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A Familiar Find

A Familiar Find

2026·Ian Zang

Videos
11
Creators
6

Some playthroughs. A Familiar Find is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, and 7 other videos.

2 - 4 players
30 - 45 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

A Familiar Find: A charming, fast paced, strategic card game fun for the whole family. The familiars are on an important mission for their spellcasters: gather rare ingredients from every corner of Exandria. But you're not alone, competing familiars from rival summoners lurk nearby, setting traps, and attempting to sabotage your efforts! In A Familiar Find, players collect ingredients from locations represented by piles of cards. On their turn, a player takes all the cards from one pile and adds them to their collection. They then place three cards from their hand into any locations, distributing them among the piles. Two of the cards are placed face up and one is placed face down. Over the course of the game, players attempt to set aside valuable cards for future turns while misleading opponents into taking piles filled with negative cards. Careful placement and timing are key to collecting the most valuable set of ingredients. Can you collect the ingredients before your competitors? Or will their traps leave you tangled in a web of misfortune? Fast-paced. Strategic. Fun for all ages. -description from the publisher

A Familiar Find

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Learn to play

A Familiar Find | How to Play | Learn to Play in 9 Minutes! | A Set Collection Card Game9:05

A Familiar Find | How to Play | Learn to Play in 9 Minutes! | A Set Collection Card Game

kovray

kovray

Review

A Familiar Find Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)0:59

A Familiar Find Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

Watch it played

A Familiar Find - GameNight! Se14 Ep09 - How to Play & Playthrough1:09:09

A Familiar Find - GameNight! Se14 Ep09 - How to Play & Playthrough

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

Which A Familiar Find video should I watch?

A Familiar Find has 11 videos from 6 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide, 2 playthroughs and 7 other videos. They date from February to July 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "A Familiar Find | How to Play | Learn to Play in 9 Minutes! | A Set Collection Card Game" by kovray, which runs 9 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "A Familiar Find Preview 🧚 (Board Games Direct 2026)" by Shut Up & Sit Down. To see it played, watch "A Familiar Find - GameNight! Se14 Ep09 - How to Play & Playthrough" by BoardGameGeek, one of 2 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game and Kingdoms of the Deep, also by Ian Zang, or Hot Streak and It's a Wonderful Kingdom, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

A Familiar Find Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)Review0:59

A Familiar Find Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

A Familiar Find - Essence0:30

A Familiar Find - Essence

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

A Familiar Find - Cards0:28

A Familiar Find - Cards

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

A Familiar Find - Who Are You0:38

A Familiar Find - Who Are You

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

A Familiar Find - Opening0:24

A Familiar Find - Opening

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

A Familiar Find - GameNight! Se14 Ep09 - How to Play & PlaythroughPlaythrough1:09:09

A Familiar Find - GameNight! Se14 Ep09 - How to Play & Playthrough

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

Player Error: A Familiar Find, A Strategic Card GamePlaythrough1:21:54

Player Error: A Familiar Find, A Strategic Card Game

Vala Gaming Club - Tabletop and Role-playing Games

Vala Gaming Club - Tabletop and Role-playing Games

A Familiar Find (2026) from Darrington Press #afamiliarfind #criticalrole #boardgames1:28

A Familiar Find (2026) from Darrington Press #afamiliarfind #criticalrole #boardgames

Cribbage & More

Cribbage & More

AVAILABLE NOW: A FAMILIAR FIND1:18

AVAILABLE NOW: A FAMILIAR FIND

Darrington Press

Darrington Press

A Familiar Find | How to Play | Learn to Play in 9 Minutes! | A Set Collection Card GameHow to play9:05

A Familiar Find | How to Play | Learn to Play in 9 Minutes! | A Set Collection Card Game

kovray

kovray

A FAMILIAR FIND is Coming April 7th!0:29

A FAMILIAR FIND is Coming April 7th!

Darrington Press

Darrington Press

A Familiar Find | How to Play | Learn to Play in 9 Minutes! | A Set Collection Card Game9:05

A Familiar Find | How to Play | Learn to Play in 9 Minutes! | A Set Collection Card Game

kovray

kovray

A Familiar Find Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)0:59

A Familiar Find Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

A Familiar Find - GameNight! Se14 Ep09 - How to Play & Playthrough1:09:09

A Familiar Find - GameNight! Se14 Ep09 - How to Play & Playthrough

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

Player Error: A Familiar Find, A Strategic Card Game1:21:54

Player Error: A Familiar Find, A Strategic Card Game

Vala Gaming Club - Tabletop and Role-playing Games

Vala Gaming Club - Tabletop and Role-playing Games

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BoardGameGeek
BoardGameGeek
5 videos of this game
Darrington Press
Darrington Press
2 videos of this game
Cribbage & More
Cribbage & More
1 video of this game
kovray
kovray
1 video of this game
Shut Up & Sit Down
Shut Up & Sit Down
1 video of this game
Vala Gaming Club - Tabletop and Role-playing Games
Vala Gaming Club - Tabletop and Role-playing Games
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About A Familiar Find

From BoardGameGeek:

A Familiar Find: A charming, fast paced, strategic card game fun for the whole family. The familiars are on an important mission for their spellcasters: gather rare ingredients from every corner of Exandria. But you're not alone, competing familiars from rival summoners lurk nearby, setting traps, and attempting to sabotage your efforts! In A Familiar Find, players collect ingredients from locations represented by piles of cards. On their turn, a player takes all the cards from one pile and adds them to their collection. They then place three cards from their hand into any locations, distributing them among the piles. Two of the cards are placed face up and one is placed face down. Over the course of the game, players attempt to set aside valuable cards for future turns while misleading opponents into taking piles filled with negative cards. Careful placement and timing are key to collecting the most valuable set of ingredients. Can you collect the ingredients before your competitors? Or will their traps leave you tangled in a web of misfortune? Fast-paced. Strategic. Fun for all ages. -description from the publisher

Designer

Ian Zang

Artists

John Ramsey, Smitchellmaps

Publisher

Darrington Press

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