25 Great Board Games for 2 Players

[@twyangle]

two can play at that game.

[@BigMac0369]

three can play at that game

[@esteban8471]

Four can play at that game.

[@deltalord6969]

Five can play at that game

[@inactiveaccount5480]

four can play at that game

[@elihopkins5099]

Big Mac four can play at that game

[@Piriwiri8]

1:30 FOR EXACTLY 2 PLAYERS 1:38 Patchwork 2:06 Undaunted: Normandy 3:22 Targi 4:15 Twilight Struggle 5:47 2 PLAYERS OR SOLO 5:56 One Deck Dungeon 6:56 Arkham Horror: The Card Game 7:59 Fields of Arle 9:34 2 PLAYERS OR MORE 9:58 Escape the Dark Castle 10:32 Codenames: Duet 12:12 Magic Maze 14:06 Potion Explosion 14:57 Azul 15:58 That's Pretty Clever! 16:54 Sagrada 17:35 Ascension 18:41 Mystic Vale 19:37 Legendary 22:01 Zombicide: Black Plague 23:47 Exit: The Game 24:41 Seasons 26:07 Aeon's End 27:31 Five Tribes 28:48 Grand Austria Hotel 29:33 Underwater Cities 31:00 Star Wars: Rebellion You're welcome!

[@edvid5626]

Underrated comment right here

[@kenthan9388]

Doing God's work.

[@Daniel199423]

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[@nicoedogawa1203]

THANK YOU

[@sunn7045]

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[@Fluffymonkeyem]

Thanks man. I'm quarantined with only one other person who enjoys board games do this is great!

[@xCarnage819]

Who is that person to you ?

[@CherryMxTx]

@@xCarnage819 ahhh a matchmaker I see

[@xCarnage819]

@@CherryMxTx UwU

[@rewrose2838]

That's such a coincidence you should be thankful 😂

[@bleakhull]

Hold on a second, this wasn't a recommended video posted 4 years ago?

[@thechannelforrandomvideos9852]

ikr

[@PeterWoodIV]

But it eventually will be

[@reginaldrasyid2456]

Ikr, we are looking at the version of him roughly 24hrs ago. Damn surreal

[@3mry_]

It's weird how hard that hits for all of us

[@corgipants3840]

Just recently had one at 11yrs what the actual fuck

[@minster4568]

The biggest problem with this is needing a second player.

[@astercli]

mood

[@Ooogway]

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[@TheCrazyOne2]

@@Ooogway really?

[@TheCrazyOne2]

@@Ooogway what year is it?

[@decksteroussnail]

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[@sihplak]

"two can play at that game... two can also play at that game. two can play at this game as well..."

[@idunno757]

underrated comment

[@randonn_nes2181]

Two can also play at that game but also one... many can play at that game but I prefer two...

[@Dre2007]

three can play a.. oh wait only two can play at that game

[@bexarath]

Here's a couple of my picks that no one asked for: Castles of Burgundy: really dry theme and artwork, but amazing game that's really addictive. Buy tiles to put in your kingdom and they let you do various actions. mostly help to lay more tiles. Everdell: Cute forest critters building a society. Basically just worker placement, card playing and resource management but drips with theme. It even has a giant cardboard tree.

[@WitchyLadyLily]

the cardboard tree is what sells it to me

[@jgioeli0]

Everdell is the beessstttt. Excellent choice.

[@neverstoppedme]

I have been dying to try Everdell!

[@bexarath]

@@neverstoppedme Highly recommend. It's been the go- to game for me and my wife since I got it last Christmas.

[@thuantran1133]

Love Castles of Burgundy. Don't get it out enough.

[@KitsuYasha]

This is perfect! My wife and I are best friends so I always struggle to try to find games for just us whenever our roommate isn't around to make multiplayer games playable! Thank you so much for this man!

[@TayoEXE]

I know what you mean. My wife and I love doing stuff like watching movies or playing video games together, but it's sometimes difficult to find a video game that we can play together on fair ground without her feeling like I'm going easy on her. Maybe a board game would be a good change of pace.

[@KitsuYasha]

@@TayoEXE I completely understand that! She likes games where she can take her time with decisions. And that's hard to come by nowadays. We are enjoying that new clubhouse 51 game pack on the switch rn! Sure it's a bunch of classics but theres quite a few things in it we've never tried before and it's been fun figuring them out together!

[@GlassofJ]

I always love hearing about married couples playing board games together! So much better than sitting around watching TV every night (although that has its place sometimes!). My wife and I’s problem is we need more co-op games... constantly beating each other at some games can get a little rough on us after a while 😅

[@KitsuYasha]

@@GlassofJ oof I hear ya. The misses doesnt take too kindly to highly competitive games. She's easily frustrated. But she does try sometimes for me. So in return I try to find more chill options. We do love our board and card games though! Must be the millennial in us haha!

