10 board games to play with 2-players | Board games for couples!

Hey friends and Happy Valentine's Day! Today we are chatting about games we enjoy at 2 players. Some of these are 2-player only, and some are just games we prefer at 2-players. Hope you enjoy all these recommendations!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 intro
01:05 glass dice
03:05 imagination
06:18 passive aggressive cohabitating
09:28 calming grid
12:43 head to head
15:31 cooperative foxes
17:40 murder trees
20:25 wrestling beetles
23:00 walking through nature
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26:00 terrified
28:18 confusing but fun
30:15 spirits save the day
32:43 special place in my heart
35:59 outro

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[SteveAMcPherson]

Nice listing. And, refreshing to see a 2 player listing that isn't full of 2 player only games. Well done!

[Bad.Ju.Ju.]

Really Good video! You not only talked about the game, but you also showed a little bit of gameplay. Thank you for doing that! Waiting for the next 2 players boardgame vid.

[MijaKralj-bm]

my partner and I play: Cascadia, Patchwork, Trails, The mind, Hanabi, Calico and Azul. I will teach him Castle of Burgundy next and I will add Tranquility and Fox duet in our collection for two players :)

[MegaSNES]

Caper Europe, one of the best 2 player games ever.. It flows really nice

[Darkestoceans]

1. Deus
2. Ark Nova
3. Terraforming Mars
4. Merlin with expansions
5. Grand Austria with Let's Waltz
6. Rajas of the Ganges
7. Meadow
8. Innovation
9. Bruges
10. Orleans with trade and intrigue

[SaschaKleiber]

You are missing the one game which can't be missing in any 2P list: 7 Wonders Duel. Also I recommend Targi, Patchwork, Wingspan Asia, Beer & Bread, Taverns of Tiefen Thal.

[corinnajuras-tabletopsavants]

Our favourite 2 player games so far have been Caverna Cave vs Cave, Akrotiri, Paladins of the West Kingdom, and Kingdomino

[mydogskips]

Wow, I found this video EXACTLY one year to the day that it was posted, so, Happy Valentine's Day to you in 2024. And thanks for the video.

[christinabyrd-yr]

I love to play Azul Queen's Garden together with my hubs. It is a beautiful game and a brain burner at round 4, but is super fun and pretty to look at when done. ❤️

[koroviev]

My partner and I have been having a blast with Codenames Duo!

[citruesilver]

You should try Targi, no 2 player game list is complete without it imho. 😊 Fields of Arle is also amazing. Twilight Struggle if you can stand cold war theme...

[dqbrewer]

Another great video. We almost exclusively play 2-player, so this one was particularly useful to us. We also enjoy Decorum (we never agree on interior decoration in real life), Arboretum, Parks (have but haven't tried the Nightfall expansion), and Brass-B (try Nucleum sometime). We love Spirit Island (try Ghost Stories) and all the Ryan Laukat titles. Thank you, again!

[kittenman]

Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth is my 2nd favorite co-op campaign!

[ramuslatsman]

Spirit Island rules!
It’s a great game at 2 players, 3 is good too, more than 3 gets a little bonkers with how much stuff is happening on the board.
It’s also a awesome solo game if you want to get in to solo gaming.
It’s definitely pretty heavy. If that scares anyone, there is the “lite” version; ‘Horizons of Spirit Island’ which is a great jumping on point for $30 that will give you the basic spirit island experience without spending a couple hundred dollars on the base game and all the expansions. Although if you do like it I would definitely recommend buying true base game and all the expansions.

[JahanThakur-rmhn]

For Radlands you can get a file from BGG and print a mat! Makes it so much easier to play
Cool list!

[neopet]

Nice video, great to see a different list then some other games that are fun with 2 players. I enjoyed tranquility, it was lots of fun finding out the best place to put your cards at, and not lose more in your hand. Parks is such a great game, its so cute. Brass is my list of lookouts. Been watching a few plays on it. We like Lords of Waterdeep, and Hadara at 2 players.

[jflartner]

LOVE the idea to still have chapters, but not list the name of the game as the titles. As always, thanks for the video!! ❤

[GeoKan]

We enjoy playing HIVE, Imhotep duel and 7 wonders duel !! they are amazing games - also Marvel Remix and Fantasy Grounds

[boardgamebar]

Know and love all the games you mentioned until you got to near and far LOL haven't actually heard of it. But i still think you need to play Fog of Love 😉

[SMBrwnie]

Sagrada has been on my list for a while! I've just been waiting for a good sale before I snag it. Near and Far is a new one to me, but I'm growing more and more fond of campaign games, so I'll have to look more into it! Thanks for this list!