Legendary Marvel + all expansions - Fun, light deckbuilder with varying degrees of difficulty.

Patchwork - fun and easy to play with a kid.

7 Wonders Duel - same as Patchwork.

Scythe - area control with resource management in euro style and multiple routes to victory.

Terra Mystica - area control + worker placement + variable player powers.

Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation - Reiner Knizia designed LotR game dripping with theme in a much better version of Stratego.

Power Grid - classic game that will make you forget Ticket to Ride ever existed. Area control, auctioning, and route building.

Twilight Struggle - the ultimate 2 player game reenacting the Cold War in card management and area control. The greatest game ever designed.