- BGG rank
- BGG #8,788
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Ham Helsing
1–4 players60–90 min2025
Complexity 2.7/5
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 #8,789
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Match Madness
1–4 players10–20 min2016
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,790
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Hyle
2 players45 min1979
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,791
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Catalyst
2–4 players20–40 min2018
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,793
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Expedition: The Roleplaying Card Game
1–6 players15–90 min2016
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,794
- BGG rating
- 6.9
The King's Armory
1–7 players30–240 min2015
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,795
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Unlock!: Timeless Adventures – Die Noside-Show
1–6 players45–60 min2019
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,797
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Kamigami Battles: Battle of the Nine Realms
2–6 players45 min2018
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,798
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Alice, Through the Looking Glass
2–6 players30 min2025
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,800
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Ciao, Ciao...
2–4 players30 min1997
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,803
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Pebble Rock Delivery Service
2–4 players25–45 min2021
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,804
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Mosquito Show
2 players10–20 min2020
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,805
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Philharmonix
1–4 players60–150 min2025
Complexity 3.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,806
- BGG rating
- 6.8
WARS Trading Card Game
2 players45 min2004
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,807
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges
2–4 players15 min2026
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,808
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Short Zoot Suit
2–4 players15–25 min2023
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,809
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Legendary: Game of Thrones Deck Building Game
2–4 players30–60 min2025
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,812
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Pirate Dice: Voyage on the Rolling Seas
2–4 players30–60 min2012
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,813
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Grimdark Future
2–4 players60–90 min2017
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,814
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Genius Star
1–2 players2020
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,815
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Gumshoe
1–6 players120 min1985
Complexity 3.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,816
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Clash of the Gladiators
2–5 players45 min2002
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,817
- BGG rating
- 5.9
RattleSnake
2–4 players15 min2007
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,818
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Kamisado Max
2 players20 min2014
Complexity 1.7/5
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