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Best 2-player renaissance board games

The best 2-player renaissance board games are Azul, Love Letter and El Grande — the top-rated of 117 2-player renaissance board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Azul (2017) at 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top renaissance board games for 2 players

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Time
Complexity
  • Azul (2017)

    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Love Letter (2012)

    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2

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  • El Grande (1995)

    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Keyflower (2012)

    2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Lorenzo il Magnifico (2016)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9

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  • The Princes of Florence (2000)

    2–5 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Goa A New Expedition (2004)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6

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  • Endeavor Age of Sail (2018)

    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Coimbra (2018)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery (2007)

    2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Notre Dame (2007)

    2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Bruges (2013)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Fresco Revised edition (2010)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Navegador (2010)

    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Azul Stained glass of Sintra / Les vitraux de Sintra (2018)

    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Archipelago (2012)

    2–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 (2006)

    2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Amerigo (2013)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Medici (1995)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Shakespeare (2015)

    1–4 players · 20–90 min · ★ 7.4

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  • The Traders of Genoa (2001)

    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Pax Renaissance (2016)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Black Rose Wars (2019)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Vasco da Gama (2009)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Century A new world (2019)

    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5

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  • The Palaces of Carrara (2012)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Empires Age of Discovery (2015)

    2–6 players · 50–150 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Nations The Dice Game (2014)

    1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Virgin Queen (2012)

    2–6 players · 420 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Love Letter Sender (2019)

    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6

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  • Signorie (2015)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Firenze (2010)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Rialto (2013)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Ulm (2016)

    2–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Here I Stand 500th Anniversary Edition (2017)

    2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 8.6

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  • Leonardo da Vinci (2006)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8

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  • The Castles of Tuscany (2020)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Alma Mater (2020)

    2–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.6

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  • Serenissima (1996)

    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Crypt (2018)

    1–4 players · 20–35 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Petite Pastiche (2011)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8

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  • Florenza (2010)

    2–5 players · 200 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Palazzo (2005)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5

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  • Il Vecchio (2012)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Nieuw Amsterdam (2012)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Ragusa (2019)

    1–5 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Valletta (2017)

    2–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Revolution The Dutch Revolt 1568-1648 (2004)

    2–5 players · 240–480 min · ★ 7.3

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Quick renaissance board games for 2 players (30 minutes or less)

Frequently asked

What is the best 2-player renaissance board game?
Azul (2017) is the highest-rated 2-player renaissance board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.8/10 from 56,934 ratings. Love Letter and El Grande round out the top three.
How many 2-player renaissance board games are there?
MeeplePick lists 117 2-player renaissance board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.