good for two players – Cards on the Table

Coloretto

2 – 5 players and 15 mins. Collect colourful chameleons, gathering as many of the same colour as you can and keeping an eye on your opponents’ growing menageries! Will you be lucky enough to add a multicoloured chameleon to your collection, or even… the hallowed golden chameleon? How do you win? Collect as manyContinue reading “Coloretto”

Lost Cities

2 players and 10–30 mins. Your last expedition was a roaring success and now you are keen to begin another. You have enough funds and the right contacts to begin another trip where an even greater reward is on the cards. Great fame and fortune are almost certainly guaranteed, so long as a little luckContinue reading “Lost Cities”

Jaipur

2 players and 25 mins. Welcome to the city of Jaipur! You enter one of the Pink City’s bustling markets and begin to explore. The true object of your search lies amongst the bright colours, fragrant spices and precious gems– the chance to cut a deal, collect the most rupees and become the Maharaja’s personalContinue reading “Jaipur”

Kingdomino

2–4 players and 15 mins. Place tiles around your castle to grow the lands within your kingdom. But be on your guard, as other kingdoms will also have their eye on the most valuable land! How do you win? Create the highest-scoring kingdom, as determined by the number of crowns and type of terrain inContinue reading “Kingdomino”

Carcassonne

2–5 players and 40 mins. Come and explore the southern French city of Carcassonne, where a charming map of a medieval world is revealed with each tile laid. How do you win? Claim land, roads, castles or monasteries by placing your followers on the newly laid tiles to collect the most points by the endContinue reading “Carcassonne”

Patchwork

2 players and 25 mins. Quilting may seem an unlikely premise for a competitive two-player board game, but don’t be fooled: while Patchwork delivers the creative zen you’d expect from a game based on quilting, it also has a competitive edge that makes it extremely enjoyable to play – it’s difficult not to be drawnContinue reading “Patchwork”

Love Letter

2–4 players and 20 mins. Dusk stretches into darkness and a candle flickers as a quill scratches over a letter. However, this is no ordinary letter, this is a letter of Love – addressed to the princess herself! The finishing touches are made, then the letter is closed with a kiss and a wax seal.Continue reading “Love Letter”