- BGG rank
- BGG #23,774
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Scheffeln
2–8 players20 min2014
Complexity 1.5/5
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.
19,350 games
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,775
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Sherlock in Time
2–6 players20 min2023
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,776
- BGG rating
- 5.6
Da Vinci's Challenge
2–4 players30 min2004
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,777
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Zoinx!
2–4 players15 min2018
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,783
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Les Batailles de St Albans
2 players90 min2010
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,784
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Hannibal: The Italian Campaign
2 players90 min1983
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,787
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Rugby World
2–8 players120 min2007
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,790
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Koniggratz: Blood & Iron Triumphant
1–2 players2012
Complexity 3.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,792
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Island Dice
2–4 players30–60 min2015
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,793
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Steppe
2 players20 min1985
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,794
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Blancat
2–4 players20 min2026
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,796
- BGG rating
- 5.6
Race Through Space
2–4 players15 min1988
Complexity 1.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,797
- BGG rating
- 6.3
11:59
2 players3–5 min2019
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,799
- BGG rating
- 6.0
La Guerra Civil Española (1936)
2–6 players240 min1981
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,800
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Scan
2–8 players30 min1970
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,803
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Break In: Area 51
1–6 players120 min2020
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,804
- BGG rating
- 6.0
モンスターヘクス (Monster Hex)
2–4 players30–45 min2024
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,805
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Knights of Justice: The Siege of Malta, 1565
2 players120 min1986
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,806
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Maunz Maunz
2–5 players10 min2004
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,811
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Ghosts Can't Draw
2–6 players15–20 min2024
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,813
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Red Russia: The Russian Civil War 1918-1921
2–4 players240 min2008
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,814
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Dice Crawl
1–4 players30 min2014
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,815
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Diamant
2–4 players30 min1975
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,821
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Deal, Gentlemen Collectionneurs
2–3 players10 min2014
Complexity 1.3/5
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