diff --git a/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts b/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
index ccf269688..96da4b611 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ export class GameImpl implements Game {
       const numPlayerTeams = this._config.playerTeams() as number;
       if (numPlayerTeams < 2)
         throw new Error(`Too few teams: ${numPlayerTeams}`);
-      if (numPlayerTeams >= 3) this.playerTeams.push(ColoredTeams.Teal);
-      if (numPlayerTeams >= 4) this.playerTeams.push(ColoredTeams.Purple);
-      if (numPlayerTeams >= 5) this.playerTeams.push(ColoredTeams.Yellow);
+      if (numPlayerTeams >= 3) this.playerTeams.push(ColoredTeams.Yellow);
+      if (numPlayerTeams >= 4) this.playerTeams.push(ColoredTeams.Green);
+      if (numPlayerTeams >= 5) this.playerTeams.push(ColoredTeams.Purple);
       if (numPlayerTeams >= 6) this.playerTeams.push(ColoredTeams.Orange);
-      if (numPlayerTeams >= 7) this.playerTeams.push(ColoredTeams.Green);
+      if (numPlayerTeams >= 7) this.playerTeams.push(ColoredTeams.Teal);
       if (numPlayerTeams >= 8)
         throw new Error(`Too many teams: ${numPlayerTeams}`);
     }
diff --git a/tests/TeamAssignment.test.ts b/tests/TeamAssignment.test.ts
index 331af56ef..33dace65d 100644
--- a/tests/TeamAssignment.test.ts
+++ b/tests/TeamAssignment.test.ts
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ describe("assignTeams", () => {
     const result = assignTeams(players, [
       ColoredTeams.Red,
       ColoredTeams.Blue,
-      ColoredTeams.Teal,
-      ColoredTeams.Purple,
       ColoredTeams.Yellow,
-      ColoredTeams.Orange,
       ColoredTeams.Green,
+      ColoredTeams.Purple,
+      ColoredTeams.Orange,
+      ColoredTeams.Teal,
     ]);
 
     expect(result.get(players[0])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Red);
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ describe("assignTeams", () => {
     expect(result.get(players[2])).toEqual("kicked");
     expect(result.get(players[3])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Blue);
     expect(result.get(players[4])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Blue);
-    expect(result.get(players[5])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Teal);
-    expect(result.get(players[6])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Purple);
-    expect(result.get(players[7])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Yellow);
+    expect(result.get(players[5])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Yellow);
+    expect(result.get(players[6])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Green);
+    expect(result.get(players[7])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Purple);
     expect(result.get(players[8])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Orange);
-    expect(result.get(players[9])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Green);
-    expect(result.get(players[10])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Teal);
-    expect(result.get(players[11])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Purple);
-    expect(result.get(players[12])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Yellow);
+    expect(result.get(players[9])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Teal);
+    expect(result.get(players[10])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Yellow);
+    expect(result.get(players[11])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Green);
+    expect(result.get(players[12])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Purple);
     expect(result.get(players[13])).toEqual(ColoredTeams.Orange);
   });
 });