Seems I've been making a shift from PC games and Warcraft to board games for the past week. It might be a little Warcraft burnout, but I've been getting into some awesome European games.

Settlers of Catan
A strategy game where the board is different every time. The premise is that 2-4 players land on an island, represented by a hexagonal tiles representing different resource zones. The object is to be the player who manuevers his roads and settlements for the best resource harvest to build and earn the 10 points to win. The gameplay itself is fast and fun, with plenty of deal making between players as part of the trade aspect, making for a lively groupgame. I had never thought a strategy game with NO FIGHTING would be so fun.
Settlers of Catan

Carcassonne
Similar to Settlers, the game is set in medieval times, where the object is to lay tiles, which you pick up at random during your turn, in a manner that earns you the most points. You will try to build large cities, complete large roads, become the main farmers for said cities, and so on. Also a fast paced game that can get pretty lively (Ha, can't finish your city now!)
Carcassonne


On the American side of things, I have a couple.
Axis and Allies
I've had this one for a while, but haven't been able to play it much, due to lack of people. The game is a WWII simulation, where 2 to 5 players can take control of the main Allied or Axis powers. Great game if you get all 5 players together, would be even better if the setup wasnt so long (you pretty much have to put units on just about every country on the planet seems like). Also, I have yet to figure out how to play Russia without Germany trouncing it at some point during the game. In any case, fun game, especially if you are a history fan.
Axis and Allies

Tsuro
This one is a REALLY easy tile game with an Asian theme. The object of the game is to lay tiles in a manner that you are the last player left on the board. The tiles all have 8 connecting points that connect to every other tile on the board. The tiles have lines that can go every which way, which eventually connect to form crazy, convuluted lines that will lead you off the board if you aren't carefull. It's a great starter game for people who have only ever played the boring American board games, and super easy to learn. Even my sister learned to play it. :P
Tsuro

Chez Geek
Easy card game were you pretty much compete to be the biggest slacker of the bunch. You pick one of a variety of slacker jobs, each with their own slack points goal. You earn slack points by doing various slacker activities (watching TV, sleeping, inviting cool people over) and buying various slacker stuff (beer, weed, CDs.) Easy to learn, quick to play, with that great Steve Jackson humor.
Chez Geek

Ninja Burger
This game I bought just today. Another funny Steven Jackson card game, 3 or more players assume the role of a ninja deliveryman, each with his own unique skills, who's job is it to deliver burgers to some crazy places (from what I've heard, places such as Mount Everest, Air Force One, cyberspace). Looking forward to try it out!
Ninja Burger

I really want to buy a couple more before I possibly leave the bank job. I've heard a lot of great stuff about Puerto Rico (another settlement game), and I'd like to pickup Steven Jackson's Munchkin, which is a RPG spoof, where the object is to screw your party members for the loot.
Oh! Oh!Zombies!!! *drool*

So yeah, am I less of a nerd, or an even bigger one now? It's a shift away from the computer games, which is a plus, but now I'm rolling dice to build houses or deliver ninja burgers...

BTW, if any of you find any of these game of interest, look me up. I'm always looking for people to play. All of these games are better with more people.