[@KitsuYasha]

@Oisin Reilly Good on ya!

[@leolandleo]

MEEPLES, I thought he kept saying meatballs and was SO interested.

[@attikitty1355]

He wasn't?

[@JoeNKirk]

I was actually needed this without realizing it. My partner and I are moving in together soon and we both enjoy board games alot. I look forward to using your recommendations thanks!!!

[@psterud]

How's it working out?

[@thuantran1133]

A few recommendations for two-players that no one asked for (which honestly you'll probably see on a lot of recommended lists): 1) Star Realms - fast deckbuilding game with space/starship theme. Easy to teach, easy to learn, and teaches the basics of deck-building. 2) 7 Wonders Duel - "Civilization" building game where you accumulate victory points based on science, military, etc. I've introduced this game to some people who have gotten hopelessly addicted to it. 3) Air, Land- & Sea - Extremely fast military-themed game where you are trying to win at least two out of three "theaters of war". EXTREMELY easy to teach and learn, but also lends itself to some mind games and meta-strategy. Aka simple game with room for complex strategy. 4) Onitama - chess-like game where you're either trying to capture the opposing side's master or get your master to the other side of the board. Movement based on cards set at the beginning of the game and constantly cycle throughout the game. Very thinky but fun.

[@KetchupRocket]

Hey! For anyone who likes digital board games, I work for Handelabra Games and we made digital versions of One Deck Dungeon, Aeons End, Sentinels of the Multiverse, and Spirit Island! Figured I’d mention because some folks can’t find physical versions near them during these times. We work directly with the game creators to make sure the adaptations are as faithful as we can make them.

[@vitoremanueldelyrasantosna1607]

Didn't know I could get those on steam!! Grabbing some rn

[@raistrose7773]

"It does a lot with a small package" -ProZD, 2020

[@megansmith2070]

I love 7 Wonders: Duel. Anyone who has played 7 Wonders can attest to it’s great gameplay, and this is the version made specifically for 2 players. Your goal is to get as many points as possible by doing a variety of tasks that add up at the end of a game, like furthering your army, building a 7 wonder, better scientific research, most money, etc. It’s hard to see who’s winning as you play but you’re trying to get more than the other still. Then there’s also always the possibility of someone winning by trumping the other: fully defeating with their army or fully defeating by increasing scientific research. It’s way more fun than it sounds to play, I promise

[@McRusen]

Missing, for me: - Schotten Totten, great little fun 2-player-only game - Ethnos. Very versatile game up to 6 players. Works surprisingly well with two players and every game plays out differently. Also surprisingly un-complex for the amount of stuff it has. - Pandemic Legacy. Maybe the most engaging board game out there. A campaign game with one game representing one month in a year. Played season one with my wife and we had a blast. Somewhat complex but mainly heavy on the thinking, as every move can have major consequences for both the game and the whole campaign.

[@mangachick27]

Personally I think pandemic is optimized best with 3 players but it's such a fun 2 player game and I was hoping it got mentioned

[@adumba3709]

Is pandemic legacy different from normal pandemic

[@McRusen]

@@adumba3709 Yes, it totally is. It's the same principle but you have missions to complete every session, your characters can "level up" with special perks, some damage and progress carries over to the next session, more buildings, character types and actions are introduced etc. - Long story short: It's a campaign. You play multiple sessions (1-2 for every "game month", so 12-24 sessions in total), some progress carries over and the game itself as well as the mission objectives get more complex every game month. :) What needs saying as well: You can play the total of the game exactly one time. Without A LOT of work during the actual playthrough, it can't be played as a campaign a second time - but at least the first one can be played as a normal Pandemic game, as long as you ignore the modifications made to the game board. :D

[@adumba3709]

@@McRusen cool, thanks for informing me

[@adumba3709]

@@McRusen cool, thanks for informing me

[@ackakc]

Exactly 2 player games (complexity level 1-5) 1. Patchwork (1.65/5) 2. Undaunted: Normandy (2.25/5) 3. Targi (2.34/5) 4. Twilight Struggle (3.58/5) 1 or 2 player games 5. One Deck Dungeon (2.03/5) 6. Arkham horror: The Card Game (3.4/5) 7. Fields of Arle (3.89/5) 2+ player games 8. Escape the Dark Castle (1.25/5) 9. Codenames: Duet (1.33/5) 10. Magic Maze (1.73/5) 11. Potion Explosion (1.75/5) 12. Azul (1.77/5) 13. That’s Pretty Clever! (1.9/5) 14. Sagrada (1.92/5) 15. Ascension (2.15/5) 16. Mystic Vale (2.25/5) 17. Legendary (2.44/5) 18. Zombicide: Black Plague (2.52/5) 19. Exit: The Game (2.52/5) 20. Seasons (2.77/5) 21. Aeon’s End (2.78/5) 22. Five Tribes (2.85/5) 23. Grand Austria Hotel (3.24/5) 24. Underwater Cities (3.58/5) 25. Star Wars Rebellion (3.71/5)

[@ForeverDPrice]

Thank you so much!

