Also, if you want to introduce your friends to tabletop gaming for the first time, this list will help you too. This list will be a blast for the unseasoned as well as tabletop gaming veterans.

1. Sushi Go

This game is fun, cute, and quick. There's no set up except in dealing the cards. The score can be kept on your phone or on paper; it's up to you.

This is a card-passing game where the objective is to collect various kinds of sushi. There are three rounds, and most of the points are counted at the end of each round.

Since it's a fast game with a food theme, it's an ideal lunchtime game. It's fairly easy to catch on to, especially after the first round of play. It can allow for two to five players.

2. Zombie Dice

In this game, you roleplay as a zombie. Roll the dice to see how many brains you can eat until you take three shotgun shots to the face. The first player/zombie to 15 brains wins. And that's it. Easy to explain and easy to get your friends to play. After all who doesn't like zombies?

3. Carcassonne

This one is an excellent starter game. It's less intense than Catan, and you just need enough table space to play it on.

The objective is to claim cloisters, pastures, cities, and roads for yourself while laying down tiles. Doing this will net you points, but you must keep a lookout for enemy players stealing what you've got! In addition, you need Meeple to stake your claims so resource management is an integral part of the game.

This game is so popular that several variations of it have sprung up, including Traders and Builders, Carcassone: Winter Edition, My First Carcassonne (kid-friendly), and Carcassonne: South Seas. This game can support 2-5 players and should last for about 35 minutes.

4. Ladies and Gentleman

Perfect for couples (or potential couples) on Valentine's Day, players are paired up as one "lady" and one "gentleman" in a pair. Each couple is encouraged to become the most wealthy and arrogant pair at the dinner party. A great game for roleplaying.

5. King of Tokyo

Take control of a giant monster and reign down chaos in this card and dice game. To win, you must subject all of the opposition or the city of Tokyo under your rule. It's like Rampage, except with more players.

6. Forbidden Island

Ever wanted to play Indiana Jones in board game form? Well, this game is one option for that! This is a cooperative game where your objective is to find four treasures and escape before the game board literally explodes and kills all the players. Team work is essential in this game because the game is like a boulder that will indiscriminately crush you all if you don't work together.