diff --git a/wwwroot/css/forms-and-auth.css b/wwwroot/css/forms-and-auth.css
index 4e45dcf..d140851 100644
--- a/wwwroot/css/forms-and-auth.css
+++ b/wwwroot/css/forms-and-auth.css
@@ -33,3 +33,13 @@ input[readonly].readonly {
     color: #6f6353;
     cursor: not-allowed;
 }
+
+.form-error {
+    color: #b23b3b;
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.input-error {
+    border-color: #b23b3b;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(178, 59, 59, 0.1);
+}
diff --git a/wwwroot/js/i18n.js b/wwwroot/js/i18n.js
index e35b382..bf4aa39 100644
--- a/wwwroot/js/i18n.js
+++ b/wwwroot/js/i18n.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const translations = {
     "form.placeholder.screenshot": "Screenshot URL",
     "form.placeholder.youtube": "YouTube URL",
     "form.placeholder.gameUrl": "Game website URL",
+    "form.playersInvalid": "Players must be between 1 and 32, and min cannot exceed max.",
 
     "section.mySuggestions": "Your suggestions",
     "section.allSuggestions": "All suggestions",
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ const translations = {
     "form.placeholder.screenshot": "Screenshot-URL",
     "form.placeholder.youtube": "YouTube-URL",
     "form.placeholder.gameUrl": "Spiel-Webseite",
+    "form.playersInvalid": "Spielerzahl muss zwischen 1 und 32 liegen, und Min darf Max nicht überschreiten.",
 
     "section.mySuggestions": "Deine Vorschläge",
     "section.allSuggestions": "Alle Vorschläge",
diff --git a/wwwroot/js/ui.js b/wwwroot/js/ui.js
index 67a028f..609369c 100644
--- a/wwwroot/js/ui.js
+++ b/wwwroot/js/ui.js
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ function buildSuggestionForm(initial = {}, lockTitle = false) {
             <input name="maxPlayers" type="number" min="1" max="32" inputmode="numeric" />
           </label>
         </div>
+        <div class="form-error hidden" data-error="players"></div>
       </div>
       <label class="stack">
         <span class="label-row">
@@ -614,6 +615,33 @@ function openSuggestionModal({ title, submitLabel, initial = {}, onSubmit, lockT
     form.addEventListener("submit", async (e) => {
         e.preventDefault();
         const data = normalizeSuggestionForm(new FormData(form));
+        const errorBox = form.querySelector('[data-error="players"]');
+        const minInput = form.querySelector('input[name="minPlayers"]');
+        const maxInput = form.querySelector('input[name="maxPlayers"]');
+        const markError = (msg) => {
+            if (errorBox) {
+                errorBox.textContent = msg;
+                errorBox.classList.remove("hidden");
+            }
+        };
+        const clearError = () => {
+            if (errorBox) errorBox.classList.add("hidden");
+        };
+        clearError();
+        const min = data.minPlayers;
+        const max = data.maxPlayers;
+        const inRange = (v) => v == null || (Number.isInteger(v) && v >= 1 && v <= 32);
+        const valid =
+            inRange(min) &&
+            inRange(max) &&
+            (min == null || max == null || min <= max);
+        [minInput, maxInput].forEach((el) =>
+            el?.classList.toggle("input-error", !valid),
+        );
+        if (!valid) {
+            markError(t("form.playersInvalid"));
+            return;
+        }
         if (data.screenshotUrl && !isValidImageUrl(data.screenshotUrl)) {
             return toast(t("toast.invalidImageUrl"), true);
         }