Renegade Game Studios Fox in the Forest: Duet

Fun little coop game for 2 people.

I can see this becoming one of our favourite family games. The length is just right for a quick game after dinner - I'm guessing once we're good at it around 15 minutes. It's a cooperative game where a pair will get better at playing as they get more familiar with their partner's style, which can be very satisfying when you beat a difficult game together. And it's small enough to chuck in a bag to take on holiday. Perfect!

Great co-op game for 2 players. With the 3 difficulty levels, it is replayable many times. I recommend it, especially if you like card games eg. tarock.

I was looking something I could play with my partner (instead of just binging Netflix all night) - this game is great! The mechanics are simple but the card playing aspect makes the game easily replayable, and the artwork is gorgeous. It's also a pretty small kit, so it's totally packable for trips. Would recommend!

The original Fox in the Forest was a beautifully-illustrated and deeply strategic trick taking game. The designers solved the difficult of making 2-player trick taking games, and also introduced a fun mechanic where winning by too large a margin resulted in a loss, which kept games intense and often allowed less skilled players to turn their early losses to their own advantage. Cannot recommend that game highly enough. The coop sequel game is not by the same designer, and in fact no designer is credited at all. That's telling, because it does not hit any of the same highs. You're both playing cards blindly, since talking with your partner is forbidden, which makes this game less about cooperative play, since there is no real chance to strategize. The strategic decisions you do make are pretty predictable and not terribly interesting. The special card powers are also less fun than the original. Not recommended unless you really, really want to play a coop two-player card game, of which there are not many options. I'd recommend Pandemic instead, or a non-coop game like Jaipur, Targi, or the original Fox in the Forest, all of which are great options. Arboretum is a 2-4 player game that plays well at all player counts, and is one of the best card games I've ever played.