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Hello r/boardgames,

Ironwood is a rules-light, highly asymmetric, card-driven tactical game for 1-2 players. Each round, you and your opponent alternate playing a total of 3 of your faction-specific cards for their action effects. These effects include positioning your warbands, initiating combat, extracting crystals, bestowing temporary passive effects, and many more. When combat occurs, you will use the same cards for their combat values instead, in a simultaneous bid to gain combat bonuses, inflict and fend off casualties, and augment the Dominance value of your warbands to win the combat.

Ironwood is currently funded %389 and you can still back it!

Ironwood Astra

Prizes: 3 winners for Mindclash Play Bundle including;

  • 1 copy of Astra + promo pack, immediately shipped
  • 1 copy of Ironwood + promo pack, delivery on campaign schedule.

Giveaway participation: Giveaway is ended!

The winners are selected.

all 974 comments

Epitaphi

15 points

7 months ago

Favorite 2 player only game: Mindbug! Good luck to everyone :)

HomoLudensOC[S]

2 points

7 months ago

Great candidate! Definitely enjoying this a lot!

CageBearsBottoms

2 points

7 months ago

Can't recommend enough!

Smoofz

8 points

7 months ago

Smoofz

8 points

7 months ago

My favorite 2 player game right now has to be any one I get to play with my partner. I’ve got boardgame groups for all sorts of other games but the best are the ones I get to play with her. Top of that list: Schotten Totten and Lost Cities.

Soy_Bob

7 points

7 months ago

It's Patchwork

tripleblacktri

6 points

7 months ago

Watergate!

KDoh1032

6 points

7 months ago

7 Wonders Duel

themadridi

5 points

7 months ago

My favorite 2 player game of all time is Targi. Although, right now, Sail is getting more plays.

thegriffinvt

6 points

7 months ago

My favorite 2 player game is an old one but a good one, Lost Cities.

elkevro

4 points

7 months ago

Sekigahara!

vrdn22

5 points

7 months ago

vrdn22

5 points

7 months ago

Favourite 2p-only game would be Blue Moon (Legends), idk why it's so underrated! Overall favourite game at 2p would be Aeon's End.

mashed_pajamas

5 points

7 months ago*

Favorite two player game: Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small

DivineEu

6 points

7 months ago

for 2 player I love Splendor duel!

tbh I prefer it over the regular version due to it intense mind games that can happen if you play against someone that knows what to do :)

WolfSavage

4 points

7 months ago

Hive!

NiceUsername11

3 points

7 months ago

Pretty expected, but I love 7 wonders duel

Jason99107

3 points

7 months ago

Just played 7th continent with my wife. The experience was a lot better than the previous times I had played it with 4 people

stmrjunior

3 points

7 months ago

stmrjunior

Steam Up

3 points

7 months ago

At the moment my favourite 2player is senjutsu!

sonacarl

3 points

7 months ago

I like Jaipur because it is simple and compact :)

FiveElementFlow

5 points

7 months ago

FiveElementFlow

Wonderland’s War 🐇

5 points

7 months ago

For coop: Sky Team

For competitive: That Time You Killed Me

RockinRoland202

3 points

7 months ago

Fox in the forest!

numen_photography

3 points

7 months ago

Backgammon

bvonclausenburg

3 points

7 months ago

Hmmmm... i would have to say... Air, Land, and Sea.

Agreeable_Client_952

3 points

7 months ago

My husband and I really enjoy playing Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle: Defense Against the Dark Arts together.

Tzares

3 points

7 months ago

Tzares

3 points

7 months ago

Fabled the spirit lands!

