Boardgame for 2 adults

[17caterpillars1mouse]

Pil like playing boardgames together, but only really play the classics so far, was looking to get them something more modern and was thinking of ticket to ride since it is mentioned on here alot but just seen its 3 - 5 players :(

Any suggestions for similar games that can be played just the two of them

Have a look on boardgamegeek - www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/206691/you-and-me-and-coffee-make-three

We like quirkle (2 adults, as our kids are too young for proper games yet). Also, we play ticket to ride with just 2 of us! It is possible.

Will watch this for good ideas from others though!

The trouble is, similar games to Ticket to Ride are exactly the sort of games that are not nearly as fun if there are just 2 of you.

I would say something modern but not so similar, such as Carcassonne or cooperative games. Forbidden Island is a good one to start with. Pandemic is basically a more complicated version of the same thing. Personally I like the simplicity.

DH is a serious board gamer but I'm not so keen. I like Jaipur and Odin's Ravens (2 player only) as well as Azul (2-4 players). Azul is lovely, very tactile and despite looking easy it's quite cut-throat!

We play ticket to ride with just two of us! Obvs it doesn't stretch the game out as long as it would with more people but technically there is nothing about the game that prevents 2 people playing.

I also like Sushi Go but DH not quite so fussed he says it's too complicated

We also play Cluedo and Connect 4

DH and I like othello.

Fog of Love is supposed to be very good - its in our pile but we've not played it yet...

oh scratch that - just saw it was for your PIL not you and DH - perhaps a slightly odd game to give your PIL!!

Suburbia is good, as are carcasonn, pandemic and the village. I was also pleasantly surprised by bananagrams, though its technically not a board game.

Sequence. Cross between a card game and board game. Really good with 2 people or still good with 6 people.

Ticket to ride Scandinavia is brilliant with two. DH and I play it loads. The board is designed for only two or three players.

We enjoy jaipur

Backgammon.

Khet. It’s kind of like chess with lasers but more fun.

I love backgammon!

Mancala

Another vote for Carcassonne. Dominion is good also. I love settlers of catan too.

We haven’t played it yet but my brother gave us Castles of Burgundy which he reckons is the best two player board game. It’s complicated though. Not a board game but we like Jaipur as well which is simpler, and Dominion works fine for two players.

A really good two player one I got is Jaipur!

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Hanabi is a great cooperative card game which works with 2. I have heard good things about Patchwork but not got it myself. A slightly different suggestion is the Unlock series of puzzle games, one use only but they can be rest and passed on.

Dominion is fab for two players. They'll get addicted!

Another vote for Sequence!

Star Wars - Snakes & Ladder

Not technically a board game, but Rummikub is great with 2 players.

Ticket to Ride New York is good for two players.