Stone Age

Stone Age is a popular, accessible worker placement board game where 2-4 players lead prehistoric tribes, placing meeples (workers) to gather resources (wood, stone, gold, food) and expand their civilization by building huts and buying civilization cards for points, balancing luck (dice rolls for resources) with strategy (worker placement, food management, set collection) for victory. It's known as a great "gateway game" for introducing new players to the genre due to its straightforward phases: worker placement, action resolution (including dice rolls for resources), and feeding your tribe. 
Core Gameplay Loop
Worker Placement: Players take turns placing their workers on various spots on the central board to claim actions, such as:
Gathering resources (wood, clay, stone, gold).
Hunting for food.
Developing agriculture or creating tools (which improve resource gathering).
Building huts or buying civilization cards.
Gaining new workers (requires food).
Action Resolution: Actions are resolved, often involving rolling dice for resources (more workers = more dice, but harder to get more), with tools providing bonuses.
Feeding: Players must provide one food per worker; failure leads to penalties. 
Winning the Game
Points: Earned primarily from huts and civilization cards.
Game End: Triggered when either the hut tile piles or the civilization card deck runs out.
Winner: The player with the most victory points (VP) wins, with points from huts, card sets, agriculture, and tools. 
Key Features
Simple yet Strategic: Easy to learn but offers depth in planning.
Resource Management: Balancing resource collection, worker needs, and building.
Dice Luck: Resource gathering uses dice, mitigated by tools and worker placement.
Gateway Game: Excellent introduction to worker placement for families and new gamers.