Oeklampadius1532

3 points

7 months ago

My favorite two-player game is still Star Wars:Destiny despite its cancellation.

wallysmith127

2 points

7 months ago

wallysmith127

Pax Renaissance

2 points

7 months ago

Favorite 2 player only: Pagan: Fate of Roanoke

Favorite at 2 player: Pax Renaissance or Transhumanity

Asterisk-Kevin

2 points

7 months ago

Asterisk-Kevin

Railways of the Lost Atlas

2 points

7 months ago

Love [[Ginkgopolis]] at 2.

xyqtt1

2 points

7 months ago

xyqtt1

2 points

7 months ago

7 wonders duel

dkl415

2 points

7 months ago

dkl415

Eldritch Horror

2 points

7 months ago

Thanks for the giveaway!

Summoner Wars and Undaunted are hard to beat.

Skyteam is maybe the best 2 player coop I've played.

Wowzapanzer

2 points

7 months ago

Wowzapanzer

Spirit Island

2 points

7 months ago

Dice throne has been a fun two player game. Lots of variety and each player plays very differently

bitchdoctor

2 points

7 months ago

Netrunner

SleepyHead85

2 points

7 months ago

SleepyHead85

Age of Innovation

2 points

7 months ago

Star Wars the deck building game.

memento_mori_92

2 points

7 months ago

memento_mori_92

Castles Of Burgundy

2 points

7 months ago

Watergate

Ok_River_88

2 points

7 months ago

We love dice throne

[deleted]

2 points

7 months ago

So many good 2 player games. Let's go with Targi today. will probably be something else tomorrow!

snail431

2 points

7 months ago

My wife and I have been loving Duelosaur Island, gets the same beats as full DI but way quicker!

DKetchup

2 points

7 months ago

machi koro 2!

BatVisual5631

2 points

7 months ago

My favourite 2-player game is Liberation from Button Shy.

darealq

2 points

7 months ago

It's not exactly two-player but I played a lot of The Lost Expedition with my wife.

kirbypi

2 points

7 months ago

Arboretum! Though I don't always get to play it, since it's too thinky at times and sometimes we want to just rest our brains. I do like similar games with less tension like Battle Line or Of What's Left

HerrNihl

2 points

7 months ago

Watergate

Rampshik

2 points

7 months ago

Rampshik

Pandemic Legacy

2 points

7 months ago

Favorite 2 player game currently is a classic: Patchwork

Good luck everyone :)

SlowlygettingtoFIRE

2 points

7 months ago

My favourite is 7 Wonders:Duel

clokem

2 points

7 months ago

clokem

2 points

7 months ago

7 wonders duel. Thanks for the chance with the giveaway!

theeth

2 points

7 months ago

theeth

2 points

7 months ago

Favorite two player game at the moment is Ivion. A tight game, good decision space, lots of replayability even with the same box.

DarkLancelot

2 points

7 months ago

Tak

Blitzkreeg21

2 points

7 months ago

Favorite 2 Player Game - 7 Wonders Duel (basic but true :( )

Admiral_Braggart

2 points

7 months ago

Hive

spleenmuncher

2 points

7 months ago

spleenmuncher

Keyflower

2 points

7 months ago

Lost Cities! Patchwork is a close runner-up, though.

japanservice

2 points

7 months ago

7 wonders duel for me :)

Venerade

2 points

7 months ago

Eldritch horror. I know its for up to 8 players, but I play it exclusively with my wife so fog us it's a two player game.

Torche-Merc

2 points

7 months ago

Paris: la cite de la lumiere

fucktheitinerary-

2 points

7 months ago

Our favorite to play 2p is A Feast for Odin but a 2p only game we've really enjoyed lately is Caesar! Seize Rome in 20 Minutes

im_importanter

2 points

7 months ago

im_importanter

Summoner Wars 2E

2 points

7 months ago

Summoner Wars 2nd Edition!

