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Recommended for couples and married partners! A roundup of board games for two

Board games are one of the genres that have been getting a lot of attention lately.

Back in the day, most people only knew games like The Game of Life or Othello, but in the past few years, the number of board games in the spotlight has increased significantly.

There’s a wide variety, from games where you craft strategies and enjoy bluffing against your opponent, to ones with stylish looks or quick, casual play.

In this article, we’ll introduce a bunch of recommended board games all at once!

Among them, we’ve selected board games perfect for couples or spouses to play together—just for two players—so pick the one that will be the perfect companion for your time at home!

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Recommended for couples and married partners! A roundup of board games for two
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1Tokyo Highway
Tokyo Highwayplay_arrow
A strategic board game themed around highways
2Mancala: Kalah
Mancala: Kalahplay_arrow
An old board game. Move the pieces and be the first to get them to the goal.
3Geister
Geisterplay_arrow
Ghost Top Psychological Warfare Board Game
4Great Plains
Great Plainsplay_arrow
A territory-capturing game where you seize areas using animals' abilities
5Quarto
Quartoplay_arrow
Connect Four with wooden pieces: a battle of wits with multiple conditions to clear
6Jaipur
Jaipurplay_arrow
A hand management game where managing your hand is crucial
7Rosenkönig
Rosenkönigplay_arrow
A historical territory-capturing game themed on the Wars of the Roses
8Strike
Strikeplay_arrow
A game where you roll dice and play in an arena
9Targi
Targiplay_arrow
Prosper your tribe by trading goods in Targi
10Clusk
Cluskplay_arrow
Air hockey has been turned into a board game
11corridor
corridorplay_arrow
A game where you move your piece forward while blocking your opponent with walls
12Gobblet Gobblers
Gobblet Gobblersplay_arrow
Gobblet Gobblers: A tic-tac-toe game where you capture by covering pieces
13Patchwork
Patchworkplay_arrow
A board game where you fill the board with patches
14Carcassonne
Carcassonneplay_arrow
Carcassonne is a profound board game.
15Terraforming Mars
Terraforming Marsplay_arrow
Mars terraforming game, win by achieving three parameters
16Pylos
Pylosplay_arrow
The two-player game "Pylos" is a strategy game aiming for the top of the pyramid.
17Mandala
Mandalaplay_arrow
A two-player card game where you compete by completing mandalas
18Catan
Catanplay_arrow
Catan is a board game about settling an uninhabited island
19Backgammon
Backgammonplay_arrow
Backgammon is an old sugoroku game.
207 Wonders: Duel
7 Wonders: Duelplay_arrow
Seven Wonders Duel is a two-player board game
21Othello
Othelloplay_arrow
Othello is a strategy game enjoyed with black and white pieces.
22Momotaro Dentetsu: A staple in the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras! Board Game
Momotaro Dentetsu: A staple in the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras! Board Gameplay_arrow
A work that adapted Momotetsu into a board game