Machi Koro is one of my favorites. Easy to learn and play. It's a bit like Monopoly but has some turns mid-game where you can't depend on early game properties

Machi Koro is one of my favorites. Easy to learn and play. It's a bit like Monopoly but has some turns mid-game where you can't depend on early game properties and instead make rolls that can compound from them. For a deception-type game, Secret Hitler has a beautiful official boardgame but you can print out the assets for free if you wanted to try it out. Coup is also a good and easy deception game and extremely fast. Illimat was backed by The Decemberists and has a fun, ouji-like theme to it. It uses a modified deck of cards and has 4 quadrants that players "plant" and "harvest" cards from. Your main objective is to collect goal points from clearing these fields, and obtaining tokens/tarot cards. Azul is a very pretty boardgame and has a Spanish/Middle Eastern inspired theme. Players need to pick tiles for their murals strategically and gain points from certain chains. Sushi Go is my go-to (puns) for new comers and is a deck building game. Get the party edition for max replayability and contains the base, but if you want to try it go for the base. Careful playing it with beverages because spilling can occur and there are A LOT of cards. Try to buy boardgames from local shops rather than Amazon or big box stores. Workers there can also help you choose a game if you have ideas! The boardgame field is immensely diverse today and there's something for everyone IMO. We're living in a golden age of options, much like video games in the past 20 years.