2 player games
Two players, one screen, sitting side by side: Paddle Ball, Air Hockey, Bumper Boats, Four in a Row, Checkers, Snakes & Ladders and maths duels — no online play, no strangers.
2 player games
All 2 player games
14 games
About each game
A line on every game here
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- Tic-Tac-Toe Get three in a row before the friendly panda does!
- Paddle Ball Bounce the smiley ball past friendly Wombat!
- Bumper Boats Squirt water at Platypus's pinwheel and make it giggle!
- Air Hockey Hit the candy puck past the friendly panda!
- Checkers Hop over the wombats with your team of koalas, crown a king, and win to take the board somewhere new.
- Snakes & Ladders Roll the big die and hop to the star!
- Maths Duel Race friendly Wombat up the sky!
- Four in a Row Drop cute animal counters into the frame and get four in a row before the friendly wombat.
- Blockade Step, then block!
- Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe Smiling pumpkins against friendly ghosts: get three in a row to win.
- Ludo Roll the big die and race your counters home!
- Rock Paper Scissors Rock, paper, scissors… go!
- Dots and Boxes Draw a line between two dots.
- Carrom Pull back the striker and let go to pot the coins!
About these games
Our picks and what they practise
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Every two-player game on Tiny Players is played on the same device — a tablet on the table, a laptop between two chairs. There is no online multiplayer and no chat, which is the point for a kids' site: the other player is a sibling, a friend or a parent, not a stranger. The split-screen arcade games (Paddle Ball, Air Hockey, Bumper Boats) use touch halves or two sets of keys; the board games (Four in a Row, Checkers, Snakes & Ladders) pass the turn.
The duels are the quick ones for a car journey: Bumper Boats and Maths Duel — quick rounds, best of five. Most also work against the computer when there is no one to play.
Our picks
What they practise
- Taking turns and playing fair
- Winning and losing with a sibling next to you
- Reaction time and rhythm in the duels
- Strategy in the board games
- Quick maths and words under friendly pressure
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Questions parents ask
4 quick answers
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Is there online multiplayer?
No, by design. All two-player games are on one screen, so the other player is someone in the room.
How do two people control one tablet?
Arcade games split the screen into halves (top/bottom or left/right); board games pass the turn. On a computer, one player uses WASD and the other the arrow keys.
Can I play against the computer instead?
Yes — nearly every game has a computer opponent for when no one else is around.
Is there anything to buy?
No — no pop-ups, no sign-up and nothing to buy.