# Favorite 2 player games

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 1, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-2-player-games/729624 "2015-09-01T18:07:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-2-player-games/729624/21 "2015-09-03T22:24:53Z")

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> [@Skywatcher](#):
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> [Carcassonne: The Castle](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7717/carcassonne-castle) was designed for two players. We have yet to play ours.

Had it for many years and it is awesome. One of our favorite 2-player games.

**Ra: The Dice Game** is also excellent. Better than the original Ra game.

**Upwords** - I still say this is the best scrabble-like game. Much better than scrabble or any game in that genre.

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**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-2-player-games/729624/22 "2015-09-04T14:28:45Z")

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[Twilight Struggle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Struggle) is an excellent 2 player strategy game, simulating the Cold War.

Another two player game I enjoy quite a bit is Magic: The Gathering, but I hesitate to recommend it mostly because of its sales model. It’s way too easy to spend way too much money on cards.

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