What are some good 2 player games you can easily pick up?

32 thoughts on “What are some good 2 player games you can easily pick up?”

1. When you say “easily pick-up,” do you mean easy to find in a store, or easy to teach and learn? Or both?

2. When you say “easily pick-up,” do you mean easy to find in a store, or easy to teach and learn? Or both?

3. Mars Colony

   Murderous Ghosts

4. Mars Colony

   Murderous Ghosts

5. Easy to teach & learn. Looking for a friend and his wife as a gift.

6. Easy to teach & learn. Looking for a friend and his wife as a gift.

7. Neuroshima Hex by Portal (Fantastic on Android or iPhone)

   Omens or Hemloch by Small Box Games

   Carcassonne (Fantastic on the iPhone)

   Elder Sign by Fantasy Flight Games

   Magic the Gathering is not too hard to learn the basics. And the various pre-built deck options are great at teaching.

8. Neuroshima Hex by Portal (Fantastic on Android or iPhone)

   Omens or Hemloch by Small Box Games

   Carcassonne (Fantastic on the iPhone)

   Elder Sign by Fantasy Flight Games

   Magic the Gathering is not too hard to learn the basics. And the various pre-built deck options are great at teaching.

9. Breaking the Ice

   Shooting the Moon

10. Breaking the Ice

    Shooting the Moon

11. Ferrell Riley If it’s going to be a gift, that’s a little trickier. I would definitely say Mars Colony or Sweet Agatha, but good luck finding either of those in a store. You may be able to order them online somewhere, depending on how quickly you need the gift, but there is the ever-present danger of “indie designer who never checks his email/fulfills orders.” 

12. Ferrell Riley If it’s going to be a gift, that’s a little trickier. I would definitely say Mars Colony or Sweet Agatha, but good luck finding either of those in a store. You may be able to order them online somewhere, depending on how quickly you need the gift, but there is the ever-present danger of “indie designer who never checks his email/fulfills orders.” 

13. I’ve not played the quiet year or dark forest, but my understanding is that they work with 2 players

14. I’ve not played the quiet year or dark forest, but my understanding is that they work with 2 players

15. For a two-player board game that is always a hit with inexperienced gamers, go with Lost Cities. 

16. For a two-player board game that is always a hit with inexperienced gamers, go with Lost Cities. 

17. For board games: Hive, Lost Cities, Jambo, and Star Realms are all small, fun, 2-player games.

18. For board games: Hive, Lost Cities, Jambo, and Star Realms are all small, fun, 2-player games.

19. Beast Hunters

    http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=50666&

20. Beast Hunters

    http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=50666&

21. Breaking the Ice

    How We Are Like The Storm

22. Breaking the Ice

    How We Are Like The Storm

23. The Raver and the Bear

    http://mirthpeddlers.com/2015/05/the-raver-and-the-bear/

24. The Raver and the Bear

    http://mirthpeddlers.com/2015/05/the-raver-and-the-bear/

25. Colin Fahrion The Raver and the Bear looks kind of amazing.

26. Colin Fahrion The Raver and the Bear looks kind of amazing.

27. Thanks! It’s a goofy but fun little game

28. Thanks! It’s a goofy but fun little game

29. Colin Fahrion I just read the Raver and the Bear. Love it!

30. Colin Fahrion I just read the Raver and the Bear. Love it!

31. Thanks Jason Cordova! I wrote it for the 200 Word Challenge that I mentioned. There are a lot of good games and I recommend you check out the other entries.

32. Thanks Jason Cordova! I wrote it for the 200 Word Challenge that I mentioned. There are a lot of good games and I recommend you check out the other entries.

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