Here are some I play with friends on game night. Upwords is the most challenging. It's like 3D Scrabble. The 10x10 board has much better gameplay than the 8x8. The blue board with cream colored tiles is much better than the eye-torturing red and green version.
Upwords
Take a Gamble
Showdown Yahtzee
Blokus
Kingdomino
Splendor
Ticket to ride American version
Santorini
Sushi go party
Azul and more
Please post some more board games that you love. By the way I play chess. DERrrrrr