Can you get more then 8 players on minecraft LAN?

Can you get more then 8 players on minecraft LAN?

Added (1). I do not have a minecraft server but am looking to run a "minecraft party" for my 8 year old brother. He is having around 10-16 kids over, we have enough computers i'm just wondering if i can have all 16 players on a LAN world to aviod buying a server, if so, how?

No you can't unless you play on PC.

If you go to the minecraft website, there's a free Minecraft server download. Load it to the strongest of the computers, run it, and it should show up on the multiplayer menu. If not, hand out the IP address for the new server (i think it's in options, I can't remember, and have fun!