2-player games / Spies/Secret Agents
Best 2-player spies/secret agents board games
The best 2-player spies/secret agents board games are Codenames XXL, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases and Codenames Duet XXL — the top-rated of 58 2-player spies/secret agents 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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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017)2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicPax Pamir Second Edition (2019)1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4
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ExplorationBurgle Bros. (2015)1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5
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Spies/Secret AgentsPandemic Legacy Season 0 (2020)2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 8.7
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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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Card GameSmash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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Spies/Secret AgentsBlack Orchestra (2016)1–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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DeductionSpecter Ops (2015)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureEarth Reborn (2010)2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingFugitive (2017)2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 7.2
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Spies/Secret AgentsV-Commandos (2016)1–4 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingCold War CIA vs KGB (2007)2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.6
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HorrorA Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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MedievalA War of Whispers (2019)2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameAndroid Infiltration (2012)2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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Card GamePax Pamir (2015)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingHeimlich & Co. (1984)2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
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Card GameCovert (2016)2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureAgents of SMERSH (2012)1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0
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Spies/Secret AgentsCity of Spies Estoril 1942 (2015)2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Abstract StrategyConfusion Espionage and Deception in the Cold War (1992)2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameArcher Once You Go Blackmail... (2016)2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingThe Manhattan Project 2 Minutes to Midnight (2018)2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.4
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DeductionNOIR Deductive Mystery Game (2012)2–9 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameLegendary A James Bond Deck Building Game (2019)1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9
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Card GameThe Agents (2013)2–5 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.3
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BluffingSabotage (2019)2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4
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ExplorationBurgle Bros 2 The Casino Capers (2021)1–4 players · 45–70 min · ★ 7.7
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DeductionSpecter Ops Broken Covenant (2018)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingSneaks & Snitches (2010)2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3
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FantasyAge of Thieves (2016)2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.8
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Bluffing[redacted] (2014)2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2
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ElectronicBreak the Safe (2003)2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1
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Abstract StrategyPocket Ops (2017)2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingSpyNet (2017)2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9
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NapoleonicCastle Risk (1986)2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 5.5
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BluffingSpy Alley (1992)2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.7
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BluffingAgent Hunter (2013)2 players · 15 min · ★ 5.7
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Card GameJames Ernest's Totally Renamed Spy Game (1996)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 5.4
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EducationalSecret Code 13+4 (2012)2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8
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DeductionDestination X (2017)2–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.6
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Aviation / FlightCrimson Skies (2003)2 players · 10 min · ★ 6.1
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NegotiationSpies! (1981)2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 6.4
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ElectronicLEADERS The Combined Strategy Game (2013)2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.7
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EconomicVenice (2021)1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.7
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Quick spies/secret agents 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 GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017) 2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingFugitive (2017) 2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingHeimlich & Co. (1984) 2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
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Card GameArcher Once You Go Blackmail... (2016) 2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionNOIR Deductive Mystery Game (2012) 2–9 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingSneaks & Snitches (2010) 2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3
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ElectronicBreak the Safe (2003) 2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1
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Abstract StrategyPocket Ops (2017) 2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingAgent Hunter (2013) 2 players · 15 min · ★ 5.7
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Card GameJames Ernest's Totally Renamed Spy Game (1996) 2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 5.4
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EducationalSecret Code 13+4 (2012) 2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 2-player spies/secret agents board game?
- Codenames XXL (2015) is the highest-rated 2-player spies/secret agents board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 70,126 ratings. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases and Codenames Duet XXL round out the top three.
- How many 2-player spies/secret agents board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 58 2-player spies/secret agents board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.