chryton
... which means the amount of money spent is _not_ trivial. If you are not policing your costs, regardless of how "trivial," then how are you optimizing your profit? A "cost of doing business" is still a cost on your books. $100 is trivial for a larger business but if you're talking someone small or a side hustle, $100 is something that is not trivial.
- Love Letter (any flavor; draw a card and play one)
- Condottiere (bidding/bluffing game to take over italy)
- Citadels (drafting)
- Masquerade (hidden-ish roles; better at two than Coup is)
- Portal of Heroes (scales well up to 5)
- Star Realms (deck-building)
- Splendor (similar to Jaipur but chips rather than cards)
- Codenames: Duet
Condottiere is also a great small game!
Digital games (mobile or computer): Ticket to Ride, Star Realms, Jaipur, Splendor (I'd recommend the physical game but it is a bit too much air in the box to buy physically for a nomad), Patchwork.