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Imperium: Classics

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Formidable adversaries are arrayed against you. Your people stand ready. History beckons. In your...

Nations: The Dice Game

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From the humble beginnings of civilization through the historical ages of progress, mankind has...

Those Below

Daniel Polansky

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For centuries beyond counting, humanity has served the Others, god-like Eternals who rule from their...

Altered Carbon

Richard Morgan

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This must-read story is a confident, action-and-violence packed thriller, and future classic noir SF...

Nations

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From the humble beginnings of civilization through the historical ages of progress, mankind has...

India

Peter Scriver and Amit Srivastava

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'India' is a word that invokes a host of cliches: a timeless civilization of living traditions,...

EMPIRE: The Deck Building Strategy Game

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“Empire is so tight it squeaks, and I suspect it’s the best game I’ve played this year.” -...

Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) created a post

Apr 13, 2019

Can anyone recommend some good two-player tabletop games, be it board, and, or dice games? I'm going to have surgery and will have a lot of downtime and don't want to spend it as a couch potato.

I like to play city building games online, like Banished, Civilization, and Sierra Impression Games (Pharaoh, Caesar, and Emporer) and have looked at a few board game versions but they look complicated and come with so many pieces. Are they manageable or will a cat coming into the room destroy the game with a swipe of its tail? My roommate doesn't play games yet so it would have to be a game that isn't overly complex or complicated to a newbie or a highly-medicated me.

We also like Scrabble, word puzzles, and trivia games but are looking for similar games. We've played Uno (which is now forever known as F-U/No, F-U, haha) and Yahtzee. So traditional board, card, and dice would be nice. We like mystery, paranormal, and educational games, not big on fantasy, sci-fi, sports, or anything chaotic.

I'm also hoping to find games my boyfriend and I can play kind of mindlessly to do in the background while we chat about life and tell stories. I'm really needing some good intimate (not sexual) discussion.

All advice appreciated.

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Awix (3310 KP) Apr 14, 2019

Seven Wonders Duel is a pretty good, medium-complex card game. Splendor and Carcassonne also both work well with two and they're a little simpler and possibly more cat-proof too.

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