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Best 2-player deduction board games
The best 2-player deduction board games are Codenames XXL, Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game and Love Letter — the top-rated of 278 2-player deduction board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Codenames XXL (2015) at 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Card GameCodenames XXL (2015)2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingDead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameLove Letter (2012)2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingCitadels Classic (2000)2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionMysterium (2015)2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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DeductionAlchemists (2014)2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureChronicles of Crime (2018)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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DeductionCaptain Sonar (2016)2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017)2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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AncientBattle Line (2000)2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingLetters from Whitechapel (2011)2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureFury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
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DeductionDetective A Modern Crime Board Game (2018)1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingDead of Winter The Long Night (2016)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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DeductionMr. Jack (2006)2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingDiscworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureTobago (2009)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureFury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureLord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameAwkward Guests (2016)1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingNot Alone (2016)2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureLord of the Rings The Confrontation (2002)2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameLove Letter Premium (2016)2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.5
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DeductionSpecter Ops (2015)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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DeductionMicroMacro Crime City (2020)1–4 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.9
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Card GameLove Letter Batman (2015)2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingMr. Jack Pocket (2010)2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionTajemnicze Domostwo (2013)2–7 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingTreasure Island (2018)2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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DeductionThe Search for Planet X (2020)1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.2
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BluffingFugitive (2017)2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingTragedy Looper (2011)2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingFog of Love (2017)2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingWhitehall Mystery (2017)2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameLove Letter Sender (2019)2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingRoom 25 (2013)1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameLovecraft Letter (2017)2–6 players · 5–15 min · ★ 7.2
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Abstract StrategyStratego (1946)2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1
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Card GameThe Shipwreck Arcana (2017)2–5 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.5
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DeductionMr. Jack in New York (2009)2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameLetter Jam (2019)2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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AnimalsHoney Buzz (2020)1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingWatson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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Childrens GameOutfoxed! (2014)2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureChronicles of Crime 1400 (2020)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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DeductionMythos Tales (2016)1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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Quick deduction board games for 2 players (30 minutes or less)
Card GameCodenames XXL (2015) 2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameLove Letter (2012) 2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017) 2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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AncientBattle Line (2000) 2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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DeductionMr. Jack (2006) 2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureLord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005) 2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureLord of the Rings The Confrontation (2002) 2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameLove Letter Premium (2016) 2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameLove Letter Batman (2015) 2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingMr. Jack Pocket (2010) 2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingFugitive (2017) 2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameLove Letter Sender (2019) 2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 2-player deduction board game?
- Codenames XXL (2015) is the highest-rated 2-player deduction board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 70,126 ratings. Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game and Love Letter round out the top three.
- How many 2-player deduction board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 278 2-player deduction board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.