For beginners coming from software side, I highly recommend the official lattice boards like ice40 hx8k (by axelsys).
They are cheap and are supported by the FOSS toolchain. So you won't waste money or wrestle with crappy and/or expensive commercial tools, and can concentrate on learning FPGA.
They are cheap and are supported by the FOSS toolchain. So you won't waste money or wrestle with crappy and/or expensive commercial tools, and can concentrate on learning FPGA.