Nice listing. And, refreshing to see a 2 player listing that isn't full of 2 player only games. Well done!
@Bad.Ju.Ju. Жыл бұрын
Really Good video! You not only talked about the game, but you also showed a little bit of gameplay. Thank you for doing that! Waiting for the next 2 players boardgame vid.
@mydogskips210 ай бұрын
Wow, I found this video EXACTLY one year to the day that it was posted, so, Happy Valentine's Day to you in 2024. And thanks for the video.
@dqbrewer8 ай бұрын
Another great video. We almost exclusively play 2-player, so this one was particularly useful to us. We also enjoy Decorum (we never agree on interior decoration in real life), Arboretum, Parks (have but haven't tried the Nightfall expansion), and Brass-B (try Nucleum sometime). We love Spirit Island (try Ghost Stories) and all the Ryan Laukat titles. Thank you, again!
@KNic0lson Жыл бұрын
Love Kabuto Sumo. Oo I played most of these at boardgame cafes. I would recommend Raptors for a short head to head escape/capture game
@koroviev8897 Жыл бұрын
My partner and I have been having a blast with Codenames Duo!
@MegaSNES64 Жыл бұрын
Caper Europe, one of the best 2 player games ever.. It flows really nice
@Darkestoceans Жыл бұрын
1. Deus 2. Ark Nova 3. Terraforming Mars 4. Merlin with expansions 5. Grand Austria with Let's Waltz 6. Rajas of the Ganges 7. Meadow 8. Innovation 9. Bruges 10. Orleans with trade and intrigue
@carinmotion5 ай бұрын
+ SW Rebellion
@MijaKralj-b4m3 ай бұрын
my partner and I play: Cascadia, Patchwork, Trails, The mind, Hanabi, Calico and Azul. I will teach him Castle of Burgundy next and I will add Tranquility and Fox duet in our collection for two players :)
@christinabyrd-y8r9 ай бұрын
I love to play Azul Queen's Garden together with my hubs. It is a beautiful game and a brain burner at round 4, but is super fun and pretty to look at when done. ❤️
@Janpre2001Ай бұрын
My daughter lives 3 hours away and when she comes home for a few days, we play board games all the time. She is 35 and I am 68 but we have a blast. We are always looking for new games to play.
@anagsom37612 күн бұрын
This gives me hope! Because my husband is not a fan of board games, more like video games. So sweet that you two enjoy it so much toghether!
@corinnajuras-tabletopsavants Жыл бұрын
Our favourite 2 player games so far have been Caverna Cave vs Cave, Akrotiri, Paladins of the West Kingdom, and Kingdomino
@duncanspaan4078 Жыл бұрын
Targi & claim too!
@pepa00728 күн бұрын
Nice video. I would even name it "10 games that look lovely".
@neopet84 Жыл бұрын
Nice video, great to see a different list then some other games that are fun with 2 players. I enjoyed tranquility, it was lots of fun finding out the best place to put your cards at, and not lose more in your hand. Parks is such a great game, its so cute. Brass is my list of lookouts. Been watching a few plays on it. We like Lords of Waterdeep, and Hadara at 2 players.
@TheBoardGameGarden Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I always try to talk about different games. There are so many amazing games out there! And oohhh very nice! I need to look into both of those! They've been on my radar for sure! 😊
@josipkolakovic792720 күн бұрын
Amazing video... I owned Brass few years ago and we played it a lot in 3 players and ita ctually works great. you should definitely give it a try
@jameshayward7539 Жыл бұрын
Jaws of the lion is brilliant I hope you both enjoy it, its spurred me on the get the full gloomhaven game haha. Another one to check out is Bossmonster (really easy 2 player game to check out). Nice an small box and easy to learn how to play.
@TempRawr11 ай бұрын
Thank you the list was wonderul and had such variety.
@SourojitBh4 ай бұрын
This is a lovely video! Thanks!
@SMBrwnie Жыл бұрын
Sagrada has been on my list for a while! I've just been waiting for a good sale before I snag it. Near and Far is a new one to me, but I'm growing more and more fond of campaign games, so I'll have to look more into it! Thanks for this list!
@GeoKan10 ай бұрын
We enjoy playing HIVE, Imhotep duel and 7 wonders duel !! they are amazing games - also Marvel Remix and Fantasy Grounds
@urloony11 ай бұрын
great collection, well presented.
@JahanThakur-rm3hn Жыл бұрын
For Radlands you can get a file from BGG and print a mat! Makes it so much easier to play Cool list!
@davidrath7828 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Some wonderful ideas to consider now that my partner has taken an interest in my hobby. Plan to introduce them to Parks first and then Lands of Galzyr...two of my absolute favorite games. Cheers!
@BigDaddyCola Жыл бұрын
Lost cities is great for 2!
