- BGG rank
- BGG #20,181
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Showdown Tactics
2 players15 min2020
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.
19,345 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,183
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Epic of the Peloponnesian War: 431 B.C. - 404 B.C.
2–4 players300 min2006
Complexity 4.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,184
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Yummy World: Party at Picnic Palace
2–4 players20 min2017
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,190
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Scribe's Arena
2–4 players20 min
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,191
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Actionworks
2–6 players30 min2013
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,192
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Judge Dredd: Block War
2 players15 min2018
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,193
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Enemies & Lovers: The Crown of Elfhame
2–4 players15–40 min2024
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,194
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Black Stories: Das Spiel
1–4 players45 min2022
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,199
- BGG rating
- 7.6
World of Tanks: The Card Game
2 players15–35 min2025
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,200
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Zodiac Clash
2–4 players15–30 min2019
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,202
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Cat Days
2 players5–15 min2024
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,204
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Hop! Hop! Hop!
2–6 players15 min2007
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,205
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Beggars and Thieves
2–5 players15–30 min1984
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,211
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe
2–4 players5–15 min2008
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,212
- BGG rating
- 6.2
La Macarena
2–5 players20–40 min2016
Complexity 1.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,215
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Incantris
1–4 players20–60 min2017
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,218
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Hero Slam
1–4 players20–40 min2025
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,219
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Dark Frontier
1–4 players15–45 min2015
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,220
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Rubik's Flip
2 players10 min1981
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,221
- BGG rating
- 7.8
The 7 Seas
1–5 players30–90 min2025
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,225
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Pirates! Card Game
2–6 players30 min2014
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,226
- BGG rating
- 6.6
The Finnish Front, 1941-42
2 players120 min2009
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,227
- BGG rating
- 6.8
KOZO
2–6 players15–30 min2016
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,228
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Ardennes 1944
2 players120 min2003
Complexity 2.5/5
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