Carcassone is great and there are a ton of games that are fun in that vein; check out boardgamegeek. Whatever you do do NOT buy all the expansions at once! Only one at a time over time. There are games like Agricola that even when you lose you feel you built something, which can be nice for overcompetitive types.
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