Is there a board game that's really good for just 2 players?

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I want to get a board game that me and DH can play together. Is there a board game out there that works really well with just 2 players? I know most of them say they can be played with 2 players but it's almost always not as good as it is with 3+ players. Any recommendations?

A game called Tsuro, although it's comparatively dear. Good with 2 or 3.

Odin's Ravens
Agamemmnon

^both designed for 2 players!

DH and I also play Takenoko, Photosynthesis, Silk, Gonuts for Donuts, Sushi Go, and Qwirkle as 2 player and they work well

Good games specifically for 2 players:

Rivals for Catan
7 Wonders Duel
Santorini
Patchwork
Targi
Brainmaster
Star Realms
Jaipur
Code Names Duet

DH and I play The London Game and The Great Game of Britain.

Voluspa
Star Realms

Lots of Great for Two Games on this website.

Patchwork
Splendour
King/Queendomino
Lost cities

Quarto

Sequence is brilliant

I second Pandemic!

Carcassonne.

Ticket To Ride.

Lords of Waterdeep.

@Allthenumbers

I second Pandemic!

Isn’t that a game for 70million?

Place marking as never heard of most of these.
Pandemic made me laugh, until i realised it actually was a game!!

Placemarking!

Already mentioned by pps but definitely Jaipur - can only be played by two so is perfect!

Patchwork is only for two which I love. Qwirkle and Ingenious are my faves.

I love Twilight Struggle and if you like modern history too it might be up your street. One player is communist Russia one player is the USA and you compete against each other by reacting to real events that occurred. Takes a while to get the hang of (although there's loads of help and advice online). https://www.gameyore.com/gmt-games-twilight-struggle-deluxe-edition?store=uk&gclid=CjwKCAiAzNj9BRBDEiwAPsL0d9eGczMS8tiG8c8ED1-mTZxI-KZdeWWu7aB8Nf9dh9R1wKhhsvuBoCUy0QAvD_BwE

Second Carcasonne, Patchwork, Tsuro and Jaipur.

There has been a rise in 2 player 'worker placement' games, mostly coming from Germany. They are expensive but good for presents, well made and quite varied. DH and I have built up quite a collection over the years and favour the following. Some can be played with more than 2 players but there are adaptations for 2/more.

Agricola
Caverna
Viticulture
Nusfjord
At the Gates of Loyang

We also have a Feast for Odin which we haven't broached yet! The website boardgamegeek will give independent reviews, play throughs and ideas.

If you want something a bit less serious, try King of Tokyo or Smash Up.

As for card games, there's things like cribbage and bezique.

Lots already mentioned but we love Hanabi and it works well with 2 (cooperative card game).

Duke is my absolute favourite, but tatso, hive, codenames duet and khet are all great too.

Backgammon.

@LongPauseNoAnswer

We love playing Yahtzee. I am not great with strategy games like chess so this one is a nice mix of chance and strategy. We play it every day

Another vote for Yahtzee!

Definitely Othello and Backgammon.

Another vote for Rummikub.
One of the favourites in our household.
Took it on holiday with us and my daughter and her partner loved it so much they snaffled it and still have it.
Guess what they're getting for Christmas?

@Squirrelonwheels

Already mentioned by pps but definitely Jaipur - can only be played by two so is perfect!

We LOVE Jaipur!