What determines the number of poison counters for an individual player in a Two-Headed Giant game?

In a Two-Headed Giant game, players form teams, and the game operates with some modifications to standard multiplayer rules. Each player on a team is still an individual player, but the overall health of the team is tracked together. Specifically regarding poison counters, each player’s total counters are tracked individually.

The correct determination of poison counters in this format is based on the combined total of poison counters held by the team, which is a unique aspect of Two-Headed Giant. This means that if one player receives poison counters, those affect the total health of the team collectively. When a team accumulates ten poison counters between the two players, that team loses the game, regardless of how many any individual player has.

This is crucial for strategy, as players must consider the overall threat of poison counters across both players on a team rather than focusing solely on their individual counts.