[@eos_aurora]

Bless

[@zaynabtahir2239]

you're the one who has made me want to play more of a variety of board games so thank u for that :)

[@McBehrer]

I'm just starting the video, but there are a few games I would pick: Exactly 2: Codenames: Duet BattleCon Summoner Wars Tak Pixel Tactics Solo or 2: Sentinels of the Multiverse 2+: Specter Ops Pandemic (any version, but Legacy is incredible) Scythe Root

[@edvid5626]

Underrated comment right here

[@RobotShield]

[@pop9832]

Sentinels is fantastic, especially with all the fan expansions.

[@Sweetroll_Wolfie]

I can attest to Codenames, Specter Ops, Pandemic, Scythe, and Root being fantastic. Root and Specter Ops are really popular for my siblings and I, including honorary siblings and sisters-in-law. I can't say I've even been so stressed playing a board game as I have as the Agent doing an infiltration op in Specter Ops. It feels like a very unique experience with how legitimately terrified you become as you try to complete objectives without being found out by the Hunters, hot on your tail almost constantly as they try to anticipate your hidden movements. Root is a forest territory game with animal factions that feels fun with a bunch of players, even if you don't win. Sometimes it's really enjoyable to merely help other players or just perform your factions tasks to act as a branch of an ecosystem. It's very charming and there's plenty of victory conditions, overall.

[@thatsnailguy]

"If you die, then you're dead, and you don't want that."

[@summonerfraco3603]

Ok wait a second. I subscribed to this channel because I wanted to see what all of the pop tarts were like, and I JUST noticed that you also voiced a character in FEH!! I LOVE FEH...AND POP TARTS!! WORLDS COLIIIIIIIIIIDE!!

[@CoronaMobius]

Here are some of mine: Exactly 2: Onitama (Sensei's Path is a must, Way of the Wind less so but still great) - You have five pieces, a sensei and four students. Either get your sensei to the opponent's sensei's starting spot or capture the other sensei. Each player has two cards, and one is in the middle. You play your card, move any of your pieces to a valid spot on that card, then trade that card for the one in the middle. There's also a free app on Google Play. Air, Land, and Sea - WWII theme. There is an 18 card deck, six each of Air, Land, and Sea vehicles/soldiers. Each player gets six cards, then one player gets a player order card. On your turn you can play a card to a matching combat theater, play a card face down in any theater, or retreat, giving your opponent a portion of the points of the round. The trick is to mitigate your losses and learn how to use the card abilities to manipulate the side your cards are on. This is how you get battleships and tanks in the air. Star Realms: As weird as it sounds, the base game is very technically only a 2 player game, and the way you expand it is by getting a second copy. Very basic, but effective, deck builder where you're directly attacking your opponent's "authority." Has some great expansions. Crystal Clans: A great area control/squad management game that has a unique "initiative" turn system. You basically wager turn length to summon bigger cards and do bigger attacks. Great with 2 Pipeline: Rebuild a government's horribly inefficient oil pipelines and make as much money as possible in the process. Exceptionally heavy, but very pretty. Spirit Island: Anti-Catan. Invaders are colonizing your island and you need to scare them off by rousing the natives into fighting and using your powers before the island is totally blighted and colonized. Oceans: A spinoff of Evolution. Make fish and evolve them into better fish. Has a lot of MtG influence. Near and Far: A gorgeous storybook game with an atlas of missions. Plays kind of like a racing game, and a bit of a point salad with a campaign. Excellent art and compelling writing, and even has an arcade mode so if you just want to pick up and play a game. Thunderstone Quest: Diablo but a deck builder. On your turn you either go to town and upgrade your deck and heal or go to the dungeon to fight monsters. Kind of an oddity in that the retail edition is missing a LOT of content compared to the kickstarter, but worth tracking down the complete set. Thanks for wading through this massive comment. Hopefully you found something you'd wanna play.

[@CosmicCreatorCat]

Sure hope I find this comment again when I'm free. Thanks for describing so many recommends, dude.

[@Hyperchicken]

Spirit Island is SO much fun.

