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Two players - how games change in 2-player modes (Topic Discussion)
I often play games with my wife. We have a fair few two-player-only games, but mostly we play games that were designed for two people or more. Some games do it really well and the experience is no different to higher player counts. Other games introduce two-player-specific setup or other rules and that can work too. In this article, I want to look at how games, that weren't specifically designed for two people, change, or don't change, when played with two people.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/10/11/two-players-how-games-change-in-2-player-modes-topic-discussion/
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