Fluther: Can you recommend a game for two?

Can you recommend a game for two?

Asked by longgone (19941

) September 21st, 2015
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My sister and I play Scrabble mostly, and we’d like to mix it up a little. Specifically, we’re looking for a fast game. Any ideas?

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Cribbage?
Carcassonne?

dappled_leaves (15898

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Gin rummy. Checkers and chess.

talljasperman (21926

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I was going to say Cribbage too. All you need is a cribbage board and a deck of cards.

If you two like word games, Boggle is a lot of fun.

marinelife (62485

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Tic-tac-toe

talljasperman (21926

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Mortal Kombat.

ragingloli (52397

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I like the idea of Checkers. Chess is a game I love, but my sister doesn’t like it very much.

Carcassonne, I’m afraid, has been ruined for me. It is the only game I play with a couple of kids I babysit.

Cribbage sounds good, will look into that.

longgone (19941

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Are we talking games where you are actually in the same room and not on your phones?

My favorite game where both people are in the same room is Chinese Checkers.

johnpowell (17881

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^ Yes, we actually are in the same room, no phones involved. I know, archaic.

Thanks, that’s another good idea!

longgone (19941

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Chinese Checkers is great.. A game is under ten minutes if you aren’t playing with my grandma.

johnpowell (17881

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We usually play while dinner is cooking, so we almost always have an hour or so. Meaning, your grandma is very welcome to join us!

longgone (19941

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Chess?

janbb (63383

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Boggle

But really, you need to convince your sister that chess is fun. It is objectively the best game :)

DoNotKnow (3017

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OMFG OMFG… How could I forgotten the pig game that is the mainstay of every visit to my aunts house.

Pass the Pigs

johnpowell (17881

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@DoNotKnow Boggle looks fast, thanks! I agree, but she’s stubborn. Kids these days. ~

@johnpowell Oh, that game is good? My mum has it lying around somewhere, but I’ve never played it. I was always put off by the intensely pink pigs. I’ll have to ask her to look for it!

longgone (19941

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Backgammon is a great game to play that doesn’t take long at all.

Cruiser (40454

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A third vote for Boggle. Lots of fun and fast.

janbb (63383

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The pig game is so good. Dig it out and roll a Double Oinker.

johnpowell (17881

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You can get a lot of mileage out of Qwirkle, and it’s a completely different brain workout than Scrabble.

kevbo (25680

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Yatzy
Parcheesi
Backgammon

Pied_Pfeffer (28144

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@dappled_leaves and @marinelife, we should start a cribbage group. I was going to say cribbage too and my husband and I play Carcassonne sometimes. We haven’t for a while. We should get it out.

Backgammon is a good suggestion too.

Earthbound_Misfit (13177

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Othello it is a fairly quick game that makes you think.

Hypocrisy_Central (26879

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@Earthbound_Misfit Any time! My husband doesn’t play, and so I pine for it until I get home to my siblings for a visit.

marinelife (62485

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Yahtzy and Boggle both get my vote.
Mastermind is good too

Stinley (11525

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Badminton came to my mind first. I like active sports. Or throwing a baseball back and forth. I’d stay away from lawn darts. Fortunately it didn’t penetrate my skull.

Adirondackwannabe (36713

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Thanks, all. Plenty of food for thought, we’ll probably try quite a few of these! :]

longgone (19941

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