boardgames

Deception - Murder in Hongkong - for up to 12 people

These are the games my friends and I prefer currently:

• 7 Wonders
• Dominion
• Catan
• Anno 1800
• Fallout

I really like 7 Wonders, for 3-7 players and one round is also not too long with about 20 minutes ^^

For us:

• Bang!: spaghetti western with secret teams, up to 7 players
• Fuji flush: easy card game, up to 8 players
• Exploding Kittens: silly cards where drawing may make you lose, up to 10 players (with the expansion)
• Secret Hitler: a kind of werewolf where you have to create governments and pass laws, up to 10 players

For Clank and Dominion we have the expansion to go up to 6 players 7 wonders if we are 5-7 people.

For more people it’s usually more casual/party games with the groups I play with

Ethnos - area control/ set collection/ push your luck with very short turns; hard to get to the table with my group because of the art, but once we play, everyone liked it so far

Cosmic Encounter - classic game with a lot of diplomacy

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18/roborally - chaos & mayhem, aka. a lot of fun; can drag a bit if players don't get the mechanics

Catan has an expansion that supports more players. It makes the game longer, but I personally enjoy the change of pace.

Otherwise, there's plenty of good suggestions on this thread already. Those that are of similar(ish) complexity and that I also enjoy:

• Bang! (Has player elimination, so make sure your friends are okay with sitting out for part of the game)
• 7 Wonders (Turns are taken in parallel, so much less down time. Great if you have slow players.)
• Sheriff of Nottingham
• Codenames (It's marked as 2-8 players, but realistically, you can play with as many as you want.)
• Concept

With larger parties, you'll often be waiting for that last person to arrive. Some simpler games if you want to fill that time:

• Coup/Complot
• Sushi go (Good warm-up to 7-Wonders if your group is new to the game)