two-player

Requires one opponent

Two-player describes games or activities designed for exactly two participants: a two-player card game, two-player mode.

The term appears most often in gaming contexts—board games, video games, sports.

A two-player game may pit opponents against each other or require cooperation between partners.

gaming

cooperative

Jointly operated enterprise

competitiveDriven by rivalry
versusIn opposition to
split-screenTwo images shown simultaneously

duel · matchup · head-to-head · online multiplayer · PvP · partner · opponent · controller · turn-based · real-time

tabletop

chess

Strategic board game

checkersDiagonal jumping board game
backgammonTwo-player dice board contest
GoTerritory-capturing board game

Scrabble · Battleship · Connect Four · Othello · mancala · cribbage · gin rummy · dominoes · board game · card game

sports

tennis

Racquet sport over net

badmintonRacquet sport with shuttlecocks
squashFlatten by pressure
racquetballIndoor wall-bouncing sport

table tennis · ping pong · singles · doubles · one-on-one · basketball · fencing · boxing · wrestling · match

Categories

arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, joystick, joysticks
Strategoflag, bomb, spy, scout, miner
split screenside-by-side, picture-in-picture, pip
Mancalamancala, bao, ayo, solo, seeds

Opposites

player count

two-playersingle-player

For one participant only

solo · multiplayer · solitaire · MMO · online multiplayer

social structure

two-playersolo

Performance by one

single-player · solitaire · solitary · group · individual

Family

two, player, play, twofold, twice, twinned, twain, between, players

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G