Which is the best board game for two players?

Question

Many board games say "for 2-6 players", but they usually work best with 3 or more. Are there any good board games for just 2 players?

Answer 1

Draughts and backgammon.

Answer 2

Frustration lol -ace game very frustrating. x

Answer 3

We like backgammon best.  You can play trivial pursuit and ding-bats with two.

Answer 4

Cribbage by far

Answer 5

scrabble or draughts are my favourite but if that fails try the head board lol

Answer 6

Caesar & Cleopatra, Hellas, Guillotine, Kahuna,

Attika, Scarab Lords.

see

boardgamegeek.com  for REAL games.

Answer 7

guess who lol

Answer 8

Battleship!

Answer 9

connect 4

Answer 10

Flux, WOW TCG, Pirates TCG, Star Wars pocket Models.

Answer 11

Snakes and ladders it`s to slow and boring with more than 2.

Tiddley winks more than two and thers tiddle and winks all over the place.

Answer 12

Stratego!

A dedicated two-player game, keeps fresh for a long time.

Answer 13

Battleship, Connect four,card games or dvd games like deal or no deal and etc

Answer 14

Risk

Answer 15

Chess, Scrabble, Yes/No, Boggle... =)

Answer 16

Tons!  Some of the favorite games of my girlfriend and I are:

Factory Fun - a great puzzle game.  Hard to find though, and only good for real logic-puzzle fans, but it is one of our favorites.

Race for the Galaxy - this new card game about building a galactic empire is highly addictive and plays great with two.

Mr. Jack - two player game with a little bit of deduction and a lot of strategy.  Very fun.

Roma - a quick and confrontational two player dice and card game set in the roman empire.

Arkham Horror - this is a complicated and long game, but its a lot of fun and is played cooperatively against the game itself.  Best with two players, and great for a chance to team up!  A game about a desperate race to stop ancient evil from awakening.

If you give any more info about what you like, I could customize suggestions some more!

Answer 17

Scrabble    . You can play for free at www.isc.ro. You can play with people from all over the world.

Answer 18

checkers or chess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 19

Snakes and Ladders.

Answer 20

Chess or Scrabble......

Answer 21

chess

Answer 22

My husband and I play 2-player games all the time

Miniature War-ish Game: Battlelore

Abstract: Chess, Hive (favorite ever), Go, Yinsh (great game), Zertz, Othello, Quarto (short and very replayable)

Themed: Dungeon Twister (a really fun "thinker")

Fun/Dexterity: Elk Fest

Deductive: Mr. Jack, Lord of the Rings: the Confrontation Deluxe

Card: Lost Cities

I'd say my favorite is Hive or Yinsh, but my husband loves Battlelore. Battlelore tends to appeal to both sexes as it is a fantasy war game, but light and card driven. Not quite as geeky as it sounds! Well worth the investment.

Lost Cities is VERY popular when it comes to getting non-gamers to play. Its fun, light and as addictive as solitaire. Also not very expensive.

(all above games are strictly two player games, not 2-6 players)

multi-player games that work well two player: Caylus (a bit heavy), Tikal (<3), Carcassonne, Mexica

Answer 23

Baby on Board seems to be a great activity game

Answer 24

draughts.

Answer 25

sorry or chechers or chess