@moonaite10 ай бұрын
Thank you! I thnk I will give Arboretum a try! ❤😊
@ramuslatsman6944 Жыл бұрын
Spirit Island rules! It’s a great game at 2 players, 3 is good too, more than 3 gets a little bonkers with how much stuff is happening on the board. It’s also a awesome solo game if you want to get in to solo gaming. It’s definitely pretty heavy. If that scares anyone, there is the “lite” version; ‘Horizons of Spirit Island’ which is a great jumping on point for $30 that will give you the basic spirit island experience without spending a couple hundred dollars on the base game and all the expansions. Although if you do like it I would definitely recommend buying true base game and all the expansions.
@franckmanzetti6890 Жыл бұрын
Spirit Island and Near and far are my favorite boardgames !! (i've played more than a thousand games of spirit Island with my wife - the expantions are great !!)
@psychology4introverts10 ай бұрын
hi Jenna. Can you share how you play Near and Far collaboratively? Are there extra rule sets or expansions to be able to play together and not fight each other?
@ags3006 Жыл бұрын
Great recommendations, thank you!
@boardgamebar Жыл бұрын
Know and love all the games you mentioned until you got to near and far LOL haven't actually heard of it. But i still think you need to play Fog of Love 😉
@kittenman100 Жыл бұрын
Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth is my 2nd favorite co-op campaign!
@JJ_TheGreat Жыл бұрын
23:29 I get it! Parks is a tight game. And that is a reason I like it, too… Make everything a struggle! :-)
@Just-a-Canuck Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video, new subscriber, looking forward to watching more and adding new games to my collection
@ronaldeng3454 Жыл бұрын
Very sweet, charming, helpful list.
@SaschaKleiber Жыл бұрын
You are missing the one game which can't be missing in any 2P list: 7 Wonders Duel. Also I recommend Targi, Patchwork, Wingspan Asia, Beer & Bread, Taverns of Tiefen Thal.
@imnottellingyoumyname3050Ай бұрын
7 wonders duel ain't that good
@SaschaKleiberАй бұрын
@ 🤣🤣🤣 Right, it’s only the best 2-P game in the world…
@PabloGallardo-e9qАй бұрын
7wd is meh
@bradymccann Жыл бұрын
Caper Europe is my #1!
@TheBoardGameGarden Жыл бұрын
Ohh yes! I’ve played on BGA a few times and I want it physically so bad! It is a great head to head game! 😊👏🏻
@MegaSNES64 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful artwork and engaging gameplay
@vayuhezequiel Жыл бұрын
Loved this video. Thank you!
@trailhops Жыл бұрын
Hanabi is a pretty good two player filler game!
@meeplechat5046 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your list,Jenna. After watching, I picked up a copy of tranquility based on your recommendation. Can’t wait to try it! Thanks!
@citruesilver Жыл бұрын
You should try Targi, no 2 player game list is complete without it imho. 😊 Fields of Arle is also amazing. Twilight Struggle if you can stand cold war theme...
@JohnGolden Жыл бұрын
Codename Duet is a fun variation on the original. Quirkle is still good at 2. But can be a 'take that' game if that's what you were calling it.
@Sl1vers Жыл бұрын
Great 2-Player Suggestions !!!!!!
@Headbangerr-en2cc Жыл бұрын
Not stricte "board" games, but here's my top 10 for couples: 1. Clank 2. Everdell 3. Paleo 4. Hogwarts Battle 5. Disney Villainous 6. Big Book Of Madness 7. Hero Realms 8. Hogwarts Battle: Deffence Against Dark Arts 9. Legendary Encounters: Alien 10. DC Comick Deck Building Game (not necessarily in that order from 1 to 10, all of them are great).
@billable1861 Жыл бұрын
All excellent picks. I will go try sagrada now since you tell me spirit island resonated with you.
@Zectifin Жыл бұрын
I love any 2 player game suggestions. My partner and I love board games, but don't have much room to have friends over for higher player count games.
@mechashadow10 ай бұрын
Eyy, I met the Designer of Tranquility really buzzing dude with ideas, which you can feel it in the game.
@thiagop35197 ай бұрын
Wingspan, 7 wonders duel and cascadia!!!
@itsGabrielaCristina Жыл бұрын
Happy Valentine's Day, Jenna & Francis
@Ongo771 Жыл бұрын
Happy Valentine’s Day!
