- BGG rank
- BGG #14,676
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Mini Shogi
2 players15 min1970
Complexity 3.4/5
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.
19,343 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,677
- BGG rating
- 6.8
War & Peace
2–5 players180 min2012
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,678
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Ostkrieg: WWII Eastern Front
1–2 players180–240 min2020
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,679
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Zodiac Duel
2 players15 min2022
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,680
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Matterhorn
2–4 players10–30 min2017
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,683
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Timeline: Science Museum
2–8 players15 min2018
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,684
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Equatorial Clash
2 players60–120 min2022
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,685
- BGG rating
- 7.4
1943 1945
2 players60 min2024
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,686
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Shiftago
2–4 players1–45 min2016
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,688
- BGG rating
- 6.9
King's Valley
2 players5 min2006
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,690
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Pocket Paragons: Origins
2 players3–15 min2022
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,691
- BGG rating
- 6.6
The Chaco War
2 players90 min1991
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,692
- BGG rating
- 6.6
El Switcher
2–4 players45 min2012
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,693
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Crimea: Conquest & Liberation
2–4 players120 min2023
Complexity 4.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,695
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Deblockle
2 players15–45 min2018
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,696
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Veletas
2 players45 min2013
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,697
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Zark City
2–5 players30 min2008
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,698
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Wilderness Empires
1–4 players90 min2015
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,699
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Sand Art
2–4 players25–45 min2025
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,700
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Sergeants Miniatures Game: Red Devils
2–6 players2013
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,701
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Blood & Iron
2 players180–300 min1993
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,702
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Wok on Fire
2–4 players20 min2015
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,703
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Tannenberg 1914
2–3 players240 min1990
Complexity 3.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,705
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Dark December
1–2 players120 min1979
Complexity 2.9/5
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