Carcassonne can be surprisingly tense in 1v1 and expands nicely to accommodate as many players as you like. There are very, very, very few games that achieve t

Carcassonne can be surprisingly tense in 1v1 and expands nicely to accommodate as many players as you like. There are very, very, very few games that achieve this. If you two like Chess but want something a bit more zany and light, I recommend The Duke. You each start out with nothing but a "king" (duke) and he has the power to let you draw random pieces out of the bag, and each piece has unique movements. Actually, two sets of unique movements, you flip the piece over after it moves. The cool part? The pieces are self-documenting: they're flat tiles with their moves printed right on them.