boardgamevideo
  • Trending
  • Videos
  • Games
  • Channels
  • Lists
  • Shorts

Explore

  • Home
  • Trending
  • Channels
  • Videos
  • Games
  • Lists
  • Shorts
  • Conventions
  • Year in Review

Browse by type

  • Reviews
  • How to play
  • Playthroughs
  • Unboxing
  • Top 100 lists
  • Featured videos
  • Trending this week
  • Rising games
  • Games with fresh review perspectives

Information

  • About
  • Contact
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

© 2022–2026 BoardGameVideo.com

Powered by BGG
  • Videos
  • Trending
  • Shorts
  • Channels
  • Games
  • Lists
Mar 24, 2026·How to play·09:05·231·Watch on YouTube

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

kovray

kovray

Watch “A Familiar Find | How to Play | Learn to Play in 9 Minutes! | A Set Collection Card Game,” a how-to-play guide for A Familiar Find on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by kovray on YouTube:

Learn to How to Play A Familiar Find the Board Game in just 11 Minutes! Thank you for stopping by. A Familiar Find is designed by Ian Zang, it's illustrated by John Ramsey and Svetlana Kucheryavenko, and published by Darrington Press, who helped sponsor this video. Learn More: http://darringtonpress.com/afamiliarfind In A Familiar Find, you'll take on a role of a magical familiar who is bound to assist your adventures on a grand quest for rare and valuable ingredients. In this game, you’ll play over a number of turns scavenging and playing Arcane Cards, aiming to win the game by collecting a variety of ingredients and essence. The way you’ll win is either having three astral essence cards in your collection, or a complete set of ingredients. Question of the Day: If you could choose a familiar to accompany you for your adventures, who would you choose? Thanks for watching our How to Play video of A Familiar Find! 🥰 Enjoyed our content and want to support our work? Please consider checking out our: 📣 Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kovray 💬 Our Discord: https://discord.gg/mqwR9PPpdr Follow along our social media to join in on our adventures! 📘Facebook - @Kovray https://www.facebook.com/kovray 📸Instagram - @kovraystudios https://www.instagram.com/kovraystudios 🩵 Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/kovray.bsky.social 🕰️Tiktok - @kovraystudios 0:00 A Familiar Find 0:16 Setting Up 1:20 Game Overview 2:05 Step 1: Scavenge 2:26 Spells 2:57 Step 2: Check for Win or Loss 3:19 Step 3: Play Cards 3:56 Step 4: Refill Hand 4:06 Game End with Deck Running Out 4:32 Summary 4:48 Win and Loss in Detail 5:46 Eliminated Players 6:24 Full Game Rules 7:06 Location Cards 7:35 Tourism Variant 8:06 Any Questions? 8:27 Question of the Day BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/465239/a-familiar-find An early copy of this game was provided to us by the publisher to share this video with you. #BoardGames #AFamiliarFind #HowToPlay

Explore more Videos

  1. AVAILABLE NOW: A FAMILIAR FIND1:18
    AVAILABLE NOW: A FAMILIAR FIND
    Darrington Press
  2. A Familiar Find Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)0:59
    A Familiar Find Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)
    Shut Up & Sit Down
  3. A FAMILIAR FIND is Coming April 7th!0:29
    A FAMILIAR FIND is Coming April 7th!
    Darrington Press
  4. Pact | How to Play | Learn to Play in 10 Minutes! | Branchbourne Needs A Leader!10:39
    Pact | How to Play | Learn to Play in 10 Minutes! | Branchbourne Needs A Leader!
    kovray
  5. Headway | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes! | Free-Form Card-Overlapping Board Game6:14
    Headway | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes! | Free-Form Card-Overlapping Board Game
    kovray
  6. A Familiar Find - Essence0:30
    A Familiar Find - Essence
    BoardGameGeek
  7. A Familiar Find (2026) from Darrington Press #afamiliarfind #criticalrole #boardgames1:28
    A Familiar Find (2026) from Darrington Press #afamiliarfind #criticalrole #boardgames
    Cribbage & More
  8. Schadenfreude | How to Play | Learn to Play in 5 Minutes! | A Unique Trick-Taking Card Game5:35
    Schadenfreude | How to Play | Learn to Play in 5 Minutes! | A Unique Trick-Taking Card Game
    kovray
  9. The Seekers | How to Play | Learn to Play in 13 Minutes! | Mushroom vs. Seeker Showdown13:00
    The Seekers | How to Play | Learn to Play in 13 Minutes! | Mushroom vs. Seeker Showdown
    kovray
  10. A Familiar Find - Cards0:28
    A Familiar Find - Cards
    BoardGameGeek
  11. The Trial of the Forest | How to Play | Learn to Play in 14 Minutes!14:27
    The Trial of the Forest | How to Play | Learn to Play in 14 Minutes!
    kovray
  12. Six Quick Game Reviews - with Tom Vasel26:04
    Six Quick Game Reviews - with Tom Vasel
    The Dice Tower
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

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

Categories

AnimalsCard Game

Mechanics

DraftingBetting & Bluffing
View on BoardGameGeek ›
A Familiar Find

Explore more videos

AVAILABLE NOW: A FAMILIAR FIND1:18

AVAILABLE NOW: A FAMILIAR FIND

Darrington Press

Darrington Press

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 is Coming April 7th!0:29

A FAMILIAR FIND is Coming April 7th!

Darrington Press

Darrington Press

Pact | How to Play | Learn to Play in 10 Minutes! | Branchbourne Needs A Leader!How to play10:39

Pact | How to Play | Learn to Play in 10 Minutes! | Branchbourne Needs A Leader!

kovray

kovray

Headway | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes! | Free-Form Card-Overlapping Board GameHow to play6:14

Headway | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes! | Free-Form Card-Overlapping Board Game

kovray

kovray

A Familiar Find - Essence0:30

A Familiar Find - Essence

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

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

Schadenfreude | How to Play | Learn to Play in 5 Minutes! | A Unique Trick-Taking Card GameHow to play5:35

Schadenfreude | How to Play | Learn to Play in 5 Minutes! | A Unique Trick-Taking Card Game

kovray

kovray

The Seekers | How to Play | Learn to Play in 13 Minutes! | Mushroom vs. Seeker ShowdownHow to play13:00

The Seekers | How to Play | Learn to Play in 13 Minutes! | Mushroom vs. Seeker Showdown

kovray

kovray

A Familiar Find - Cards0:28

A Familiar Find - Cards

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

The Trial of the Forest | How to Play | Learn to Play in 14 Minutes!How to play14:27

The Trial of the Forest | How to Play | Learn to Play in 14 Minutes!

kovray

kovray

Six Quick Game Reviews - with Tom VaselReview26:04

Six Quick Game Reviews - with Tom Vasel

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Excursions | Simultaneous Actions in the World of Galactic Cruise | Kickstarter Board Game PreviewReview11:12

Excursions | Simultaneous Actions in the World of Galactic Cruise | Kickstarter Board Game Preview

kovray

kovray

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

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

More A Familiar Find 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 is Coming April 7th!0:29

A FAMILIAR FIND is Coming April 7th!

Darrington Press

Darrington Press

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

Related Content

More A Familiar Find videos
game

More A Familiar Find videos

channel

More videos from this channel

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