CONTEST - Two-player Rules Variant

I've looked at the rules, but reading rules is very different from playing a game. I think it would be easier if you briefly explained what part of the 2-player game is broken, so we all understand the challenge. Is is impossible to play this game with two players, or is it simply "not very fun"?

I think you could solve this problem by including blank "feint" cards in two-player hands. Each player has their hand of cards and three "feint" cards that don't actually do anything. These cards always return to your hand after you use them.

This way, even if I play five cards, you don't know if I'm going all in with a bunch of powerful cards, of if I have three feints and two wimpy cards to puff up my play. Doing this adds a layer of bluffing that should bring back at least a little fun and intrigue to the game.

You may need to put limits on the number of cards you can play if you do this. Otherwise, a player could go all in with the maximum number of cards and the second player would still know that it was pointless ("Let's see, you played nine cards? That means that you must have played all your bluffs and all your useful cards. I'll play nothing.").

Simultaneous play structures suggest an alternate solution: Have players select the cards they're playing secretly, then reveal their selections simultaneously. Imagine that each player has a little envelope, like the confidential case documents envelope you put the three clue cards in at the start of a game of Clue. At the start of a skirmish, you hide your cards in your "top secret orders" envelope and your opponent does the same. When you're both done, you reveal the contents of your envelopes simultaneously. This prevents one player from sandbagging when the other player hyper-commits.