2. Agricola
Who to play it with: The Planning Expert (or The Harvest Moon Fan)
Play Time: 2 hours
Cooperative/Competitive: Competitive
Z-Man Games’ Agricola is a classic worker placement game where the goal is to build the most efficient, well-balanced farm. Imagine Farmville, but without all the friend requests! Players spend each turn deciding what chores they’re going to complete in order to build up the stockpiles they need to feed their families and build their farm. Only one person can do a chore at a time, which means that you need to plan carefully and adapt if you find yourself blocked by another player.
Despite being a competitive game, Agricola doesn’t feature attack actions, which means that even though other players can inconvenience you, they can’t actively harm your farm. This makes this game a safe space to compete without causing any hard feelings, which is good for those of us with significant others who are a little sensitive.
It’s worth noting that there is a 2-player version of this game called Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small, which is an excellent game by itself, takes up less table space, and is better suited to gamers on a budget, with a price of just $40. We just prefer the original version, which is still extremely fun for two and has the benefit of being able to scale up when you have more friends over.
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