BEST TWO PLAYER BOARD GAMES FOR TRAVEL & CAMPING: the games we packed for van life!

[@kkfromsocal819]

Lost Cities! It’s the best 2 player game ever. We take it on cruises, play in airports, coffee shops, home, wherever. It’s competitive, but in a great way

[@kkfromsocal819]

(Lost cities the card game, NOT the board game)

[@mikeandheather]

Thank you so much for the recommendation, we really do appreciate it and you watching! We will absolutely have to look into Lost Cities, we have a true addiction to board games and are always looking for more 😀

[@Rivercat0338]

My mom and I played the heck out of Lost Cities.

[@mikeandheather]

We are excited to give it a try! We just ordered it off of Amazon ☺@@Rivercat0338

[@anthonywestbrook2155]

The Fox in the Forest is a trick-taking game for 2 players. It's my favorite trick-taking game of all time, because the tension of trying to shoot the moon or worrying that your opponent will shoot the moon in hearts is present every single round (you get more points for winning more tricks, unless you get greedy, then your opponent gets the max value for the round). There are only three suits, and half the cards have special abilities, but they're the same across suits, so it's really easy to understand what possibilities you might have to face. It's the best. There's also the "duet" version, which is cooperative, but I've not played it yet.

[@bette2623]

We enjoy Skip-Bo (requires purchasing a Skip-Bo deck of cards)! Great game for two on a rainy day!

[@mikeandheather]

Thank you so much for the suggestion! We have never played that game and are excited to check it out 😊

[@ChrisW228]

You can easily play with a regular deck of cards or two. :) We open with Kings and end with Queens.

[@anthonywestbrook2155]

My roommate would always beat me at Hive, so we house-ruled a handicap system. He would keep his pieces face down until played, so he never knew what he was bringing out next. If I had started beating him regularly that way (I still couldn't), we were gonna ease up, first by letting him see the next tile, then more and more future tiles, until he knew the order of all of them, then we'd open it up to letting him choose between the next two, three, etc..

[@sarahschreffler5407]

Bananagrams reminds me of the way my parents play Quick Scrabble -- the tiles alone and creating crosswords in front of yourself.

[@harshvardhantandon5692]

Azul Travel is very gooddd !

[@KaylaBailey-dd6td]

If you like stragedy puzzle games. I recommend The Genius Square game. It's a 2 player game. It is a fast pace game. Race your partner kind of game. You can also play by yourself. Challenge your brain. It also says on the cover of the box it has 62,208 different puzzles. So it will never get old. I got my also Amazon.

[@jazziered142]

I love Rumi Cube. It's a bunch of tiles and a couple of stands. It would easily fit into a Ziploc bag. But you need space to play the actual game. Definitely a tabletop.

[@mikeandheather]

Never heard of it! Thank you so much for the suggestion, we really appreciate it! Now we have a new game we have to buy to be overly competitive with each other 😃

[@ChrisW228]

You can also play with a deck of cards (suits instead of colors and jokers for wilds). Takes up less space, too.

[@sarahschreffler5407]

@@ChrisW228 Good to know.

[@pursang0904]

Thanks for showing these!!!

[@mikeandheather]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@iamdreamom]

Board game nerd here. Some ideas are: Trailblazers (Bitewing Games) Botanik Chicken A “big box” game would be Land vs Sea 😂 Silver (amulet, bullet, coin or dagger, but can be boxed together in one). Of course button shy games And oink game And Itten games (basically Asian game companies) With your deck of cards you can play regicide. There is a score sheet on BGG you can print and laminate for it. Print and plays on a tablet

[@mikeandheather]

Wow! Thank you so much for the awesome suggestions, we haven't heard of any on your list and are super excited to look into them! We really appreciate it and you watching 😃

[@lawlworthy9805]

Huge regicide fan! It’s great that you can play solo or co-op as well and only needs a deck of cards. Once you learn the rules, the scoring sheet is more of a nice to have than need to have. I also see Lost Cities was mentioned somewhere, and would recommend it as well. Two small-box games I really enjoy but haven’t seen listed are Kuzushi and The Game. Kuzushi is an abstract area control game, but doesn’t require a lot of table space to play. The box (2-player version) is about half the size of a standard smart phone. If you like Othello, you’ll enjoy Kuzushi. It’s not as deep as othello, but it is easily pocketable which is worth it imo. The Game is a cooperative solitaire style game. Working together to put cards in numerical order,without talking about what each of you have. It plays 1-4 people very well. There are a couple of printings with wildly different card art, so don’t be thrown off by that. Thanks for the video and talking about some common games that aren’t given much attention!

