25 Great Board Games for 2 Players

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  • @twyangle
    @twyangle 4 года назад +5812

    two can play at that game.

  • @Piriwiri8
    @Piriwiri8 4 года назад +2676

    1:30 FOR EXACTLY 2 PLAYERS
    1:38 Patchwork
    2:06 Undaunted: Normandy
    3:22 Targi
    4:15 Twilight Struggle
    5:47 2 PLAYERS OR SOLO
    5:56 One Deck Dungeon
    6:56 Arkham Horror: The Card Game
    7:59 Fields of Arle
    9:34 2 PLAYERS OR MORE
    9:58 Escape the Dark Castle
    10:32 Codenames: Duet
    12:12 Magic Maze
    14:06 Potion Explosion
    14:57 Azul
    15:58 That's Pretty Clever!
    16:54 Sagrada
    17:35 Ascension
    18:41 Mystic Vale
    19:37 Legendary
    22:01 Zombicide: Black Plague
    23:47 Exit: The Game
    24:41 Seasons
    26:07 Aeon's End
    27:31 Five Tribes
    28:48 Grand Austria Hotel
    29:33 Underwater Cities
    31:00 Star Wars: Rebellion
    You're welcome!

  • @bleakhull
    @bleakhull 4 года назад +1349

    Hold on a second, this wasn't a recommended video posted 4 years ago?

    • @thechannelforrandomvideos9852
      @thechannelforrandomvideos9852 4 года назад +21

      ikr

    • @PeterWoodIV
      @PeterWoodIV 4 года назад +51

      But it eventually will be

    • @reginaldrasyid2456
      @reginaldrasyid2456 4 года назад +19

      Ikr, we are looking at the version of him roughly 24hrs ago. Damn surreal

    • @3mry_
      @3mry_ 4 года назад +8

      It's weird how hard that hits for all of us

    • @corgipants3840
      @corgipants3840 4 года назад +5

      Just recently had one at 11yrs what the actual fuck

  • @minster4568
    @minster4568 4 года назад +1874

    The biggest problem with this is needing a second player.

    • @astercli
      @astercli 4 года назад +15

      mood

    • @Ooogway
      @Ooogway 4 года назад +13

      cloudiisora ruclips.net/video/Tt7bzxurJ1I/видео.html

    • @TheCrazyOne2
      @TheCrazyOne2 4 года назад +3

      @@Ooogway really?

    • @TheCrazyOne2
      @TheCrazyOne2 4 года назад +3

      @@Ooogway what year is it?

    • @decksteroussnail
      @decksteroussnail 4 года назад +9

      craigslist

  • @sihplak
    @sihplak 4 года назад +225

    "two can play at that game... two can also play at that game. two can play at this game as well..."

    • @idunno757
      @idunno757 4 года назад +1

      underrated comment

    • @randonn_nes2181
      @randonn_nes2181 3 года назад +3

      Two can also play at that game but also one... many can play at that game but I prefer two...

    • @Dre2007
      @Dre2007 3 года назад +2

      three can play a.. oh wait only two can play at that game

  • @Fluffymonkeyem
    @Fluffymonkeyem 4 года назад +804

    Thanks man. I'm quarantined with only one other person who enjoys board games do this is great!

    • @xCarnage819
      @xCarnage819 4 года назад +14

      Who is that person to you ?

    • @CherryMxTx
      @CherryMxTx 4 года назад +21

      @@xCarnage819 ahhh a matchmaker I see

    • @xCarnage819
      @xCarnage819 4 года назад +9

      @@CherryMxTx UwU

    • @rewrose2838
      @rewrose2838 4 года назад +5

      That's such a coincidence you should be thankful 😂

  • @bexarath
    @bexarath 4 года назад +358

    Here's a couple of my picks that no one asked for:
    Castles of Burgundy: really dry theme and artwork, but amazing game that's really addictive. Buy tiles to put in your kingdom and they let you do various actions. mostly help to lay more tiles.
    Everdell: Cute forest critters building a society. Basically just worker placement, card playing and resource management but drips with theme. It even has a giant cardboard tree.

    • @WitchyLadyLily
      @WitchyLadyLily 4 года назад +8

      the cardboard tree is what sells it to me

    • @jgioeli0
      @jgioeli0 4 года назад +5

      Everdell is the beessstttt. Excellent choice.

    • @neverstoppedme
      @neverstoppedme 4 года назад

      I have been dying to try Everdell!

    • @bexarath
      @bexarath 4 года назад +2

      @@neverstoppedme Highly recommend. It's been the go- to game for me and my wife since I got it last Christmas.

    • @thuantran1133
      @thuantran1133 3 года назад +1

      Love Castles of Burgundy. Don't get it out enough.

  • @WiresOutMyEas
    @WiresOutMyEas 4 года назад +124

    MEEPLES, I thought he kept saying meatballs and was SO interested.

