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2 Player Games You Really Should Try
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We all know the classic two player games: Lost Cities, Battle Line, Memoir 44 (and siblings), Mystery Rummy Jack the Ripper, etc. I do a lot of two-player gaming and I acquire a lot of random games. So, without further ado, here's a few 2-player games that aren't quite as well known (although not all obsure) that you should really try out. Few of these games are any sort of greatness, but they all have merit and are worthy titles. Feel free to add your own.
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Posted On: 2006-05-22 21:49:50
Edited On: 2008-03-17 20:59:29
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Drive / Crazy Chicken is a fast two player card game. It very much has a rummy element to it, but there are multiple draw decks and multiple discard piles. The central mechanic is that melds can be stolen by making a bigger meld. On your turn you draw two and then meld or discard one ... so melds also prevent discarding. The more cards of a given type in the deck, the more points its worth and the harder it is to secure. Brilliance by Michael Schacht.
This is an excellent two-player game. My initial reaction was ho-hum, as it didn't seem very substantial. I had a similar reacion to Lost Cities. After repeated plays I can honestly say there's a lot of very interesting manuevering in this game. It certainly stands its ground against games like Lost Cities and Mystery Rummy.
This game gets better and better the more you play it against one person, as your strategies adapt. This is, in my opinion, the best couples game I've ever played. It's unfortunate that Crazy Chicken was only available in German and Drive is hard to get due to silly SimplyFun distribution methods. With better exposure I think this game would be right up there with the top light two-player card games. |
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Posted On: 2006-05-22 21:49:50
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For a relatively new kid on the block (around here anyway) Hey That's My Fish is getting fairly solid exposure. And for good reason. This is a game that can be learned in 5 minutes, plays in 10 and is both strategic and fun. The central mechanic is a simple tactical moving element. The catch is that as you move around the tiled board it slowly disappears, causing the play area to fragment. The goal is to capture the best tiles as this happens. With tiles disappearing there's lots of room for cornering off penguins and tiles. Very interesting. As a two-player game, this can range from extremely light to very tactical depending on how you want to play it. Either way it's quite fun. For these reasons I really recommend checking it out. |
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Posted On: 2006-05-22 21:49:50
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Tony & Tino is a quick little tile laying game with plenty of chaos. Think of it as Kingdoms but without the math and with a bit more shakeup. It's not brilliance by any means, but I think it's quick and fun. If you like the idea behind Kingdoms but don't like all the score calculations then give this a shot. |
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