The Ultimate Valentine's Day Gift Guide: Board Games for Two

At Amazing Discoveries, we understand that Valentine's Day is a special time to spend with your loved ones. Whether you're looking for a romantic night in, a family game night, or a competitive evening with friends, we've got you covered. With a wide range of board games suitable for different player counts and preferences, you're sure to find the perfect game to make your Valentine's Day extra special.

In this blog, we'll be highlighting some of our favorite Valentine's Day board games. From light-hearted games like Patchwork and Sushi Go to more complex games like Spirit Island and Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, we've got something for everyone. Whether you're a fan of worker placement games, deck-building games, or area control games, we've got you covered.

So, grab a glass of wine, snuggle up on the couch, and get ready for a fun-filled evening with your loved ones. Let's take a closer look at some of our favorite Valentine's Day board games!

7 Wonders Duel

A light to midweight 2-player only game with interesting card play. You'll want to slowly unlock cards in a card pyramid to get you the most points, but you have to be clever since your competitor gets to recruit cards from the same pyramid stack. Quick and accessible, this is a huge favorite!

Ankh

Area Control games typically aren't great at 2 players, but Ankh breaks that mold! As you compete for Egypt territories and praise of the people as an Egyptian god, this Area Control game almost becomes a very thematic chess-like battle between two. It's gorgeous, clever, and fairly quick for a game of its genre!

Ark Nova

A 1 to 4-player game that plays best at 2! You'll be creating, recruiting, and managing animals for your personal zoo. This game is thinky and fairly complex, but if you want to gloat about running the best zoo during Valentine's day, this is a perfect contender. It also became a top 10 game contender on BoardGameGeek.

Lost Ruins of Arnak

In this terrific light deck-building game, you'll be seeking adventure and come across monsters to fight and artifacts to aid you in the journey! This makes you feel like the infamous Indiana Jones! This game is perfect in how each round is executed and plays amazingly at all player counts.

Marvel Champions

If you're into being powerful Marvel characters, this is a living card game that will absolutely do that in spades and give you a unique thematic cooperative puzzle to play! There's nothing more romantic than fighting crime with a loved one to keep your city safe on Valentine's day!

Patchwork

A cute cozy game about creating the best quilt between 2 players. This polynomial game, a Tetris-like game, is a perfect game to play after dinner for a light hearted time.

Sleeping Gods

An immersive storytelling experience that will expand after Valentine's day. The way this game progresses to tell you a unique narrative is a masterclass in design. Let Valentine's day expand past a single day and cooperate with one another to unlock the tales of this crew who need to find themselves to safety. This is a mid to heavier complexity, but this is totally worth diving into!

Spirit Island

A favorite amongst folks in the store! This is a complicated cooperative game that lets you be spirits to defend your island from approaching colonizers. A refreshing theme with amazing ability and card play. It will get your mind working in new and interesting fashions. This can be played with 1 to 4 players, but this would be great as a couple or a double date night on Valentine's day!

Splendor Duel

A fantastic addition to the Splendor line, but this is a 2 player only addition! Your loved one will be your rival as you compete for gems, pearls, and treasures as you try to recruit the right cards for the advantage. If you have played base Splendor, there is a fair amount of overlap in this addition, but there's a little bit more of a competitive edge in this one!

Sushi Go/Sushi Go Party!

Sometimes Valentine's day is a day to be with family. This is a simple card drafting game where you want the best sushi plate in order to win the game. It's intriguing enough to get the adults invested but simple enough to have the kids learn and enjoy family time. The Party version has more options, but either one will be a terrific time!

Targi

A delight of a worker placement game! It's a 2 player only experience and it's simple to learn and pick up, but it will get your mind churning in the most excellent ways. You'll constantly get in each other's way to compete for the right actions and resources. Love is getting past tense decisions and you'll have to remember that as you play this brilliant game during this years Valentine's date!

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition

Meet the smaller edition, but equally impressive, version of Terraforming Mars! It is a master class in engine building and it has the same level of depth and punch in an hour-long session! Though the secret sauce for this Valentine's is that this version has a competitive AND a 2-player-only co-op that's absolutely fantastic!

Viticulture

What's romance without a little bit of wine? This fulfills the role, but instead, this makes you produce wine! This is a beautiful modern classic with one of the most subtle improvements in any worker placement game out there. This plays great in most player counts between 2 to 6 and the 2-player is a subtle elaborate puzzle that's slightly different in action selection.

Wingspan Asia

Have you always wanted to try Wingspan, but were always intimidated by the box size? This clever expansion is also a 2 player only game! The core of the game is much the same, with some additional stuff, but it gets to the heart of the game. If you have the base game, this is also a lovely addition with birds exclusive to the Asian regions. Whether this is your first time or you're a returning player, there's so much good here for any couple!

Conclusion

At Amazing Discoveries, we believe that board games are the perfect way to spend quality time with those closest to you. So why wait? Grab that special someone and let the games begin! Discover the magic of board games and the amazing adventures that await. Come by any of our locations and our staff would be happy to help you learn more about which games are right for you!