  • @KitsuYasha
    @KitsuYasha 4 года назад +301

    This is perfect! My wife and I are best friends so I always struggle to try to find games for just us whenever our roommate isn't around to make multiplayer games playable!
    Thank you so much for this man!

    • @TayoEXE
      @TayoEXE 4 года назад +10

      I know what you mean. My wife and I love doing stuff like watching movies or playing video games together, but it's sometimes difficult to find a video game that we can play together on fair ground without her feeling like I'm going easy on her. Maybe a board game would be a good change of pace.

    • @KitsuYasha
      @KitsuYasha 4 года назад +4

      @@TayoEXE I completely understand that! She likes games where she can take her time with decisions. And that's hard to come by nowadays. We are enjoying that new clubhouse 51 game pack on the switch rn! Sure it's a bunch of classics but theres quite a few things in it we've never tried before and it's been fun figuring them out together!

    • @GlassofJ
      @GlassofJ 3 года назад +4

      I always love hearing about married couples playing board games together! So much better than sitting around watching TV every night (although that has its place sometimes!). My wife and I’s problem is we need more co-op games... constantly beating each other at some games can get a little rough on us after a while 😅

    • @KitsuYasha
      @KitsuYasha 3 года назад +1

      @@GlassofJ oof I hear ya. The misses doesnt take too kindly to highly competitive games. She's easily frustrated. But she does try sometimes for me. So in return I try to find more chill options.
      We do love our board and card games though! Must be the millennial in us haha!

    • @KitsuYasha
      @KitsuYasha 3 года назад +1

      @Oisin Reilly Good on ya!

  • @thatsnailguy
    @thatsnailguy 3 года назад +26

    "If you die, then you're dead, and you don't want that."

  • @raistrose7773
    @raistrose7773 4 года назад +122

    "It does a lot with a small package"
    -ProZD, 2020

  • @justsomeguywithastrawhat8045
    @justsomeguywithastrawhat8045 4 года назад +94

    There's no one to play with me, so I'll just play against my cat.

  • @JoeNKirk
    @JoeNKirk 4 года назад +141

    I was actually needed this without realizing it. My partner and I are moving in together soon and we both enjoy board games alot. I look forward to using your recommendations thanks!!!

    • @psterud
      @psterud Год назад

      How's it working out?

  • @megansmith2070
    @megansmith2070 4 года назад +19

    I love 7 Wonders: Duel. Anyone who has played 7 Wonders can attest to it’s great gameplay, and this is the version made specifically for 2 players. Your goal is to get as many points as possible by doing a variety of tasks that add up at the end of a game, like furthering your army, building a 7 wonder, better scientific research, most money, etc. It’s hard to see who’s winning as you play but you’re trying to get more than the other still. Then there’s also always the possibility of someone winning by trumping the other: fully defeating with their army or fully defeating by increasing scientific research. It’s way more fun than it sounds to play, I promise

  • @charl2182
    @charl2182 4 года назад +59

    The title of this video sounds like those 700 in one bootleg games.

  • @thuantran1133
    @thuantran1133 3 года назад +40

    A few recommendations for two-players that no one asked for (which honestly you'll probably see on a lot of recommended lists):
    1) Star Realms - fast deckbuilding game with space/starship theme. Easy to teach, easy to learn, and teaches the basics of deck-building.
    2) 7 Wonders Duel - "Civilization" building game where you accumulate victory points based on science, military, etc. I've introduced this game to some people who have gotten hopelessly addicted to it.
    3) Air, Land- & Sea - Extremely fast military-themed game where you are trying to win at least two out of three "theaters of war". EXTREMELY easy to teach and learn, but also lends itself to some mind games and meta-strategy. Aka simple game with room for complex strategy.
    4) Onitama - chess-like game where you're either trying to capture the opposing side's master or get your master to the other side of the board. Movement based on cards set at the beginning of the game and constantly cycle throughout the game. Very thinky but fun.

  • @KetchupRocket
    @KetchupRocket 4 года назад +25

    Hey! For anyone who likes digital board games, I work for Handelabra Games and we made digital versions of One Deck Dungeon, Aeons End, Sentinels of the Multiverse, and Spirit Island! Figured I’d mention because some folks can’t find physical versions near them during these times. We work directly with the game creators to make sure the adaptations are as faithful as we can make them.

  • @samrichardson8388
    @samrichardson8388 4 года назад +112

    "Does a lot with a small package" is my life's motto

    • @helloturkey1143
      @helloturkey1143 4 года назад +5

      "Does a little with a large package" is my life's motto

    • @biolifeless150
      @biolifeless150 4 года назад

      i dont get this

    • @hydra__yt
      @hydra__yt 4 года назад

      @@biolifeless150 you're innocent

    • @biolifeless150
      @biolifeless150 4 года назад

      @@hydra__yt its not my primary language so yeah now that you said it i got it now thx.

