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Best Board Games for Couples

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Do you and your partner love to play board games? Here are some of the best board games that play great with two players! Includes strategic games, party games, and more lowkey games too!
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Strategic

Games that require strategy, time or patience!

 
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Evolution offers you an entry into strategic games without too much to keep track of. You can create species of animals and try to survive extinction. Very fun for two players.
Buy Evolution Board Game | NorthStar Game Studio
 
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Kingdomino is almost exactly like playing dominos with amazing art and fun little twists.
Blue Orange Games Kingdomino Family Board Game
 
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One of the best deck-building games. if you like DC and a fast-paced, very strategic games this is a perfect one!
DC Deck-Building Game: Heroes Unite
 
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If you liked potions and luck based games that require some strategy this is perfect! It's another great introduction to strategic games.
CMYK The Quacks of Quedlinburg - Hit Game
 
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Bluffing, deceit, strategy, that's coup! While it is better with more players you can still play with two players and have a blast!
Coup Card Game by Indie Boards & Cards
 
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If you like farming games with harvests and planning and a challenge, then this is your game! It's like a harder board game version of Stardew Valley!
Agricola | Board Game
 
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Place random tiles to build a city and gain points! A great 1v1 game!
Carcassonne | Board Game
 
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You get to pick your mob (features real mob families and mobsters!) and keep them out of the clink!
Mayfair Games Family Business Card Game Mobs Contracts Mayhem 2-6 ...
 
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Chart your own map! A fun strategy game where you can draw and color in the maps!
Cartographers Board Game

Party Games

Games that can be played a little or a lot tipsy, they may be unserious or even chaotic!

 
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THEY CHANGED THE LOOK! But this is one of the best party games that you can modify for two players! Charades, one word and some chaotic alternatives!
Monikers Party Game – Absurd Guess-The-Name
 
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A fun game for couples and more! Use symbols, limited art, and perhaps some inside jokes to get them to guess the word or phrase.
Concept Game Review
 
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Fun, fast-paced, and unexpected! Hide the bombs and hope you don't explode!
Exploding Kittens: The Board Game

Low Key Games

Like a cozy video game but board game!

 
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This is a classic for a reason!
Mancala Classic 🧠 Play on CrazyGames
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Another classic! You can write fun words on the wood pieces to up the stakes!
Outdoor and specialty Jenga® games for everybody | Art's Ideas
 
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I love scattegories because you can play lots of quick games in a short amount of time or if you only have 20 minutes or less this is the game for you!
The Game of SCATTERGORIES