The ones I usually carry around to introduce people to good boardgames are: Hive Portable it can get as complicated as chess, but is really easy to pick up for kids and adults. Carcassonne chill and you can pick and choose expansions Forbidden Island (and its family) it’s a fun cooperative game that’s easy for kids to pick up.

Have you tried Wyrmspan? It’s an improved version with Dragons. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/410201/wyrmspan

Family held hostage

I thought it was about the fork of the Atom editor project.