2-player games / Abstract Strategy

Best 2-player abstract strategy board games

The top-rated abstract strategy board games that play well with 2 players, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 445 games. Azul leads the list (medium-light complexity).

Top abstract strategy board games for 2 players

Abstract StrategyAzul (2017)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8
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Abstract StrategyPatchwork Winter Edition (2014)
2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.7
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Abstract StrategySantorini (2016)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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Abstract StrategyHive (2000)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3
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Abstract StrategyChess (1475)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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Abstract StrategySamurai (1998)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5
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Abstract StrategyOnitama (2014)
2 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4
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Abstract StrategyAzul Summer Pavilion (2019)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8
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Abstract StrategyPhotosynthesis (2017)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
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Abstract StrategyTravel Blokus (2000)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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Abstract StrategyMensa Connections (2004)
1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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Abstract StrategyYINSH (2003)
2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7
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Abstract StrategyTiny Towns (2019)
1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Abstract StrategyAzul Stained glass of Sintra \/ Les vitraux de Sintra (2018)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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Abstract StrategyTsuro (2004)
2–8 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.7
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Abstract StrategyCalico (2020)
1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9
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Abstract StrategyWar Chest (2018)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0
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Abstract StrategyThrough the Desert (1998)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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Abstract StrategyHey (2003)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7
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Abstract StrategyQwirkle Collector's Edition (2006)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8
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Abstract StrategyTorres (1999)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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Abstract StrategyRicochet Robots (1999)
1–99 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Abstract StrategyReef (2018)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1
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Abstract StrategyTash-Kalar Arena of Legends (2013)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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Abstract StrategyDVONN (2001)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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Abstract StrategyDragon Castle (2017)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2
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Abstract StrategyTZAAR (2007)
2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7
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Abstract StrategyMexica (2002)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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Abstract StrategyCottage Garden (2016)
1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9
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Abstract StrategyBackgammon (-3000)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Abstract StrategyThe Duke (2013)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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Abstract StrategyRummikub (1977)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
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Abstract StrategyMandala (2019)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.7
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Abstract StrategyNova Luna (2019)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5
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Abstract StrategyNMBR 9 (2017)
1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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Abstract StrategyKahuna (1998)
2 players · 30–40 min · ★ 6.6
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Abstract StrategyWinning Together (1991)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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Abstract StrategyTak University Edition (2017)
2 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.6
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Abstract StrategyQuoridor Travel (1997)
2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Abstract StrategyVigor Blokus (2005)
2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8
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Abstract StrategyStratego (1946)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1
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Abstract StrategyBlue Lagoon (2018)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2
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Abstract StrategyThe King is Dead Second Edition (2020)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 8.0
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Abstract StrategyKodama The Tree Spirits (2016)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Abstract StrategyGIPF mini (1996)
2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
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Abstract StrategyTsuro of the Seas (2012)
2–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5
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Abstract StrategyAbalone Classic (1987)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Abstract StrategyKingdoms (1994)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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Quick abstract strategy board games for 2 players (30 minutes or less)