Famlogist

The five-minute version.

A short walkthrough of the parts that matter — what an account, a session, and a group actually do.

From signup to play

Five steps from cold start to live game.

  1. 1
    Create an account.

    No password required — we'll email you a magic link to sign in. You can set a password later from Settings if you prefer.

  2. 2
    Add some people.

    Add people one at a time — names and any attributes you want to play around with (birthdays, hobbies, favorite foods). Or import in bulk: drop a GEDCOM file straight from FamilySearch, Ancestry, or MyHeritage, or upload a CSV if you already keep a spreadsheet.

  3. 3
    Start a session.

    A session is a single game with you and your players. Pick which people to draw cards from, set the size, and you're in.

  4. 4
    Invite players.

    Other accounts can join by username; everyone else (kids, grandparents, the tech-shy) gets a guest link that drops them straight into the game — no signup required.

  5. 5
    Play.

    Flip cards, find pairs, watch your kid recognize Grandpa Joe's birth city from across the country. That's the whole pitch.

Two ideas, easy to mix up

Groups vs. sessions.

A group

A long-lived collection of people and the roster you share with them. Use it when you and a sibling want to maintain one set of people together.

A session

A single game. It pulls from a group's roster (or just your own), runs for as long as you're playing, then ends.

You don't need a group to play — most people start with just their own roster and a session.

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