[@CoronaMobius]

@@Hyperchicken Jagged Earth has me at 1000% hype.

[@sierra7635]

Onitama‘s lit as HELL

[@samrichardson8388]

"Does a lot with a small package" is my life's motto

[@helloturkey1143]

"Does a little with a large package" is my life's motto

[@biolifeless150]

i dont get this

[@hydra__yt]

@@biolifeless150 you're innocent

[@biolifeless150]

@@hydra__yt its not my primary language so yeah now that you said it i got it now thx.

[@hydra__yt]

@@biolifeless150 didn't know my reply helped but...... Welcome?!?!

[@kylelabriola4237]

Anyone else really love when he called the Pacific Rim concept "docking"?

[@SillySyrup]

I am an enthusiast for the popular 2-player game Blood Bowl. It's a game of American football, except it's anarchy, meaning that there are no "downs" and the goal is just to grab the ball and get it to the end zone. The twist is that it's fantasy, and you can play as elves, orcs, goblins, and a bunch of really flavorful races. You can run a team in a league and level up your players as they gain experience from matches. You can also suffer permanent injuries and deaths to your players. It's very violent and epic. No game of Blood Bowl is the same, and this is a game that I highly recommend getting into. It's not that beefy to learn the basic rules, actually, but it gets slightly beefier as you get into league play and coaching a long-term league. It's easy to understand once you get the hang of it, though - great game!

[@jenhenderson4136]

Wingspan is a great game that is brilliant with 2 but handles more, it's all about birds and strategizing to get the most points, and it has beautiful board and card artwork and really cute components too :)

[@psterud]

Agree. Been playing this a lot recently, both two- and three-player. Two works just fine. A lovely game.

[@AlexanderOsias]

Well, even four can play at that game.

[@Chris-ro2pu]

Me and my gf have been enjoying Spirit Island. There is so much game in just the base game with real unique mechanics. Great video!

[@spazticdrummer7]

You forgot to add Spirit Island! Also played a game called Ghost Stories with my brother in law this past Christmas. Took us like 6 tries just to beat the introductory level of the game.

[@richardzeng7609]

May you please do a "25 Great Board Games for one player"? God, I'm so lonely.

[@SynthgirlBulge]

solitaire

[@turtleman355]

:’(

[@DiscussToUnderstand]

Friday(the game, not the day)

[@Valtharr]

I think every game in the "Tiny Epic" series has a solo mode

[@thatonedinosaur6939]

52 pickup

[@charl2182]

The title of this video sounds like those 700 in one bootleg games.

[@jokerES2]

I'd add these: 2-player only - Jaipur Set collection, where you're trying to gather sets of goods to get tokens. Additionally, you're trying to balance sets of 3, 4, or 5 which result in more points with getting set tokens which reduce in value as they get eaten up. 2-player only - Mandala Abstract set game, where you place one of 5 colors into a shared area (and draw more cards) or into a personal area on two battlefields (Mandalas). Colors can only appear once, and then the Mandala is destroyed after being completed taking from the shared space based on each players private area. The first card of each color taken is placed in a score area, which dictates color value (for instance, yellow may become worth 1 to one player and 5 to the other). Other cards go into a cup area hidden from your opponent. Plays quickly, but it's about blocking colors and timing. Great game for two. 2 or more - Concordia Thematically lacking, but mechanically elegant. As houses of Rome, you must expand and build production houses throughout areas of Rome. Actions are performed by various personalities, and over time you'll expand to include more personalities. You'll then score from those same personality cards for performing certain actions (For instance, one might be getting more and more colonists to expand and focusing on Mars personality cards for endgame, which give you points for each colonist per card). The game feels light but tense the whole way through.

[@Thungon]

The card game Disney: Villainous I find plays best with two players. It's designed for more... up to 6, but 1v1 feels the best and most tactical gameplay it offers. It's great for casual play too :)

[@justsomeguywithastrawhat8045]

There's no one to play with me, so I'll just play against my cat.

[@simnyckeverfree8528]

I can never beat my cat :(

[@Brione30]

Two can play at that game: Ultimate Edition

[@mishamuses5308]

“His was the Pawnee to my Eagleton.” I’m gonna save that insult for a special occasion

[@martyc6591]

The Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert games are also great for two players or more. Catan is surprisingly playable with two as well.

[@LeviRedrook]

The music's refrain makes it super obvious it's on a loop and after fifteen minutes it gets suuuuuuper agitating. But thanks for sharing all your thoughts, I was thinking about getting some of these and there were a couple I'd never heard about. Thanks for your efforts.

[@itai1161]

People who disliked are just upset because they don’t have a friend to play with

[@veronicasmemories]

Wow I just hosted a lil virtual game night with friends but I'm only quarantined with one other person. Guess google heard and you ended up on my recommended page. Thanks for the video man!

