- BGG rank
- BGG #2,292
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Great Western Trail: El Paso
- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2025
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.
19,289 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,294
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Pax Transhumanity
- 1–4 players
- 60–150 min
- Complexity 4.4/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,295
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Smash Up: Cease and Desist
- 2 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,299
- BGG rating
- 7.0
New Bedford
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,300
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Xiangqi
- 2 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 762
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,302
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Odin's Ravens
- 2 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2002
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,303
- BGG rating
- 7.3
The Russian Campaign
- 2 players
- 360 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 1974
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,304
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Ra: The Dice Game
- 2–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,306
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Ace of Spades
- 1–2 players
- 40–45 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,307
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Cyberion
- 1–2 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,308
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Axis & Allies: 1942
- 2–5 players
- 240 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,310
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Expedition: Northwest Passage – HMS Terror Edition
- 1–4 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2013
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,311
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Ticket to Ride: First Journey (U.S.)
- 2–4 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,314
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Big City
- 2–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 1999
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,315
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Nevsky: Teutons and Rus in Collision 1240-1242
- 1–2 players
- 60–360 min
- Complexity 4.0/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,316
- BGG rating
- 6.6
A Game of Thrones: Hand of the King
- 2–4 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,317
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Quartermaster General: 1914
- 2–5 players
- 90–120 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,318
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Dragonfire
- 2–6 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,319
- BGG rating
- 7.4
The Rise of Queensdale
- 2–4 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,320
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Village Green
- 1–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,321
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Antike Duellum
- 2 players
- 75 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,323
- BGG rating
- 6.9
König von Siam
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2007
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,325
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Dice Throne: Season One ReRolled – Monk v. Paladin
- 2 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,326
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Dice Throne: Season One ReRolled – Pyromancer v. Shadow Thief
- 2 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2021
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