Best Board Games To Play With Wife in 2022

Fog of Love is a 2-player game about two vivid characters who meet and fall in love. They face a relationship and overcome challenges to make it work.  This game is like being a part of a romantic comedy with awkward situations, roller-coaster rides, difficult compromises, and plenty of laughs along the way. Key features

• Goals could be odd, but leading to a heart-winner instead of a heartbreaker.
• The romance unfolds with zigzag moves and surprises that put a smile on each others face.
• The game includes a game board, a rule book, two cardholders, and two dual-sided cars with characters.
• 80 personality tokens add complexity.
• 38 traits, 60 features, 14 destinies, 36 occupations, 8 choice tokens, and 30 tutorial cards.
• Lasts around one to two hours.
• Recommended for ages 17 and over.

This board game is unique and creates memorable stories. Each theme and minimalist design touches your curiosity. 

It is not for everyone however, as it lets you role play or story game. There are game-like rules and destiny cards that allow you and your wife to choose what goal to aim for throughout the game. 

Do you want to dominate the relationship or be equal partners? Find out by playing the game.

Monogamy is a game of hot affairs with your partner. This game spices up things between you and rekindles the spark and excitement you felt when you first encountered.  Have fun together and get to know the person all over again. Key features

• Stare into each other's eyes, the last to blink will start the game.
• Roll the dice and move your game piece.
• Landing square decides your action.
• Relax and laugh with few dice rolls and trying new things together with each other.
• Pick up monogamy cards that go to different levels.
• Dynamic and exhilarating game.
• Tasks get more involved at the passionate level.
• Treats can be carried out even after the gameplay.
• Over 400 variable tasks with 50 fantasy cards to pick as you pass.

Perfect game to play on date night because it allows you to focus and connect with your spouse. If you are open minded and looking to spice up your relationship, Monogamy board game is the one you are looking for. 

It can require a bit of drinking, so prepare your favorite wine to pair with this game.

Relax in a lovely garden that has framed walls, colorful flowers, hedges, and paths.  This is a puzzle game where the garden should bloom with diverse plants and vibrant colors. You are filling the plants and flowerbeds in each garden corner with new compositions. Key features

• Compete to fill the flowerbeds with different flowers.
• Finished when there is no unplanted box on the bed.
• Gain points for planting bells and plant pots to increase the score.
• Winners have the highest score.
• Can be played together or solo.
• The gameplay takes around 45 to 60 minutes.

Like you build home and future together, relax the evening with this Cottage Garden game. The game itself primarily involves a puzzle and super lightweight game that anybody can enjoy. 

If you both are ambitious gardener, why not take your skills indoors?

Ticket to Ride is a train adventure cross-country game wherein the players collects and plays train cards to claim routes linking cities via North America.  The game is beautifully designed to connect iconic cities of USA on the map board, and the player with the highest points wins. Key features

• Players claim train routes of two cities.
• Finish the destination tickets to claim the constant longest route across the map board.
• A strategy game to earn points.
• Adventurous and fun game where players play and collect matching train cards and claim train routes linking cities.
• Score points in different ways, through claiming longer routes
• Fulfill the destination tickets and builds the longest continuous railway.
• Easy and fast to learn.
• Gameplay lasts around 30 minutes to 60 minutes.
• Features Alexa-compatible design.

This board game is an excellent game for 2 players. There are many expansions and variations of Ticket to Ride. 

We recommend Ticket to Ride Europe to play with your wife. It is based on Netherlands and has the most interesting map to play with. 

Alhambra is a tile-laying game which has different kinds of buildings, seraglio, towers, pavilions, arcades, gardens, and chambers.  This will consistently compete with the fellow architects. The majority of building type earns the majority of points to end the game. Key features

• Additional points are awarded for the adjoining placement, thereby finishing columns and rows.
• Makes use of dice wisely to pass the right ones to other players.
• Collect the majority of victory points to become the best builder.
• Consist of 100 double-sided sheets, 12 dice with 6 yellow and 6 blue, and 25 double-sided sheets.
• It is a write-and-roll board game.
• Duration of gameplay is 45 minutes.

It is a good game with straightforward rules. If you both are in the mood for a lighter game, then this is great board game to bring to the table. When playing with spouse, remove 1 of each colored number money card to better balance out when the scoring rounds happen. 

The Odin’s Ravens board game is balanced and fast-playing race game.  Inspired by Norse mythology, you will be racing through the landscape to the be the first one to return to Odin. The game mechanics are brilliant, with Loki cards differing between losing and winning. Key features

• Rules are effective and simple with good strategy.
• Quick game that last between 20 to 30 minutes.
• Game comes with 2 wooden ravens and 106 cards.
• Perfect for 2 players.
• Revised edition of Odin’s Raven is awarded with Thorsten Gimmler.

The game is very quick and competitive. The Loki cards add a nice touch to the game that allows you to make or break combos of cards. 

Also, you have the option of two decks to pull from otherwise it lacks depth for strategy other the the Loki cards. Simple game that you can play without being too stressful.

Catan is a known as family board game that can easily translate into 2 player game.  It is an adventurous settlers game to tame the rich Catan isle. Begin by revealing Catan's regions and harbors- Fields, pastures, forests, mountains, desert, and hills. Key features

• Get your resources via lucky dice, trades, or cards.
• Use combinations of resources like ore, lumber for road construction, grain, brick, cities, and settlements.
• It is a strategy game where players can control their civilization and spread the hex board for victory points.
• This game needs not be played the same way twice.
• Build or join a catan community.
• Takes less time to learn, but a lifetime of strategy exploration.
• Gameplay is about 60 minutes.

The original Catan is really fun when played with more than two players. However, there are mini-expansions for two player rules of this game. 

The new print and play version add a home tile intended to replace the desert time in the middle of the board. 

The Welcome to board game is based on 1950s neighborhood with fences, parks, and swimming pools.  It is like a roll-and-write dice game where you can mark results on a score sheet. This game has several versions like Your Perfect Home 2nd edition and Winter Wonderland. Key features

• Hit, flip and write game.
• 50 new sheets for neighborhood with 3 new cards for plans.
• Gameplay is 25 minutes.
• Recommended age 10 years and up.
• Brain using strategy game.

This game is easy to teach and can be quick to play without overthinking. With flexible numbers of players, it can be 2 players for date night to joint couples night to compete with each other.

This is a game featuring fantasy and myth, Ganjaland is fun adventure game.  The game contains mature content and is designed for ages 18 and up. It is similar to Candy Land game, but offers tons of entertainment for an adult crowd. Key features

• This game is for grownups and perfect for couples.
• Be the royal highness of Ganjaland.
• Includes an instruction manual, 8 character pieces, 157 playing cards, and a large game board.
• Pull a card from the deck and follow the instructions to move the character piece forward or backward. 
• Fun party game to play with family and friends.

This board game is a fun and enlightening way to celebrate your favorite past time with trivia and challenges. It also comes with 6 photo props and a sand timer to take the gameplay to the next level.

Blokus is a fun strategy game for 2 players designed to protect and claim your territory.  One main rule of the game that each piece should touch the same color piece at the corners. The goal is to get all of your colored pieces on the board. Key features

• Game is easy to learn.
• Fast-paced game of strategy
• Enjoy the challenge with plenty of laughs.
• Less than a minute to learn and play time is about 30 minutes.
• Keeps your mind sharp and exciting.

If you are looking for board games that are good for your brain, this is a winner. The Blokes games received a Mensa award for promoting healthy brain activity. 

Just follow one rule and the possibilities are endless!