#277: Distilled and a Short Topic Extravaganza

Today the Founders welcome AC from Lords of the Dungeon to an episode chocked full of crazy gaming nonsense! The gang gets into some games they've been playing including Dredge on PC, Mission Control Critical Orbit, Ierusalem: Anno Domini, Mother of Frankenstein, Imperial Steam, Robo-Rally and feature Distilled from Dave Beck and Paverson Game. Then, while Tony T is at karate camp, Stevie S takes over for the news! The gang wraps up the show with a Short Topic Extravaganza including rating games on BGG, RPGs vs Dungeon Crawls and how long is too long for a board game?

Timecodes

• Distilled Review 00:45:54

• News with Stevie S 01:16:22

• Short Topic Extravaganza 02:11:56

Opening Banter and Reviews

• Dredge on PC

• Mission Control: Critical Orbit

• Ierusalem: Anno Domini

• Mother of Frankenstein

• Imperial Steam

• Robo-Rally

Feature Review: Distilled

Distilled is a highly thematic strategy card game about crafting spirits in a distillery, with resource management and push-your-luck elements. In the game, you have inherited a distillery and are hoping to someday achieve the title of master distiller through purchasing goods, building up your distillery, and creating the world's most renowned spirits. Use cards to purchase new ingredients and invest in upgrades to your distillery, all while eventually distilling the spirit and sending it to the warehouse. Once in the warehouse, age your spirit to enhance its flavor and bottle it to sell it for major profits! Achieve the title of Master Distiller by having the most victory points at the end of the game. Points are obtained by distilling and selling spirits.

Designed by Dave Beck

Published by Paverson Games

BoardGameGeek.com Entry

Gaming News by Stevie S

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