If you play the "heavyweight" games listed in other comments, there's generally also a need for "filler" board games that are much shorter and useful when someo

If you play the "heavyweight" games listed in other comments, there's generally also a need for "filler" board games that are much shorter and useful when someone has yet to arrive or it's getting too late for another full longer game. King of Tokyo (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo) and Tiny Epic Galaxies (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163967/tiny-epic-galaxies https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163967/tiny-epic-galaxie...) come to mind. Also, Guards of Atlantis (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172965/guards-atlantis-tabletop-moba https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172965/guards-atlantis-t...) was interesting as a team-vs-team game conceptually similar to computer games like DotA or League of Legends.