# recommend me some board games for two **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 9, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863 "2009-11-09T00:59:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/1 "2009-11-09T00:59:30Z")
Winter’s coming, and my boyfriend and I are looking for something to keep us amused indoors. Most of the board games I know are for four or more people. Any recommendations? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/2 "2009-11-09T01:06:38Z")
Scrabble. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/3 "2009-11-09T01:35:57Z")
[Mille Bournes](http://thehouseofcards.com/retail/millebornes.html) (actually it’s a card game) [Small World](http://www.daysofwonder.com/smallworld/en/) ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/4 "2009-11-09T01:53:02Z")
Well, since **RickJay** beat me to the best game ever, this is what I got left… Rummy Cubes, Mastermind, Racko, Memory and Stratego are ones I still like to play. None of them are technically board games except Stratego, but they all play with two players quite well. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/5 "2009-11-09T02:02:44Z")
If you like Scrabble but want a twist, Upwords is a similar, but different, game, good for 2-4 people. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/6 "2009-11-09T02:13:49Z")
I highly recommend [Blokus](http://www.blokus.com/en/blokus.html). It comes in a 2-player version, and it’s a great game. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/7 "2009-11-09T02:30:02Z")
I’ll second Blokus. It’s a lot of fun. ---
**Author:** ![Starring\_Emma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Starring\_Emma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starring_Emma)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/8 "2009-11-09T03:27:40Z")
[http://www.areyougame.com/images/items/HB00390.jpg](http://www.areyougame.com/images/items/HB00390.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/9 "2009-11-09T04:58:54Z")
I can recommend something to keep a couple amused indoors, but it doesn’t necessarily require a board, and both players can win. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/10 "2009-11-09T08:22:37Z")
I remembered a game called [Lost Cities.](http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50) Also, if you feel up to it, the [War of the Ring](http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9609) is for two players. It would take longer than RISK. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/11 "2009-11-09T08:29:25Z")
I recommend Go and Chess. Oh, you don’t both have Aspberger’s Syndrome? Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/12 "2009-11-09T11:23:43Z")
Rummikub Headache Trouble Mystery Mansion Aggravation ---
**Author:** ![Containing\_Iron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@Containing\_Iron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Containing_Iron)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/13 "2009-11-09T12:10:32Z")
board game: Carcassonne card games: skip-bo (though this one is more fun with more people, but it can be played with just 2) the monopoly card game you might like (my GF liked it and she can’t stand the board game) likewise there is a clue card game Dice game: Catan dice game (good if you like the settlers of catan board game… added bonus is that you can play it solo) ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/14 "2009-11-09T12:18:31Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > Mystery Mansion This is a wonderful game! I’d totally forgotten about it, but your post just opened up a whole slew of fond memories of playing it with my older sister. There’s quite a bit of set-up involved, IIRC, but it is a lot of fun. Edit to Add–check out a Goodwill or Salvation Army–you can find some really quirky games there, and at only 2 or 3$ a pop, it’s no great loss if it’s a dud. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/15 "2009-11-09T12:25:15Z")
I’m looking at highly rated games at [boardgamegeek.com](http://boardgamegeek.com) [Browse Board Games | BoardGameGeek](http://www.boardgamegeek.com/browse/boardgame) I’m skipping games that don’t officially play two (though there may be a 2 player variant) or who I don’t think play well with two. Or games I haven’t played. Agricola plays OK with two, but it does have some fiddly rules. Dominion and Le Havre might work The Ticket to Rides (nordic Countries might be best for two) St Petersburg is popular amound a wide variety in my game group. Brian ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/16 "2009-11-09T12:29:56Z")
Thanks for the recs guys! Unfortunately we’re living in Seoul, so it’s hard to find used board games around here . . . I’ll probably have to order them off ebay or something. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/17 "2009-11-09T14:36:27Z")
Moved from IMHO to the Game Room. twickster, moderator ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/18 "2009-11-09T14:55:48Z")
> [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > Winter’s coming, and my boyfriend and I are looking for something to keep us amused indoors. I’d say you’re barking up the wrong tree for amusements. Now if you were heading into the winter with an aunt or cousin then I’d recommend a deck of cards and a book that explains how to play various card games. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/19 "2009-11-09T15:39:35Z")
[Ingenious](http://www.amazon.com/Ingenious-KN13-INGENIOUS/dp/158994223X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1257781145&sr=1-1) is loads of fun, as is the aforementioned **Lost Cities**. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863/20 "2009-11-09T15:45:08Z")
[Carcassonne: The Castle](http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7717#images) is an excellent two player game. It’s quite simple to understand and is a lot of fun. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-board-games-for-two/516863.md?page=2)