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Game night for two? These ten board games are perfect for two players
You can simply play these games for two people without having to host a big game night with many guests.
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Two player games have the big advantage that you don’t need a large group to play. Check out the ten games not to be missed here.
Games are a fun and fun way to pass the time. You do something together without having to leave your own four walls. However, many games require a certain number of players so that they can only be played if enough people are gathered. Because the classic game evening with friends and family is not always possible, here you will find ten exciting games that can also be played as a couple.
1. Chess
chess is known worldwide and experienced a new hype in autumn 2020 with the successful Netflix mini-series “The Queen’s Gambit”. It is a strategic board game in which two players take turns moving their chess pieces on a chess board. The aim of the game is to checkmate the opponent by cornering the opponent’s king.
2. “Codenames Duet”
Game fans should be familiar with the basic game “Codenames”, but the disadvantage of the popular strategy game is that it is only really fun with four players. “Codenames Duet” however, it is suitable for two players, because the parties do not play against each other, but together against the game. The game mechanics hardly differ from the basic game, it is again a matter of making contact with secret agents via so-called “code names” without encountering the assassin. It is also practical that the word cards from “Codenames Duett” can also be used together with the basic game “Codenames”.
3. “Ubongo”
Do you like Tetris? “Ubongo” brings the digital classic onto the analog game board, in which the players have to lay out different shapes. As a player, you are rewarded with precious stones, which you only receive if the shapes are successfully laid. This is not exactly easy and the running hourglass makes the procedure even more difficult. “Ubongo” promotes logical thinking and is also a lot of fun.
4. “The ghost train of horror”
Exit games for the home and real escape rooms have enjoyed great popularity for years. There are numerous editions of the popular strategy games, so for example “The ghost train of horror”. As a player in the exit game, you get stuck in a ghost train that no longer goes on. Only if you can solve the puzzles do you have a chance to escape the ghost train. Combination skills, team spirit and creativity are required, because the codes and puzzles cannot be solved easily or alone.
5. “City, country, solid posts”
“City, Country, River” was yesterday, now there is “City, Country, Full Post”. It’s a creative adaptation of the classic game that most people have probably just scribbled on a pad by themselves. The XXL blocks from “Stadt, Land, Vollpfosten” are now available in numerous designs, for example as a sports or red light edition. If you don’t have any of the game blocks yet, you can start with the Classic Edition. Up to 43 categories make the players think.
6. “Kalaha”
“Kalaha” is a strategy game with small stones and can actually only be played by two people. With “Kalaha” you have to strategically redistribute the contents of hollows according to established rules. If you have fewer gems (also called beans) on your side at the end, you win. The game may seem simple at first glance, but with skill you can gradually discover the best game strategy.
7. “Ticket to Ride”
Vacation trips were hardly possible in 2020 and if you have wanderlust, you can think about the board game “Step by step” go on a journey by building train routes around the world. In addition to the basic game of “Ticket to Ride”, there are numerous expansions, including Germany, Europe, the Netherlands, North America and the world.
8. “Scrabble”
Scrabble should be familiar to most game fans, so a creative version of the popular classic can’t hurt. at “Scrabble Harry Potter” you have the tricky task of finding and laying down words that deal with the “Harry Potter” universe. The word creations can include complex spells or magical beings.
9. “Skyjo”
It sounds confusing at first, but the fewer points you get at “Skyjo” collect, the better – because at the end of each game round, the points for each player are counted and added to the previous score. If a player reaches 100 or more points, the game ends and the player with the lowest score wins.
10. “Killer Cruise”
“Killer cruise” is the name of the second board game based on an idea by Sebastian Fitzek and Marco Teubner. The task of the players is quickly explained, but certainly not easy to implement. An unscrupulous psychopath is up to mischief on a cruise ship and must be found by you in good time, otherwise you and the other passengers will not survive. In addition, a passenger is missing and it is up to you to find them in time.
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