Ticket to Ride is one of our go-tos for longer games, but when schedules make it more difficult for longer games with a larger group, we have a few favorite quick games that are great for 2 or 3 players: Skip Bo, Racko, as well as classic card games like golf, rummy, and cribbage. I have played many of your suggestions, but haven't tried Azul. We love to borrow games from the library to try them out. Azul will be the next one we try. Thanks for the suggestion! 😊
I also recommend Carcassone. It is a tile laying/claiming game where building the board together is how you gain points, and the configuration is different every time. Points will go to whoever has the most tokens (Meeples) in the given map feature being scored. When you get to advanced levels of play, it can be so satisfying to play the long game and sneak an extra Meeple into a region to steal all of an opponent's points. It takes incredible patience and forethought, but the way it swings the balance of the game is delightful.
Ticket to Ride is one of our go-tos for longer games, but when schedules make it more difficult for longer games with a larger group, we have a few favorite quick games that are great for 2 or 3 players: Skip Bo, Racko, as well as classic card games like golf, rummy, and cribbage. I have played many of your suggestions, but haven't tried Azul. We love to borrow games from the library to try them out. Azul will be the next one we try. Thanks for the suggestion! 😊
I also recommend Carcassone. It is a tile laying/claiming game where building the board together is how you gain points, and the configuration is different every time. Points will go to whoever has the most tokens (Meeples) in the given map feature being scored. When you get to advanced levels of play, it can be so satisfying to play the long game and sneak an extra Meeple into a region to steal all of an opponent's points. It takes incredible patience and forethought, but the way it swings the balance of the game is delightful.