diff --git a/app/models/game.rb b/app/models/game.rb
index b91fd85..d496791 100644
--- a/app/models/game.rb
+++ b/app/models/game.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ class Game < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :regulation_type, :presence => true
 
   validates :speed, :presence => true, :percentage => true
-  validates :max_players, :presence => true,
-      :numericality => {:greater_than_or_equal_to => 1}
+  validates :max_players, :numericality => {:greater_than_or_equal_to => 1}
 
   validates :max_line_capacity, :presence => true, :numericality => {
       :greater_than_or_equal_to => 25, :less_than_or_equal_to => 2000}
diff --git a/db/migrate/20100903210241_create_games.rb b/db/migrate/20100903210241_create_games.rb
index 184da80..0712fe7 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20100903210241_create_games.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20100903210241_create_games.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ def self.up
     create_table :games do |t|
       t.integer :speed, :null => false, :default => 0
       t.datetime :updated_at, :null => false, :default => Time.now
-      t.integer :max_players, :null => false, :default => 1
+      t.integer :max_players
       t.datetime :started
       t.datetime :ended
 
diff --git a/spec/models/game_spec.rb b/spec/models/game_spec.rb
index 0c669f0..60f3dc9 100644
--- a/spec/models/game_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/game_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   it { should validate_presence_of :speed}
 
-  it { should validate_presence_of :max_players}
+  it { should_not validate_presence_of :max_players}
   it { should allow_value(3).for(:max_players) }
   it { should_not allow_value(0).for(:max_players) }