[@DJ_Kuroto]

Hanabi is a good choice for just two people. It's like cooperative solitaire but with a bit of an information network problem. You can't see your hand, but you can see your partner's, and you use proper clue tokens to tell somebody what cards they have. Just get 20 points to win. It's even free to play with others on Board Game Arena if that's what you need.

[@SarielSnowings]

One of my favourite 2 player games (that can be played with more but i prefer only 2 players) is Star Realms. Small, cheap deck building game about spaceship battles, and I love the card market and the fact that you build your deck as you go. You can play in 20 mins and it’s so fun to see all different strategies people use

[@psterud]

Yep. I made a comment about Star Realms before looking at the rest, and I'm seeing lots of Star Realms recommendations. An absolute classic in a small package.

[@OtherworldlyOdd]

That Pacific Rim thing: Oh, I'm all in. ...Docking: Wait, hol' up.

[@KoyasuNoBara]

My sister and I play Forbidden Island together. Sometimes we'll each play as two characters at once. It is kind of hard, though, so we ended up starting out with "house rules" where we start out drawing only one flood card at a time. We recently graduated to non-house rules, though, now that we're familiar with the game.

[@jr637-1]

One of my favorite 2-player onlys is The Fox In The Forest. I love trick-taking games and it throws some fun twists into the mix.

[@goiz2422]

who tf clicks a 33 minute video within 2 minutes of it coming out then dislikes it for no reason

[@djorgs]

Skynet

[@DrRyan82994]

10 can play at that game (so far)

[@BillyWRB]

bots

[@ayyo238]

@@DrRyan82994 12 now

[@AcolytesOfHorror]

some men just want to watch the world burn

[@yinyangbeetl]

Me 5 minutes ago: Man I should look up some good 2 player games ProZD: I got you

[@bobboulden]

ProZD: "The game isn't that complicated". The game: 4:35

[@ea_gaming]

My wife and I’s favorite game to play together is currently Paladins of the West kingdom! Spectacularly well made, and a little heavier. Spirit island is one I love that’s great with 2, and we also enjoy Raiders of the North Sea at 2 and 3. Our preferred deck builders are Hero Realms and Shards of Infinity as opposed to Ascension. Kingdomino plays amazingly at 2, 3, or 4, and is a great one to play over FaceTime with others if they have a copy- we sent copies to about 4 couples when lockdown started and we played over a dozen games in lockdown! Lastly, Hanabi is a great game at 2, solid couple mind reading game :)

[@robertross2164]

"Ramen Fury." Is a very quick paced agressive game that u can get for like 10$. And plays from 2-5 players. The idea is that u want to make bowls of ramen by using ingredients from a central stock of cards. These cards give u points but u can sabotage your opponents during gameplay. It can quickly become a very intense game.

[@PlainBoredom]

Fields of Arle is actually set in Arle, Germany; a small village next to where i grew up I saw the game in a german toy store recently & it made me happy seeing it getting some international recognition feels really cool

[@dynamicpanda6407]

"dos" is one of the strangest board game sequels.

[@wheatley3571]

I know,right?

[@McBehrer]

And one of the worst. It's just not a good game

[@euomu]

Isn’t that a card game?

[@bluefiregamingandcards]

Two, can play at that game.

[@prakonekeophanthavady7934]

Are you serious or am i a woosh man

[@varsoonhks3211]

Star Realms is one of the best 2 player Deckbuilding games I've played. I could never really get too much into Ascension or games like it because play felt so divorced from the other player. In Star Realms, you actually have to defeat the other player rather than just 'earn more points' than them.

[@BarbeqdBrwniez]

With so many deck builders I'm SHOCKED that Star Realms wasn't on the list of exactly 2 player games. I understand the difficulty of such a small list though! For anybody checking the comments though, Star Realms is a wonderful, tiny little deck builder for two players with a lot of depth and nuance of gameplay, as well as countless viable strategies. I've played with friends and both won and lost with all factions, early rush strategies, late big econ strategies, defensive, offensive, everything under the sun! Highly recommend!

[@thepaper888]

I know it's not the same but a fun easy fast card game is "Dungeon Mayhem". 2-6 players, I got it for guests who are intimidated by games.

[@jotairpontes]

23:00 "We don't wanna die, 'cause if you die, you're gonna be dead... you don't want that". Words to live by. Jokes aside, really fun list, I knew a couple of names, but got a lot of new ones to look a bit more into before buying. Cool!

[@ast0815]

Great video! I quite enjoy "The Settlers of Catan: The Card Game" for exactly two players.

