Two-Player Board Games

For Gumnut’s 2^nd blog, it seemed only appropriate to feature all of our board games for two! Click through to check out all of the titles made for just yourself and a gaming partner. We’ve also highlighted some excellent choices down below.

If you’re after a game that’ll appeal to kids and adults alike, we can recommend Patchwork, a competitive game of Tetris-style quilt-sewing; Jaipur, the fast-paced card game of risky market trading; and The Fox in the Forest, a trick-taking game with stunning fairy tale art.

If you’re a chess fan looking to try something new, the abstract games to check out are Hive, the game of strategic bug placing and shifting; Tak, a beautiful wooden game straight out of a fantasy world; or the GIPF Project, a series of award-winning mathematical strategy games.

For games that will tell you a story as you play, look at Fog of Love, the game of romantic-comedy simulation; Seven Swords, the epic and timeless tale of samurai standing against bandits; and Star Wars: Empire vs Rebellion, where you match wits and resources during key events of the Galactic Civil War.

When you feel like a game with a little more strategic crunch, try Pixel Tactics, the retro-inspired series of head-to-head tactical combat; 7 Wonders Duel, the two-player version of the renowned civilisation development game; or Pro-Bending Arena, modelled after the exciting sport featured in Avatar: The Legend of Korra.

Finally, if you want some old-fashioned conflict simulation, the wargames you can’t go past include Twilight Struggle, longtime holder of the top-rated spot on Board Game Geek; Heroes of Black Reach, which takes the universe of Warhammer 40k and presents its battles in a ready-to-run box set; and Band of Brothers, the fast-paced game of squad level combat in WWII.

Let us know in the comments which games you and a gaming buddy will always go back to!

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