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Mysterium among others already mentioned. Very similar core mechanic to dixit, but co-op and some what longer/more expansive.
The ones I usually carry around to introduce people to good boardgames are: Hive Portable it can get as complicated as chess, but is really easy to pick up for kids and adults. Carcassonne chill and you can pick and choose expansions Forbidden Island (and its family) it's a fun cooperative game that's easy for kids to pick up.
Champions of Midgard - Because Vikings! Its a resource management based game where you go on journeys to fight magical monsters. Its pretty tight and you can play a complete game in one-two hours.
Pandemic - I mostly enjoy this because it is a co-op game. You all fight the disease! That said the game mechanic is pretty fun and can be challenging.
That is easy to answer for me.
Mansion of madness
I have played so many rounds with so many different people. The game is complex enough that each round is different. But easy enough to geht people to start with. Easy to play hard to master.
The digital game master via APP is great. I had so many games in which the last player actions decided the game. After some hours of game time. Your actions feel so impactful.
Cosmic Encounter
No two games are ever the same. So are the attempts to lure people in and out of encounters, and the following betrayels. Great fun.
Love Cosmic, any time people are coming round I try to lure them into a game. Too bad my regular group got derailed by someone buying Gloomhaven
Settlers of Catan and Risk.
Dixit is one of my favorites, and very fun to play with a group of people you know well. Sort of like Pictionary with cards instead of drawing, but you try to only get one person to guess correctly.
Small World was my introduction into alternative board games, and still one of my favorites to help introduce new board games to people who have only played Monopoly.
Right now, it is Azul.
I've heard good things. Would it be easy for friends to pick up quickly?
I've found it rather easy to teach new players.
Backgammon
I like Root, its like an asymmetric Risk.
I treat Chinese checkers with the same reverence and over-seriousness that chess players have towards chess. I'm not especially good at it, but I really enjoy it.
Cameroon. It's like a mix of air hockey and pool.
I wish I had an actual board still... I only have it via 52 Clubhouse Games on switch. I find it much more fun when you're actually flicking the pieces with your finger.
I really enjoy Root, but it can end up taking a little while to get through.
Power Grid
Which map?
I mostly play US. Don't have any expansion maps myself. Any recommendations?
The China map is interesting as it changes the power plant drawing order.
Labyrinth - if you've never played it, all the players are moving around a maze collecting items on cards they draw from a deck. Whoever collects them all first wins. You can move as far as you want each turn, but the catch is you first change the maze (the whole board being made of movable tiles), then move your totem. It encouraged complicated spacial reasoning and leaves room for sabotage of other players. Any number of players can play; you can even solitaire it if you want.
Outsmarted. Technically a board game but with an app.
It’s actually not the gimmick I thought it would be! Cast that bad boy to the tv and you’ve got a game show in the family room!
Wingspan is really great plus it has stunning visuals too!
Have you tried Wyrmspan? It's an improved version with Dragons. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/410201/wyrmspan
What makes you say it's improved over Wingspan? I own both. I like them both separately but I disagree with saying it's an improved version. For context, I own all of the expansions to Wingspan, play it at least a few times a week with my wife, and it would be my answer to OPs question hands down.
Wyrmspan doesn't have any expansions so are you saying it's better than the base game of Wingspan? I could definitely see that argument since there is more strategic diversity in the base game than base Wingspan. However if you include the expansions I think Wingspan mops the floor with Wyrmspan.
Only briefly seen it exist, defo want to try it in the near future. looks awesome 👍
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