My girlfriend and I do a lot of 2-player gaming and we've played most of the games on your list a few times at least.
Catan Card Game was fun at first because this was back when we still liked the idea of playing Settlers. We played it a lot for a few weeks and I finally got too bored of it and now I can't even touch it. It takes way too long for what it is, it requires a ton of space on the table and is just not very interesting to me. And many may find it way too random with the dice rolling for resources. It can be frustrating. Carcasonne is a magnificent 2-player. I like it very much with 2 or 3 and as the number increases it gets less enjoyable but is always a good play. I highly recommend Inns & Cathedrals and Traders & Builders add-ons. They give the game MUCH more playability. Hive is terrific. Just got it last month and we both like it a lot. It's fast, clever, has great looking and feeling pieces and is very portable and doesn't require any setup. Battle Line - I've played Schotten Totten a few times (same game essentially) and it's not bad, but nothing terribly involving. For what it's worth, Battleline is on my "to buy" list, but I'm not in any hurry. I just want to have it around for a quick 2-player game which is really easy to teach for playing with non gamers etc. Race for the Galaxy - Magnificent game with any number of players and plays excellent with 2. By far the highest learning curve of all the games you listed, so keep that in mind. But it's well worth the effort it takes to get the hang of it if you're a person who doesn't mind some learning. Stone Age is a good little game. We've played it as a 2-p a few times and it works well. I'd probably prefer it with 3, but it works fine with 2. The game rules are adapted to all numbers so that even in 2- player games, you can block resources or actions to keep the game interesting. Also, there are more limits placed on available actions with 2p. On Dec 30, 7:57 am, Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > I know there are a couple GeekLists that help with this, and they've > been helpful. I just thought I'd get more input for my situation. > > I've been trying to find another good game for 2 (maybe 3) players > that could be played over lunch that's got a little depth, > replayability, etc. Plus hopefully quick setup and not take up too > much space. Maybe that's an unreasonable list of requirements. > Here's my short list: > > Catan: the Card Game > Carcasonne > Hive > Battle Line > Race for the Galaxy > Stone Age > > I initially thought the Catan card game was 'Catan light', but after > reading about it a bit on bgg it looks like it's fairly complex - not > that that's a problem, just not what I had assumed. I bought this > over the holidays, played it once, it was OK. Gotta give it more > plays. (I really like regular Catan:Cities & Knights but > unfortunately my main play group does not) > > I've only played Carcasonne twice. First time was with 3 people and I > came away with it not crazy about it, don't remember why. I played it > once over the holidays with a 2-player game and like it much more. > Not sure why I came away with a different impression. It seemed light > and quick, but with enough interesting decisions. > > I've had Hive and BattleLine recommended personally but haven't played > either yet, except Hive once online to see how it works. > > I'm not sure how good those last 2 are for 2 players. I've only > played RftG once and it was painful but I still like the potential. I > don't remember where I saw it recommended for 2 players, is it? I've > played San Juan several times, and a couple times with only 2 players. > I really didn't like it with 2, and don't like it much more with 3-4 > anymore. I'm not trying to re-ignite any SanJuan vs RftG discussion. > > Stone Age, haven't yet played, even on BSW. Heard it's like Agricola- > lite. Is it any good for 2? > > Thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/BGG_down?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