    • @hydra__yt
      @hydra__yt 4 года назад

      @@biolifeless150 didn't know my reply helped but...... Welcome?!?!

  • @kylelabriola4237
    @kylelabriola4237 4 года назад +18

    Anyone else really love when he called the Pacific Rim concept "docking"?

  • @richardzeng7609
    @richardzeng7609 4 года назад +71

    May you please do a "25 Great Board Games for one player"?
    God, I'm so lonely.

  • @McRusen
    @McRusen 4 года назад +63

    Missing, for me:
    - Schotten Totten, great little fun 2-player-only game
    - Ethnos. Very versatile game up to 6 players. Works surprisingly well with two players and every game plays out differently. Also surprisingly un-complex for the amount of stuff it has.
    - Pandemic Legacy. Maybe the most engaging board game out there. A campaign game with one game representing one month in a year. Played season one with my wife and we had a blast. Somewhat complex but mainly heavy on the thinking, as every move can have major consequences for both the game and the whole campaign.

    • @mangachick27
      @mangachick27 4 года назад

      Personally I think pandemic is optimized best with 3 players but it's such a fun 2 player game and I was hoping it got mentioned

    • @adumba3709
      @adumba3709 3 года назад

      Is pandemic legacy different from normal pandemic

    • @McRusen
      @McRusen 3 года назад

      @@adumba3709 Yes, it totally is. It's the same principle but you have missions to complete every session, your characters can "level up" with special perks, some damage and progress carries over to the next session, more buildings, character types and actions are introduced etc. - Long story short: It's a campaign. You play multiple sessions (1-2 for every "game month", so 12-24 sessions in total), some progress carries over and the game itself as well as the mission objectives get more complex every game month. :)
      What needs saying as well: You can play the total of the game exactly one time. Without A LOT of work during the actual playthrough, it can't be played as a campaign a second time - but at least the first one can be played as a normal Pandemic game, as long as you ignore the modifications made to the game board. :D

    • @adumba3709
      @adumba3709 3 года назад

      @@McRusen cool, thanks for informing me

    • @adumba3709
      @adumba3709 3 года назад +1

      @@McRusen cool, thanks for informing me

  • @itai1161
    @itai1161 4 года назад +34

    People who disliked are just upset because they don’t have a friend to play with

  • @yinyangbeetl
    @yinyangbeetl 4 года назад +9

    Me 5 minutes ago: Man I should look up some good 2 player games
    ProZD: I got you

  • @zaynabtahir2239
    @zaynabtahir2239 4 года назад +40

    you're the one who has made me want to play more of a variety of board games so thank u for that :)

  • @OtherworldlyOdd
    @OtherworldlyOdd 4 года назад +7

    That Pacific Rim thing: Oh, I'm all in.
    ...Docking: Wait, hol' up.

  • @spazticdrummer7
    @spazticdrummer7 4 года назад +18

    You forgot to add Spirit Island! Also played a game called Ghost Stories with my brother in law this past Christmas. Took us like 6 tries just to beat the introductory level of the game.

  • @ackakc
    @ackakc 4 года назад +44

    Exactly 2 player games (complexity level 1-5)
    1. Patchwork (1.65/5)
    2. Undaunted: Normandy (2.25/5)
    3. Targi (2.34/5)
    4. Twilight Struggle (3.58/5)
    1 or 2 player games
    5. One Deck Dungeon (2.03/5)
    6. Arkham horror: The Card Game (3.4/5)
    7. Fields of Arle (3.89/5)
    2+ player games
    8. Escape the Dark Castle (1.25/5)
    9. Codenames: Duet (1.33/5)
    10. Magic Maze (1.73/5)
    11. Potion Explosion (1.75/5)
    12. Azul (1.77/5)
    13. That’s Pretty Clever! (1.9/5)
    14. Sagrada (1.92/5)
    15. Ascension (2.15/5)
    16. Mystic Vale (2.25/5)
    17. Legendary (2.44/5)
    18. Zombicide: Black Plague (2.52/5)
    19. Exit: The Game (2.52/5)
    20. Seasons (2.77/5)
    21. Aeon’s End (2.78/5)
    22. Five Tribes (2.85/5)
    23. Grand Austria Hotel (3.24/5)
    24. Underwater Cities (3.58/5)
    25. Star Wars Rebellion (3.71/5)

  • @McBehrer
    @McBehrer 4 года назад +29

    I'm just starting the video, but there are a few games I would pick:
    Exactly 2:
    Codenames: Duet
    BattleCon
    Summoner Wars
    Tak
    Pixel Tactics
    Solo or 2:
    Sentinels of the Multiverse
    2+:
    Specter Ops
    Pandemic (any version, but Legacy is incredible)
    Scythe
    Root

    • @edvid5626
      @edvid5626 4 года назад +4

      Underrated comment right here

    • @RobotShield
      @RobotShield 4 года назад +1

    • @pop9832
      @pop9832 4 года назад +1

      Sentinels is fantastic, especially with all the fan expansions.

