- BGG rank
- BGG #9,027
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Lightning: Midway – June 4th to June 6th, 1942
2 players30 min2004
Complexity 1.7/5
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 #9,028
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Centauri Saga
1–4 players60–90 min2016
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,029
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Zopp
2–4 players40 min1997
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,030
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Heroscape: Battle for the Wellspring Battle Box
2 players30–60 min2024
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,031
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Axis & Allies Air Force Miniatures: Angels 20
2–6 players30 min2012
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,032
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Roads to Moscow: Battles of Mozhaysk and Mtsensk, 1941
2 players180 min2013
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,033
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Dark Venture: Battle of the Ancients
1–4 players20–90 min2022
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,035
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Poland Defiant: The German Invasion, September 1939
2 players240–480 min2019
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,037
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Das perfekte Wort
1–6 players15 min2021
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,040
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Wanderlust: Discover the World
1–5 players40–100 min2024
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,041
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Mount Everest
2–5 players90 min2013
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,042
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Mixmo
2–6 players15 min2009
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,043
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Dungeon Exit
1–2 players2024
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,044
- BGG rating
- 7.6
The Twelve Doctors: Doctor Who Card Game
2 players30 min2009
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,048
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Kodama 3D
2–4 players30–40 min2020
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,049
- BGG rating
- 6.7
In the Palm of Your Hand
2–8 players20–30 min2020
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,050
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Pocket Madness
2–4 players30 min2016
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,053
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Typo
2–6 players30 min2004
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,054
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Black Wednesday: The Battle of Krasni Bor, 10-11 Feb 1943
1–4 players120–3000 min1995
Complexity 3.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,055
- BGG rating
- 7.3
No Question of Surrender: The Battle for Bir Hacheim
2 players180–720 min2012
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,059
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Spookies
2–5 players30 min2015
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,062
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Ghost Chase
2–5 players60 min2001
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,063
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Clash for a Continent: Battles of the American Revolution and French & Indian War
2–4 players30 min2005
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,064
- BGG rating
- 6.6
GrandBois
2–4 players30 min2019
Complexity 1.8/5
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