Carcassonne is a game you might want to take a look at.
Board/Card game suggestions
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Cerebral Paladin
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Some comments on previous suggestions:
I love Race for the Galaxy and San Juan, but I don't think they fit the request well. Both have a steep learning curve, especially for players who aren't used to European style games.
Bohnanza is fun, but my games of it seem to take a lot longer than the 20-30 minute filler amount of time. <shrug>
Pandemic is made of win, and not too complicated. It's also fully cooperative, which is a nice change of pace and also something that some players really like.
I love Race for the Galaxy and San Juan, but I don't think they fit the request well. Both have a steep learning curve, especially for players who aren't used to European style games.
Bohnanza is fun, but my games of it seem to take a lot longer than the 20-30 minute filler amount of time. <shrug>
Pandemic is made of win, and not too complicated. It's also fully cooperative, which is a nice change of pace and also something that some players really like.
malraux
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Leans to the complex side understates it quite a bit.
Anyway, with the given criteria, Guillotine and Ticket to Ride are the two that jump out at me. I'd also recommend Galaxy Truckers, though it certainly violates your inexpensive rule. If you have Mensa types, Set is fun (but its certainly not for everyone).
Regardless, the place to look for such recommendations is board game geek.
I'm gonna second this suggestion to visit BGG.
I'm also going to suggest Robo Rally as a fun family style game that a gamer should enjoy.
rogueattorney
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Ticket to Ride: Good for 2 to 5. Easy to learn. One game takes about 45 minutes. A lot of different versions. The USA version is the basic one and is the easiest to learn (not that they all aren't pretty easy.)
Thanks for all the suggestions. Keep'm coming! 
As an aside, they don't have to be family oriented. I don't know anyone with kids, and really, I'm going off to Grad school - I just want something to toss down at a get-together and have a good laugh, either as an ice-breaker or a steam-blower.
As an aside, they don't have to be family oriented. I don't know anyone with kids, and really, I'm going off to Grad school - I just want something to toss down at a get-together and have a good laugh, either as an ice-breaker or a steam-blower.
Stormtalon
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For card games, I heartily recommend Gloom and all its expansions. It's good, clean, morbid fun. Take a stereotypical gothic Victorian family, inflict various traumas on them to make them as miserable as possible and then "score" points by sending them to a suitable demise. Meanwhile, you can sabotage your opponents by making their family members happy.
LightPhoenix
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I'll second Fluxx. However, I'd recommend using the basic game, and not any of the others. They're fun too, but they're a little more complex.
Stormtalon
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Couple of times at DragonCon -- good for a horde (5-10 people), not so good for small groups.
Well, basic Gloom is for 2-4, iirc; sorta *meh* with two players, but even three gives a nice dynamic to it.
Aside from that, I'd also second Fluxx.
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