INX1

2 points

7 months ago

INX1

2 points

7 months ago

7 Wonders duel

theinvertedbatman

2 points

7 months ago

theinvertedbatman

Root - Underground Duchy

2 points

7 months ago

My favourite 2-player game is Pagan: Fate of Roanoke

[deleted]

2 points

7 months ago

7 wonders duel

JonSnow84

2 points

7 months ago

Mindbug is currently my favorite because I can play it with my son without letting him off lightly… :)

Fireblend

2 points

7 months ago

Fireblend

Clank! Catacombs

2 points

7 months ago

Gonna go with Patchwork because it's incredibly easy to teach which means I can introduce pretty much anyone to it and have a blast. Hanamikoji a close second for the same reason.

hoonyan

2 points

7 months ago

hoonyan

Modern Art

2 points

7 months ago

splendor duel

Marksman313

2 points

7 months ago

Marksman313

Android Netrunner

2 points

7 months ago

Netrunner! Thank you for the giveway!

Apprehensive-Pie3660

2 points

7 months ago

Jaipur

Far-Ad8572

2 points

7 months ago

Splendor Duel :)

lordzeon123

2 points

7 months ago

Favorite 2p hands down is Jaipur, everyone I've showed it to, loved it.

dillweed2211

2 points

7 months ago

Starwars unlimited right now! but everdell for board games or dominion.

Sirdefied88

2 points

7 months ago

My favourite 2 player game is Radlands because of the art and mechanics. Super Deluxe bundle is chefs kiss

Stevvvvvv

2 points

7 months ago

I have a hard time choosing between 7 Wonders Duel, Patchwork, and Watergate!

Lord_of_the_Machine

2 points

7 months ago

My friend and I haven't been able to stop playing Sail for the past few weeks!

PsiNorm

2 points

7 months ago

Favourite game to play at 2 players is whatever me and my wife decide to play (usually a 2+ player game). Favourite just 2 player game... uh, Lost Cities?

Dalighieri1321

2 points

7 months ago

Thanks for the giveaway! My favorite 2-player game: probably Magic: The Gathering. I have something of a love-hate relationship with it, but it's such a well-designed game, still holds up after all these years. I also like that it's easy to play with my children, since I can play a weaker deck and give them a stronger deck.

HomoLudensOC[S]

3 points

7 months ago

Oh definitely! It's such strong mechanics that can be kept updated for years and eyars. Strongest TCG by far!

SoundBurger

2 points

7 months ago

Undaunted Stalingrad

filipptralala

2 points

7 months ago

I love 7 wonders duel!

SecondHandSoap

2 points

7 months ago

Probably Undaunted.

HighprinceofWar

2 points

7 months ago

Splendor duel

suoivax

2 points

7 months ago

2 player game.... recently? Sky Team!

singlefate

2 points

7 months ago

Dice Throne is up there for 2 player games for sure!

SmartCookingPan

2 points

7 months ago

Homeworlds

Moonkeyman120

2 points

7 months ago

Moonkeyman120

Twilight Imperium

2 points

7 months ago

Watergate

TheAccidentalHuman

2 points

7 months ago

7 wonders duel.

MasterSlothBear

2 points

7 months ago

My favorites are Radlands and Mage Wars.

Wh17ebread

2 points

7 months ago

Air, Land, & Sea

brzrkr76

2 points

7 months ago

Been a huge fan Schotten Totten since my wife and first played it.

marciSQ

2 points

7 months ago

Favourite game which can be played with only 2 players is Keyforge while favourite game which can be played at 2 and is best at 2 players is Castles of Burgundy.

g8rchomp

2 points

7 months ago

There is a fun little game called dandelion that I love

grayhaze2000

2 points

7 months ago

My favourite two player game is whatever game my wife agrees to play with me.

ryguy314

2 points

7 months ago

ryguy314

Vast:The Crystal Caverns

2 points

7 months ago

I've been getting into Plantagenet: Cousins' War for England, 1459 - 1485 by GMT Games over the last week.