    • @Sweetroll_Wolfie
      @Sweetroll_Wolfie 3 года назад +2

      I can attest to Codenames, Specter Ops, Pandemic, Scythe, and Root being fantastic. Root and Specter Ops are really popular for my siblings and I, including honorary siblings and sisters-in-law. I can't say I've even been so stressed playing a board game as I have as the Agent doing an infiltration op in Specter Ops. It feels like a very unique experience with how legitimately terrified you become as you try to complete objectives without being found out by the Hunters, hot on your tail almost constantly as they try to anticipate your hidden movements.
      Root is a forest territory game with animal factions that feels fun with a bunch of players, even if you don't win. Sometimes it's really enjoyable to merely help other players or just perform your factions tasks to act as a branch of an ecosystem. It's very charming and there's plenty of victory conditions, overall.

  • @CoronaMobius
    @CoronaMobius 4 года назад +17

    Here are some of mine:
    Exactly 2: Onitama (Sensei's Path is a must, Way of the Wind less so but still great) - You have five pieces, a sensei and four students. Either get your sensei to the opponent's sensei's starting spot or capture the other sensei. Each player has two cards, and one is in the middle. You play your card, move any of your pieces to a valid spot on that card, then trade that card for the one in the middle. There's also a free app on Google Play.
    Air, Land, and Sea - WWII theme. There is an 18 card deck, six each of Air, Land, and Sea vehicles/soldiers. Each player gets six cards, then one player gets a player order card. On your turn you can play a card to a matching combat theater, play a card face down in any theater, or retreat, giving your opponent a portion of the points of the round. The trick is to mitigate your losses and learn how to use the card abilities to manipulate the side your cards are on. This is how you get battleships and tanks in the air.
    Star Realms: As weird as it sounds, the base game is very technically only a 2 player game, and the way you expand it is by getting a second copy. Very basic, but effective, deck builder where you're directly attacking your opponent's "authority." Has some great expansions.
    Crystal Clans: A great area control/squad management game that has a unique "initiative" turn system. You basically wager turn length to summon bigger cards and do bigger attacks.
    Great with 2
    Pipeline: Rebuild a government's horribly inefficient oil pipelines and make as much money as possible in the process. Exceptionally heavy, but very pretty.
    Spirit Island: Anti-Catan. Invaders are colonizing your island and you need to scare them off by rousing the natives into fighting and using your powers before the island is totally blighted and colonized.
    Oceans: A spinoff of Evolution. Make fish and evolve them into better fish. Has a lot of MtG influence.
    Near and Far: A gorgeous storybook game with an atlas of missions. Plays kind of like a racing game, and a bit of a point salad with a campaign. Excellent art and compelling writing, and even has an arcade mode so if you just want to pick up and play a game.
    Thunderstone Quest: Diablo but a deck builder. On your turn you either go to town and upgrade your deck and heal or go to the dungeon to fight monsters. Kind of an oddity in that the retail edition is missing a LOT of content compared to the kickstarter, but worth tracking down the complete set.
    Thanks for wading through this massive comment. Hopefully you found something you'd wanna play.

    • @CosmicCreatorCat
      @CosmicCreatorCat 4 года назад +1

      Sure hope I find this comment again when I'm free. Thanks for describing so many recommends, dude.

    • @Hyperchicken
      @Hyperchicken 4 года назад +2

      Spirit Island is SO much fun.

    • @CoronaMobius
      @CoronaMobius 4 года назад +1

      @@Hyperchicken Jagged Earth has me at 1000% hype.

    • @sierra7635
      @sierra7635 4 года назад +1

      Onitama‘s lit as HELL

  • @mishamuses5308
    @mishamuses5308 3 года назад +4

    “His was the Pawnee to my Eagleton.” I’m gonna save that insult for a special occasion

  • @Brione30
    @Brione30 4 года назад +114

    Two can play at that game: Ultimate Edition

  • @jenhenderson4136
    @jenhenderson4136 4 года назад +13

    Wingspan is a great game that is brilliant with 2 but handles more, it's all about birds and strategizing to get the most points, and it has beautiful board and card artwork and really cute components too :)

    • @psterud
      @psterud Год назад

      Agree. Been playing this a lot recently, both two- and three-player. Two works just fine. A lovely game.

    • @AlexanderOsias
      @AlexanderOsias 2 месяца назад

      Well, even
      four can play at that game.

