Two player board games

Most of our board-gaming is done at home, just the two of us. Sadly, some of the best board games in our collection either don't work at all for two players, or don't work well. It's not all doom, though. Some games, such as as Caylus, are different in their 2-player version - different challenges, different tactics - but just as good. Others can be adapted. We play Puerto Rico effectively as a 4-player game, with each of us controlling two "players" who work together for their joint good. We also have several games that are for 2 players, and 2 alone. However, most of these are based on battles and conflict. Pellinor spent much of his childhood playing war games, while I have a tendency to play too cautiously, so Pellinor usually beats me comprehensively. No problem with this, of course, but it can get a bit depressing when it happens again and again and again.

It seems that both Pellinor and I had the same thought this Christmas, and both searched Board Game Geek for well-reviewed games that work well with two. As a result, we ended up with three new board games this Christmas.

( Troyes (brief), the Firefly game (brief) and Mage Knight (lengthy) )