My lady and I have been enjoying the tabletop game 7 Wonders DUEL.
It's a new-ish version of a larger game, 7 Wonders, but specifically made for 2 players.

TL;DR
A) it has lots of pieces. Mostly cards, but also cardboard coins and a couple of kinds of tokens and a plastic thing.
B) Even though the game is played with cards, and there is technically a "board" involved, it plays like a board game.
C) It took about an hour to learn and play the first game, but it plays out in under 30 minutes now that we're familiar with it.


It's a collecting game where you take turns pulling cards from a common pile, gathering various resources and points and schtuffs. Each player has 4 wonders, but only 7 total wonders may be built. They have extra bonus powers or are worth loads of points. Taking all these cards amounts to building your city.

The game progresses through 3 ages, each with a different deck of communal cards, which ramp up as each age goes on. A few cards are removed from each deck at the start of the game to add variety in replays. There are 12 total wonder cards in the game, but only 8 are in any game, and only 7 of those can be played.

It's a mid-level strategy game and you'll find yourself counting into the communal pile to see if it's possible for you to draw or block your opponent on a certain card in the later ages.

You can win by science or military or raw points when all the cards are gone from the common pile.
There are tons of unique little mechanics and "power tokens" which can alter your strategic push in the game.


Any recommendations for good non-video games?