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Games for 2 players

Two-handed play, and the list most couples land on: a quick cribbage board, or a backgammon match that outlasts the evening. Card games for two players, plus the dice and board games that work just as well across a small table. Nothing here is waiting for a fourth.

Where to start

Picked for 2 specifically. These are built around that number, not merely able to survive it.

Backgammon2 playersBoard and cardsBuilt for exactly 2 — nobody sits out.Gin Rummy2 playersCardsBuilt for exactly 2 — nobody sits out.Scrabble2–4 playersTilesDesigned around 2 players.

All 64 games for 2 players

5002–8 playersCardsBoggle2–8 playersOther kitCarcassonne2–5 playersTilesCornhole2–4 playersOther kitCrazy Eights2–7 playersCardsDarts 5011–8 playersDartsFree-form Points1–20 playersOther kitKlondike Solitaire1–4 playersCardsPickleball2–4 playersOther kitRummy2–6 playersCardsScrabble2–4 playersTilesSpades2–6 playersCardsTable Tennis2–4 playersOther kitTennis2–4 playersOther kitUno2–10 playersCardsYahtzee1–10 playersDiceBackgammon2 playersBoard and cardsBelote2–4 playersCardsBlackjack2–8 playersCardsBlock Dominoes2–4 playersTilesBocce2–8 playersOther kitBriscola2–6 playersCardsCanasta2–6 playersCardsCatan Victory Points2–6 playersBoard and cardsCribbage2–4 playersCardsCricket2–8 playersDartsDutch Blitz2–8 playersCardsEuchre2–6 playersCardsFarkle2–8 playersDiceFive Crowns1–7 playersCardsGin Rummy2 playersCardsGo Fish2–6 playersCardsGolf2–8 playersCardsHand and Foot2–6 playersCardsIndian Rummy2–6 playersCardsLiar's Dice2–8 playersDiceMau Mau2–8 playersCardsMexican Train2–8 playersTilesPétanque2–12 playersOther kitPhase 102–6 playersCardsPinochle2–4 playersCardsPub Quiz2–100 playersOther kitRommé2–6 playersCardsRummikub2–6 playersTilesScopa2–6 playersCardsShut the Box1–6 playersTilesSkull King2–8 playersCardsTen-Pin Bowling1–8 playersOther kitWar2–4 playersCardsWin/Loss Tally2–20 playersOther kitYatzy1–8 playersDiceEscoba del 152–4 playersCardsKubb2–12 playersOther kitMaxi Yatzy1–8 playersDiceMeyer2–10 playersDiceMille Bornes2–6 playersCardsPişti2–4 playersCardsPitch2–7 playersCardsPool Rummy2–6 playersCardsSchwimmen2–9 playersCardsSkip-Bo2–6 playersCardsThirty2–8 playersDiceTurtle King2–10 playersCardsTwenty One2–7 playersCards

Nearby player counts

2 of them are built for exactly 2 players and nothing else: Backgammon, Gin Rummy.

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