- BGG rank
- BGG #20,819
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Lowdown
2–6 players30–60 min2016
Complexity 1.2/5
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 #20,820
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Brutality
2–4 players30–60 min2019
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,823
- BGG rating
- 6.4
MONSTRYS
2–5 players10–15 min2021
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,824
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Crète 1941: Opération Merkur
1–2 players90 min1998
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,825
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Fanhunter: Assault
2–6 players30 min2018
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,828
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Rocroi 1643
2 players180 min1996
Complexity 1.8/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,829
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Jumbo Grand Prix
2–5 players30 min1998
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,831
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Hammer's Slammers
1–4 players120 min1984
Complexity 2.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,833
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Catherine the Great
1–3 players2005
Complexity 2.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,834
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Michigan Rummy
2–9 players1939
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,836
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Medical Mysteries: Mini Game
1–4 players30–60 min2024
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,837
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Chinese Poker
2–4 players5 min
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,839
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Battle for China, 1937-1941 (Second Edition)
2–3 players240 min2009
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,840
- BGG rating
- 6.2
QUIZscape
2–5 players120–180 min2021
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,841
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Blokus Dice Game
2–4 players15 min2019
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,843
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Shadowrun: Edge Zone
2–4 players2023
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,844
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Kings of Chicago
2–4 players30–60 min2023
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,845
- BGG rating
- 6.4
ひとひら (Hitohira)
2–4 players20–30 min2015
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,847
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Townies
1–5 players30 min2022
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,848
- BGG rating
- 5.9
GobbleStones
2–4 players30 min2015
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,851
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Julius Caesar: Game of the Gallic Wars
2 players300 min1985
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,853
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Scrabble Trickster
2–4 players60–120 min2010
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,854
- BGG rating
- 7.0
I Guess This Is It
2 players30 min2022
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,855
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Attila
2 players15 min2015
Complexity 1.3/5
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