#twoplayergames — Public Fediverse posts
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Designing a board game that works well for exactly two players is a very different challenge from designing one that supports a range of player counts. Many games include a two-player mode, but board games such as Patchwork and Jaipur show that a dedicated head-to-head experience can be unique and not simply an adapted and reduced version of a game that is really aimed at larger player counts. In this article, I want to look at the design challenge these dedicated two-player-only games present.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/07/14/the-two-body-problem-design-challenges-of-two-player-only-games-topic-discussion/
Listen to the audio version here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RRCyJHMFPgjwOcd2Hor73?si=wah7mPEbQoiEYssZXak5xA(Photo by Planet Volumes on Unsplash)
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Designing a board game that works well for exactly two players is a very different challenge from designing one that supports a range of player counts. Many games include a two-player mode, but board games such as Patchwork and Jaipur show that a dedicated head-to-head experience can be unique and not simply an adapted and reduced version of a game that is really aimed at larger player counts. In this article, I want to look at the design challenge these dedicated two-player-only games present.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/07/14/the-two-body-problem-design-challenges-of-two-player-only-games-topic-discussion/
Listen to the audio version here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RRCyJHMFPgjwOcd2Hor73?si=wah7mPEbQoiEYssZXak5xA(Photo by Planet Volumes on Unsplash)
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Designing a board game that works well for exactly two players is a very different challenge from designing one that supports a range of player counts. Many games include a two-player mode, but board games such as Patchwork and Jaipur show that a dedicated head-to-head experience can be unique and not simply an adapted and reduced version of a game that is really aimed at larger player counts. In this article, I want to look at the design challenge these dedicated two-player-only games present.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/07/14/the-two-body-problem-design-challenges-of-two-player-only-games-topic-discussion/
Listen to the audio version here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RRCyJHMFPgjwOcd2Hor73?si=wah7mPEbQoiEYssZXak5xA(Photo by Planet Volumes on Unsplash)
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It was like herding cats. As soon as you put one kitten down, the two nearest to it moved further away. The same when you tried to add a cat to the bundle of feline fluff. Some of the cats and kittens even decided to jump off the quilt completely. It was impossible to get everyone on there at the same time. What was cute though, was how each cat and kitten tapped their noses together and went Boop by Scott Brady from Smirk&Dagger Games with art by Curt Covert.
Read the full review or listen to the audio version here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/12/06/boop-saturday-review/
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It was like herding cats. As soon as you put one kitten down, the two nearest to it moved further away. The same when you tried to add a cat to the bundle of feline fluff. Some of the cats and kittens even decided to jump off the quilt completely. It was impossible to get everyone on there at the same time. What was cute though, was how each cat and kitten tapped their noses together and went Boop by Scott Brady from Smirk&Dagger Games with art by Curt Covert.
Read the full review or listen to the audio version here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/12/06/boop-saturday-review/
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It was like herding cats. As soon as you put one kitten down, the two nearest to it moved further away. The same when you tried to add a cat to the bundle of feline fluff. Some of the cats and kittens even decided to jump off the quilt completely. It was impossible to get everyone on there at the same time. What was cute though, was how each cat and kitten tapped their noses together and went Boop by Scott Brady from Smirk&Dagger Games with art by Curt Covert.
Read the full review or listen to the audio version here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/12/06/boop-saturday-review/
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The goal is super simple. Get all of your four pawns from one end of the nine-by-nine grid to the other. It seems like a long way and as your opponent has the same goal, you need to be clever and outmanoeuvre them. Choose the right card to move your pawns in a pattern that allows you to get around your opponent's pawns and get closer to your goal. However, if you're not careful, one of your pawns will get knocked out. If this happens too many times, you will be Booted! by Karissa Tang and Skyden Tang.
Read the full review or listen to the audio version here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/06/14/booted-saturday-review/
#boardgames #reviews #StrategyGames #FamilyGames #TwoPlayerGames
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The goal is super simple. Get all of your four pawns from one end of the nine-by-nine grid to the other. It seems like a long way and as your opponent has the same goal, you need to be clever and outmanoeuvre them. Choose the right card to move your pawns in a pattern that allows you to get around your opponent's pawns and get closer to your goal. However, if you're not careful, one of your pawns will get knocked out. If this happens too many times, you will be Booted! by Karissa Tang and Skyden Tang.