  • @goiz2422
    @goiz2422 4 года назад +147

    who tf clicks a 33 minute video within 2 minutes of it coming out then dislikes it for no reason

    • @djorgs
      @djorgs 4 года назад +9

      Skynet

    • @DrRyan82994
      @DrRyan82994 4 года назад +13

      10 can play at that game (so far)

    • @BillyWRB
      @BillyWRB 4 года назад +6

      bots

    • @ayyo238
      @ayyo238 4 года назад

      @@DrRyan82994 12 now

    • @AcolytesOfHorror
      @AcolytesOfHorror 4 года назад +3

      some men just want to watch the world burn

  • @dynamicpanda6407
    @dynamicpanda6407 4 года назад +96

    "dos" is one of the strangest board game sequels.

  • @Chris-ro2pu
    @Chris-ro2pu 4 года назад +9

    Me and my gf have been enjoying Spirit Island. There is so much game in just the base game with real unique mechanics. Great video!

  • @Thungon
    @Thungon 4 года назад +16

    The card game Disney: Villainous I find plays best with two players. It's designed for more... up to 6, but 1v1 feels the best and most tactical gameplay it offers. It's great for casual play too :)

  • @jokerES2
    @jokerES2 4 года назад +5

    I'd add these:
    2-player only - Jaipur
    Set collection, where you're trying to gather sets of goods to get tokens. Additionally, you're trying to balance sets of 3, 4, or 5 which result in more points with getting set tokens which reduce in value as they get eaten up.
    2-player only - Mandala
    Abstract set game, where you place one of 5 colors into a shared area (and draw more cards) or into a personal area on two battlefields (Mandalas). Colors can only appear once, and then the Mandala is destroyed after being completed taking from the shared space based on each players private area. The first card of each color taken is placed in a score area, which dictates color value (for instance, yellow may become worth 1 to one player and 5 to the other). Other cards go into a cup area hidden from your opponent. Plays quickly, but it's about blocking colors and timing. Great game for two.
    2 or more - Concordia
    Thematically lacking, but mechanically elegant. As houses of Rome, you must expand and build production houses throughout areas of Rome. Actions are performed by various personalities, and over time you'll expand to include more personalities. You'll then score from those same personality cards for performing certain actions (For instance, one might be getting more and more colonists to expand and focusing on Mars personality cards for endgame, which give you points for each colonist per card). The game feels light but tense the whole way through.

  • @martyc6591
    @martyc6591 4 года назад +11

    The Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert games are also great for two players or more. Catan is surprisingly playable with two as well.

  • @thenerdsarecoming
    @thenerdsarecoming 4 года назад +52

    step one: find the game
    step two: find the second player

  • @NaamahUwU
    @NaamahUwU 3 года назад

    I honestly loved watching this video. I think it was incredibly well made and I love how thoughtful you are.

  • @jr637-1
    @jr637-1 4 года назад +5

    One of my favorite 2-player onlys is The Fox In The Forest. I love trick-taking games and it throws some fun twists into the mix.

  • @robertross2164
    @robertross2164 4 года назад +5

    "Ramen Fury." Is a very quick paced agressive game that u can get for like 10$. And plays from 2-5 players. The idea is that u want to make bowls of ramen by using ingredients from a central stock of cards. These cards give u points but u can sabotage your opponents during gameplay. It can quickly become a very intense game.

  • @jotairpontes
    @jotairpontes 2 месяца назад +1

    23:00 "We don't wanna die, 'cause if you die, you're gonna be dead... you don't want that". Words to live by.
    Jokes aside, really fun list, I knew a couple of names, but got a lot of new ones to look a bit more into before buying. Cool!

  • @chemistrygeek15
    @chemistrygeek15 3 года назад

    This video is so helpful and it's organized so perfectly!! When I get to see friends we're normally 1 on 1 and it's so great to have things to do without going out!!

  • @SynthgirlBulge
    @SynthgirlBulge 4 года назад +10

    That moment when you realize that someone has made a boardgame about your small region in Germany nobody knows about. (I live around 40km from Arle)

    • @puflem
      @puflem 3 года назад

      I don't even know about it and I'm german!

    • @Borengar629
      @Borengar629 3 года назад

      @@puflem My thought exactly and I also am german ^^

  • @PlainBoredom
    @PlainBoredom 3 года назад +3

    Fields of Arle is actually set in Arle, Germany; a small village next to where i grew up
    I saw the game in a german toy store recently & it made me happy
    seeing it getting some international recognition feels really cool

  • @whatislava
    @whatislava 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for this! Can't wait to try some of these. I have played Mystic Vale, Sagrada, and Patchwork and they are all amazing. Would love to see you do a video of your favorite co-op games.

  • @veronicasvideodiaries
    @veronicasvideodiaries 4 года назад +1

    Wow I just hosted a lil virtual game night with friends but I'm only quarantined with one other person. Guess google heard and you ended up on my recommended page. Thanks for the video man!

