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2 HN users recommended this between 2017 and 2019, in 2 comments.
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2 HN users recommended this between 2017 and 2019, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
Splendor is a great game that meets your description: https://www.amazon.com/Asmodee-SCSPL01-Splendor-Board-Game/d...
Takes about 5 minutes to explain and plays in 30 min or so (After the first game). It has a nice mix of random/strategy, etc.
Edit: The box is way bigger than the contents, so a custom foam solution seems to be popular with some people.
Here a couple examples I came across recently of games which have multiple recent reviews, on the first page of reviews, that either outright state they received a counterfeit or describe quality control issues that almost certainly describe a counterfeit:
Catan https://smile.amazon.com/Catan-Studios-cantan2017/dp/B00U26V...
Splendor https://smile.amazon.com/Asmodee-SPL01-Splendor/dp/B00IZEUFI...
Ticket to Ride https://smile.amazon.com/Days-Wonder-DO7201-Ticket-Ride/dp/0...
Ticket to Ride: Europe https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000809OAO/
7 Wonders https://smile.amazon.com/Asmodee-5511788-7-Wonders/dp/B0043K...
Azul https://smile.amazon.com/Plan-Games-Azul-Board-Game/dp/B077M...
They're not hard to find -- popular games from smaller publishers with high prices but relatively simple (cardboard/plastic) components seem to be what counterfeiters target.