Zombies!!!

Doesn't take itself too seriously, rules are quick and easy to learn, and God knows there are plenty of zombies to shoot at.

The original base set for Zombies!!! is one of the greatest values in boardgames. $20 USD for a box stuffed with a stack of map tiles, a deck of cards, dice, cardboard counters and 100 plastic zombies. The game itself is mediocre, but new players always get a big kick out of the high quality components. Buy a couple of expansions if you want to potentially have a giant city map that will cover every table you own. Or just get the Schools Out Forever expansion for the new Guts tokens and Six Feet Under for the highly useful subway stations and sewer lids movement. Really, this is still a simple but decent game, as long as you force everybody to finish their turns quickly. I recommend a 1-minute sand timer.