@TheBoardGameGarden Жыл бұрын
Happy Valentine's Day Gabriella! 🥰💕
@jflartner117 Жыл бұрын
FYI - I'm getting a 404 error using the TBGG TV link in the description. This worked for me, though - www.youtube.com/@theboardgamegardentv
@s_215 Жыл бұрын
LOL Arboretum = Murder trees. Accurate😂
@jflartner117 Жыл бұрын
LOVE the idea to still have chapters, but not list the name of the game as the titles. As always, thanks for the video!! ❤
@pacoin51Ай бұрын
brass birmingham for 2 is amazing
@TomRauhe Жыл бұрын
My best two player games: Fog of love Santorini Treachery in a pocket In between Mr. Jack Romeo and Juliet Getaway Driver Mind Bug Haven
7 Wonders Duel is superb (and the expansions are terrific). I'm a huge fan of Onitama. I do love Splendor, but I haven't bought Duel yet. A 2 player that doesn't get talked about is Rivals For Catan. Don't let Catan fatigue sway you; it's a really good 2 player game and I think it's superior to Catan in many ways.
@kimoro9643 Жыл бұрын
happy Valentine’s Day! we played Above and Below tonight 🤪 I would recommend Oltree but I think I’ve recommended it before 😬 we love playing Groundhog Day too. same same same for N&F for me and my love, it’s our most played game! we’ve played through everything and still love playing the arcade mode for a quick game night… it’s our most played game! there are always new things to try with all the cards :) xoxo
@ferventworkshop10 ай бұрын
Jenna, would you like to review What Lies Beneath? It's a solo dungeon-crawler that combines a choose-your-own-path narrative with dice mechanisms. I'd be happy to send a review copy to you. -Chris
@pacoloco4life8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the recommendations. Definitely going to try a few of em wit my wife
@RainbowRiver10 ай бұрын
I love the idea of the mechanics in Kabuto Sumo but the bug theme isn't for me. Does anyone have any similar recs?
@peterjs007 Жыл бұрын
Near and Far looks is on my wanted list for my wife and I to play together. We don't have any campaign games like this yet.
@MerlinsManor Жыл бұрын
Great video! I did my own list (as well as my wife's list) of top 10 two player games as well. I really like your idea of putting captions in the timestamps that hint towards the game without saying what the game is. When I began doing Top 10 lists I just put the game titles in, but I found that gave people less reason to actually watch the video. Now I just use numbers in the timestamps, but I might give your way a try as it gives people the opportunity to try to guess what might be coming up, but does not totally give it away.
@MerlinsManor Жыл бұрын
Oh the link to your other channel seems to be broken at this time. I was able to find your channel by searching for it, but you may want to edit the link in the description.
@VoiceofFox Жыл бұрын
My wife and I enjoy Castles of Burgundy more than pretty much every 2 player only game we’ve played. Most 2 player games are mean and Burgundy is best at 2 anyway.
@wl560911 ай бұрын
I totally agree! Do you have the newest/best version? It's so expensive. I wonder if it's worth it?..🤔
@VoiceofFox11 ай бұрын
@@wl5609 I do and it is to me because it’s one my favourite games. It’s also worth it to me for the new solo mode and new expansion. Other than that, the previous two version are perfectly fine (I prefer the original out of those two).
@wl560911 ай бұрын
@@VoiceofFox Very interesting, thank you!
@KNic0lson Жыл бұрын
Ooo I avoided Radlands as I thought it looked super hard - but that looks pretty good!
@fedorilitchev5092 Жыл бұрын
I love two player games. My favourites are Battleline, Tzaar, Hive, Commands and Colors: Ancients, Summoner Wars, Ghost Stories, Arkham Horror Card Game and Attack on Titan deckbuilding game.
@Gemwielders Жыл бұрын
Attack on Titan looks quite interesting, I didn't know about that one!
@fedorilitchev5092 Жыл бұрын
@@Gemwielders watch the show first and you'll love it.
@khew1 Жыл бұрын
Belated happy valentines Day you two from the UK
@shadowvampwolf Жыл бұрын
do hope you could do a campaign boardgame list too!
@IllBuythePopcorn Жыл бұрын
Really love Sagrada & Parks, they're part of my 10x1 challenge. I really enjoy Radlands. Just wish I had someone to play it with more often. I got Brass last year and it's sitting nicely on SOS. It's just an intimidating game, LOL.
@jasminroy1985 Жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you know of any good places to purchase some of these board games you mentioned? (I'm in Ontario, Canada). I checked on Amazon but I wanted your opinion since you seem to know a lot about board games. Great video!
@johnedwards557511 ай бұрын
I’m also in Ontario. One good site with decent pricing is board game bliss. The trouble with most games are limited print cycles unfortunately, but they have an option to flag to you when something is back in stock. Cheers
@jasminroy198511 ай бұрын
@@johnedwards5575 thanks!
@brynnsakell9364 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Have you been playing Near and Far along with the Amber Mines expansion? I recently got the game, but I’m wondering if I should get the expansion before I start the campaign
@leftydad5821 Жыл бұрын
Great, informative video! Gads, I ordered every game on your list from Amazon and it’s costing me over $500😅
@matttrafton27255 ай бұрын
Nations Dice is an excellent two.player. Or, solo, 3 or 4.
