This past weekend we took out our Qwirkle game for the umpteenth time when we had guests who were staying with us for a couple nights. I like this game because it's easy to explain the rules so that a first-time player can quickly figure out how to play it, while at the same time there's enough strategy to make it interesting. Another nice feature is that it doesn't take a whole evening to play one or two hands. My experience is that a single hand generally takes no more than an hour. Finally, from a purely aesthetic perspective, it's a colorful game as it spreads out over the board.