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	19 [8.10]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	End Game Bonuses, Income, Layering, Market, Modular Board, Multi-Use Cards, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Sudden Death Ending, Tags, Tech Trees / Tech Tracks, Tug of War, Variable Player Powers, Variable Set-up and Victory Points as a Resource

Game Details
Name	Consentacle (2014)
Complexity	Light [1.33]
BGG Rank	7654 [6.72]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Game, Hand Management and Simultaneous Action Selection

Game Details
Name	The Duke (2013)
Complexity	Medium Light [2.49]
BGG Rank	869 [7.32]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Grid Movement, Pattern Movement, Square Grid and Tile Placement

Game Details
Name	Rival Realms (2018)
Complexity	Medium Light [2.22]
BGG Rank	8453 [6.86]
Player Count	1-2
Mechanism(s)	Contracts, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Map Addition, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Pattern Building, Set Collection and Square Grid

Game Details
Name	Hive (2001)
Complexity	Medium Light [2.32]
BGG Rank	299 [7.32]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Enclosure, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Pattern Movement, Pieces as Map, Three Dimensional Movement and Tile Placement

Game Details
Name	Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft (2015)
Complexity	Medium Light [1.81]
BGG Rank	1921 [6.79]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Hand Management, Open Drafting, Set Collection and Worker Placement

Game Details
Name	Jaipur (2009)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Light [1.46]
BGG Rank	180 [7.49]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Hand Management, Hidden Victory Points, Market, Open Drafting, Resource Queue, Score-and-Reset Game and Set Collection

Game Details
Name	Morels (2012)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium Light [1.74]
BGG Rank	898 [6.99]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Hand Management, Open Drafting and Set Collection

Game Details
Name	Onitama (2014)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium Light [1.65]
BGG Rank	318 [7.35]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Grid Movement, Hand Management, Pattern Movement, Square Grid and Static Capture

Game Details
Name	Patchwork (2014)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium Light [1.60]
BGG Rank	118 [7.60]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Grid Coverage, Income, Open Drafting, Rondel, Square Grid, Tile Placement, Turn Order: Stat-Based, Turn Order: Time Track and Victory Points as a Resource

Game Details
Name	Thunder & Lightning (2016)
Complexity	Medium Light [1.83]
BGG Rank	2287 [7.17]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Action Points, Hand Management and Secret Unit Deployment

Game Details
Name	Wonderland (2018)
Complexity	Medium Light [1.63]
BGG Rank	10087 [6.11]
Player Count	2
Mechanism(s)	Area Majority / Influence and Hand Management

Game Details
Name	Assembly (2016)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Light [1.18]
BGG Rank	5467 [7.14]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-4 (1-2)
Mechanism(s)	Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Modular Board and Push Your Luck

Designed for 2+ Players and Work Great with Two Players

Game Details
Name	T.I.M.E Stories (2015)
Complexity	Medium [2.59]
BGG Rank	286 [7.39]
Player Count	2-4
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Move Through Deck, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Storytelling and Variable Player Powers

Game Details
Name	Exit: The Game – The Abandoned Cabin (2016)
Accessibility Report	Meeple Like Us
Complexity	Medium [2.56]
BGG Rank	353 [7.43]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-6 (1-4)
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Game
Notes from Rebecca	We enjoy the entire series of Exit: The Game escape games.

Game Details
Name	Unlock!: Mystery Adventures – The Tonipal's Treasure (2017)
Complexity	Medium Light [2.45]
BGG Rank	1937 [6.96]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-6 (1-4)
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Game 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	215 [7.47]
Player Count (Recommended)	2-5 (3-5)
Mechanism(s)	Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Push Your Luck, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Semi-Cooperative Game, Storytelling, Trading, Traitor Game, Turn Order: Progressive, Variable Player Powers and Voting

Game Details
Name	Sword & Sorcery (2017)
Complexity	Medium Heavy [4.11]
BGG Rank	452 [7.90]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-5 (1-4)
Mechanism(s)	Action Points, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Role Playing, Solo / Solitaire Game and Variable Player Powers

Game Details
Name	Folklore: The Affliction (2017)
Complexity	Medium Heavy [3.67]
BGG Rank	1328 [7.68]
Player Count	1-5
Mechanism(s)	Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Events, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Role Playing, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling and Variable Player Powers

Game Details
Name	Charterstone (2017)
Complexity	Medium [2.85]
BGG Rank	531 [7.22]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-6 (2-6)
Mechanism(s)	Catch the Leader, Hand Management, Legacy Game, Open Drafting, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Solo / Solitaire Game 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 [2.90]
BGG Rank	108 [7.82]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-4 (1-3)
Mechanism(s)	Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Map Addition, Modular Board, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling and Variable Player Powers

Game Details
Name	Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)
Complexity	Medium [2.67]
BGG Rank	157 [7.63]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-8 (1-4)
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Game, Deduction, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Solo / Solitaire Game and Storytelling

Game Details
Name	Lisboa (2017)
Complexity	Heavy [4.58]
BGG Rank	56 [8.19]
Player Count	1-4
Mechanism(s)	Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Open Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game 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 [2.93]
BGG Rank	1280 [7.28]
Player Count	1-4
Mechanism(s)	Cooperative Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Dice Rolling, Move Through Deck, Role Playing, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game 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 [2.14]
BGG Rank	740 [7.04]
Player Count (Recommended)	1-4 (2-4)
Mechanism(s)	Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Hand Management and Open Drafting
Notes from Rebecca	Ascension apps are available via Google Play or iOS