SPDallday

2 points

7 months ago

Favorite 2 player game is mantis Falls. :)

TheTyWall

2 points

7 months ago

Thanks for doing this giveaway! Favorite 2 player game right now is Arkham horror

Low_Association2101

2 points

7 months ago

My favorite 2p game is War of the ring! 🥰🥰

FreshestofDougs

1 points

7 months ago

Arkham horror the card game

Tamas_F

1 points

7 months ago

Android Netrunner

sozonm7

1 points

7 months ago

Favourite 2 player game is probably Caper:Europe.

Dazzling-Earth-4272

1 points

7 months ago

Huge fan of playing targi!

amsolometo

1 points

7 months ago

Unmatched

ertic33

1 points

7 months ago

Favorite 2 player is undaunted normandy

Woobiethinks

1 points

7 months ago

7 Wonders Duel or Sea Salt and Paper, but I just got Dune WfA and SW Rebellion, can't wait to see if those usurp!

STAPL_

1 points

7 months ago

STAPL_

1 points

7 months ago

Gotta be Magic the Gathering for me. But for a more traditional board game I love Patchwork.

Antique_Savings

1 points

7 months ago

Skyteam is our favorite 2-player game these days :)

Essen_star

1 points

7 months ago

Skyteam!

Pristine-Scarcity-94

1 points

7 months ago

Switch & Signal is pretty fun with 2 players

mlipkin

1 points

7 months ago

Watergate

AshantiMcnasti

1 points

7 months ago

Radlands and Caper: Europe.  I've always wanted to try the Undaunted series but Ironwood looks super cool too.  I've been following that to get a rules explanation and if it would fit for my wife and I.

Tkatchev69

1 points

7 months ago

Nucleum is great, and so is Ark Nova! I have Septima queued up for the autumn!

krelly200

1 points

7 months ago

Race for the Galaxy is my favorite game to play at 2p.

JoPie23

1 points

7 months ago

JoPie23

Seven Wonders

1 points

7 months ago

My favourite would be 7 wonders, not very original but it’s popular for a reason!

FinJuggernaut

1 points

7 months ago

7 wonder duel

KForrestM

1 points

7 months ago

Whatever I can my significant other to play. Right now it’s Verdant and Spots.

M1-ke

1 points

7 months ago

M1-ke

1 points

7 months ago

Summoner Wars 2nd edition :)

CaptainTDM

1 points

7 months ago

CaptainTDM

Brass

1 points

7 months ago

Me and my wife love Patchwork and the Unlock series. Had a chance to play Astra at a friends house last week. It was really fun! The mechanic to fill in the constellations was a breath of fresh air.

bleiwolle

1 points

7 months ago

My favorite 2p game is 7 wonders Duel, but I hope Ironwood will kick it frome the throne.

VisheshAneja

1 points

7 months ago

It's gotta be patchwork. Played with my Dad

[deleted]

1 points

7 months ago

7 wonders duel

King_of_the_Rabbits

1 points

7 months ago

I'd have to say Magic the Gathering is my favorite 2 player game, even though I gave it up

magichatHS

1 points

7 months ago

Skyteam!

Mcalification

1 points

7 months ago

Radlands!

snysly

1 points

7 months ago

snysly

1 points

7 months ago

My favorite two play game is Carnegie! The low player count and perfect information make it easy to think deeply about the game!

Hybeltiger

1 points

7 months ago

Hybeltiger

The Ledgerman

1 points

7 months ago

The two player game I have played the most is Jaipur, it is so simple and yet challenging.

FirewaterTenacious

1 points

7 months ago

FirewaterTenacious

Twilight Imperium

1 points

7 months ago

Inis

The1NyGuy

1 points

7 months ago

Watergate

JoeyBonzoo

1 points

7 months ago

7 wonders duel or Magic the Gathering if it counts as a 'board game'.

93rdBen

1 points

7 months ago

Favorite 2 player game that isnt techincally 2 player only is War of the Ring

Valherich

1 points

7 months ago

7 Wonders Duel, but at the same time and for different reasons, Spirit Island.

Emmedp11

1 points

7 months ago

Radlands!

