c4df8b2553bdbe04c7015 100644
--- a/scripts/bsGame.py
+++ b/scripts/bsGame.py
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ class Session(object):
                  teamColors=[(0.6, 0.2, 1.0)],
                  useTeamColors=True,
                  minPlayers=1,
-                 maxPlayers=8,
+                 maxPlayers=32,
                  allowMidActivityJoins=True):
         """
         Instantiate a session with the provided info about'
diff --git a/scripts/bsTeamGame.py b/scripts/bsTeamGame.py
index 294594e0a49e9fcb1500fe5714015f761d40d33d..17d44076a07738a58253d28201c357d95d0187ea 100644
--- a/scripts/bsTeamGame.py
+++ b/scripts/bsTeamGame.py
@@ -1238,12 +1238,12 @@ class TeamBaseSession(bs.Session):
             try:
                 return bs.getConfig()['Team Game Max Players']
             except Exception:
-                return 8
+                return 32
         else:
             try:
                 return bs.getConfig()['Free-for-All Max Players']
             except Exception:
-                return 8
+                return 32
 
     def _instantiateNextGame(self):
         self._nextGameInstance = bs.newActivity(