- BGG rank
- BGG #17,701
- BGG rating
- 6.3
The Choice
2–4 players20 min2023
Complexity 1.0/5
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 #17,702
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Fields of Glory: Oudenarde & Malplaquet
2 players240–600 min1996
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,704
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Use Up All Your Sick Days
1–6 players10–20 min2026
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,706
- BGG rating
- 9.2
Tibetana
2 players30–60 min2026
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,708
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Pengo Jump
1–4 players15–20 min2022
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,709
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Cat Ladies of Maple St.
2–4 players30–45 min2022
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,710
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Double Quick
2–4 players20 min1999
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,711
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Fish Stix
2–4 players20 min2009
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,712
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Chronicles of Civilization
1–3 players45–120 min2025
Complexity 3.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,713
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Delivery Witches
1–4 players45–60 min2025
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,716
- BGG rating
- 6.4
BattleTech: Battletroops
2 players90 min1989
Complexity 3.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,717
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – The Miniatures Game
1–4 players30–60 min2024
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,718
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Valley of Sky Lanterns
1–4 players60–90 min2026
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,720
- BGG rating
- 6.8
The Omega War
2 players45 min1983
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,721
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Blueshift
2–6 players90–130 min2018
Complexity 2.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,722
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Fruit Picking
1–4 players15–30 min2020
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,723
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Great War at Sea: Russo-Japanese War
1–2 players30 min2013
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,726
- BGG rating
- 6.2
BattleTech: Battleforce
2–20 players120 min1987
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,727
- BGG rating
- 6.3
North German Plain
2 players120 min1988
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,728
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Bazaars of Ubar
2–4 players45–75 min2023
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,731
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Second World War at Sea: Horn of Africa
1–2 players30 min2013
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,732
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Royal Defense
2–4 players30–90 min2016
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,733
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Storm of Steel
2 players120 min2007
Complexity 3.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,736
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Tunisie 1943
2 players180–300 min1995
Complexity 2.4/5
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