ImSorry - I have a few card games I'd be happy to post to you for free. I have 2 copies of Nuts so you can play with more people. I doubt I'll ever really play any of them. Check your local Toys R Us as they're closing down so everything is sadly reduced.
You have LCG's like GoT / Call of Cthulhu which are good as there's a fixed amount of cards, unlike CCG's where 1 card can be worth £100, it's a lottery as to what you get.
Dominion I think it's called is a good card game, in a box, the idea is you collect card combos that get you bronze / silver / gold if I recall right.
Ticket to Ride is a good game for younger players. They have many versions of it.
Catan is a strategy game.
You have MB games, so from Monopoly to Cluedo to Pop up Pirate to Frustration. These you'd possibly find quite cheap.
In October I think, there's a big event in Getmany. In August over the Bank Hols you have a UK Games Expo. Parking is crazy money from what I remember, but you get to join lots of games, if you stay at the hotel you can game till whenever.
It would be good to have a gaming calendar maybe, if events that are taking place.
Do any of you use Board Game Geek?
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It depends what you're into / what you want to get into. CCG's are fun but costly & if playing at an event it's not really done for fun. They have the lovely name card crack, as a decent deck will set you back £300 at least.
LCG's are the same if played tournament style, people will have wagered on whether the Starks are better than Lannisters etc. CoC was fun, with GoT & CoC you have a base set then buy expansions. You're guaranteed to get specific cards.
I once went to a Gaming Day that had a Second Hand stall, but the games were competitively priced. As in before the age of the Internet, if you went into a charity shop, that big box of Carcassonne there would be say £5 as no one would really know what it was. I don't know if All charity shops go via eBay for pricing, but I might take a look and see how they fair.