Great Games for 2 Players Lost Cities San Juan Designer: Reiner Knizia Designer: Andreas Seyfarth Publisher: Kosmos / Rio Grande Games Publisher: Alea / Rio Grande Games Approx. Price: $46 Approx. Price: $40 Lost Cities is a simple card-playing game. In San Juan, players take on the roles of The players mount expeditions to different settlers of a new colony, building plantations ancient sites, by playing coloured cards that and other economic buildings and trading represent participation in a particular crops for new resources. At heart a card expedition. game, San Juan can be played by 2-4 players. Lost Cities is widely available and well- produced, and is highly recommended for San Juan is based on the very successful 3- two players. (The Kosmos 2-player games 5 player game Puerto Rico, with simplified are all excellent – see also Balloon Cup) and streamlined rules and roles to make it more accessible, without sacrificing game play and strategy. Carcassonne Designer: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede Publisher: Hans im Glück / Rio Grande GIPF Games Designer: Kris Burm Approx. Price: $50 Publisher: Don & Co / Rio Grande Games Although Carcassonne can be played by up Approx. Price: $60* to 5 players, it makes an excellent game for GIPF is a pure and challenging strategic two players and is a very popular and fun game for two players. It is part of the “GIPF introduction to modern boardgames. Project” game range (other titles include Players build the surrounds of the French YINSH, DVONN, ZERTZ, TAMSK, PÜNCT) of medieval city of Carcassonne – roads, cities, abstract games. farms and abbeys. GIPF Project games retail for up to $60 but Carcassonne won the prestigious German you may find them in department stores for “Spiel des Jahres” (Game of the Year) award less. in 2001. For more information: [email protected] / http://boardgamescollection.googlepages.com/ Copyright © Melissa Rogerson 2006. Permission is granted to reproduce these reviews with attribution in their entirety for educational purposes, provided that no charge is levied for the materials. .