I reviewed this on my blog Thoughty for my #33in28 challenge. Check it out here: http://briebeau.com/thoughty/33in28-week-2-reviews/

An excerpt: 

Familiar Unfamiliar is a journaling ritual game by Peach Garden Games. The game is set in a future of equality where people work together, and tells players brimming with -isms and prejudice that the game is not for them. It also opens the door for players who might be uncomfortable with the divination mechanics or who become uncomfortable during play to put the game down or pause to refresh themselves before continuing if they change their mind or become comfortable. This is a really nice game introduction!

In Familiar Unfamiliar, you are part of the Symbiotic Community Ship IRIS-7 and a key component, specifically a Witch Engine, or will be when you have found an extraterrestrial sprite called a Familiar, and doing so will allow you to keep the people of IRIS-7 alive. The sci-fi-ification of witches and their familiars is a really fantastic concept and I thought the fictional structure surrounding the game was very unique. I also love games about finding things, to be honest, so this was really interesting to me!

As someone with hand tremors, I didn’t feel comfortable drawing the ritual pattern (I feel like it would be too uneven to feel genuine), so I chose to read the text rather than play through the ritual. This could be a barrier for others. It might be nice to have a printout of the ritual excepting the customizing bits to allow players with difficulty drawing to participate more fully!