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Rules assistance for Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon – Familiars
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- 2–4 players
- 60–120 min
- 15+
Rules assistant for Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon – Familiars
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Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon – Familiars is an expansion for Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon released in 2021 for 2–4 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 15 and up. It was designed by Kristian Karlberg and its main mechanics are Modular Board and Worker Placement.
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About the game
The Familiars expansions adds custom wooden meeples which represent familiars (bears, hawks, lions, dromedary etc) which players can acquire from the outskirts. Familiars are played together with a follower, and will give players extra abilities, for instance: Immediately take back your follower Gain 2x cubes Send opponent followers back to the outskirts. When a player has used a familiar, at the end of the round, that familiar is returned to the outskirts so that it may be acquired by other players. —description from the publisher
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Questions and answers
Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon – Familiars supports 2–4 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 Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon – Familiars 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 Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon – Familiars for ages 15 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.
Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon – Familiars belongs to these categories: Horror, Religious, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Modular Board and Worker Placement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon – Familiars are: Kristian Karlberg. 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 Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon – Familiars as an expansion for Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon to use it. Check that your edition of Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.