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Half-OT: Anyone knows good contemporary board/card games for two players? I like deduction games like "Mastermind".
by k__ 6y ago
Half-OT: Anyone knows good contemporary board/card games for two players?
I like deduction games like "Mastermind".
- redshirtrob 6y ago"Ticket To Ride" is a nice, casual play as a two person game. "Twilight Struggle" is fun but much more intense. "Small World" is a super fun, ultra confrontational game in two player mode.
- caf 6y agoThe hidden objectives in Ticket To Ride might suit that OP's request for a deductive element as well.
- colanderman 6y agoTry Hanabi: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98778/hanabi https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98778/hanabi "Multiplayer Mastermind with cards" is not too far off of a description.
- szemet 6y agohttps://boardgamegeek.com/abstracts/browse/boardgame https://boardgamegeek.com/abstracts/browse/boardgame I play patchwork and Azul regularly and like them.
- jtms 6y agoSplendor, Jaipur, and Seven Wonders: Duel are all fantastic 2 player games that get a ton of play at my house
- chongli 6y agoBattle Line [1]. Absolutely fantastic 2-player strategy card game. It has a lot of deduction built in. Since every card is one of a kind, you can win by playing a “bad” card in one place if it proves your opponent can’t win in another place. Love it! [1] https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/760/battle-line https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/760/battle-line
- akamoonknight 6y agoHive is pretty fun.
- Red29 6y agoNetrunner - card game. Can play online at 'jinteki'
- JackMorgan 6y agoHighly recommend netrunner, it's asymetrical with one side trying to hide points face down while the other side tries to find them. Great fun. Having played a ton of Keyforge, Netrunner, Hearthstone, and MtG - Netrunner still is my favorite. However it's the steepest learning curve. It really took us both a while to even get through a whole game. Once it clicked though it became an instant favorite. Also it's discontinued so you can get a whole ton of cards by just buying someone's collection.
- DavidAdams 6y agoLost Cities is a good game that's 2 player only
- gmassman 6y agoI've become quite a fan of Shobu lately. It has very simple game mechanics, even simpler than chess, yet still involves a lot of strategy and tactical thinking.
- caf 6y agoCarcassonne works well as a two player game (not a deduction game, though). Sagrada works two player and has a hidden objective element, though I feel it's a little better four player. 10 Days In Africa is a good quick game with hidden information that's playable two-player, but it's out of print so can be hard to find.
- JackMorgan 6y agoMy wife and I have played probably a hundred games of two player Carcassonne. We just dig the almost absent minded lazy play without striving too hard to win.
- arkh 6y ago7th Wonder Duel, Kero are boardgames for 2 players. Keyforge: card game with random but fixed decks. Splendor, Azul, Century are also good to play with 2 players.
- dragontamer 6y agoSome 1v1 games I like: * Pentago * Dominion (Card game) * Splendor (also mentioned by another user). * Dominion * Ikusa (~8+ hour game, 2 to 5 players. A faster-moving version of Axis and Allies) * Chess * Go --* Gomoku (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomoku https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomoku) Played on a Go board --* Connect6 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect6), also played on a Go board --------- One of my favorite games is "Acquire", but it only really works with 3+ players. There is a 2-player variant, but its not quite as good.
- jaynos 6y agoDominion is available online. https://dominion.games/ https://dominion.games/
- raxxorrax 6y agoSomething that comes back regularly in my circle is Blokus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blokus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blokus You can play it with 2 players, it is more fun with 4 though (should either be 2 or 4). Go and chess are classics I enjoy with 2 players, although I generally prefer larger groups. Not very creative, I know.
- altacc 6y agoSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is a good deductive co-op and works well with 2 players (downside is that you can only play it 10 times before having to buy more scenarios). I think Pandemic works well as 2 player, though not all agree. 7 Wonders Duel for combative PvP.
- k-rus 6y agoI can recommend Pandemic, especially, trendy nowadays :) It is not deduction, but more strategic. In this game you collaborate with the other player to win against the game, instead of playing against each other. If you play just two, every game you might need to modify you strategy, so it is different and is not boring :)
- k-rus 6y agoLink to wikipage with the exact game I mean: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic_(board_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic_(board_game)
- Chris2048 6y agoSantorini: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194655/santorini https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194655/santorini is a good two player game. It has a simple base game, and then is kept fresh by randomly changing the gameplay with additional rules each play. You can also buy more rule cards.
- neogodless 6y agoAs another mentioned, Hive should be up your alley. We also enjoy Castles of Burgundy at two players. Santorini might suit you.
- 7373737373 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abalone_(board_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abalone_(board_game) is easy and fun
- neuland 6y agoOther people have mentioned a lot of good 2 player games that I like, particularly Dominion, Carcassonne, Hive, and Sagrada. But, I'll add the following recommendations that I haven't seen mentioned: - Jaipur - Century: Spice Road - Race for the Galaxy