Distilled
- rank: 277
- rating: 7.8
- published: 2023
- designer: Dave Beck
Print Status
- in print
Why It's On The List
- I'm as surprised as anyone that a game about distilling liquor is among my favorites - seeing as how I don't drink. But both the production and the design of the game are excellent and it's a lot of fun to play.
Tips & Tricks:
- After multiple plays, I'm convinced that there is not a single path to victory... you can focus on aging spirits or putting out stuff that isn't aged or some kind of mixture. The trick is doing it efficiently.
- It's easy to forget about bottle collections and objectives your first few games... but both are solid sources of points.
- The trickiest thing to learn in the game is how to deal with aged spirits you don't sell prior to the endgame. (The excellent player aid card walks you through it - but it's not something that easily sticks in your brain.)
Extras
- The Africa & Middle East expansion mostly just adds more variety to the game... while the Cask Strength expansion has four different modules that complicate game play.
- Yes, I backed the Cocktails expansion... it's due later this year.
- This is the tenth new-to-the-top-100 game on the countdown.
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