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Good games for 2 to 3? (self.tabletop)

submitted 1 year ago by Chinook to c/tabletop

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I'm looking for games which are for exactly 2 or 3 players. My wife, daughter and I played Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries yesterday, and it was so cool that the game was truly balanced around that exact number of players. Some combination of 2 or 3 tends to be who sits down at our table, and games that are best for 4 or 5 tend to not really work wonderfully with 2 or 3. Any suggestions? :)

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[–] Average_WhiteDude 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My wife and I love playing The Search for Planet X, it's a logic + deduction game that feels a bit like clue but without the dice rolling randomness. Playing with 2 feels really good, but playing with 4 the game drags quite a bit. My guess is 3 would be ok.

Another game I've found to be good for any group size is The Quacks of Quedlinburg, a push-your-luck game where the main body of the game is played in parallel, so there's not a lot of waiting for people to take their turns.

Some standard deck card games we like with 2 is German Whist (deck building + trick taking) and Scopa (card capture with some interesting scoring rules).

[–] Chinook 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the suggestions! I'll check out The Quacks of Quedlinburg :)