Inis is super dope. It's a dudes on a map game based in medieval Ireland. Your turns are only done with a deck of cards that's drafted at the start of each round - there's not many cards, and since you'll see most of them during the draft, you'll have a good sense of who has what. Conflict is usually unavoidable and based on cards played, but it's handled in a very fluid way - there's no dice rolls, and players can discuss and decide when to stop fighting whenever. It's a great twist on a war game that ends up being very fluid and holistic but still very tense. Most importantly the card art is a total acid trip - strong recommend all round
War of the Ring is pretty well regarded as one of the best 2-player strategy games out there. Super fluffy, good vs evil, epic scale, just all around top notch. Must play for anyone who likes Tolkein
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is a blast. Co-op narrative dungeon crawler with novel combat mechanics and character building. It's a more manageable version of the larger game, and much quicker to set up while still giving a ton of content. Basically the best board game RPG out there right now.
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective is basically a collaborative story where you solve a mystery. No board, you read through a narrative choose-your-own-adventure style, but very engaging and fun if you're into solving them murders
A few of my favourites at the moment...
Inis is super dope. It's a dudes on a map game based in medieval Ireland. Your turns are only done with a deck of cards that's drafted at the start of each round - there's not many cards, and since you'll see most of them during the draft, you'll have a good sense of who has what. Conflict is usually unavoidable and based on cards played, but it's handled in a very fluid way - there's no dice rolls, and players can discuss and decide when to stop fighting whenever. It's a great twist on a war game that ends up being very fluid and holistic but still very tense. Most importantly the card art is a total acid trip - strong recommend all round
War of the Ring is pretty well regarded as one of the best 2-player strategy games out there. Super fluffy, good vs evil, epic scale, just all around top notch. Must play for anyone who likes Tolkein
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is a blast. Co-op narrative dungeon crawler with novel combat mechanics and character building. It's a more manageable version of the larger game, and much quicker to set up while still giving a ton of content. Basically the best board game RPG out there right now.
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective is basically a collaborative story where you solve a mystery. No board, you read through a narrative choose-your-own-adventure style, but very engaging and fun if you're into solving them murders