Sorry for bumping an old thread, but I was curious if people here like board games and it's interesting to see that not many replied to this thread originally.
My introduction to modern board games was pretty typical: was introduced to Catan in college, met some people who played other modern games, and explored new stuff from there. Currently my favorite game is Evolution, specifically with the Climate Change expansion. Got it over the winter completely on a whim while traveling, ended up playing it a ton on that trip with the two other people I was with. Basically you get blank slate species, level them up in terms of body size and population, and give them attributes (fat tissue, intelligence, carnivore, etc.) to make them unique and competitive against the other players' species. Each round you eat until all species are fully fed or the watering hole runs out of food. Winner is whoever has eaten the most at the end.
I'd love to play board games more often, but it's hard to find people. I live in a big city now, but haven't found a game store that offers game nights for people who are 1) adults, and 2) not smelly neck beards. My partner likes playing too, so if anyone has suggestions for games that are good for two, I'd love to hear them.
I always really liked Carcassonne.
Even when I'm losing, I get an unusual amount of joy out of seeing the little maps you make come together.
Every time you've created a different, new little world.
I've seen this game make a lot of "best of" type lists before, and it does seem like a fun concept. Is it good for two players?