[@davebelcher3307]

Here’s some card game and small box games my wife and I enjoy when we travel. The Game: Face to Face Schotten Totten Jaipur Hey! That’s My Fish Splendor Duel Fluxx Roll For It Trails Qwixx Bloom Qwinto

[@mikeandheather]

Awesome! Thank you so much for the suggestions, we will absolutely look into them 😊 We really do appreciate it and you watching!

[@heatherread5314]

Fun with flags! Isn't that Sheldon Coopers thing😂

[@mikeandheather]

You are right, it is! Our family teases us and says the same thing 😂 Thank you for watching, we really appreciate it!

[@joekuykendall]

Hive is so much fun. Have you gotten the pillbug expansion? It's available for travel and it takes the game to the next level!

[@mikeandheather]

You are right, Hive is so much fun! No, we haven't gotten the expansion- we will have to do that for sure! Thank you for the suggestion, we really appreciate it 😊

[@davidkeaton3400]

I really enjoy your videos. I'm interested in van life and travel vlogs. My wife and I used to watch Kara and Nate; truth be known she still does but I can't stand them anymore. The are so much about their luxury accommodations and first-class flights anymore that I can't stand how pretentious they are if I knew how to unsubscribe from them I would, speaking of which I have subscribed to yall's channel. I even watch the ads all the way thru thinking it may help your ad revenue not to ship the ads. Anyway, love you kids. Keep up the good work. Stay relatable..

[@ChrisW228]

You can play Uno (and a few other games, like Skip-Bo and Rummi-Kub) with a regular deck. It’s called Crazy Eights. :)

[@jandjibaronehoag1012]

Good video of games. Glad you like For Get It.

[@mikeandheather]

Thanks for introducing it to us 😉

[@alternatedirections]

Quiddler for sure!!!

[@mikeandheather]

Never heard of it! We will have to look into it for sure! Thank you for the suggestion and for watching, we really do appreciate it 😊

[@ChrisW228]

Yes! Love this game.

[@RafaelLorenzo]

Can I suggest Azul Mini?

[@Krootjes]

Othello looks so fun and easy! We LOVE small 2 person games, it is a slight obsession to find new ones. One we always take with us is Cockroach salade, it is easy, quick and takes no space, plus you’ll have a laugh! Patchwork is one we also always take with us. It needs some table space, but it is all the fun things of a game combined with cute layout, in a small box.

[@mikeandheather]

Too funny! We totally understand, we share that same obsession with you. We have never heard of Cockroach salade! We will have to look into that game for sure 😊 Thank you so much for the suggestion, we really do appreciate it and you watching!

[@GajahDom0515]

If you haven’t found it already, highly recommend Sea Salt and Paper! Crazy addicting card game with beautiful card art!

[@llorylloyd]

Hi Mike and Heather great seeing y'all. Can y'all do a detailed cook, food/menu, supplies video?

[@mikeandheather]

Absolutely 😊

[@Krootjes]

Can’t wait!

[@davidroberts5763]

Ok play by big potato. It's a small tile game. Also travel sized big games. I have a few keyring games like Monopoly, game of life, cluedo plus more. Old traditional games can be compact. Like nine mens morris, senet and royal game of ur. There is also lots of dice games like yatzee.

[@marjoriebd3326]

Fox in the forest! Nine tiles!

[@mikeandheather]

Thank you for the suggestions, we really do appreciate it and you watching! We will have to look into those games for sure 😀

[@cvisconti4568]

How many miles are on your van? Sorry, I’m just so interested in the van because I want to buy one of these to make a bug out van

[@mikeandheather]

We purchased our van at 97,000 miles and it currently has 151,000 miles on it 😃 hope that helps! Best of luck in your van search, that is so exciting!

[@kristianolsen4555]

I like monopoly 😊

[@mikeandheather]

It is a classic game for sure! We just recently purchased the monopoly card game, we haven't played it yet but it is on our list 😊 Thank you for watching, we really appreciate it!

[@ChrisW228]

The card game is fun. There’s a Colorforms version of Monopoly at some Dollar Trees and Dollar Generals that’s super compact - fits in a Ziploc bag.

[@stopngosteve04]

Mini Connect 4?

[@mikeandheather]

Thank you for the suggestion and for watching, we really do appreciate it! We will have to look for a mini connect 4 for sure 😊

[@watbri1801]

🙂🙂🙂

[@mikeandheather]

😊

[@KaylaBailey-dd6td]

If you like stragedy puzzle games. I recommend The Genius Square game. It's a 2 player game. It is a fast pace game. Race your partner kind of game. You can also play by yourself. Challenge your brain. It also says on the cover of the box it has 62,208 different puzzles. So it will never get old. I got my also Amazon.