What are some good 2 player board games?

Answer 1

While Monopoly with 2 players loses that extra complexity and makes things more linear, it is nice with 2 players in where the game ends MUCH faster

Tried and true: backgammon, checkers, chess, chinese chckers, chinese chess, and Careers

Settlers of Catan is supposed to be for 3-4 players, but i've read how ppl have fun playing unofficial 2p variants and adapting their own rules.

Reiner Knizia's Samurai is 2-4 players and is a blast, despite it's higher price

Answer 2

Here's a list of good games that can be played by 2 players: Lost Cities Mr. Jack Yinsh Dvonn 1960 Making Of The President Battle Line Blue Moon CIty Claustrophobia Carcassonne Ingenious Jaipur San Juan Small World Stone Age Taluva Through The Desert

Answer 3

From Rio Grande Games: Babel, Balloon Cup, any of the Carcassonne series, Fjords, Jambo, Lost Cities (a favorite), Punct and Yinsh. Details at www.riograndegames.com.

Answer 4

Monopoly, Checkers, The Game of Life, Scattergories, Scene It?, Cranium....

Answer 5

Stratego, Battleship, Connect Four, Guess Who, Hangman, Sorry (not too bad with 2 people), Careers (okay with 2 people) Risk (okay with 2), Trouble, Payday (okay with 2), there are probably more but I am running out of 2 people game ideas.

Answer 6

I like Chess and Checkers, as well as Monopoly, Scrabble, and Rummikub. There's also games like Yahtzee, Battleship, and Boggle (boggle is one of my favourites, not sure if it's a board game or not). I also like various card games such as Gin Rummy, Uno, War, Sevens, and Memory. Hope this helps ^_^

Answer 7

Chess
Checkers
Backgammon
Cribbage
Stratego
Chinese Checkers

Answer 8

The different "Scene-It" games are fun board games for two.

Answer 9

Backgammon.

Answer 10

Chess. Very mind-challenging. And scrabble also.