Distilling Distilled from Paverson Games: A Board Game Review and Preview

Conesy and Suzanne sit down to review Distilled from Paverson Games. Distilled was one of our favorite games from 2023. Included in this review is a review of both expansions, Distilled: Africa and the Middle East and Distilled: Cask Strength.
Time Stamps:
* Game Overview: 3:08:16
* Component Quality: 10:39:11
* Theme and Immersion: 20:09:02
* Africa and Middle East Expansion: 26:06:11
* Cask Strength Expansion: 30:22:15
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[@gypsymoonbeam5071]

Thanks for the informative overview. Sounds like a fun game! Looks like it has nice table presence.

[@wiscodice_main]

You're welcome! We absolutely love the game. We have noticed that sometimes with new players that don't go through the First Taste rules can struggle a bit with it. However, after several plays we find it extremely rewarding.

[@CharlesHepburn2]

Played this yesterday... I really enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I had a really cool piece of factory equipment that let me only discard 1 card off the top. I coupled that with my Owner's special ability of getting stuff from the market at a discount. Ended up earning 2nd place in a 4 player game. Very enjoyable to make at least 1 drink a turn (although maybe not sell it due to aging). I kind of wish there was 1 more round. I'll also say that our game had the problem of the Africa stuff mixed in when there wasn't any recipes that used that stuff. Probably best to just re-draw the card when Africa stuff shows up in that scenario. At first, it seemed like a bridge too far to focus on personal goals and public goals... but near the end I wound up completing my personal goals and earning 1 public goal... so maybe it wasn't too much to think about. You could always leave those end game goals out for brand new players. Overall, I'd give this game an 8.5 out of 10. Larger text and region icons were the only other downsides.

[@wiscodice_main]

We do concur about the Africa goals potentially causing some concerns or challenges. There are so many options for ways to score points in this game that we haven't really found those end game scoring cards to be a major factor in the final outcome of the game.