  • @ea_gaming
    @ea_gaming 4 года назад +4

    My wife and I’s favorite game to play together is currently Paladins of the West kingdom! Spectacularly well made, and a little heavier. Spirit island is one I love that’s great with 2, and we also enjoy Raiders of the North Sea at 2 and 3. Our preferred deck builders are Hero Realms and Shards of Infinity as opposed to Ascension. Kingdomino plays amazingly at 2, 3, or 4, and is a great one to play over FaceTime with others if they have a copy- we sent copies to about 4 couples when lockdown started and we played over a dozen games in lockdown! Lastly, Hanabi is a great game at 2, solid couple mind reading game :)

  • @DJ_Kuroto
    @DJ_Kuroto 4 года назад +3

    Hanabi is a good choice for just two people. It's like cooperative solitaire but with a bit of an information network problem. You can't see your hand, but you can see your partner's, and you use proper clue tokens to tell somebody what cards they have. Just get 20 points to win. It's even free to play with others on Board Game Arena if that's what you need.

  • @summonerfraco3603
    @summonerfraco3603 4 года назад +2

    Ok wait a second. I subscribed to this channel because I wanted to see what all of the pop tarts were like, and I JUST noticed that you also voiced a character in FEH!! I LOVE FEH...AND POP TARTS!! WORLDS COLIIIIIIIIIIDE!!

  • @pikadex8365
    @pikadex8365 4 года назад

    Hi ProZD, just wanted to say that I enjoy you and your channel. I randomly found your helium voice impression video a while back and have been watching through some other videos ever since. You are so funny, and I really enjoy watching.

  • @SarielSnowings
    @SarielSnowings 4 года назад +3

    One of my favourite 2 player games (that can be played with more but i prefer only 2 players) is Star Realms. Small, cheap deck building game about spaceship battles, and I love the card market and the fact that you build your deck as you go. You can play in 20 mins and it’s so fun to see all different strategies people use

    • @psterud
      @psterud Год назад

      Yep. I made a comment about Star Realms before looking at the rest, and I'm seeing lots of Star Realms recommendations. An absolute classic in a small package.

  • @youwaisef
    @youwaisef 4 года назад +8

    "This board game ain't big for the both of us... oh wait it is!"

  • @hearty-ooo3376
    @hearty-ooo3376 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for this! My mom and I try to hang out one to twice a week playing board games and even getting her into video games, got her to learn how to play pokemon card with her, but low on finding 2 or more player games for us to play. Will look into some of these games with her.

  • @thisrandomdude_
    @thisrandomdude_ 4 года назад +1

    This video will be very useful for me, I hope. Thank you for showcasing these amazing selections!

  • @diobuthesconfused7507
    @diobuthesconfused7507 4 года назад +23

    The best 2 player game is staring at eachother while some air goes wild around you

    • @CosmicCreatorCat
      @CosmicCreatorCat 4 года назад +1

      Either memes are getting damn surreal or you're talking abour wind, and one of those would be less cool than the other.

    • @yves406
      @yves406 4 года назад +3

      10/10, i tried it with my brother. Totally recommend it to everyone, its simple to learn, its a great start to board games if you're a newbie... just 10/10...
      *But it did take 2 hours to realise my brother was deceased.*

  • @ast0815
    @ast0815 4 года назад +3

    Great video! I quite enjoy "The Settlers of Catan: The Card Game" for exactly two players.

  • @janbonne
    @janbonne 4 года назад +1

    Neat so many I haven’t heard of yet yay! I also like the theme recommendations etc

  • @JasonPuckettNY
    @JasonPuckettNY 3 года назад

    these videos are amazing, thank you for sharing your board game-y passion

  • @michaelibrahim9275
    @michaelibrahim9275 4 года назад +13

    I was today years old when I found out your name is a wordplay on “prosody”

  • @varsoonhks3211
    @varsoonhks3211 4 года назад +5

    Star Realms is one of the best 2 player Deckbuilding games I've played.
    I could never really get too much into Ascension or games like it because play felt so divorced from the other player. In Star Realms, you actually have to defeat the other player rather than just 'earn more points' than them.

  • @rinku4271
    @rinku4271 4 года назад

    You're the best channel I discovered in the past months, really like you're work!

  • @mattkutrik
    @mattkutrik 3 года назад

    Thanks for the video! Some really great picks!
    A few more 2 player only games that my wife and I like to play outside of the ones you mentioned:
    The Fox and the Forest - Light trick taking game where the odd cards have various 'powers' and you only want to win so many tricks before it starts effecting your score negatively.
    Odin's Ravens - A pretty light racing game where you use Loki's trick cards to give you a leg-up or to use against your opponent.
    Fugitive - A portable hidden movement game where one player is the agent and the other the fugitive.
    Lost Cities - Laying down cards to go on expeditions, but you want to make sure you have enough. Scoring is a little mathy, but there's a good app out there.
    As for solo to 4 players, I'd add the new Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion for a dungeon crawler with a neat card initiative system. While I could list many more, this stands out to me because it's a new and lighter version of Gloomhaven that sets up very quickly and contains 25 scenarios. You're basically setting up a RPG video game on your table with the first 5 scenarios even being the tutorial, of sorts.