[@hearty-ooo3376]

Thank you for this! My mom and I try to hang out one to twice a week playing board games and even getting her into video games, got her to learn how to play pokemon card with her, but low on finding 2 or more player games for us to play. Will look into some of these games with her.

[@SynthgirlBulge]

That moment when you realize that someone has made a boardgame about your small region in Germany nobody knows about. (I live around 40km from Arle)

[@puflem]

I don't even know about it and I'm german!

[@Borengar629]

@@puflem My thought exactly and I also am german ^^

[@sorrowsong08]

Great list :). I would add Cat Lady, Vadoran Gardens, Res Arcana, Race for the Galaxy, Trambahn and Jaipur.

[@diobuthesconfused7507]

The best 2 player game is staring at eachother while some air goes wild around you

[@CosmicCreatorCat]

Either memes are getting damn surreal or you're talking abour wind, and one of those would be less cool than the other.

[@yves406]

10/10, i tried it with my brother. Totally recommend it to everyone, its simple to learn, its a great start to board games if you're a newbie... just 10/10... *But it did take 2 hours to realise my brother was deceased.*

[@Firebringer121]

3.58 had me laughing at the kingdom heartsness of some of these complexity numbers

[@rawiiiii]

I'm really looking forward to a review of Undauntes: Normandy!

[@mattkutrik]

Thanks for the video! Some really great picks! A few more 2 player only games that my wife and I like to play outside of the ones you mentioned: The Fox and the Forest - Light trick taking game where the odd cards have various 'powers' and you only want to win so many tricks before it starts effecting your score negatively. Odin's Ravens - A pretty light racing game where you use Loki's trick cards to give you a leg-up or to use against your opponent. Fugitive - A portable hidden movement game where one player is the agent and the other the fugitive. Lost Cities - Laying down cards to go on expeditions, but you want to make sure you have enough. Scoring is a little mathy, but there's a good app out there. As for solo to 4 players, I'd add the new Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion for a dungeon crawler with a neat card initiative system. While I could list many more, this stands out to me because it's a new and lighter version of Gloomhaven that sets up very quickly and contains 25 scenarios. You're basically setting up a RPG video game on your table with the first 5 scenarios even being the tutorial, of sorts.

[@thenerdsarecoming]

step one: find the game step two: find the second player

[@thenerdsarecoming]

@teoc official ill let you know if i find out

[@thatonedinosaur6939]

*Board James has entered the chat*

[@lionoaksimba2154]

my 2 player recommendations are: -shards of infinity: deckbuilding game that i consider extremly fun and quick(20 min per game) -hero realms: similar to the above but less chaotic, more strategic and even easier to learn -greedy kindoms: rock, paper , scissors with cards and great production. Easy to learn with alot of depth for all ages. Eccentially 1 player plays 3 out of 10 cards per turn to gain recourses and the other player does the same in order to stop the first from activating his cards -tiny epic galaxies: backgammon but very advanced/heavier and meaty with a cool space theme -fields of green: a card drafting, tableau building with a great farming theme. great for advanced couples that want something to play for 1-2 hours

[@michaelibrahim9275]

I was today years old when I found out your name is a wordplay on “prosody”

[@idunno757]

oh god

[@Chaseosa]

My recommendations for 2 player games that weren't mentioned Only 2: 7 Wonders Duel - Competitive - City building game to build the best city, or crush your opponent with military might or scientific advancement Fog of Love - Semi Competitive - Dating Sim Hanamikoji - Competitive - Tug of war to gain favor over geishas Keyforge - Competitive - Pit your randomized deck composing of 3 factions (out of 10 I think) against your opponent's to build 3 keys first KLASK - Competitive - Mini air hockey with magnets Onitama - Competitive - Simple chess 2 or more: Pandemic Legacy (Season 0 or 1) - Cooperative - Race to save the world from being overrun by disease Gloomhaven (Jaws of the Lion) - Cooperative - Fantasy Dungeon crawling adventure Mansions of Madness - Cooperative - Lovecraftian Mansion crawling adventure Santorini - Competitive - Use your unique powers to build and climb Greek buildings before your opponent Splendor - Competitive - Build your engine of gems to collect MORE GEMS Star Realms - Competitive - Simple deck building to build combos and mow down your opponent before they get you

[@cloudiideii4271]

I may have listened to this video, but I didn’t hear a single word

[@gonkmaster717]

What?

