- BGG rank
- BGG #11,022
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Origo
2–5 players60 min2007
Complexity 2.6/5
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.
19,327 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,023
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Speedy Words
2–8 players10–15 min2014
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,025
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Jungle Speed: Safari
2–6 players15 min2013
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,026
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Space Mission
2–5 players45 min2011
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,028
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945
2–8 players60–180 min1980
Complexity 4.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,029
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Champion Hill: May 16th, 1863 – The Road to Vicksburg
1–2 players360–1200 min1996
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,030
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Trial of Strength: War on the Eastern Front 1941-45
2 players360–700 min1985
Complexity 3.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,033
- BGG rating
- 6.1
The Classic Dungeon
1–6 players30 min1992
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,034
- BGG rating
- 7.0
The Romans
1–4 players90–150 min2019
Complexity 3.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,035
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Castelnuovo 1539: Come whenever you dare!
2 players60–90 min2026
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,036
- BGG rating
- 6.9
L'Armeé du Nord: the Belgian Campaign 1815
1–5 players300 min1993
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,037
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Talat
2–3 players33 min2008
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,039
- BGG rating
- 7.1
TwinStar Valley
1–4 players60–70 min2025
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,040
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Rise of Babel
1–4 players60–90 min2025
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,042
- BGG rating
- 6.5
My Very First Games: Animal upon Animal
1–4 players10 min2011
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,043
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Anchors Aweigh!
2–4 players30 min2018
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,044
- BGG rating
- 8.3
The Silver Bayonet: A Wargame of Napoleonic Gothic Horror
1–2 players2021
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,045
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Doom of the Eldar
2 players120 min1993
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,046
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Gunrunners
2–4 players30 min2013
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,047
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Triovision
1–6 players20 min2008
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,050
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Gnostica
2–6 players60 min2001
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,051
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Cryptic Explorers
2–4 players120–240 min2022
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,052
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Caracas
1–5 players20–40 min2024
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,053
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Panzer Grenadier: Desert Rats
1–2 players30–150 min2004
Complexity 2.8/5
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