Luthier ~ the HEAVY, thematic follow-up to Distilled ♫

Luthier ~ the HEAVY, thematic follow-up to Distilled ♫ | Board Game Preview

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It feels like a lifetime ago in KZfaq years that we covered the wonderful and very thematic game Distilled. Well Paverson Games is back with their follow-up title, Luthier! In this heavier game you are still an artisan but this time you're turning your skills to crafting fine instruments. The game has blind bidding worker placement, with area majority, and a very healthy dose of brain-burning resource management. We hope you enjoy this early preview of the game and how it comes together.
Note: Prototype game featured, art, components & rules subject to change. This is an unpaid preview and as with all of our content, consists of our honest thoughts and opinions.
Kickstarter page (Coming July 16th): www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
For more game info: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3...
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:19 Theme overview
00:59 Gameplay overview
05:35 ✅In-depth Discussion: the Worker Placement
12:48 ✅Mitigated Dice Rolls
14:30 ❔Wish the First Chair battle felt a little more rewarding
17:58 ✅Gorgeous Art by Vincent Dutrait
18:50 ❔Some work still needed on iconography in Prototype
21:07 ✅ Enjoyable timed sponsors' impatience & game set-up
23:37 Our Player Count & Solo game preferences
27:15 Wrap up
Thanks for stopping by! We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Subscribe to our channel to hear us talk about these two elements of a game, and how well integrated we feel these are in delivering a cohesive and wonderful game experience.
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@ThinkerThemer Ай бұрын

Updates: - We were playing the market action incorrectly as it doesn't negate your worker action! This will make it a little less tight by opening up more actions. - We are discussing with Dave Beck changes to iconography to assist with making things easier at a glance, stay tuned 😊

@MrButlertron9 Ай бұрын

Beautiful game! Super cool theme too. Thanks for showing us common folk about it :)

@rileytubeguy Ай бұрын

I'm excited for this one. Love the theme. Thank you for the awesome preview!

@abeburson Ай бұрын

Thanks for the great review! I appreciate how honest, thorough, and clear you were in both explaining the game and sharing your opinions.

@lozinho333 Ай бұрын

Trickerion vibes

@Dooly3466 Ай бұрын

Totally agree, looks like a lit if setting up to pull off big turns

@jameskirk4692 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the long in-depth video. Game looks beautiful, and very interesting.

@TimChuon 22 күн бұрын

This is a game I’d love to play with you two!! Loved the amazing preview as always friends! 🎉🎉🎉

@jasonberezowski2869 Ай бұрын

Wow this game looks beautiful and such a great idea for a theme! Big fan of Distilled as well. I realllly need to get ahold of this one.

@kubrickfan101 Ай бұрын

looks beautiful

@Fenarol Ай бұрын

Thank you both for this review! I loved Distilled and this look like it combines many other elements I enjoy. Thanks for the KS link too!

@LudwigAustin Ай бұрын

I'm ecstatic for this

@tehpickle1250 Ай бұрын

This looks absolutely stunning, and the theme is about as appealing as it gets for me. I worry about the blind bidding though. It’s not a mechanic that I’ve ever particularly enjoyed.

@mariuszkania9947 Ай бұрын

I wish you could do a gameplay. Cheers.

@JJ_TheGreat Ай бұрын

26:28 I feel I like automas that mimick the actions of human players - regardless of how difficult they are to maintain.

@karstenszajner6043 Ай бұрын

Great video! Hope you guys are able to do one on Arcs now that the final version has been released.

@JJ_TheGreat Ай бұрын

Didn’t they have this type of video for Arcs when it was on crowdfunding? Update: Just looked - Yes, they did a similarly formatted video for Arcs, so you can go check that out! This game hasn’t even been on crowdfunding yet - so I feel that is when they do these type of videos.

@karstenszajner6043 Ай бұрын

@@JJ_TheGreat they did do a similar video for Arcs but that was a fairly early prototype. The final version has shipped out and I'd imagine they were sent a full review copy given their prior video but we'll see!

@danaram4649 Ай бұрын

At first glance. The board looks a lot like rococo to me. Am I right?

@timlorow2679 Ай бұрын

I like automa that is dumb and OP. Then they can challenge you without needing much management

@JJ_TheGreat Ай бұрын

I don’t mind the management. But I want to feel like I am playing against an at-least competent player…

@ylein6508 Ай бұрын

Would you ever play at 2, or not ever?

@drasher25 Ай бұрын

Same question here!

@CG_Hali Ай бұрын

Paverson Games were really good about diversity in Distilled. Like, the best out there really. However, I think that since they are going all out on historical accuracy here (including bios) and that it's based in Europe, diversity in this case is more about showcasing women and children who were working with their families unlike what we were brought up to believe (that women did nothing or weren't involved). I'm so glad it's not just another game with a bunch of dudes! Or the diversity will probably also come from different historical families from different religious backgrounds and countries which we don't usually associate with that era. But yes, if there were any POC back in Europe that were making instruments, those absolutely need to be included.

@abeburson Ай бұрын

I think this is a fair assessment. Distilled (in addition to being a solid game) did a great job with being diverse. I echo your point that in bringing on the musicologist to make sure everything is historically accurate, and by the nature of the setting of the final version of the game, Paverson Games is striking the best balance possible to honor the theme and be as diverse as possible.

@pikachuthedog 19 күн бұрын

I have just read some comments under the campaign that's just started today and someone pointed out there is not much diversity at first glance. But the creator responded he would try improving this and "intergrating some of this representation into the game".

@leroygodzicki2266 Ай бұрын

bidding reminds me of the Francis Drake game

@JJ_TheGreat Ай бұрын

Fractured Sky also has the mechanisms, too.

@JJ_TheGreat Ай бұрын

Although I ❤ the theme, I feel this might be a little too heavy for me… At least there is Philharmonix, with a similar type of theme - which would be easier to get played!

@youvelookedbetter 23 күн бұрын

Ditto! Love the theme but I don't enjoy super heavy games like this. Would enjoy watching others play though.

@ylein6508 Ай бұрын

1st

@JJ_TheGreat Ай бұрын

Last! 😉