We stayed away from miniatures games and wargames, for instance, as those are a tale for another day. This is not, of course, an exhaustive list of the best two-player tabletop games on the market. Further Reading Table for one: How to play board games without a groupSeveral weeks ago, Ars Cardboard asked a seemingly odd question: “Can you play board games if you don’t have a group?” The answer, surprisingly, is yes.īut what if you have a gaming partner and not a gaming group? Or maybe a non-gaming friend has been sniffing around your board game shelf and wants to dip their toes in the water without committing to a full-fledged game night. Again, you've come to the right place-today we're going to look at a few of our favorite two-player games. The majority of board and card games support two players, many of them quite well, but certain games work best when your table is set for two.