board games

I recently purchased Ticket to Ride: Europe, an excellent board game by Days of Wonder. I've played it four times with 4 players, and twice with 2 players and I'm still not tired of it. The best part about this game is how simple it is to play and that games don't take very long to play either. I was looking for an alternative for Akham Horror, a game with tons of rules that requires at least 3 hours to play. Ticket to Ride is simple, as there are only a few basic concepts that need to be understood. We even played with my in-laws (who haven't played many board games before) and one of them almost won. The other didn't complete any of their Destination Tickets but they were still able to play and make routes along the way. I think he has figured it out now and if he plays a second time he will know what he is going. He actually ended up breaking some of the longer routes thus preventing my wife and I from getting the extra 10 points for the longest route. The other great thing about this game is that is plays well with 2 players. I highly recommend this game for anyone.