Yet while the game is simple to pick up, winning still requires strategic card play, tactics, and maybe some luck from the dice. Using Richard Borg’s Command and Colors system, Memoir ’44 is designed to be easy to learn and quick to play. The two games are very similar and built upon the same engine. 2 Players ĭepending on if you prefer a historical World War II theme or a fantasy one, you could easily substitute Memoir ’44 with BattleLore. I don’t own very many games about quilting, but this one is definitely worth owning.

Plus, I really appreciate how he branched off with the theme on this one. The game is easy to learn and yet has a surprising amount of depth. Part of designer Uwe Rosenberg’s 2 player only series, Patchwork has players drafting Tetris-like shapes as they try to make a quilt on their personal boards. Thankfully there is a tablet app if you want to check it out first. Despite its high-ranking, it’s a fairly heavy game and might not be for everyone. Minimal luck, multi-use cards, and loads of strategy. A highly strategic card game set during the cold war, Twilight Struggle has everything gamers love. Last year, Twilight Struggle was dethroned as the highest ranked game on Board Game Geek (after an impressive number of years in the top spot). There are actually 3 ways to win in 7 Wonders: Duel, which really helping this game to stand out from its older brother. More cutthroat than the original 7 Wonders, Duel has players drafting cards from a pyramid on the center of the table. And with the Pantheon expansion, this game gets even better. I originally wasn’t a fan of 7 Wonders: Duel, but subsequent plays have caused me to warm up to it. This one actually grew on me since my first play. This opened up a new avenue of strategic options. If a player collects too many madness tokens, they go insane and immediately lose.

The reason I like Tides of Madness better than its predecessor is the new madness mechanic. In Tides of Madness, players are trying to acquire sets of cards over the three rounds of the game. Enter Tides of Madness, their sequel to Tides of Time. Portal Games answer to fans looking for a card drafting game that played well with only 2 players. That being said, if you ever have a chance to play this dice chucking battle royale, do it. It would be higher up on the list, but it’s long since been out of print and fetches a stupidly high price on the secondary market. Based on the eminently forgettable Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, this game was probably the best thing to come out of those movies. I really enjoy Star Wars: The Queen’s Gambit. Honorable Mention: Star Wars: The Queen’s Gambit ( review) So with that out of the way, on to the list! Top 10 2 Player Board Games However, I am making an exception for a few games that have clearly shoehorned in extra player counts, but are really 2 player only games (War of the Ring, I’m looking at you). And to clear things up, this list will only be for two player games, so no games that play with more than 2 players.

So with that in mind, today I’m going to talk about my Top 10 Two Player Board Games. Sure, there are plenty of games that play fine with 2, but many times those games really shine with more players. So I definitely appreciate when publishers come out with new 2 player games. And I’m exceedingly grateful for her willingness to try just about any game I toss onto the table (especially if I need to play it for a review). Even though I have regular game nights at my house, my primary gaming partner is still my wife.

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