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Board Games for 2 players?
NailbunnyPD
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This thread got me thinking that maybe I can find some fun board games to play with my GF when we are home by ourselves.
So what are some good 2 player board games?
They don't have to technically be played via board. For example, looking into those games mentioned in the previous thread (pylos, quarto, pentago) I came across this site called BoardGameGeek, and searched for Mensa Select which listed Dominion at the top of the list. Obviously, not played on a board, but looks interesting none the less.
As for preference, well, we've never really played anything together beyond the common games many of us have played as children (Monopoly, Clue, etc.). I have a feeling I would like something more complex than she would. We will probably have to find a compromise, but don't let that hinder any suggestions. I've enjoyed Catan, Carcassone and Ticket to Ride on XBLA.
More is welcome, but it shouldn't detract from the experience to only have 2. And thanks for the suggestions so far.
Dominion (2-4p)
Pandemic (2-4p, co-op)
Castle Ravenloft (1-5p, co-op)
Quiddler (1-8p)
Mr. Jack (2p)
Race for the Galaxy (2-4p)
Thunderstone (1-5p)
Puerto Rico (2-5p)
Agricola (1-5p)
Lost Cities (2p)
Dragonheart (2p)
Warhammer: Invasion (2p)
Battles of Westeros (2p)
Carcassonne (2-5p)
Take 5 (2p)
Ticket to Ride: Europe (2-5p) and Ticket to Ride: Switzerland (2-3p)
I don't mean to offend by leaving off Jenga and Yahtzee, but Jenga is out because we have a dog, and Yahtzee seems based entirely on chance (and my sister got all the luck.)
So what are some good 2 player board games?
They don't have to technically be played via board. For example, looking into those games mentioned in the previous thread (pylos, quarto, pentago) I came across this site called BoardGameGeek, and searched for Mensa Select which listed Dominion at the top of the list. Obviously, not played on a board, but looks interesting none the less.
As for preference, well, we've never really played anything together beyond the common games many of us have played as children (Monopoly, Clue, etc.). I have a feeling I would like something more complex than she would. We will probably have to find a compromise, but don't let that hinder any suggestions. I've enjoyed Catan, Carcassone and Ticket to Ride on XBLA.
Niceguy Myeye wrote: »Did you want games specifically designed for 2 people, or games for multiple people that also play ok with 2?
More is welcome, but it shouldn't detract from the experience to only have 2. And thanks for the suggestions so far.
Dominion (2-4p)
Pandemic (2-4p, co-op)
Castle Ravenloft (1-5p, co-op)
Quiddler (1-8p)
Mr. Jack (2p)
Race for the Galaxy (2-4p)
Thunderstone (1-5p)
Puerto Rico (2-5p)
Agricola (1-5p)
Lost Cities (2p)
Dragonheart (2p)
Warhammer: Invasion (2p)
Battles of Westeros (2p)
Carcassonne (2-5p)
Take 5 (2p)
Ticket to Ride: Europe (2-5p) and Ticket to Ride: Switzerland (2-3p)
I don't mean to offend by leaving off Jenga and Yahtzee, but Jenga is out because we have a dog, and Yahtzee seems based entirely on chance (and my sister got all the luck.)
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After that my wife and I found Quiddler to be an enjoyable way to pass time. It's like mixing rummy with Scrabble.
In terms of card based games like Dominion which would work for 2 people and also multiples, you can try Race For the Galaxy
Did you want games specifically designed for 2 people, or games for multiple people that also play ok with 2?
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More is welcome, but it shouldn't detract from the experience to only have 2.
And thanks for the suggestions so far.
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As for games that are for more people that probably play pretty well with 2, you can look into some of the better build up victory point games.
Puerto Rico
Agricola
Agricola is my favorite game. The things I like best about it is that you generally have a different strategy every game because of the occupation and improvement cards and that for a lot of game there isn't one glaringly obvious good move and you have to make decisions on several things that can be considered good moves.
I haven't played either with 2 people, but they are playable with 2.
Lost Cities is pretty much the best one we have. Sounds simple, but it's very entertaining and quite addictive.
Take 5 is a uno style game we also quite enjoy.
Ticket to ride is a lot of fun, even for 2P. I prefer the europe version, not because i'm european, but because the mechanics are changed a bit. The swiss version is even better for 2 players.
My girlfriends two favorite games are Jamaica and Aquaretto. Jamaica is listed as 3-6, but it has a 2p variant that works decent enough. Oh, also Kingsburg.
Added bonus is that it includes 4 different boards so it scales quite nicely from 2-6 players. (and it's entertaining enough that you can even team up with somebody and still have fun. We regularly play it with 8-9 people)
2 - 4 players cooperatively work to gather up the four treasures of the forbidden island and escape before the island sinks. There's enough randomization of roles and island tiles that repeat play is entertaining, and the game scales perfectly per person. There's an adjustable difficulty as well, so once you get the hang of it you can make things more challenging.
Jenga
Uno & Skip-Bo are good too if you're interested in card games