- BGG rank
- BGG #7,082
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Bug Council of Backyardia
1–5 players30 min2022
Complexity 2.2/5
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.
19,324 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,086
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Brandon the Brave
1–4 players10 min2013
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,088
- BGG rating
- 6.6
The Border
2–4 players30 min2022
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,089
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Scotland Yard: Sherlock Holmes Edition
2–6 players45–60 min2022
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,091
- BGG rating
- 8.5
Quietbell
1–6 players180–240 min2025
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,092
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Kakerlakensuppe
2–6 players10–20 min2008
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,095
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Legion of Honor
1–6 players240–480 min2014
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,096
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Unlock!: Risky Adventures
1–6 players60–120 min2024
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,097
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Ghost Adventure
1–4 players15–30 min2020
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,098
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Warlord: Saga of the Storm
2–4 players10 min2001
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,101
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Penny Arcade: The Game – Rumble in R'lyeh
2–4 players30–45 min2012
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,108
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Sunken City
2–4 players45 min2004
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,110
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Skyline
1–4 players10–20 min2012
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,111
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Yahtzee Free for All
2–6 players20 min2008
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,112
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Kosmonauts
2–4 players60 min2012
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,113
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Exhibition: 20th Century
1–5 players20–50 min2021
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,114
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Hula-Hoo!
2–6 players10–20 min2021
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,115
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Cannes: Stars, Scripts and Screens
2–4 players90 min2002
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,116
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Day Night Z
1–4 players60–150 min2019
Complexity 3.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,118
- BGG rating
- 8.4
DreadBall (Second Edition)
2 players45–90 min2018
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,119
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Regatta
2–6 players60 min1967
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,120
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Exceed: Red Horizon – Reese, Heidi, Nehtali, and Vincent
2 players10–20 min2016
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,121
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Downfall of Empires
2–4 players120–180 min2022
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,123
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Thunder at the Crossroads: The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863 (Second Edition)
2 players360 min1993
Complexity 3.4/5
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