- BGG rank
- BGG #5,510
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Spike
2–4 players60 min2014
Complexity 2.5/5
Best board games for 2 players
Find standalone games recommended for 2 players, with rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection follows the BoardGameGeek community player-count poll; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.
19,317 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,511
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Kaosball: The Fantasy Sport of Total Domination
2–4 players30–60 min2014
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,513
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Sherlock: Death on the 4th of July
1–8 players40–60 min2018
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,516
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends
2–6 players20 min2025
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,518
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Rainforest
2–4 players20–30 min2022
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,519
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Caravan
2–4 players45 min2019
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,521
- BGG rating
- 7.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Deck-Building Game
2–5 players45 min2014
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,522
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Emerge
2–4 players75 min2023
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,524
- BGG rating
- 7.5
The Grand Trunk Journey
2–4 players60–120 min2020
Complexity 3.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,525
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Maki Master
1–4 players30–60 min2024
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,526
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Hell's Highway: Operation Market Garden
1–4 players300–1500 min1983
Complexity 3.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,527
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Vestige
1–4 players45–120 min2026
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,528
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Conquest & Consequence
2–3 players240–360 min2021
Complexity 3.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,530
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Martian Rails
2–6 players120–180 min2009
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,531
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Rod Hockey
2–4 players20 min1932
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,532
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Province
2 players25 min2014
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,533
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Triumph of Chaos: The Russian Civil War 1918-1921
2 players120–480 min2005
Complexity 4.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,536
- BGG rating
- 7.6
World at War: Blood and Bridges
2 players90 min2008
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,538
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Sparks
1–4 players45 min2024
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,539
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Arcana
2–4 players60 min2009
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,540
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Monarch
2–4 players45 min2015
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,541
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Footprints
1–6 players30–60 min2023
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,542
- BGG rating
- 6.8
One Deck Galaxy
1–2 players30–60 min2022
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,544
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Cataphract
1–2 players360 min1999
Complexity 3.4/5
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