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In a better world I think something like Redbox for board games might've been pretty cool, but luckily a couple of places let you go in and try them out. I haven't seen Eternal Decks before but it looks fun. My friends and I have been playing Cosmic Encounter and Quacks lately.
I love that my local library loans out board games!
I've been interested in Cosmic Encounter, it's gotten a lot of positive attention in my hunt for games to dive into...
Heard of Quacks but haven't checked it out myself...
Which board games have resonated most for your group?
Quacks is one of my favorites for a few reasons:
Cosmic Encounter is a little harder for people to get in to, but once they do it's also got a lot of variety of strategies with the different aliens you can get, so it doesn't get stale
Another easy to table game is Betrayal, but we've played it enough to the point where we know most of the haunts and are kind of fatigued with it.
Most often, however, we end up playing Blood on the Clocktower. It's not quite a board game, more like Werewolf except it doesn't suck. I highly recommend it if you've ever been frustrated with Werewolf/Mafia, or if you've played (or watched) Gnosia. You can buy the game or DIY your own set as you can find the instructions online.
For my circle that's more board game enthusiasts, we like Wingspan, Nemesis, and Libertalia. Some older games that we don't really touch anymore are Terraforming Mars and Root. They're not bad but for our specific group we take forever to finish them and end up strategizing in ways that discourage player interaction.