Well for us we started with what many consider the entry-level, perhaps quintessential Eurogame which is Settlers of Catan. We got our fill of that and decided to branch out a little bit into "worker placement" games and we landed first on Lords of Waterdeep, which was a great entry point to the genre because of the heavy D&D theming. Our current worker placement obsession is Agricola, which doesn't have the D&D... Source: about 1 year ago

If you want to learn more, you can read the entry on BGG. If you're unfamiliar with BGG, think of it as THE board game wiki: Https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/110327/lords-waterdeep. Source: about 2 years ago

Lords of WaterDeep might also be worth looking into. It's been around for awhile and sometimes gets some hate, but it's a solid interactive Worker Placement game that plays up to 5 people, 6 with the expansion. Viticulture is also solid and similar to LoWD minus the reputational difference. Source: about 2 years ago

Medium-heavy Eurogames! I've played a lot of lighter games, but the heavier stuff looks so neat and elegant. I'm interested in Brass: Birmingham (trains!), Caylus (building in medieval France), Concordia (trading in the Roman Empire!), Great Western Trail (cattle driving like a real cowgirl!), Lords of Waterdeep (D&D theme!), Orleans (building in medieval France!), Power Grid and Scythe (dieselpunk!). Source: almost 3 years ago

Beyond that there is a whole world of games out there to get you started. I think Lords of Waterdeep, Azul, or Five Tribes as a next dive into the wider world of board games. Source: almost 3 years ago

TripleA is the most popular client I'm familiar with. Quite active. They have a bunch of variants but you can play the standard default stuff too. Source: about 1 year ago

It's 2-3 hours with computerized rules enforcement : https://triplea-game.org/. Source: about 1 year ago

There is also TripleA, which is open source and has a large variety of maps and rule variants. https://triplea-game.org/. Source: over 1 year ago

Side note: I really liked Axis and Allies, played it several times as a young adult with a few close friends. There is a nice open-source implementation of it, if you want to "play" instead of work. [0] However, it misses the social part. [0]: https://triplea-game.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

My advice would be to try all the official versions on TripleA (https://triplea-game.org/) to get a feel for the version you like before you spend any money on a new game. Source: over 1 year ago