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.