two-player game

One-on-one contest

A two-player game is any game designed for exactly two participants, from chess and tennis to video games with split-screen or head-to-head modes.

The term often appears in board game descriptions or when distinguishing multiplayer options: It works as a two-player game but really shines with four.

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  • chessStrategic board game

tug-of-war · Mortal Kombat · tennis · Santorini · tic-tac-toe · minimax · zero sum · battle of wits · head to head · one on one · poker · arm wrestling · badminton · Shogi · squash · Hex · racquetball · backgammon

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two-player gamesolitaire

Card game for one

party game · MMO · team game · group game · MMORPG

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G