
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,817
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age
- 1–4 players
- 90–150 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 2024

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Endless Winter: Canine Familiars Module is an expansion for Endless Winter: Paleoamericans released in 2022 for 1–4 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Stan Kordonskiy and Drake Villareal.
Individually packaged module for Endless Winter. Place the 12 Canine Familiars face up near the board in a deck. When you place a figure on your Rest action space, instead of drawing 1 card from your deck, you may take 1 Canine Familiar card and add it to your hand. When taking a Canine Familiar, you may look through the deck and choose any one. Canine Familiar cards may be played in step 2 of your turn as if they were a Tribe card. Their abilities work in the same way as Tribe cards (gain 1/2 Labor and 1 Tool if you have placed a figure on the appropriate Action Column). Contains 12 Canine Familiar cards and 2 instruction cards.
Endless Winter: Canine Familiars Module supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Endless Winter: Canine Familiars Module is 60–120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Endless Winter: Canine Familiars Module for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Endless Winter: Canine Familiars Module has a complexity rating of 2.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Endless Winter: Canine Familiars Module belongs to these categories: Prehistoric and Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Endless Winter: Canine Familiars Module and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Endless Winter: Canine Familiars Module are: Stan Kordonskiy and Drake Villareal. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Endless Winter: Canine Familiars Module as an expansion for Endless Winter: Paleoamericans. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Endless Winter: Paleoamericans to use it. Check that your edition of Endless Winter: Paleoamericans is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.