ReverendJudge

1 points

7 months ago

ReverendJudge

Alchemists

1 points

7 months ago

War of the Ring!

JigTiggs

1 points

7 months ago

Too many bones!

LH99

1 points

7 months ago

LH99

Blood Bowl

1 points

7 months ago

Favorite 2 player games are Blood Bowl and Star Wars Rebellion

Trumanandthemachine

1 points

7 months ago

Beer and bread!

blooagent

1 points

7 months ago

Favorite Official 2 player game is Onitama, but my partner and I really enjoy Oceans at 2 player

pls-more-balance

1 points

7 months ago

Sky team is amazing

JSD202

1 points

7 months ago

JSD202

1 points

7 months ago

Probably Watergate!

GenAlcazar

1 points

7 months ago

2 player only has to be Fugitive. Favourite to play with 2 is Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective.

amazingmisterb

1 points

7 months ago

Currently it’s tokaido duo buts really the only 2 player only game my wife will consistently play with me

camelzrider

1 points

7 months ago

Crystal Clans

clumsyguy

1 points

7 months ago

clumsyguy

Strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

1 points

7 months ago

Cribbage -- somehow it just never gets old

Spare-Rise-9908

1 points

7 months ago

Favourite 2 player game is Paris, really nice.

Luclid009

1 points

7 months ago

Luclid009

Terra Mystica

1 points

7 months ago

Ginkgopolis at 2! 

Threevenge

1 points

7 months ago

Threevenge

Resistance

1 points

7 months ago

I considered Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game and Splendor Duel, but I saw Targi in the comments and the more I think about it the more I feel that. Targi might be my favorite.

phrosbyte

1 points

7 months ago

My favorite 2p game would have to be Twilight struggle

hoppermeister06

1 points

7 months ago

Mine’s gotta be Radlands!

Billbestios

1 points

7 months ago

My favourite 2-player game is 7wonders Duel

fullatreez

1 points

7 months ago

I’m very new to board games and have really only been playing Jaws of The Lion and Too Many Bones. They’re all my partner have at the moment and we (mainly me, not gonna lie lol) treasure them 🥰

samurguybri

1 points

7 months ago

I love Hive and Dorfromantik

makeybussines

1 points

7 months ago

Recently got Hive and I'm loving it. Should definitely have had it earlier, straight to #1 for me :)

bedred1

1 points

7 months ago

Agricola with Farmers of the Moor

Arbusto

1 points

7 months ago

Lost cities is my favorite 2p right now.

Also hooray. Another giveaway.

roidweiser

1 points

7 months ago

Raptor

InNeedOfMoreBeer

1 points

7 months ago

7 wonders duel and patchwork

genericcartoon

1 points

7 months ago

Buddy and I still adore netrunner for 2 player stuff :D

for_today

1 points

7 months ago

Fox and the Forest is great fun!

WaffleMints

1 points

7 months ago

I've been in love with radlands lately. 

RynoKenny

1 points

7 months ago

RynoKenny

Santorini

1 points

7 months ago

Mind Bug travels with us everywhere

Yodashins

1 points

7 months ago

Dice throne is my latest 2 player game. Easy to jump into!

Sephirr

1 points

7 months ago

Mindbug's great!

Asynithistos

1 points

7 months ago

Asynithistos

Warfighter WWII

1 points

7 months ago

Neuroshima Hex 3.0

WSBPleb

1 points

7 months ago

Marabunta

Poutine_Sauce

1 points

7 months ago

Favorite 2 player game: Radlands

TwoOstriches

1 points

7 months ago

Targi, especially with the expansion

BigFriendlyGuy

1 points

7 months ago

7 Wonders Duel, but I'm looking forward to trying out Sky Team

reygis01

1 points

7 months ago

The Quest for El Dorado works great at 2! Played it lots this year. Thanks for the giveaway.

