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Best 2-player city building board games

The top-rated city building board games that play well with 2 players, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 316 games. 7 Wonders Duel leads the list (medium-light complexity).

Top city building board games for 2 players

Ancient7 Wonders Duel (2015)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1
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Ancient7 Wonders (2010)
2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingCarcassonne (2000)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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City BuildingLords of Waterdeep (2012)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AnimalsEverdell (2018)
1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1
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City BuildingLe Havre (2008)
1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9
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City BuildingCaylus Premium Limited Edition (2005)
2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingKeyflower (2012)
2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingArchitects of the West Kingdom (2018)
1–5 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingCitadels Classic (2000)
2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1
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City BuildingCastles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameUnderwater Cities (2018)
1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1
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City BuildingCarcassonne The Expansion (2002)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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City BuildingSuburbia (2012)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientImperial Settlers (2014)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4
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AncientCyclades (2009)
2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingCarcassonne Traders & Builders (2003)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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City BuildingOn Mars (2020)
1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3
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City BuildingLisboa (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Card GameSan Juan (2004)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingThe Princes of Florence (2000)
2–5 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingSid Meier's Civilization The Board Game (2010)
2–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4
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AncientGlory to Rome (2005)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingOra et Labora (2011)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
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City BuildingKingsburg (2007)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureAbove and Below (2015)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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Age of ReasonSaint Petersburg (2004)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingCharterstone (2017)
1–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameBruges (2013)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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Abstract StrategyTiny Towns (2019)
1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingQuadropolis (2016)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingGlass Road (2013)
1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4
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City BuildingMachi Koro (2012)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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City BuildingGlen More (2010)
2–5 players · 45–70 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingGlen More II Chronicles (2019)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingDiscworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingCitadels (2016)
2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Card Game51st State Master Set (2016)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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City BuildingQueendomino XL (2017)
2–4 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameSan Juan (Second Edition) (2014)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientClash of Cultures (2012)
2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6
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City BuildingAntiquity (2004)
2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
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City BuildingLords of Vegas (2010)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingPraga Caput Regni (2020)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
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City BuildingCarcassonne The River (2001)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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City BuildingBetween Two Cities (2015)
1–7 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameLondon (Second Edition) (2017)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.6
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City BuildingGinkgopolis (2012)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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Quick city building board games for 2 players (30 minutes or less)