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

Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.

BGG rank: BGG #16,933
BGG rating: 7.0

Tierra y Libertad: The Mexican Revolution Game (Second Edition)

1–5 players20–60 min2018

Complexity 2.8/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,934
BGG rating: 6.3

Four Corner Detective

1–5 players15 min2024

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,935
BGG rating: 6.4

FAR

2–4 players15–25 min2024

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,936
BGG rating: 5.9

Kinder Bunnies: Their First Adventure

2–5 players20 min2005

Complexity 1.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,937
BGG rating: 6.0

Little Cooperation

2–4 players10 min2012

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,939
BGG rating: 5.8

Avanti mare!

1–6 players5–30 min2000

Complexity 1.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,941
BGG rating: 6.4

A Famous Victory

1–4 players1994

Complexity 3.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,943
BGG rating: 6.8

Fantasy Pub (Second Edition)

2–4 players30–60 min2022

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,944
BGG rating: 6.2

Destination: Neptune

2–4 players90 min2014

Complexity 2.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,947
BGG rating: 7.1

Krynea Battlefield

1–2 players60 min2014

Complexity 2.4/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,948
BGG rating: 6.0

Platoon

2 players60–120 min1986

Complexity 2.1/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,950
BGG rating: 6.9

War of the Three Kingdoms

2–10 players40 min2018

Complexity 2.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,951
BGG rating: 6.1

Cubulus

2–3 players20 min2011

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,953
BGG rating: 6.0

Office 21

2–5 players10 min2013

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,955
BGG rating: 6.6

Wana

2 players5 min2023

Complexity 1.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,956
BGG rating: 6.5

Dungeon in a Tin

1–4 players20 min2011

Complexity 1.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,957
BGG rating: 7.2

To the Moon: Bestest Memories

2–5 players15–30 min2024

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,958
BGG rating: 7.1

Goats' Day Out

2–5 players30–60 min2023

Complexity 1.3/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,960
BGG rating: 7.2

Gnomes at Midnight

2 players5–10 min2019

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,961
BGG rating: 7.5

Theosis

1–6 players60–120 min2018

Complexity 2.8/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,962
BGG rating: 7.6

Limits of Glory: Bonaparte's Eastern Empire

1–2 players90–180 min2024

Complexity 2.0/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,963
BGG rating: 7.4

Four

2 players15 min2012

Complexity 1.5/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,964
BGG rating: 6.0

Okavango

2–4 players45 min2018

Complexity 1.6/5

BGG rank: BGG #16,965
BGG rating: 7.0

9tka

2–4 players10 min2007

Complexity 2.1/5

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