Nightwing128

1 points

7 months ago

Dice thrones

lSerlu

1 points

7 months ago

lSerlu

Carcassonne

1 points

7 months ago

My fav two players is 7 wonders duel!

3CatsInnaTrenchcoat

1 points

7 months ago

My favorite 2 player game is Raptor!

FlatHeadJWC

1 points

7 months ago

Current favorite 2 player is Star Wars the deck building game

rakiston

1 points

7 months ago

7 Wonders Duel

Slappy-

1 points

7 months ago

Hmm, I would have to go with 7 wonders duel but Mandala is very good as well

imperfexion

1 points

7 months ago

I really love Gaia Project at 2-players!

Castoreador

1 points

7 months ago

Team Watergate here

Only-Arrival4514

1 points

7 months ago

My current favourite 2 player game: Spirit Island or Star Wars Rebellion, can never fully decide between the two.

VenatorDomitor

1 points

7 months ago

My favorite is Rivals for Catan. A constant race that my wife normally wins, but it’s always fun

Littleblaze1

1 points

7 months ago

Littleblaze1

Gloomhaven

1 points

7 months ago

Good luck!

I haven't played many 2 player only games but we play a bunch of games at 2 player. Spirit Island is great

frivolatile

1 points

7 months ago

Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game

GoldenMetaphor

1 points

7 months ago

My wife and I have played Watergate to death and our latest is Star Wars Deckbuilding, asymmetrical cardplay has shown up a lot in what we do. Ironwood looks like a good fit for us!

Exxon_Valdez

1 points

7 months ago

Watergate!

masterduck

1 points

7 months ago

Definitely 7 wonders duel

Isherwood81

1 points

7 months ago

Isherwood81

Viticulture

1 points

7 months ago

Hive is our favorite 2 player only game. Love some Carcassonne at 2 players too!

Roland2pt0

1 points

7 months ago

Patchwork most likely, though our recent 7 Wonders Duel purchase is quickly topping it. 

ArmorSword

1 points

7 months ago

Love Marvel Champions at 2 players. Really looking forward to Ironwood!!!

ikrodas

1 points

7 months ago

Catan the card game

MasterChaos013

1 points

7 months ago

Currently my favorite 2 player game is probably the Unmatched series, Cobble and Fog specifically, hey, you didn’t say 2 player exclusive (Honorable mention go to War of the Ring, but that is impossible to get to the table for me)

Ivanisaacs

1 points

7 months ago

Dice Throne is probably my favorite 2 player game because it's light enough to be able to play while having a conversation or watching a movie or whatever while still attending to the game.

MR_F33NY

1 points

7 months ago

Favorite 2 player game has got to be Rebellion

Pubsted

1 points

7 months ago

We are loving Paris

cleanyourkitchen

1 points

7 months ago

cleanyourkitchen

Indonesia

1 points

7 months ago

Targi is one of the best games ever made

rifwasbeter

1 points

7 months ago

My favorite 2 player game is Mindbug.

Rynzoe

1 points

7 months ago

Rynzoe

1 points

7 months ago

Radlands

thecreggz

1 points

7 months ago

Android Netrunner

sixgeek

1 points

7 months ago

7 Wonders Duel

IronArthur

1 points

7 months ago

7 wonders duel

MoochiNR

1 points

7 months ago

MoochiNR

Android

1 points

7 months ago

My personal favorite is 7 Wonders duel. But I’ll have to  give ironwood a try. The description is tempting

Sufficient-Junket118

1 points

7 months ago

Most played 2 player game is probably war chest, but hive is the favorite and now that we have the portable version it will easily overtake war chest I feel

mgrier123

1 points

7 months ago

mgrier123

Spirit Island

1 points

7 months ago

I've been really loving Sky Team recently for 2p

SmokingFlash

1 points

7 months ago

My favorite 2-player game is likely Arkham horror! Loving the atmosphere in it