I misunderstood the puzzle… I thought you could only use each letter once. Got it in 4 though

I like this one. It looks like spelling bee, and plays NOTHING like spelling bee.

Good article, really great game suggestions. I particularly enjoyed Cat in the Box.

No mention of Euchre, which is also a wonderful trick-taking game that uses (some of) a standard deck

Jagged earth has the most stuff, so maybe get that one first? But yeah, they all add good things