[@CosmicCreatorCat]

@@gonkmaster717 SPEAK LOUDER, SHE SAID SHE'S HARD OF HEARING

[@grahamputerbaugh4872]

Another good board game that works with up to 4 players but is great with two is a game called Kingdomino. So basically each player is the king of a kingdom and is trying to get land matching land tiles to get points. The land tiles are divided like dominos, for example one card might be half grassland and half forest or half mine and half swamp. Certain land tiles have crowns on them which are what allows you to score for certain land, and the more of the same type of land you get next to each other with more crowns, the more points you get. Another cool mechanic is that turn order is not set in stone, four land tiles are played out and you take turns selecting tiles to place in your board, if you select a less powerful tile, you get to go earlier next round and if you select a higher scoring tile, you’ll have to go later next turn. It’s a fun game and it isn’t that difficult to learn, and I would recommend it.

[@youwaisef]

"This board game ain't big for the both of us... oh wait it is!"

[@Syzygy2048]

One of my and my gf's favorite games right now is Crimson Company. It's a "pure" two player game (although you can play it with more people if you have several copies) where the goal is to capture two out of three castles using mercenaries that you bid on. If an opponent matches your bid, you get the money back, plus what the opponent matched a cash advantage can quickly reverse. The other interesting gameplay element is that all cards have effects that can trigger and must happen, even if they're bad for you. (E.g. kill any card in this lane that is weaker than this card can very well result in you having to kill your own card)

[@petrusheikkila734]

I just realised how amazing dungeon master prozd would be because of his voice acting skills. Literally Matthew Mercer level DM

[@goldengaruda8935]

Takes more then good voices, but he could be

[@CougarBen02]

I recommend: Castles of Mad King Ludwig It's a fun "building game" where you compete for resources with an opponent and race to the victory condition. You can play with up to 5 players, but 2 is just fine. I had so much fun with the pieces, I just sat and played with the pieces outside of a game just to build the ultimate castle. There's even a 1-player mode!

[@benjaniszewski]

*insert comment about KZbin's numbers being inconsistent* haha so funny

[@dynamicpanda6407]

haha so funny xd xd lmao

[@Scp-x3bgo]

AxxL Holy Shit why are you everywhere

[@beep3242]

@@Scp-x3bgo Please don't snap my neck 173

[@toadallyhuman]

That makes me chortle

[@ieyemyeyes]

AxxL you just show up every once in awhile and self advertise. Maybe try making good content

[@sarahmtrager]

You did a really nice job talking about hobby games in a way that make them truly accessible to "baby gamers" and newbies. Nicely done!

[@redlikegreenday4825]

Everyone else: *talking about their favorite games and sharing their opinions* Me: Why does he keep saying meatball?

[@Swiminatub]

If I didn’t have captions there’s no way I would’ve known he said meeple

[@TheAtticus19]

These are some great choices, but here are some of my favorites that I would’ve like to have seen here: 7 Wonders Duel, Castles of Burgundy, Call to Adventure, Res Arcana, Star Realms, Point Salad, Wingspan, Lost Cities

[@Noctis666]

Board games for 2 players? This is exactly what I needed.

[@BaneOfMyProductions]

Highly recommend Carcassonne: The Castle as a two player (only) game! It's fairly light but pretty fun and does require some strategy. The gameplay is basically that you're using randomly drawn tiles to build a city within the walls to get points. I've found you can make it into a 3-4 player game too if you have some spare pieces (I use Risk armies but any meeple does it).

[@justsomeguywithastrawhat8045]

When you wanted to comment "Two can play at that game" but someone already commented it.

[@CSmyth-]

... But then you do it anyway

[@videomugre]

But two can play at that game

[@acreaturecalledgreed]

code names is a BLAST to play with someone you have a lot of friendship history with b/c you can use inside jokes and history to its full power

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

This is two can play at that game to the next level

[@Hoioioioioio]

Avery the Cuban-American I see you every where, at Kim’s Drew’s and Franks

[@seanmurphy2573]

Thank you so much for the recommendations I bought potion explosion, zombicide black plague and Arkham Horror. They are all so much fun! We love the marble setup of potion explosion a lot, its so fast paced once you get the hang of it and looks so nice

[@deliro8758]

Definitely missing Spirit Island there, but otherwise a really cool list

[@XstraightjaketmanX]