Read the full review or listen to the audio version here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/06/14/booted-saturday-review/
#boardgames #reviews #StrategyGames #FamilyGames #TwoPlayerGames
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The goal is super simple. Get all of your four pawns from one end of the nine-by-nine grid to the other. It seems like a long way and as your opponent has the same goal, you need to be clever and outmanoeuvre them. Choose the right card to move your pawns in a pattern that allows you to get around your opponent's pawns and get closer to your goal. However, if you're not careful, one of your pawns will get knocked out. If this happens too many times, you will be Booted! by Karissa Tang and Skyden Tang.
Read the full review or listen to the audio version here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/06/14/booted-saturday-review/
#boardgames #reviews #StrategyGames #FamilyGames #TwoPlayerGames
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As the long, dark winter looms, bears gather along the river, drawn by the promise of a feast. They fight for the best fishing spots, where leaping salmon offer a chance at survival. The strongest dominate the prime locations, while others perfect their own hunting techniques. Each catch is a battle, each meal a lifeline. Only those who have feasted well will endure in the wild heart of Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River by Peter Ridgeway from @ospreygames with illustrations from Tom Lopez.
Read the full review or listen to the audio version here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/03/29/katmai-the-bears-of-brooks-river-saturday-review/
#boardgames #reviews #TwoPlayerGames #CardGames #bears #Katmai
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As the long, dark winter looms, bears gather along the river, drawn by the promise of a feast. They fight for the best fishing spots, where leaping salmon offer a chance at survival. The strongest dominate the prime locations, while others perfect their own hunting techniques. Each catch is a battle, each meal a lifeline. Only those who have feasted well will endure in the wild heart of Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River by Peter Ridgeway from @ospreygames with illustrations from Tom Lopez.
Read the full review or listen to the audio version here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/03/29/katmai-the-bears-of-brooks-river-saturday-review/
#boardgames #reviews #TwoPlayerGames #CardGames #bears #Katmai
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As the long, dark winter looms, bears gather along the river, drawn by the promise of a feast. They fight for the best fishing spots, where leaping salmon offer a chance at survival. The strongest dominate the prime locations, while others perfect their own hunting techniques. Each catch is a battle, each meal a lifeline. Only those who have feasted well will endure in the wild heart of Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River by Peter Ridgeway from @ospreygames with illustrations from Tom Lopez.
Read the full review or listen to the audio version here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/03/29/katmai-the-bears-of-brooks-river-saturday-review/
#boardgames #reviews #TwoPlayerGames #CardGames #bears #Katmai
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Another review copy came in the post just now. The upcoming 2-player mint tin game Like Cain and Able by J.L. Reid. Thank you so much for sending this through. 😊👍 #boardgames #MintTinGames #TwoPlayerGames
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Another review copy came in the post just now. The upcoming 2-player mint tin game Like Cain and Able by J.L. Reid. Thank you so much for sending this through. 😊👍 #boardgames #MintTinGames #TwoPlayerGames
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Another review copy came in the post just now. The upcoming 2-player mint tin game Like Cain and Able by J.L. Reid. Thank you so much for sending this through. 😊👍 #boardgames #MintTinGames #TwoPlayerGames
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Ooh! Last Bug Standing by @StuffByBez from Surprised Stare Games arrived! Thank you for the review copy. 😃👍 #boardgames #TwoPlayerGames #2p #reviews
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Ooh! Last Bug Standing by @StuffByBez from Surprised Stare Games arrived! Thank you for the review copy. 😃👍 #boardgames #TwoPlayerGames #2p #reviews
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Ooh! Last Bug Standing by @StuffByBez from Surprised Stare Games arrived! Thank you for the review copy. 😃👍 #boardgames #TwoPlayerGames #2p #reviews
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Justin debates whether it is worth having friends, or just enemies, in his review of the stabby two-player-only game Basilica, from Portal Games.
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/basilica/ -
Justin debates whether it is worth having friends, or just enemies, in his review of the stabby two-player-only game Basilica, from Portal Games.
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/basilica/
