Yes, it's not something you want to play at every get together. Or every other. Maybe a couple times a year. Like I eluded to up top also, if you are offended by anything to the point that it would ruin the game for you, it will likely eventually hit a nerve.
We did a smattering of board games recently. Some of us had played some of the games, but we did Catan, Small World, Carcassonne, Say Anything, and Cards Against Humanity this last weekend (holiday, friend was up from Cali, etc).
I have to admit Catan played better than I was expecting. I think mixing up the board and getting one or two expansions will increase it's re-playability however.
I've always liked Carcassonne because it's really very simple at it's core and is almost entirely strategy based (very little luck involved if you play well) and is a good 'calm' thinking game.
Small World was fairly good, not earth shattering by any means, but I like the limit on the number of rounds as it keeps the game from going too long.
Say Anything is good, but there are some slight possible advantages if you have some people that know each other very well when others don't. (Which means it's good for our group - most of us go back at least 15 years or so).
