The ideal board game is easy to learn while being difficult to master. Your friends put you through the ringer of what I imagine were overly complex games -- s

The ideal board game is easy to learn while being difficult to master. Your friends put you through the ringer of what I imagine were overly complex games -- some people are into those, but I agree, they are not fun :) Kanban EV, Brass: Birmingham, Feast of the Odin Examples of recent games I've played which meet that easy learning / hard mastery blend