I tried Regicide because of this post, really liked it.

Our few victories were always obtained by taking risks and was never easy. The mechanics are a bit overwhelming at first, but after a couple of matches the effects are easy to remember. We still haven’t found some general strategies beyond “diamonds are really useful, don’t waste them”.

A game ended after we had J♦ as the last jack and Q♦ right after it, we simply didn’t have enough cards to deal with them one after the other.

Hi, just wanted to say that we tried it yesterday, and we loved it! Great game, great mechanics and even if it was our first there have been some great deceptions. Thank you for the suggestion!

I’ve just read the rules of Masquerade, it seems really good. Also, being able to play with up to 13 players makes it really flexible.

EDIT: Have you played the expansion as well?

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