Need Suggestions For 2 Person Games For Very Long Flight

Bingo thought this was worth mentioning said Wed, Mar 9th 2016 at 8:52am ET

We are heading overseas in a couple months so will have about 12 hours to fill.

Have any suggestions for good 2 person games? Anything from travel sized games to card games to possibly even tablet games (Android).

We have a good miniature cribbage board. Also have backgammon but I think that would be out due to rolling dice. I suppose we could always use a dice rolling app but then that means having both the board plus a phone out. Hmm... Maybe.

Beyond that, pretty open to any suggestions. Not requiring a tablet would be preferred just because I'd like to keep the battery on that available for a movie or 2.

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brhfl said Wed, Mar 9th 2016 at 9:44am ET:
- Variety of travel chess options out there. Some magnetic, some peg-based. Feel like the magnets are always kind of weak on those, pegs might hold up better against turbulence.
- Bunch of different travel Boggles have been made over the years. I suppose it might make your fellow passengers hate you, but you have 12 hours to perfect the art of quietly scrambling the dice, right?
- Mille Bornes is still a favorite two-player card game of mine, though the space requirements might be stretching it a bit.
- Fluxx is a lot of fun, though there are a million versions of it now, and I'm unsure how it's changed over the past few editions.
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DaveInSoCal said Wed, Mar 9th 2016 at 1:43pm ET:

Not a game, but if you have a headphone splitter an audiobook could kill some time. Most are 8 hours+...

Monopoly on your tablet?

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JasonToon said Wed, Mar 9th 2016 at 2:02pm ET:

Cold War: CIA vs. KGB is a clever little two-player card game with a lot of replayability that you could easily fit onto two tray tables: http://www.amazon.com/Cold-War-CIA-vs-KGB/dp/1616612045

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Brandonson112 said Thu, Mar 10th 2016 at 12:06am ET:

Hive pocket edition

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Bingo said Thu, Mar 10th 2016 at 8:15am ET:

Really appreciate all the suggestions. I've scoped out a couple that I think we would love. Please anyone feel free to keep making suggestions. You can never have too many games!

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Pamtha said Sun, Mar 13th 2016 at 6:22am ET:

Milles Bornes would fit on two tray tables. I just accidentally got two decks from eBay (I had no expectation of winning the second, but no one else bid in 5 days), so need to sell one.

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- @Pamtha Are they old ones?
  
  brhfl said Sun, Mar 13th 2016 at 5:42pm ET
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- @brhfl Vintage mid-1980's. I like that art, rather than the current throwback art.
  
  Pamtha said Sun, Mar 13th 2016 at 6:18pm ET
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- @Pamtha Agreed, though I'm really just glad it's in print at all again! Apparently there's an error in the current rulebook too…
  
  brhfl said Sun, Mar 13th 2016 at 8:25pm ET
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- @Pamtha I loved that game on the old Apple //GS; the nieces and nephews also went nuts over it back then. Not, sadly, a portable version.
  
  duodec said Sun, Mar 13th 2016 at 10:31pm ET
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- @Pamtha Sounds interesting. I'll see if that's one she'd like. It's very different from the games we usually play but it sounds cool.
  
  Bingo said Mon, Mar 14th 2016 at 11:47am ET
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medz said Sun, Mar 13th 2016 at 9:48pm ET:

I got Wheel of Fortune for Android from Amazon Underground (free) awhile back. Seems ok. You can do pass and play for 2 player.

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- @medz That might be good. Though I'm wanting to mostly keep the tablet for movies but a couple games wouldn't hurt.
  
  Bingo said Mon, Mar 14th 2016 at 11:48am ET
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kdemo said Sun, Mar 13th 2016 at 10:51pm ET:

You might consider bringing a charger so you have extra power to watch movies and play games on your tablet.

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- @KDemo so many planes have in flight stuff on seat backs now. I was surprised to fly one that did not have that a couple of weeks ago. Pack headphones or earbuds
  
  Pamtha said Mon, Mar 14th 2016 at 5:40am ET
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- @KDemo Good thought. I'll bring my charger that I got from my first Fuku!
  
  Bingo said Mon, Mar 14th 2016 at 11:47am ET
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- @Bingo - Bon voyage!
  
  kdemo said Mon, Mar 14th 2016 at 1:12pm ET
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