I didn't see Clue mentioned; people like that game. If you like Risk, you might like Axis and Allies. Othello and Backgammon are also good, and you can never go wrong with chess. Maybe you want to ask for a poker set.
Edit: shout out to Trivial pursuit.
Clue is a decent game, but, in the name of all that is holy, please, please play it by the actual rules and not some half-arsed house rules that you think will make it more 'fun'. It might not quite get Monopoly-with-house-rules bad but it can ruin a good game.
If anyone is interested in Ticket to Ride, heres a quick little video on how to play the game thats easy to understand and I thought it was pretty funny as well.
If you don't mind a hospital trip or two after people start killing each other mid way through the game, then I would wholeheartedly recommend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_The_Boss .
there's one that starts with a w that we used to play all the time where you find out terrible things about everyone around you that we play all the time.
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Clue is a decent game, but, in the name of all that is holy, please, please play it by the actual rules and not some half-arsed house rules that you think will make it more 'fun'. It might not quite get Monopoly-with-house-rules bad but it can ruin a good game.
I made a game, it has penguins in it. It's pay what you like on Gumroad.
Currently Ebaying Nothing at all but I might do in the future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KPgpENKkzU
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You should definitely try Age of Empires,
or pick up Dominion. Everyone will love friggin Dominion.
wish i could remember the name
also can't go wrong with the original cranium