- BGG rank
- BGG #12,799
- BGG rating
- 6.3
MLB Showdown
2 players40 min2000
Complexity 1.9/5
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.
19,338 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,800
- BGG rating
- 7.1
The Opulent
1–4 players30–90 min2016
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,801
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Flapjacks & Sasquatches
2–8 players20 min2008
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,802
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Ligny & Wavre 1815: The Empire's Last Victories
2 players120–600 min2016
Complexity 3.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,803
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Jerusalem! Tactical Game of the 1948 War
2 players180 min1975
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,804
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Flow
1–6 players15 min2025
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,805
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Holiday Hijinks #7: The Turkey Trial
1–4 players60 min2023
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,808
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Bohnanza: Das Würfelspiel
2–5 players30 min2022
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,809
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Seven Pines
1–2 players240 min1998
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,812
- BGG rating
- 6.8
echoes: Das Orakel
1–4 players40–60 min2024
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,813
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Bubble Stories
1–2 players10 min2021
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,814
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Masters of Crime: Rapture
1–6 players150–210 min2021
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,817
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Contra: The Board Game
1–4 players25–90 min2022
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,818
- BGG rating
- 6.5
18 Los Angeles
2–5 players180–240 min2020
Complexity 3.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,819
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Melodies
2–5 players30 min2026
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,820
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Gates of Mara
2–4 players90–120 min2020
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,822
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Royale: Party at Louis'
1–4 players20 min2024
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,823
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Honeycombs
1–8 players15–30 min2016
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,825
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Manaforge
2–4 players60–90 min2017
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,826
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Ghostbusters: The Board Game II
1–4 players30–120 min2017
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,829
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Crisis: 1914
1–5 players60–120 min2024
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,830
- BGG rating
- 6.4
TIME Stories Revolution: Damien 1958 NT
1–4 players30–60 min2019
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,831
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Phantom Ink: Arcana
2–8 players15–30 min2025
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,832
- BGG rating
- 6.2
The Conquerors: Alexander the Great
1–2 players240 min2006
Complexity 2.8/5
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