  • @justsomeguywithastrawhat8045
    @justsomeguywithastrawhat8045 4 года назад +25

    When you wanted to comment "Two can play at that game" but someone already commented it.

    • @CSmyth-
      @CSmyth- 4 года назад

      ... But then you do it anyway

    • @videomugre
      @videomugre 4 года назад

      But two can play at that game

  • @thepaper888
    @thepaper888 3 года назад +4

    I know it's not the same but a fun easy fast card game is "Dungeon Mayhem".
    2-6 players, I got it for guests who are intimidated by games.

  • @LeviRedrook
    @LeviRedrook 4 года назад +1

    The music's refrain makes it super obvious it's on a loop and after fifteen minutes it gets suuuuuuper agitating. But thanks for sharing all your thoughts, I was thinking about getting some of these and there were a couple I'd never heard about. Thanks for your efforts.

  • @seanmurphy2573
    @seanmurphy2573 4 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for the recommendations I bought potion explosion, zombicide black plague and Arkham Horror. They are all so much fun! We love the marble setup of potion explosion a lot, its so fast paced once you get the hang of it and looks so nice

  • @rawiiiii
    @rawiiiii 4 года назад +5

    I'm really looking forward to a review of Undauntes: Normandy!

  • @redlikegreenday4825
    @redlikegreenday4825 4 года назад +8

    Everyone else: *talking about their favorite games and sharing their opinions*
    Me: Why does he keep saying meatball?

    • @Swiminatub
      @Swiminatub 3 года назад +1

      If I didn’t have captions there’s no way I would’ve known he said meeple

  • @everyrosehasitsthorns1935
    @everyrosehasitsthorns1935 4 года назад

    I've been looking for this kind of thing for ages!! Would love more board game reviews in the future, esp ones that need fewer players!!

  • @jamesdean8980
    @jamesdean8980 4 года назад

    ProZD I love your enthusiasm and you brighten my day thank you man

  • @BarbeqdBrwniez
    @BarbeqdBrwniez 3 года назад +3

    With so many deck builders I'm SHOCKED that Star Realms wasn't on the list of exactly 2 player games. I understand the difficulty of such a small list though! For anybody checking the comments though, Star Realms is a wonderful, tiny little deck builder for two players with a lot of depth and nuance of gameplay, as well as countless viable strategies. I've played with friends and both won and lost with all factions, early rush strategies, late big econ strategies, defensive, offensive, everything under the sun! Highly recommend!

  • @Noctis666
    @Noctis666 4 года назад +3

    Board games for 2 players? This is exactly what I needed.

  • @SillySyrup
    @SillySyrup Год назад +1

    I am an enthusiast for the popular 2-player game Blood Bowl. It's a game of American football, except it's anarchy, meaning that there are no "downs" and the goal is just to grab the ball and get it to the end zone. The twist is that it's fantasy, and you can play as elves, orcs, goblins, and a bunch of really flavorful races. You can run a team in a league and level up your players as they gain experience from matches. You can also suffer permanent injuries and deaths to your players. It's very violent and epic. No game of Blood Bowl is the same, and this is a game that I highly recommend getting into. It's not that beefy to learn the basic rules, actually, but it gets slightly beefier as you get into league play and coaching a long-term league. It's easy to understand once you get the hang of it, though - great game!

  • @josephharburg993
    @josephharburg993 4 года назад

    Thank you so much for this! My wife and I find it difficult to find good two player game descriptions that are actually helpful like this.

  • @cloudiideii4271
    @cloudiideii4271 4 года назад +54

    I may have listened to this video, but I didn’t hear a single word

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад +4

    This is two can play at that game to the next level

    • @Hoioioioioio
      @Hoioioioioio 4 года назад

      Avery the Cuban-American I see you every where, at Kim’s Drew’s and Franks

  • @TheSnapcaster
    @TheSnapcaster 4 года назад

    Thanks man. I've been looking for more games to play with my wife, as we've getting into games more and more. After long days at work, something to unwind is great! We own a few of these, but since we're new this has been fantastic. Thanks again. Love and respect your recommendations.

  • @KoyasuNoBara
    @KoyasuNoBara 4 года назад +2

    My sister and I play Forbidden Island together. Sometimes we'll each play as two characters at once.
    It is kind of hard, though, so we ended up starting out with "house rules" where we start out drawing only one flood card at a time. We recently graduated to non-house rules, though, now that we're familiar with the game.

