Greg and I are lucky to run an awesome, active, local gaming group, so we get in 2+ player games regularly. We also like to have game time for just the two of us and have several bins full of 2-player games. Many of the games in these bins were designed specifically for two players, but some of them are 2+ player games that we happen to really enjoy with just two players. You’ll find three lists below:

1. Games designed specifically for two players
2. Games Designed for 2+ players that work well for two
3. Board Game Apps for Two Players (because some games have a ton of cards that we’d rather not set up when we play with 2)

I’m using the MLU BGG Plugin from Meeple Like Us to display my lists below. It’s pretty handy for displaying various game data and makes list making incredibly easy. If MLU have done an accessibility teardown on a game, you’ll see it linked in the game’s data block.

Are your favorites missing from my lists? Add them in the comments below!

Designed Specifically for Two Players

Game Details
Name	7 Wonders Duel (2015)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium Light [2.23]
BGG Rank	14 [8.13]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Card Drafting and Set Collection

Game Details
Name	Consentacle (2014)
Complexity	Light [1.33]
BGG Rank	5871 [6.93]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Play, Hand Management and Simultaneous Action Selection

Game Details
Name	The Duke (2013)
Complexity	Medium [2.55]
BGG Rank	448 [7.45]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Grid Movement and Tile Placement

Game Details
Name	Fantastiqa Rival Realms (2018)
Complexity	Medium Light [2.33]
BGG Rank	6391 [7.27]
Player Count	1-2
Mechanism(s)	Area Movement, Hand Management, Pattern Building and Set Collection

Game Details
Name	Hive (2001)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium Light [2.34]
BGG Rank	210 [7.32]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Grid Movement and Tile Placement

Game Details
Name	Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft (2015)
Complexity	Medium Light [1.89]
BGG Rank	1367 [6.92]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection and Worker Placement

Game Details
Name	Jaipur (2009)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium Light [1.52]
BGG Rank	112 [7.52]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Card Drafting, Hand Management and Set Collection

Game Details
Name	Morels (2012)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium Light [1.73]
BGG Rank	632 [7.03]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Card Drafting, Hand Management and Set Collection

Game Details
Name	Onitama (2014)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium Light [1.70]
BGG Rank	200 [7.49]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Grid Movement and Hand Management

Game Details
Name	Patchwork (2014)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium Light [1.69]
BGG Rank	61 [7.72]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Card Drafting, Tile Placement and Time Track

Game Details
Name	Thunder & Lightning (2016)
Complexity	Medium Light [1.80]
BGG Rank	1528 [7.30]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Action Point Allowance System, Hand Management and Secret Unit Deployment

Game Details
Name	Wonderland (2018)
Complexity	Medium Light [2.00]
BGG Rank	6519 [6.39]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Area Control / Area Influence and Hand Management

Game Details
Name	Assembly (2016)
Complexity	Light [1.20]
BGG Rank	6110 [7.50]
Player Count	1-2
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Play, Hand Management, Modular Board and Press Your Luck

Designed for 2+ Players and Work Great with Two Players

Game Details
Name	T.I.M.E Stories (2015)
Complexity	Medium [2.63]
BGG Rank	67 [7.77]
Player Count (Recommended)	2-4 (3-4)
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Play, Dice Rolling, Time Track and Variable Player Powers

Game Details
Name	Exit: The Game – The Abandoned Cabin (2016)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium [2.57]
BGG Rank	178 [7.69]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-6 (1-4)
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Play
Notes from Rebecca	We enjoy the entire series of Exit: The Game escape games.

Game Details
Name	Unlock! The Tonipal's Treasure (2017)
Complexity	Medium [2.50]
BGG Rank	1457 [7.17]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-6 (1-3)
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Play and Storytelling
Notes from Rebecca	We enjoy the entire series of Unlock! escape games.

Game Details
Name	Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game (2014)
Complexity	Medium [3.01]
BGG Rank	76 [7.69]
Player Count (Recommended)	2-5 (3-5)
Mechanism(s)	Action Point Allowance System, Area Movement, Cooperative Play, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Hidden Traitor, Press Your Luck, Storytelling, Trading, Variable Player Powers and Voting

Game Details
Name	Sword & Sorcery (2017)
Complexity	Medium Heavy [3.99]
BGG Rank	387 [8.17]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-5 (1-4)
Mechanism(s)	Action Point Allowance System, Area Movement, Cooperative Play, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Role Playing and Variable Player Powers

Game Details
Name	Folklore: The Affliction (2017)
Complexity	Medium Heavy [3.56]
BGG Rank	1275 [8.09]
Player Count	1-5
Mechanism(s)	Action Point Allowance System, Cooperative Play, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Role Playing and Variable Player Powers

Game Details
Name	Charterstone (2017)
Complexity	Medium [2.86]
BGG Rank	142 [7.70]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-6 (2-6)
Mechanism(s)	Card Drafting, Hand Management and Worker Placement
Notes from Rebecca	We've been enjoying 2-player Charterstone without the Automa, but you can add it if you'd like.

Game Details
Name	The 7th Continent (2017)
Complexity	Medium [2.86]
BGG Rank	17 [8.44]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-4 (1-3)
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Play, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Modular Board, Storytelling and Variable Player Powers

Game Details
Name	Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1981)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium [2.71]
BGG Rank	68 [7.81]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-8 (1-5)
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Play and Storytelling

Game Details
Name	Lisboa (2017)
Complexity	Heavy [4.52]
BGG Rank	80 [8.20]
Player Count	1-4
Mechanism(s)	Area Control / Area Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management and Tile Placement

Board Game Apps for Two Players

The following are games that we prefer to play digital versions of for simplicity and ease of setup due to the number of cards, etc.

Game Details
Name	Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set (2014)
Complexity	Medium [2.96]
BGG Rank	739 [7.37]
Player Count	1-4
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Play, Deck / Pool Building, Dice Rolling, Role Playing and Variable Player Powers
Notes from Rebecca	Pathfinder apps are available via Google Play or iOS

Game Details
Name	Ascension: Deckbuilding Game (2010)
Complexity	Medium Light [2.15]
BGG Rank	540 [7.03]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-4 (2-4)
Mechanism(s)	Card Drafting, Deck / Pool Building and Hand Management
Notes from Rebecca	Ascension apps are available via Google Play or iOS