@Endeva09 Жыл бұрын
Can I recommend for 2 players, Stardew Valley, Pandemic, Patchwork, Survive: Escape from Atlantis and Ganz Shoen Clever
@totoortiz8266 Жыл бұрын
I played a game as she listed games!!! I didn't finish before I passed out, but It was amazing! Are you ready? Every time she mentions Francis. Take a shot. If you make it to the end of the video YOU WIN!!!
@KingGhidorah_10 ай бұрын
Kabuto Sumo is just a new version of Push a Monster.
@thetable7660 Жыл бұрын
23:32 Not sure if this is a design flaw or an ingenious commentary on tourism.
@kmanz6011 ай бұрын
Hell yeah spirit island is awesome
@lord_gregatron3246 Жыл бұрын
Drinking game, take a shot every time she says "Francis". (Warning, please call the hospital before you start and tell them you are about to have alcohol poisoning)
@freeheeler00 Жыл бұрын
Brass: Birmingham is currently #1 on BGG. Pandemic Legacy Season One is #2.
@Greggiexplore Жыл бұрын
Canopy card game is also recommended.
@Janisurai Жыл бұрын
Unmatched is good for head to head
@jasonc2784 Жыл бұрын
Nightfall expansion helps with congestion.
@calliescraft7 ай бұрын
Our family loves tranquility! I hope you get to experience it soon!
@paulsalomon27 Жыл бұрын
Arboretum is sooooo tense and great.
@Darkestoceans Жыл бұрын
Also recommend twilight struggle and targi
@looktothefuture84 Жыл бұрын
If you love Brass at two and want to continue to love it at that count, I recommend you never play it at more than two 😬 Once I went past two, I never want to play it at that count now as I don't feel it's the 'full' experience of the game's potential.
@tstd Жыл бұрын
"A few games are sponsored by X. I haven't actually played this sponsored game in a long time...." Okay. Credibility gone, lol
@harmoniagarden934311 ай бұрын
i love playing with my imaginary friends!
@TLEberle Жыл бұрын
As fun as Tranquility is, it can be frustrating that so much of the game is not just out of your control in terms of the discards. Still fun and it feels great to pull off a climactic win.
@rolling.reggie Жыл бұрын
Great list overall, the love is in the air. Btw, I am a Sagrada fanboy! So glad to see this on the list. Let me know if you get the app would love to play turn-based with you :) P.S. the second channel for VODs is a great idea, the link wasn't working for me when I just tried fyi
@atngaming2019 Жыл бұрын
Im jealous of Francis... 🥰
@Jeppie_NL11 ай бұрын
I get what you mean, but my wife is way hotter imho😅❤
@theonlytrue8t88 Жыл бұрын
I recommend tainted grail
@JacobPorterLadder Жыл бұрын
The BGG TV link doesn't work 😭
@Prof25889 Жыл бұрын
What is a “take that” game?
@MrRudyRiot Жыл бұрын
Tranquility is great! I've played it a few times on BGA. It reminds me of a better version of "the game" (which is also similar to "the mind" lol - terrible names)
I'll see your KZbin-money-algorithm-manipulating comment and raise it with a reply 🙃
@Zectifin Жыл бұрын
engagement!
@richardmullens4707 Жыл бұрын
This comment is sponsored by... Blah Blah Blah Blah (9 minutes later) And now my comment is...
@Islacrusez Жыл бұрын
Likes and replies for the algorithm.
@bigalharris Жыл бұрын
Correct
@grinningtaverngaming39510 ай бұрын
You remind me of Kiera Knightley. So I clicked and listened.
@phaedruscj3330 Жыл бұрын
Since when do super models know anything about board games?
@Jeppie_NL11 ай бұрын
putting people in boxes and stereotyping is really so boring
@phaedruscj333011 ай бұрын
lighten up Karen then go look up sarcasm @@Jeppie_NL
@sardin.88 Жыл бұрын
I picked up Tranquility after you suggested it in your games based on zodiac signs video. My partner and I have been playing it every Sunday morning since and have yet to win - but it's still fun! We also love Radlands!
@lyg Жыл бұрын
Tranquility is great, I'm curious about the sequel 😄.
@stacie_everdell Жыл бұрын
I have always passed on Radlands based on the box cover design. But today, thanks to your b-roll, I've added it to my wish list. Yes, I do judge books by their covers too. 😂 I agree about Brass: Birmingham and hear it said all the time--"need to table more so I can stop re-reading the rules". Someone else already suggested it, but I second Paleo for 2-players. I enjoy it very much solo as well, but 2-player with someone you love/really like is a lot of fun. You can really get into the theme, helping one another, and trying to get that dang cave painting done...because that's all that really mattered back then. 🤣
@TomRauhe Жыл бұрын
Radlands is really good. It's the toughest 'take that' game I know of, though.