Best 2 Player Board Games of May 2021

Play a card from your hand, and place a chip on a corresponding space on the game board - when you have five in a row, it’s a SEQUENCE

Each player or team tries to score the required number of five-card SEQUENCES before their opponents

Easy enough for children, challenging for adults!

Exciting gameplay develops STEM skills like strategy

For 2-12 players, ages 7 and up

High quality components and fun, accessible gameplay

Fun tile drafting and tile placement mechanics

For 2 4 artisans, age 8 and up

Game plays in 30 40 minutes

Completely redesigned rulebook to make learning the game easier

Introduces the Abbot mini expansion and a new version of the river

Game and expansions have sold over 10 million copies worldwide

2 – 5 players

Recommended for 2 to 8 players, ages 14+

Contents include 429 double-sided cards with 858 events

Made in the USA

Think you know which came first – the invention of mayonnaise or decaffeinated coffee? Lincoln’s Gettysburg address or John Deere’s first plow? Test your knowledge with Chronology by Buffalo Games – the game of all time!

Build your own timeline of cards. Someone will read you a historical event from a card. You decide where that event falls in your timeline. If you are right, keep the card and your timeline grows. The first player to build a timeline of 10 cards wins!

A fast-paced, award-winning board game

Connect iconic North American cities and build your train routes to earn points

Players must compete to grab the best train cards and routes before their opponents

Ticket cards challenge you to plan ahead and connect two faraway cities for additional points

2 to 5 players, 60 minutes, 8+

Worker placement game for 2 players

7. 6 Board Game Geek Rating | Top 100 Ranking

Solo Variant

Skill Level: Intermediate

As skilled members of a disease fighting team, you and the other players work together to keep the world safe from outbreaks and epidemics

Pandemic is a cooperative board game in which players work as a team to treat infections around the world while gathering resources for cures

2 – 4 players

45 minutes

CLASSIC BATTLESHIP GAME: Kids ages 7 and up can enjoy playing this classic game of naval combat

INCLUDES 2 PORTABLE BATTLE CASES: This Battleship board game is easy to store and take on the go

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMBAT: In this classic Battleship game for 2 players, sink an opponent's ships for the win

OPTION FOR ADVANCED PLAY: The Battleship board game comes with a Salvo feature that lets advanced players launch multiple attacks

PACKAGING MAY VARY. SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.

A 1-6 player cooperative game of terrifying cave escape for ages 10+

Players take the role of amateur Caverns attempting to escape an unexplored Network of subterranean tunnels

Players must escape before the lights flicker out or the darker things beneath the earth catch up to them

Players have a roles which give them special abilities, e.g.: engineer with Dynamite to blast a new route or a Scout to find a route more easily

Tiles are drawn from a randomized stack of cave features, which determine whether you'll run into a dead end or a range of new options.

400 all new words compatible with original codenames

New cooperative gameplay

Campaign mode to record your progress

Variable difficulty to challenge even the greatest spies

Great with two players, or more

Familiar trick-taking mechanics with unique character powers

Beautifully illustrated cards

Compact size is perfect for travel

At a glance number of players: 2 for ages: 10+ playing time: 30 min game type: Trick-taking

...I should have known that!TM is an addictively entertaining trivia game with over 400 questions about things that you should know

Age: 14+ / Players 2+

Package Dimensions : 6" L x 6" W x 2" H

Country of origin : Poland

WILDLY POPULAR ALL-AGES CARD GAME: TvB soared on Kickstarter, surpassing the initial goal by 2,400%! A sensation at the Indie Game Showcase at Emerald City Comicon!

SURPRISINGLY STRATEGIC: Basic gameplay is easy to master but the Action Cards shift the game into unpredictable territory. Exciting up to the very last card!

CREATED BY A KID, PERFECT FOR EVERYONE: Alex dreamed up TvB at age 7, but this crazy, fun strategic food fight is a smash with kids and adults alike! Ideal for ages from 7-77.

EASY TO LEARN AND QUICK TO PLAY: Takes only a few minutes to learn. Gameplay runs 10-15 minutes. Optimal for 2-4 players.