Recommendations for newish gamers?

[Murky_Quartz]

Try Fortune and Glory, ours came with a soundtrack. It's the only game we actually go after each other in. Board game.

Munchkin, that one can be fun if everyone isn't helpful like my friends. XD Card game.

Forbidden Island, it's a co-op game but I like the change in map every game. Tile based.

Small World another board game, but definitely one of my absolute favorites.

[Ryuondo]

If you have a group in your city that plays X Wing I'd recommend that. It's a lot of fun and the buy in cost is extremely low for most table top games. You get everything you need to play in the ship expansion you wish to buy save for the dice and templates.