I didn't need to RTFM for "R/F/T/G"

RS2 taught me to play "Race For The Galaxy". Utilising only cards and victory-point tokens, it involves juggling exploration, building your empire, producing various resources and exploiting said resources. You won't get to do all of those things every turn, however, and the available strategies - at least to a beginner - feel as vast as outer space. This feeling is enhanced by the simple-yet-effective illustrations and evocative card names, e.g. Lost Alien Battle Fleet, Plague World and Terraforming Robots. Even with me learning the rules, the game flowed well and rocketed towards one of the two possible end conditions. We're planning to play some more with the basic set in the coming weeks, before adding in the expansions.