What did you play for the first time this month?

What were you introduced to recently, would you play it again, and what is a sentence that sums the game up?

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I got a bunch of board games for Christmas, and so far I've gotten to play:
Jaipur - Nice little 2 player game about becoming the richest trader in the market - this one had very simple rules, and felt competitive without feeling too "mean" - both games we played were close. The "camel" system definitely keeps things interesting.
Hues and Cues - A very simple game - you are simply trying to give word clues to get people to guess the exact color on the board - my family definitely had some fun, but we also unanimously agreed to play it only to 25 points - the board goes to 100 which would absolutely overstay its welcome. There were also issues with indoor lighting / shadows causing colors to appear different to different people.
Coup - This one is a classic and I was so excited to play it - basically a bluffing / assassination game. My family didn't have too much trouble learning it, though we definitely did not play optimally. It'll be interesting to see how I feel about different player sizes - we played with the maximum player count (6), which for better and worse meant that in time you could pretty confidently learn what was in the entire draw pile. I'm definitely interested in picking up the "Reformation" expansion - I think the new card is really interesting, and the entire faction system could really shake things up for experienced groups - and it's cool that you can add one or the other or neither, and the game still works.
- Excellent haul! They are all thoughtful choices.
  We recently got Hues and Cues too. It is the only one I haven't tried out of the three.
  Great tip about the lighting. I'll gather all the lamps from the house for a multi-point lighting rig : -]
  Jaipur is probably my favourite 2 player game! It really is a nice back and forward without being to nasty. I gave a copy away for xmas too.
  
  Do you have any other 2 player recommendations? I'm always looking for ones me and the wife can play together.
  
  what kind of games do you guys generally like?
  co-op or competitive? weight?
  
  I don't mind competitive, but I think she generally enjoys coop. Simpler is probably better as well.
  
  okay cool here are a few we like my wife is fairly similar about co-op preference.
  forbidden series (Island/desert/sky)
  burgle Bros
  hinabi
  pandemic
  space team
  
  Thanks for the recommendations!
  
  I posted some of my favourite 2 player games here:
  https://lemmy.world/post/8449245
  The others I like from that post are Radlands and Hive(pocket).
  Others not in the thread that I like at 2P are:
  Calico, Captain Carcass, Ghost Blitz, Bruges(re-skinned as Hamburg), Star Realms, Kanagawa, Land vs Sea, Lotus, Morels(aka Fungi), Niya(aka Okiya), and Regicide.
  I've played all of these with my wife, who enjoys them too.
  
  Thank you for the list!
- My wife and I enjoy playing Jaipur. A fun 2 player game.

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