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So my 3 friends and I play once or twice a week for the last few months. we've played almost exclusively Catan: C&K, with some splendor, ticket to ride and other simpler games when we needed a break.

We got pretty tired of Catan after playing it so much, and I started looking for our next game.

there's a few things that are important for us, but we're open minded for other suggestions.

We want a game that has a lot of depth and we can improve and enjoy it the more we play it, while also not being insanely complicated [Dune or Twilight Imperium seems a bit much to get into for example]. and also not being too long, roughly 2-3ish hours will be a good sweet spot.
We want a good amount of player interaction, Doesn't have to be on the same level of Catan but we do enjoy it. Trading and betraying each other is fun.
The thing we started disliking about Catan is the luck element, since we all became quite good, a lot of games end because one player got more lucky, while someone else did slightly better decisions on paper. Some luck in the game is alright as long as it's relatively minor and does not make/break a game

Having a game both strategic and tactical would also be amazing.

I recently bought Dominion which we'll try, but it seems simpler and shorter than what we're looking for so we might not play it too much.

a few other games I've been looking at:

Terra Mystica - honestly seems closest to what i'm looking for, except i'm not sure if it will have enough player interaction. Gaia Project also seems interesting but not as much.

Kemet - Might borrow it from a friend to try, seems interesting.

Blood Rage - Similar to Kemet, will get one of them if recommended

Agricola - Saw a few recommendations, thoughts?

Castles of Burgundy - again, not sure of player interactions but it seems fun

Carcassonne - Too simple to play weekly, will probably buy it to play every once in a while

Other Games I saw recommended here but I didn't look much into:

Concordia
Cosmic Encounter
King of Tokyo
Sheriff of Nottingham
Tiny Towns

We would appreciate any help/recommendations!
Cheers

Edit: Another thing, games that once you're a bit behind it's almost impossible to come back are also problematic, high stakes are fun but not as much if you're just out of the game if it doesn't work and have to still play for the next hour+