- BGG rank
- BGG #12,098
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Nexum Galaxy
1–4 players25–55 min2021
Complexity 2.3/5
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 #12,100
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Zpocalypse 2: Defend the Burbs
2–5 players90–720 min2017
Complexity 3.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,103
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Flowers
2–4 players20–30 min2024
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,104
- BGG rating
- 6.0
The Hunt for Red October
2 players60 min1988
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,105
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Silver Bayonet: The First Team in Vietnam, 1965
2 players45–300 min1990
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,106
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Fika
2 players20 min2022
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,107
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Richard Scarry's Busytown: Busy, Busy Airport Game
2–4 players15 min2011
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,110
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Vortex
1–6 players15–60 min2016
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,112
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Micro Pirates
1–4 players60–120 min2026
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,113
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Flash 10
2–5 players20 min2013
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,115
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Gipfelkraxler
2–4 players30 min2015
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,116
- BGG rating
- 8.1
The Last Command
1–2 players30–60 min2025
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,117
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Warfighter: The WWII Mediterranean Combat Card Game
1–6 players30–180 min2023
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,118
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Dino Trix: Tarot Adventures
2–5 players30–90 min2025
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,119
- BGG rating
- 6.2
NHL Ice Breaker: The Card Hockey Board Game
1–4 players25 min2006
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,120
- BGG rating
- 6.4
At the Office
2–4 players20–30 min2023
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,121
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Edge of Humanity
2–5 players30–45 min2017
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,123
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Tadmor
2–4 players90–120 min2017
Complexity 3.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,125
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Hoard
2–6 players10–45 min2014
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,126
- BGG rating
- 6.8
The Phantom: The Card Game
1–2 players20–45 min2021
Complexity 2.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,128
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Gene Pool
2 players15–30 min2006
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,129
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Black Seas: Rulebook
2–12 players30–500 min2019
Complexity 3.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,132
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Arcola: The Battle for Italy, 1796
2 players90 min1979
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,133
- BGG rating
- 6.8
8th Army: Operation Crusader – The Winter Battles for Tobruk, 1941
2 players120–240 min1984
Complexity 2.9/5
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