  • @benjaniszewski
    @benjaniszewski 4 года назад +143

    *insert comment about RUclips's numbers being inconsistent*
    haha so funny

    • @dynamicpanda6407
      @dynamicpanda6407 4 года назад

      haha so funny xd xd lmao

    • @Scp-x3bgo
      @Scp-x3bgo 4 года назад +2

      AxxL Holy Shit why are you everywhere

    • @beep3242
      @beep3242 4 года назад

      @@Scp-x3bgo Please don't snap my neck 173

    • @toadallyhuman
      @toadallyhuman 4 года назад

      That makes me chortle

    • @ieyemyeyes
      @ieyemyeyes 4 года назад

      AxxL you just show up every once in awhile and self advertise. Maybe try making good content

  • @petrusheikkila734
    @petrusheikkila734 4 года назад +6

    I just realised how amazing dungeon master prozd would be because of his voice acting skills. Literally Matthew Mercer level DM

    • @goldengaruda8935
      @goldengaruda8935 3 года назад +2

      Takes more then good voices, but he could be

  • @AndICanTalk2
    @AndICanTalk2 4 года назад

    Great list. I've played a number if these and they are all quite good. I will have to look into the others.

  • @onlyonezenn6037
    @onlyonezenn6037 2 года назад

    Thanks so much I’ve been struggling with 2 player games; sometimes it’s hard to get a group together so this is great for me and one other buddy

  • @boybiggs3940
    @boybiggs3940 4 года назад +3

    *”Two can play at that game”*

  • @The_Great_One
    @The_Great_One 4 года назад +8

    Nice, me and myself can play together.

  • @deannadesire4828
    @deannadesire4828 4 года назад

    My s/o and I were just talking about trying to find new board games for two yesterday! This is so helpful! Thanks (:

  • @BaneOfMyProductions
    @BaneOfMyProductions 4 года назад +2

    Highly recommend Carcassonne: The Castle as a two player (only) game! It's fairly light but pretty fun and does require some strategy. The gameplay is basically that you're using randomly drawn tiles to build a city within the walls to get points. I've found you can make it into a 3-4 player game too if you have some spare pieces (I use Risk armies but any meeple does it).

  • @deliro8758
    @deliro8758 4 года назад +3

    Definitely missing Spirit Island there, but otherwise a really cool list

  • @ethan935_5
    @ethan935_5 4 года назад +14

    Step one: get a friend

    • @tychoderkommentator2989
      @tychoderkommentator2989 4 года назад +3

      I love board games, but nobody around me does.
      So if you ever get desperate enough, hit me up.

  • @BuffFam
    @BuffFam 3 года назад

    dude your voice is killer! I instantly felt invited into your video! Keep doing a killer job!

  • @minister2965
    @minister2965 4 года назад

    This is great! Didn't know much about board game so this opened a whole new chapter for me.

  • @jameshao4101
    @jameshao4101 4 года назад +9

    stop commenting this vid been out for 1 min i know yall havent watched it yet

    • @claymoregang2979
      @claymoregang2979 4 года назад +1

      James Hao No

    • @Ooogway
      @Ooogway 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/Tt7bzxurJ1I/видео.html

    • @kopv1827
      @kopv1827 3 года назад

      @@Ooogway u got me

  • @Yoshifire8
    @Yoshifire8 4 года назад +34

    But everyone knows the TRUE best 2-player game ever.
    Chess.

  • @IamRegulator
    @IamRegulator 3 года назад

    Thanks for the hammer-down approach to the list. If I want a detailed explanation I'll watch a "how-to-play", for a list I just want a firehose like stream of opinions. You earned a sub.

  • @sarahmtrager
    @sarahmtrager 4 года назад +2

    You did a really nice job talking about hobby games in a way that make them truly accessible to "baby gamers" and newbies. Nicely done!

  • @bithomes
    @bithomes 4 года назад +14

    Last time i was this early i still had a girlfriend

    • @Ooogway
      @Ooogway 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/Tt7bzxurJ1I/видео.html

    • @user-rh7nd5xv7y
      @user-rh7nd5xv7y 4 года назад

      @@Ooogway nice try, buddy

    • @FixTheWi-Fi
      @FixTheWi-Fi 4 года назад +4

      that's rough buddy

  • @HardinProuductionsOriginal
    @HardinProuductionsOriginal 4 года назад +4

    I legitimately thought this was gonna be a joke with nothing but "Monopoly: something edition"
    Glad it wasn't.
    Dungeons and Dragons should be in here.

    • @Valtharr
      @Valtharr 4 года назад

      For two players?!?
      (Besides, there's better RPGs than D&D)

    • @HardinProuductionsOriginal
      @HardinProuductionsOriginal 4 года назад

      @@Valtharr right, and I can soar across the skies.

    • @Valtharr
      @Valtharr 3 года назад

      @@HardinProuductionsOriginal D&D sucks

  • @Mysterialic
    @Mysterialic 4 года назад

    Saved to my playlist. Thanks for including a solo list too.

  • @sanjithechef
    @sanjithechef 3 года назад

    I love the effort you put into this video, thank you sir