See if you can get your wife interested in it though, it's a game worth trying. But wife doesn't like it at all when I blow up her settlements with new eruptions so refuses to play it. I love the three-dimensional aspect of the board and how the volcanic island rises from the ocean. Taluva is one of my own personal favourites. Wife really loves this one, but I prefer to play with at least three players. In fact, a card version of the ever popular Puerto Rico. San Juan is another city building, card-driven game. In it, you are building and settling the titular Russian city. We love it though and it works really with just two players as well. Saint Petersburg is a little bit of a hidden gem that I don't see discussed all that often. Do get the expansions though, as they really add to the game (although we don't use all the extra rules). It's a lovely hand management and trading game with fairly little confrontational interaction (good for marriage), but just enough to keep it interesting. With me an my non-gaming wife, Jambo continues to be the biggest hit despite us having played it for over a decade.

Play haggis with with tichu deck