# Best board games for 2 players

Plays of the last year that actually sat 2 people at the table, for games that support that count.

_50 games, 38,020 plays behind them._

| # | Game | Plays | Players |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Forest Shuffle](https://www.ludoya.com/games/forest-shuffle) | 4,760 | 101 |
| 2 | [Ark Nova](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ark-nova) | 2,265 | 108 |
| 3 | [Azul](https://www.ludoya.com/games/azul) | 2,069 | 143 |
| 4 | [Sea Salt & Paper](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sea-salt-and-paper) | 2,017 | 128 |
| 5 | [Can't Stop](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cant-stop) | 1,497 | 70 |
| 6 | [Toy Battle](https://www.ludoya.com/games/toy-battle) | 1,484 | 169 |
| 7 | [Captain Flip](https://www.ludoya.com/games/captain-flip) | 1,437 | 60 |
| 8 | [Carcassonne](https://www.ludoya.com/games/carcassonne) | 1,290 | 75 |
| 9 | [Castle Combo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/chateau-combo) | 1,256 | 151 |
| 10 | [Gizmos](https://www.ludoya.com/games/gizmos) | 1,170 | 18 |
| 11 | [Sky Team](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sky-team) | 1,138 | 158 |
| 12 | [Harmonies](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harmonies) | 905 | 144 |
| 13 | [Agent Avenue](https://www.ludoya.com/games/agent-avenue) | 807 | 109 |
| 14 | [Lost Ruins of Arnak](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak) | 757 | 104 |
| 15 | [7 Wonders Duel](https://www.ludoya.com/games/7-wonders-duel) | 717 | 132 |
| 16 | [The Castles of Burgundy](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-castles-of-burgundy) | 709 | 63 |
| 17 | [The White Castle](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-white-castle) | 672 | 131 |
| 18 | [Duel for Cardia](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cardia) | 663 | 104 |
| 19 | [Take Time](https://www.ludoya.com/games/take-time) | 652 | 32 |
| 20 | [Faraway](https://www.ludoya.com/games/faraway-2) | 645 | 105 |
| 21 | [Solstis](https://www.ludoya.com/games/solstis) | 565 | 28 |
| 22 | [Terraforming Mars](https://www.ludoya.com/games/terraforming-mars) | 551 | 78 |
| 23 | [Piña Coladice](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pina-coladice) | 535 | 46 |
| 24 | [Wingspan](https://www.ludoya.com/games/wingspan) | 528 | 120 |
| 25 | [Patchwork](https://www.ludoya.com/games/patchwork) | 517 | 139 |
| 26 | [Lucky Numbers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lucky-numbers) | 492 | 44 |
| 27 | [Martian Dice](https://www.ludoya.com/games/martian-dice) | 481 | 13 |
| 28 | [CuBirds](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cubirds) | 462 | 65 |
| 29 | [Ticket to Ride](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ticket-to-ride) | 453 | 42 |
| 30 | [Splendor Duel](https://www.ludoya.com/games/splendor-duel) | 450 | 87 |
| 31 | [Bandido](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bandido) | 428 | 15 |
| 32 | [It's a Wonderful World](https://www.ludoya.com/games/its-a-wonderful-world) | 422 | 34 |
| 33 | [Zenith](https://www.ludoya.com/games/zenith-2) | 405 | 61 |
| 34 | [Pixies](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pixies) | 383 | 50 |
| 35 | [Yokai Pagoda](https://www.ludoya.com/games/yokai-pagoda) | 349 | 36 |
| 36 | [Knarr](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rising) | 347 | 37 |
| 37 | [Chakra](https://www.ludoya.com/games/chakra-3) | 343 | 12 |
| 38 | [Race for the Galaxy](https://www.ludoya.com/games/race-for-the-galaxy) | 306 | 30 |
| 39 | [Under the Leaves](https://www.ludoya.com/games/under-the-leaves-2) | 299 | 39 |
| 40 | [Frosthaven](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frosthaven) | 297 | 10 |
| 41 | [Jaipur](https://www.ludoya.com/games/jaipur) | 294 | 74 |
| 42 | [Magic: The Gathering](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-the-gathering) | 292 | 20 |
| 43 | [The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-duel-for-middle-earth) | 271 | 104 |
| 44 | [Potion Explosion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/potion-explosion) | 258 | 30 |
| 45 | [Captain Tsubasa: The Card Game](https://www.ludoya.com/games/campeones-oliver-y-benji-the-card-game) | 244 | 22 |
| 46 | [Super Mega Lucky Box](https://www.ludoya.com/games/super-mega-lucky-box) | 239 | 22 |
| 47 | [Ticket to Ride: Europe](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ticket-to-ride-europe) | 236 | 39 |
| 48 | [Space Base](https://www.ludoya.com/games/space-base-2) | 223 | 26 |
| 49 | [The Hobbit: There & Back Again](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-hobbit-there-and-back-again) | 222 | 51 |
| 50 | [Spots](https://www.ludoya.com/games/spots-4) | 218 | 37 |

## Links

- [This list](https://www.ludoya.com/rankings/best-for-2)
- [Every Ludoya ranking](https://www.ludoya.com/rankings)

_Data from Ludoya: plays its players logged and games they rated. Not BoardGameGeek's ratings._