Board/card game recommendations (for an adult)

[EduCated]

I’d like to get DH a game for Christmas - probably as one of several smaller things, rather than one big spend, but open to all ideas! Games we have/he likes include:

7 Wonders
Flux
Hive
Revolution
Settlers
Saboteur

He’s hit and miss with Pandemic and Codenames. Bonus points for games with a decent two player version! Anyone got any good suggestions?

We just got Quacks of Quidlinberg which is good, despite the stupid name! 2-4 players and the 2 player version is good.

Forbidden Island

Oh I’d forgotten about Forbidden Island - i think it’s one he played and enjoyed at a games night, though his hit and miss-ness with Pandemic is about the fact it’s collaborative. FI is too isn’t it?

Investigating Quacks, thank you!

The Resistance would be my top pick!

Yes, Forbidden Island is co-operative, As is its sequel, Forbidden Desert. Forbidden Desert is better though IMHO

I'd recommend:
Settlers of Catan
Buccaneer
Survive: Escape from Atlantis
Ticket to Ride
New York 1901

Yes to Ticket to Ride - Europe version my favourite but not played one we don't like.
Dominion works well with 2 players as well as more - is a deck building game
Azul good for 2 (or 3 or 4), is lovely and tactile too.
Sans Soucci ? Dont often see that recommended but my circle of gamers really like it

I’ve asked for Ticket to Ride myself

Stringy Would Forbidden Desert make sense without having played Island? Struggling to tell online, though probably just me being dim.

Carcassone is a favourite here. You can get expansion packs to mix it up as well.

Quacks is awesome, I second that!

@EduCated yes you play as a team against the game. They have a new version now called forbidden desert - your DH night enjoy that? It's a bit more complex than FI.

Sorry cross post.

The Storymaster’s Tales, Weirding Woods. Brilliant fun, cards/RPG hybrid, 1+ players (2 players works really well).

Jaipur is good for 2 players, quite quick and easy to learn too.

@EduCated
Yes, Forbidden Desert is a stand-alone game. It has similarities to Forbidden Island but is slightly more complex - the storm cards make the sand accumulate on tiles in the same way as the infection cards spread the diseases.

This possibly does not sell it to you but I like it for the same reasons as I like Pandemic!

Well my list of games I want is growing!

Forbidden Island/Desert are definitely on the shortlist. I really like the look of Quacks but just not sure DH will be as excited about it as I am (so it may go on my birthday list!). Same with Azul - it looks beautiful.

We have and like Carcassonne but for some reason we rarely seem to get round to it.

Will investigate the others mentioned, thank you!

Splendour is great for 2 players, also Dominion.

Yes, what milienhaus said, both of them.

All creatures big and small (2 player Agricola) is the best 2 player game ever.
I also like castles of burgundy, castles of mad king ludvic, battleground and lost cities

I'm getting DG Five Tribes which looks good. His favourite is Splendour which surplanted Catan. Spendor is a bit like Jaipur, which I agree is a agreat 2 person game. Small world is also quite fun. Sort of like Risk, but fun and multi-layered.

Just thought of another favourite of ours... Camel Up! Looks simple and unimpressive but every family friend we've played with has gone on to buy their own version!

Second 2 player Agricola Nan0second and also suggest Caverna (cave vs cave).

Camel Up
Carassonne
All the ticket to Rides

I second Jaipur, also fungi which is similar game play to Jaipur.
Our current fave is shadows Amsterdam. You can play it with 2 players or more, and can play as a team. It's a great fun game.