Best 2-player board games
The top-rated games that play well with 2 players, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 6,316 games. Gloomhaven leads the list (medium-heavy complexity).
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Top picks for 2 players
- Gloomhaven (2017)
- Terraforming Mars (2016)
- Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)
- Scythe (2016)
- 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
- Twilight Struggle (2005)
- 7 Wonders (2010)
- Agricola (2007)
- Pandemic (2008)
- The Castles of Burgundy (2011)
- Wingspan (2019)
- Brass Birmingham (2018)
- Terra Mystica (2012)
- Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
- Dominion (2008)
- Great Western Trail (2016)
- Carcassonne (2000)
- Spirit Island (2017)
- Azul (2017)
- Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
- Codenames XXL (2015)
- Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization (2015)
- Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
- Blood Rage (2015)
- Viticulture Essential Edition (2015)
- Race for the Galaxy (2007)
- Concordia (2013)
- Lords of Waterdeep (2012)
- Ticket to Ride (2004)
- Mage Knight Board Game (2011)
- Gaia Project (2017)
- Root (2018)
- Patchwork Winter Edition (2014)
- Caverna The Cave Farmers (2013)
- Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
- Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020)
- Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
- Tzolk'in The Mayan Calendar (2012)
- Everdell (2018)
- War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
- Brass Lancashire (2007)
- Five Tribes The Djinns of Naqala (2014)
- A Feast for Odin (2016)
- Eldritch Horror (2013)
- Android Netrunner (2012)
- Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure (2016)
- Le Havre (2008)
- Nemesis (2018)