I get the question and certainly appreciate the varied answers. I've had a lot of pins come and go over 6 years now. NIB, high end restored, players games, and projects. It's still hard to find a game with more overall package than Medieval Madness. I would say get an MMR. It's got great flow, humor, challenges for the skilled player, and the adult language can be turned off. It's just all around fun!

Your friend has a great problem!

Seeing your games and that what he has access to will influence his decision helps. GB is tempting, it's really fun. I tend to lean towards humor or music over dark and serious. TZ is an amazing game and for a long time was a perfect compliment to an MM. It is everything MM isn't p, but in a good way. To me, the modern re-incarnation of TZ is WOZ. Purely on theme, TZ beats WOZ for me. As amazing as all of the the 90s Bally Williams games are, the Sterns of the last 4 to 5 years are just as good. There is no denying that Stern has been literally nailing it lately. Does he like, humor, Sci-Fi, music etc? Thesecare good questions for him to ask. At some point, he should just take the plunge!