2-player games online

Games for two people facing each other. Send one link and the other person is seated as soon as they open it in a browser.

Players: Exactly two. There are 12 games on this shelf.
Time: about 10–20 min. The quick ones are Gomoku, Reversi and Checkers, at about ten minutes each.
Sign-up: None. Your opponent opens the invite link, types a name, and sits down.
CPU: 12 of them have a CPU, so you can keep playing until your opponent shows up.
On a call: Works with a call running. The slower the game, the more the talking carries it.

Each one in a sentence

Backgammon: Backgammon is a board game for 2 players that takes about 15 minutes. Roll two dice, race your fifteen checkers home, and the first player to bear them all off wins. Free. In-browser. No account.
Checkers: Checkers is a board game for 2 players that takes about 10 minutes. Pieces step diagonally forward and capture by jumping; take all of your opponent's pieces to win. Free. In-browser. No account.
Chess: Chess is a board game for 2 players that takes about 20 minutes. Move six kinds of piece and trap your opponent's king to win. Free. In-browser. No account.
Go: Go is a board game for 2 players that takes about 15 minutes. Place stones in turn and surround more territory than your opponent. Free. In-browser. No account.
Gomoku: Gomoku is a board game for 2 players that takes about 10 minutes. The first player to line up five stones wins. Free. In-browser. No account.
Hasami Shogi: Hasami Shogi is a board game for 2 players that takes about 10 minutes. Every piece is a pawn; trap enemy pieces between two of yours, and the first to capture five wins. Free. In-browser. No account.
Hanafuda Koi-Koi: Hanafuda Koi-Koi is a traditional Japanese card game for two players that takes about 15 minutes. Match cards by month and collect sets to score. Free. In-browser. No account.
Mancala: Mancala (Kalah) is a board game for 2 to 4 players, about 10 minutes. Collect the most stones in your store and you win. Free. In-browser. No account.
Japanese Mancala: Japanese Mancala is a board game for 2 to 4 players, about 10 minutes. Empty your own side first and you win. Free. In-browser. No account.
Crazy Eights: Crazy Eights (also called Page One) is a card game for 2 to 6 players that takes about 10 minutes. Match the colour or the number on the table and empty your hand first. Free. In-browser. No account.
Reversi: Reversi is a board game for 2 players that takes about 10 minutes. Sandwich your opponent's discs to flip them; the most discs at the end wins. Free. In-browser. No account.
Shogi: Shogi is a board game for 2 players that takes about 20 minutes. Captured pieces change sides and can be dropped back on the board; checkmate the opposing king to win. Free. In-browser. No account.

Playing someone who is not in the room

Creating a party gives you a six-character code and a link. Send the link, the other person opens it in a browser, types a name, and takes the second chair. There is no app to install, no sign-up screen in the way, and nothing to uninstall afterwards.

It does not matter what they are on. You can be at a computer and they can be on a phone, and you will both see the same board and take turns in the same order. If a connection drops, the game names whoever went quiet and waits for them rather than ending the round, and the board is still there when they come back.

One device each, even in the same room

If you are sitting together, still open the same code on two devices. Passing one phone back and forth gives away your hand in any game that has one.

A pure board game would survive on a single screen, but the whose-turn indicator and the last-move marker are drawn per seat, so two devices stay easier to read. It also saves either of you leaning across the table to check whether a stone has actually gone down yet.

How to choose

If you want something quick, start with a shorter game.
For a slower, face-to-face game, try one of the board games.
For a game you have not played before, try the CPU once before inviting a friend. It goes faster that way.
Even in the same room, everyone should use their own device.

FAQ

How many two-player games are there?

There are 12 right now — some played on a board, some with a deck, all free.

Does the other person need an account?

No. They open the invite link, type a name, and they are in.

Can I practise on my own?

Yes. 12 of these games have a CPU, so you can try a round before inviting anyone.

Is it free?

Every game on this shelf is free, and the person joining does not need an account either.

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Last updated 2026-09-13 · Run by Qdan, Inc.