A few I would recommend for 2 players that weren't mentioned: Railroad Ink (players: 1-6 but with infinite scaling if you print more boards) - Roll & Write - Players map out a system of railroads and highways using custom dice, and everyone uses the same roll at the same time. Very interesting to compare networks at the end, and has infinite replayability as well. Welcome To... (players: 1-100, again, infinitely scalable) - Roll(kinda) & Write - Players are in charge of designing neighborhoods set in the 1950s, where players will flip 3 piles of double-sided cards to choose both a numbered house to put on a street AND an ability that will gain you more points. Half of the game is planning ahead, but also in determining when to finish the game, as points can be gathered faster than you anticipate. Fox in the Forest (players: 2 only) - Trick Taking (best card wins) - The premise of this one doesn't really matter, but players will take turns playing cards in one of three suits, numbered 1-11, and the winner of one round gets to start the next. The goal is to win rounds, but not TOO many, as an overwhelming victory will mean the opponent will garner ALL the points for the round. Super easy, super light, inexpensive, and learning it is almost inherent. Cribbage (players: 2, with variant for 3 and a team mode for 4) - Classic Card Game - Players attempt to gain points by combining cards in their hands in certain ways, and also combining cards that their opponents play at the same time. Seems way more intimidating than it is, as all you need to do is some basic mental addition with some basic knowledge of poker terms like straights and flushes. 80% luck and 20% knowing what to do with what you get.

[@The_Great_One]

Nice, me and myself can play together.

[@josephharburg993]

Thank you so much for this! My wife and I find it difficult to find good two player game descriptions that are actually helpful like this.

[@boybiggs3940]

*”Two can play at that game”*

[@Castlattice]

I know you need more than two people to play this but you should review Blood Rage. It’s a fun game where you play as a Viking clan. You go through a deck building face in the beginning and then use figures to try and take over areas. You gain resources like rage, honor, and glory which helps you get points. It’s one of my favorites.

[@jameshao4101]

stop commenting this vid been out for 1 min i know yall havent watched it yet

[@claymoregang2979]

James Hao No

[@Ooogway]

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[@kopv1827]

@@Ooogway u got me

[@thenintendobros9918]

Trains is such a great game for all numbers (it's 2-4). It plays really well with two players, especially if you have either of the expansions. It's a deck building game with board mechanics where you lay rails, build stations on cities, and get into remote locations for extra victory points. The cards are very important, but the board is just as important. The themeing and art is fun. It has a much more corporate feel than other train games though, as you feel a lot more like an actual manager of a railway. It's almost entirely centered in Japan, so if you're into Japan it makes it that extra little bit interesting as it has actual locations from Japan. The cards vary quite a bit, but a lot revolve around currency in some way. It has a randomizer deck, so each time you play it you get a different store, and the strategy changes a ton. Definitely worth picking up!

[@ethan935_5]

Step one: get a friend

[@tychoderkommentator2989]

I love board games, but nobody around me does. So if you ever get desperate enough, hit me up.

[@kashta5683]

Odin's Ravens is also a fun/short two player game with p awesome art. Loved the list!

[@Yoshifire8]

But everyone knows the TRUE best 2-player game ever. Chess.

[@thatonedinosaur6939]

Checkers

[@sneakyrifle5031]

connect 4

[@Yoshifire8]

ok ok both very good contenders.

[@tinglelovesyou4296]

It's actually Go/Baduk.

[@Yoshifire8]

@@tinglelovesyou4296 Never tried Go, but it looks like a good game.

[@whatislava]

Thank you for this! Can't wait to try some of these. I have played Mystic Vale, Sagrada, and Patchwork and they are all amazing. Would love to see you do a video of your favorite co-op games.

[@HardinProuductionsOriginal]

I legitimately thought this was gonna be a joke with nothing but "Monopoly: something edition" Glad it wasn't. Dungeons and Dragons should be in here.

[@Valtharr]

For two players?!? (Besides, there's better RPGs than D&D)

[@HardinProuductionsOriginal]

@@Valtharr right, and I can soar across the skies.

[@Valtharr]

@@HardinProuductionsOriginal D&D sucks

[@Arkholt2]

Glad you included Ascension in the 2 or more category and not the 2 but also solo category. There is a solitaire variant that's included in the official rules, but it doesn't really work that well. I've seen some others on BGG try to come up with better solitaire rules, but I've never found them to be that fun. 2 players is best.

[@bithomes]

Last time i was this early i still had a girlfriend

[@Ooogway]

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[@user-rh7nd5xv7y]

@@Ooogway nice try, buddy

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

that's rough buddy

[@christopheraldrich5795]

Too Many Bones is great for dice chucking and for challenge. Cloudspire is great as an army game that uses very few dice. It incorporates both the MOBA and the tower defense mechanics for a really fun game. And it provides solo campaigns, coop campaigns, and a 2-4 player versus mode.

[@sblibs]

*1 minute ago* right lets see how many people said “first”

[@ccost]

first

[@brush1448]

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[@dynamicpanda6407]

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[@yoyobagg]

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[@CosmicCreatorCat]

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[@StonetheDestroyer42]

Azul is mine and my girlfriend's favorite game to play together right now. We're evenly matched, it gets us thinking just enough, and, God, the tiles are so satisfying to hold.