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Good two-player games
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Brian Mahoney
United States
Sherman Oaks
California
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This is a list of fun two-player games, for folks that live out in the woods and spend time indoors.
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The items in this list are ordered by overall database rank
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Posted Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:18 am
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Brian Mahoney
United States
Sherman Oaks
California
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This game is fantastic with 2, 3, or 4 players. It comes in many different versions. My favorite expansions for the base game are "Inns and Cathedrals" and "Builders and Traders". Another good choice is "Carcassonne - The City", a version that is specifically designed for two players.
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Board Game: San Juan
[Average Rating:7.43 Overall Rank:74]
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Brian Mahoney
United States
Sherman Oaks
California
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This is my most highly recommended game on this list. It is interesting and addictive, and as a card game it requires very little setup. Everyone should own a copy. It's fun with two players and can accomodate as many as four.
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Edited Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:03 am
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Board Game: Hive
[Average Rating:7.40 Overall Rank:86]
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Brian Mahoney
United States
Sherman Oaks
California
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This game is like chess, only it has no board and the pieces are all insects. It may be a bit too heavy on strategy for some people, but it's such a clever and innovative game that I had to mention it here.
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Edited Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:03 am
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Brian Mahoney
United States
Sherman Oaks
California
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This is kind of nerdy, but lots of fun. The game play is very similar to Stratego, only cooler.
Be sure to get the Deluxe Edition, if you pick this up. It doesn't cost much more and it's a lot nicer that the original.
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Edited Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:18 am
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Board Game: Attika
[Average Rating:7.17 Overall Rank:165]
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Brian Mahoney
United States
Sherman Oaks
California
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This game is designed for two to four players, and it works great with just two. It has a nice blend of tactics, luck, and planning, and it only takes about 30 minutes to finish a game.
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Board Game: Fjords
[Average Rating:6.73 Overall Rank:475]
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Brian Mahoney
United States
Sherman Oaks
California
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A fun, strategic game for two players. I enjoy watching the interesting fjord structures that can emerge over the course of a game. I also like that it has a solid strategic element without requiring much in the way of difficult planning.
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Brian Mahoney
United States
Sherman Oaks
California
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This is more of a skill game than a strategy game. The goal is to balance your pieces at strange angles within a very strong magnetic field. It's rather surreal to look at, and very interesting to play. It makes a fun drinking game -- just be sure to keep the components safely away from things like TV screens, hard drives, and floppy disks.
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Brian Mahoney
United States
Sherman Oaks
California
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This game is super cheap. I think I bought mine for like $6. The gameplay is real-time rather than turn-based, which makes it unlike almost any other game you're likely to have played before. It takes about ten seconds to play a round, and then about five minutes to score it. It's fun and frantic. The only difficulty can be finding a place to play; you need a large surface, preferably covered with cloth. A pool table is ideal, but a decent sized table covered with a tablecoth works nicely as well. You'll also need to supply a few of the components -- some small colored counters (like legos, beads, or poker chips) and a couple of rubber bands cut into strips.
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Posted Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:39 pm
