What's the best family board game for beginners?

For households new to modern board games, Catan and Azul come up most often across the reviewers we read. Catan is the classic gateway negotiation-and-building game that scales to family game night, while Azul is praised in r/boardgames threads for being fast to teach, beautiful, and accessible while still rewarding strategy. If you want zero learning curve, the reflex card game Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza takes moments to explain.