- BGG rank
- BGG #12,235
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Train of Thought
2–7 players20 min2011
Complexity 1.3/5
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 #12,236
- BGG rating
- 7.5
The Invasion of Russia (1812)
2 players960 min2014
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,238
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Sherlock: Das Familiengeheimnis
1–8 players60 min2022
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,239
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Jingle Bell Roll
2–6 players25–30 min2025
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,240
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Darksiders: The Forbidden Land
1–5 players90–180 min2020
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,241
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Muskets & Tomahawks: Skirmishes in North America during the 18th century
2–4 players45 min2012
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,242
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Circular Reasoning: The Well of Power
2–4 players30 min2015
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,243
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Scattergories Categories
2–4 players25–35 min2010
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,244
- BGG rating
- 9.1
1985: Deadly Northern Lights
2–4 players180–5000 min2020
Complexity 4.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,247
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Sibille
2–4 players30–90 min2025
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,248
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Bulge 20: The Ardennes Offensive
2 players75 min2009
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,250
- BGG rating
- 7.0
FILLIT
2–4 players5–20 min2018
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,251
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Cuius Regio: The Thirty Years War
2 players60–360 min2026
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,254
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Panzer Grenadier
2 players30–120 min1998
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,255
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Rivoli 1797
2 players240 min1997
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,256
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Hack Trick: It's Hacking Time
2 players15 min2017
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,257
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Black & White
2 players60 min2014
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,260
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Rise of Cthulhu
2 players30 min2015
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,262
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Jok-R-ummy
2–6 players60 min1986
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,263
- BGG rating
- 6.5
The March of Progress
2 players30 min2020
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,264
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Across the United States
2–5 players60 min2019
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,266
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Ronin
2–5 players60 min2025
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,267
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Epic Card Game: Duels
2 players20 min2021
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,268
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Secret Weapons of the Third Reich
1–4 players120–180 min2015
Complexity 3.9/5
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