What is the best 2-player negotiation board game?

Bohnanza Fan Edition (1997) is the highest-rated 2-player negotiation board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.0/10 from 38,909 ratings. Pax Pamir Second Edition and Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game round out the top three.

How many 2-player negotiation board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 131 2-player negotiation board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

2-player games / Negotiation

Best 2-player negotiation board games

The best 2-player negotiation board games are Bohnanza Fan Edition, Pax Pamir Second Edition and Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game — the top-rated of 131 2-player negotiation board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Bohnanza Fan Edition (1997) at 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Bohnanza Fan Edition (1997)
2–7 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4
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Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game (2010)
2–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4
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The Manhattan Project (2012)
2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4
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Dune (2019)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
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Civilization (1980)
2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.5
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Diplomacy (1959)
2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0
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Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
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Archipelago (2012)
2–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 7.3
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Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 (2006)
2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9
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Advanced Civilization (1991)
2–8 players · 360–480 min · ★ 8.0
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Between Two Cities (2015)
1–7 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0
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Maria (2009)
2–3 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0
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The Republic of Rome (1990)
1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5
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Condottiere (1995)
2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8
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The Traders of Genoa (2001)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1
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Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2
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A Game of Thrones The Card Game (2008)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.8
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Virgin Queen (2012)
2–6 players · 420 min · ★ 8.0
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Room 25 (2013)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Viceroy (2014)
1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Junta (1978)
2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7
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Cosmic Encounter (1977)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9
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Warrior Knights (2006)
2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9
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Here I Stand 500th Anniversary Edition (2017)
2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 8.6
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Illuminati (1987)
2–8 players · 60–180 min · ★ 6.5
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Patchistory (2013)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1
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Empires in Arms (1983)
2–7 players · 120–12000 min · ★ 7.6
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Compounded (2013)
2–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.8
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Pax Pamir (2015)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
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John Company (2017)
1–6 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5
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Oltremare Merchants of Venice (2004)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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Civilization West Extension Map (1986)
2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.8
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Rise and Decline of the Third Reich (1974)
2–6 players · 1440 min · ★ 6.9
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Castaways (2010)
1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0
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Pick Picknic (2001)
2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6
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Police Precinct (2013)
1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9
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Nuclear War (1965)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2
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Greenland (2014)
1–3 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.0
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Colonial Europe's Empires Overseas (2011)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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Merchants of the Middle Ages (1999)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.7
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Die Siedler von Catan Das Buch zum Spielen (2000)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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More Cosmic Encounter (1992)
2–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
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Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot (2002)
2–8 players · 45 min · ★ 5.5
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Spheres of Influence Struggle for Global Supremacy (2016)
2–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9
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Versailles 1919 (2020)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Illuminati New World Order (1994)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4
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Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot RED Booster (2002)
2–8 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4
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Quick negotiation board games for 2 players (30 minutes or less)

Between Two Cities (2015)
1–7 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0
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Room 25 (2013)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Pick Picknic (2001)
2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6
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Nuclear Escalation (1983)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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HMS Dolores (2016)
2–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2
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Nuclear Proliferation (1992)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Dungeon Dice (2014)
2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8
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Mammut (2011)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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Payday! (1975)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 4.8
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Tavern Masters (2017)
1–6 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.8
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Monopoly The Card Game (2000)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 5.5
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TAJ (2015)
2–4 players · 10 min · ★ 6.0
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Frequently asked

What is the best 2-player negotiation board game?: Bohnanza Fan Edition (1997) is the highest-rated 2-player negotiation board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.0/10 from 38,909 ratings. Pax Pamir Second Edition and Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game round out the top three.
How many 2-player negotiation board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 131 2-player negotiation board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.