- BGG rank
- BGG #2,197
- BGG rating
- 7.6
The Lord of the Ice Garden
- 1–4 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 4.1/5
- 2014
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.
19,279 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,198
- BGG rating
- 6.7
The Climbers
- 2–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2008
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,200
- BGG rating
- 7.1
The King Is Dead
- 2–4 players
- 30–50 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,202
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Mordheim: City of the Damned
- 2–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 1999
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,204
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Strat-O-Matic Baseball
- 1–2 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 1962
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,205
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Empire's End
- 2–4 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,206
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Artifacts Inc.
- 2–4 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,207
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Capital Lux
- 2–4 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,208
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Panda Spin
- 2–5 players
- 25–40 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,209
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Gulo Gulo
- 2–6 players
- 15–20 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2003
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,210
- BGG rating
- 7.7
The Civil War 1861-1865
- 1–2 players
- 120–1200 min
- Complexity 3.8/5
- 1983
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,211
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Break the Code
- 2–4 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,212
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Unmatched: For King and Country
- 2–3 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,213
- BGG rating
- 6.9
On the Underground
- 2–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2006
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,215
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Corinth
- 2–4 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,217
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Favor of the Pharaoh
- 2–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,219
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Wooden Ships & Iron Men
- 2 players
- 60–300 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 1974
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,220
- BGG rating
- 7.3
High Frontier
- 2–5 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 4.4/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,221
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Babel
- 2 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2000
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,222
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Reykholt
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,223
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Wars of the Roses: Lancaster vs. York
- 2–4 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,224
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Bravo!
- 1–6 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,226
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Mamma Mia!
- 2–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 1998
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,227
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Unlock!: Mystery Adventures – The House on the Hill
- 1–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2017
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