Board/card game suggestions

[trigun500]

Wondering what people play nowadays (Settlers of Catan, Magic the Gathering ect.) I see there's a lot of cool games out there but not sure which ones are popular. I'd like to find a good 2 player boardgame but I hate to spend $50 for a game that needs 5 people.

 

[So]

My favorite 2 player boardgame: http://www.gmtgames.com/p-284-twilight-struggle-deluxe-edition.aspx
Much more complex than settlers, but it's a nailbiter.

Then, of course, there's carcassonne, pandemic, puerto rico, dominion.

 

[QueBert]

Battleship is a good 2 player game, old but a classic so it will be around forever. Another good 2 player game is Dominoes (double 6's)