{"product_id":"a-familiar-find-en","title":"A Familiar Find (EN)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn A Familiar Find, you take on the role of a loyal familiar, the magical companion serving a powerful spellcaster of Exandria, the world created by Critical Role. Your mission: race through ever-shifting magical locations to track down the rare ingredients your caster needs, all while dodging the traps set by rival familiars just as determined as you to snag the best loot. Each turn, you pick one of three available card piles and claim everything inside it, but watch out: those cards were seeded there by your opponents, sometimes face up to tempt you, sometimes face down to trap you. You then slip three cards from your hand back into the shared piles, carefully choosing what to reveal and what to hide, before drawing back up for your next round. Between risk management and bold bluffing, every card you place sends a message: a gift, a trap, or a pure bluff. Things heat up in the complex mode, which grants each familiar a unique power, from the Magpie who draws extra cards with every new ingredient collected, to the Octopus who swells its hand and can seed more cards per turn. This fast, clever \u003cstrong\u003ebluffing card game\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches and plays in mere minutes, with everything you need printed right on the familiar boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo win, a familiar must either gather three Astral Essence cards or complete a full set of Ingredients (two sets of four, or four sets of two, depending on the game setup). But magic comes at a cost: collecting three Abyss Essence cards means instant elimination, so watch out for the poisoned traps your rivals slip into the shared piles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Familiar Find is for you if you love fast bluffing games, family game nights that do not drag on, and worlds packed with fun references, especially if you are a Critical Role fan hoping to bring Trinket the Bear or Pate de Rolo to your table. It is also a great pick if you want an easy-to-teach \u003cstrong\u003eparty game\u003c\/strong\u003e where tension builds with every flipped card, no deep strategy required to have fun from the very first round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fun tidbit for fans: designer Ian Zang follows up his acclaimed Constellations, honored with a 2018 Mensa Select award. The familiar lineup draws straight from Critical Role Campaigns 1 through 3, featuring familiar faces like Trinket the Bear, Mister, and Pate de Rolo. Shortly after release, the game was already holding an average rating of about 7.76 out of 10 on the BoardGameGeek community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Familiar Find comes from designer Ian Zang, also behind Constellations, honored with a 2018 Mensa Select award. The visual world comes to life through the art of John Ramsey and Svetlana Kucheryavenko, whose illustrations give real charm to the familiars and magical locations of Exandria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOX CONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 illustrated rulebook\u003cbr\u003e84 Arcane Cards\u003cbr\u003e10 Familiar Character boards\u003cbr\u003e13 Location Cards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of players:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuration:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 to 40 minutes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 and up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want to protect your cards, you will need:\u003cbr\u003e84 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.asdesjeux.com\/products\/mayday-games-sleeves-premium-635-x-88-mm-50\"\u003estandard American sleeves, 63.5 x 88 mm (poker size)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darrington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48826876428539,"sku":"850056681223","price":33.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/5847\/1419\/files\/a-familiar-find-en-jeux-famille-1235045912.jpg?v=1777642692","url":"https:\/\/www.asdesjeux.com\/en\/products\/a-familiar-find-en","provider":"L'As des jeux","version":"1.0","type":"link"}