2012Jerry Hawthorne
- Videos
- 60
- Creators
- 44
1 - 4 players60 - 90 minMedium weight

2022Jerry Hawthorne
Mainly reviews and playthroughs. Familiar Tales is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 19 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 14 recorded sessions, 9 unboxings, and 10 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Familiar Tales is a co-operative, deck-building, fantasy adventure for 1-4 players. It's an exciting narrative game in which players take on the roles of a wizard's familiars, entrusted with saving and raising a displaced princess. They must keep her safe from the evil forces that would see her dead, but when it comes to children, it is not enough to merely survive! The familiars know that every choice they make will affect the young one in their care. If they are victorious and the throne is reclaimed, what kind of woman will sit upon it? Players will explore a massive world through the pages of a fantastical story book filled with branching paths and memorable characters. Fight off enemies, and explore the many nooks and crannies of an enchanted world. Experience a professionally narrated, fully scored, decade-spanning fantasy epic. Easily downloadable for both Mac and Windows, this browser-based app is required to play Familiar Tales. Think of it as an automated game master and storyteller! The app also features a digital, searchable rulebook. An innovative card play system allows players to level up their familiars by building and customizing their skill decks. Players will use their skill cards to perform all manner of exciting actions throughout their campaign. -description from the publisher
Familiar Tales has 58 videos from 40 creators: 19 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 14 playthroughs, 9 unboxings and 10 other videos. They date from 2021 to February 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "OFPG - Familiar Tales Preview" by Our Family Plays Games, which runs 15 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Familiar Tales Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 18 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Final Girl | Board Game Solo Playthrough Ep.4 | LIVE" by Two Sheep One Wheat, one of 14 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Mice and Mystics, Stuffed Fables, Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game and Aftermath, also by Jerry Hawthorne. It appears in convention videos from PAX Unplugged 2021.
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2012Jerry Hawthorne
1 - 4 players60 - 90 minMedium weight
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2 - 4 players60 - 90 minMedium weight
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1 - 6 players60 - 180 minMedium weight
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1 - 4 players60 - 120 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Familiar Tales is a co-operative, deck-building, fantasy adventure for 1-4 players. It's an exciting narrative game in which players take on the roles of a wizard's familiars, entrusted with saving and raising a displaced princess. They must keep her safe from the evil forces that would see her dead, but when it comes to children, it is not enough to merely survive! The familiars know that every choice they make will affect the young one in their care. If they are victorious and the throne is reclaimed, what kind of woman will sit upon it? Players will explore a massive world through the pages of a fantastical story book filled with branching paths and memorable characters. Fight off enemies, and explore the many nooks and crannies of an enchanted world. Experience a professionally narrated, fully scored, decade-spanning fantasy epic. Easily downloadable for both Mac and Windows, this browser-based app is required to play Familiar Tales. Think of it as an automated game master and storyteller! The app also features a digital, searchable rulebook. An innovative card play system allows players to level up their familiars by building and customizing their skill decks. Players will use their skill cards to perform all manner of exciting actions throughout their campaign. -description from the publisher
Designer
Jerry Hawthorne
Artists
JJ Ariosa, Vanessa Morales, Fajareka Setiawan, Dan Smith, Tregis
Publisher
Plaid Hat Games
Mechanics