Craft spirits from around the world in this highly thematic strategy card game!
If you missed the Kickstarter campaign, pre-order an english retail copy of Distilled, which you will receive at the same time as Kickstarter backers!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Over 2K Backers! Announcing a 5th Player in Distilled!
almost 3 years ago
– Fri, Jul 09, 2021 at 03:21:16 AM
Here we are again with another big milestone - early this morning, within the 48-hr mark - we've received our 2,000th backer! 🥳 What better way to celebrate than to announce our big...
5th PLAYER STRETCH GOAL!!!
The 5th player has been something we've wanted to do for a very long time, but it was going to be quite hard to pull off without the proper volume for printing. It is also the #1 requested addition to Distilled by all of you! This stretch goal is BIG!Can we do it? It will cost quite a lot to print additional:
Basic Ingredient Cards (Yeast, Water, Sugars, and Barrels)
Starting Item Cards
Alcohol Cards
Player References
Tasting Flight Cards
Spirit Label Tokens
Player Marker
A 5th Distillery Player Board
This all adds up to over 50 additional cards, components, and boards for Distilled!
So, as you can see, this is a BIG stretch goal! We'll need your help in unlocking it, which includes those who were on the fence until there was a 5th player option or telling others about this new update in case it would change their minds about backing Distilled! Note: this 5th player addition will be in ALL copies of Distilled, regardless of pledge level. And trust me, we're not done yet, regarding big stretch goal updates, so with all of you being along for the ride, this is only just the beginning ;)
I have always enjoyed playing Sagrada. It's a nice, relaxing game that is simple to learn and has some nice depth of strategy. It is fun to play with my kids, as well as introduce to people new to the gaming space. I also love how your board's end state is a beautiful collage of colored dice, akin to a stained glass window (like they are striving to represent in Sagrada, of course)!
I found it to be a nice touch that Floodgate Games included a special card for people to display by their board, if they were the winner. Furthermore, it encouraged players to take a picture of their final board state and post it on social with a certain hashtag. Before even playing Sagrada, I actually designed Distilled with this concept in mind, hoping players would snap a pic of their final Distillery player board state and share on instagram.
With our next stretch goal at $150K, I'm excited to do something similar in Distilled, with some sort of card or component that allows the winner to take it and display it above their distillery board, proudly. The question for you is, what might that card or component look like? Could we work together to come up with a neat design that represents victory, while also is the crowning visual achievement on your distillery player board? Perhaps a trophy, medal, or even rooftop sign that sits above your board? I'd love to hear your ideas about this in the comment section!
LIVE Playthroughs of Distilled, including on DICE TOWER!
We have some wonderful playthroughs planned for the coming few weeks. For some you'll be able to watch online, while others have open seats at the table for YOU to join! Richard Woods, our developer, and Neo Teng Whay, one of our biggest supporters and playtesters, will be holding a few demo games of Distilled that you are all invited to join. Join our Distilled Discord server toplayor watch the two games on Saturday in Tabletopia at 1pm and 8pm EDT (UTC-4).
Additionally, we have four different live streams coming up that you are welcome to watch (all times EDT (UTC-4):
Friday, July 16th at 2pm Paul Grogan of Gaming Rules!will be doing a LIVE multiplayer playthrough!
Wednesday, July 21st at 2pm Paul Grogan of Gaming Rules! will be doing a LIVE Solo playthrough!
For all of the above, we'd love for you to pop by to watch, comment, and promote these. This is a wonderful way for you to see the game played, but also for others to learn about how special Distilled is!
Finally, don't forget to keep adding ideas for Flavor cards, player tokens, and now the winner card/token into our comments section! Soon, we'll be sending out an update about Flavors specifically, with a chance for you to vote on your favorites! Here's to another whirlwind few days, and let's start unlocking that 5th player feature for EVERYONE in Distilled!
Sláinte,
Dave
FUNDED IN 23 MINUTES!!!!! 🤯🥳
almost 3 years ago
– Thu, Jul 08, 2021 at 09:31:57 PM
HOLY SMOKES! 🤯
I don't even know what to say. We've funded in 23 minutes, and are already careening towards $50,000 with just two hours into the campaign. This is absolutely phenomenal, and it is thanks to all of you.
As I catch my breath over the next few days, I will be excited to send you updates, detailing things like:
Images and info on some of our cool unlocked stretch goals, such as mini-expansions, identities, and spirits!
We'll start voting on components to let all of you - the Distilled backers - choose what will go into the game!
Stories and updates about how far we've come and where we are headed
For now, here is a sneak peak at our next stretch goal to unlock, at $65,000!
These four new Distillery Upgrade Cards will include some cool new specialists and equipment, such as:
Greenhouse - At the start of each Round, add a Basic Mixed Plants to your Pantry (and will have an endgame bonus that gives you 1 SP for every two of your Americas labels)
3rd Warehouse - This upgrade acts as an extra Warehouse space
Intern Researcher - Once per Market Phase, may discount one Recipe Cube by 2 (and will have an endgame bonus that gives you 1 SP for each of your Silver and Gold recipe cubes)
Private Investor - At the start of each Round, if you have at least one spirit in your warehouse gain $1 plus $1 for each spirit in your warehouse
Until next time and Sláinte,
Dave
100K in the First Day!!!
almost 3 years ago
– Thu, Jul 08, 2021 at 09:31:52 PM
As I am about to send this, the clock is nearing midnight here in little old Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA. Just over 15 hours ago, I hit the green LAUNCH button, hoping that we might raise $18,000 in the first day. I cannot believe how this day has gone, from the outpouring of support online, on my phone, and on the KS comment section! Already, 1,490 people have said "yes, I believe in this project!", bringing us to over $100,000!!!
So to all of you, thank you. Seriously. This is amazing.
And to think we are just starting! While we won't raise this much in a single day again, we still have so many great things to look forward to, and so many cool things that we've already unlocked!
This will be a longer-than-usual update, since I'm trying to catch up on A LOT of stuff that we accomplished today!
In this update, I'll talk about:
What we've Unlocked so far!
You're all Invited to Whisk(e)y Wednesday on Facebook!
What's Next?(and how it involves you!)
First off, WOW, we really blew through some stretch goals today! To recap, we unlocked the following:
The 14-card mini expansion, which will be FREE for all backers!
3 new Distillery Identities, Recipes and Spirit Labels, making the game even more diverse and replayable!
10 new Flavor Cards, in which we will rely on YOU to help name!
4 new Distillery Upgrade Cards!
Custom Shaped Player Tokens and Round Marker
4 more brand-new Distillery Identities!!!!
Let's dive in to just a couple of these (and save some for later too)...
Unlocked: 10 New Distiller Identities & New Spirits!
This first $100K of the campaign allowed us to unlock TEN new Distillery Identities, through the free mini-expansion and two other separate stretch goals! Additionally, we also unlocked some new international spirits to make as well. All of these gorgeous Distiller Identities are created and painted by Erik Evensen, Distilled's artist, and they come with their own signature ingredients and recipes, adding even more content to the game. So far, we have unlocked four unique, special identities that will not come with the base game, but all of you will get for free (pictured above):
Idris El-Mokrani from Algeria, specializing in Absinthe (Africa & Middle East)*
Svetlana Yakovlevna from Russia, specializing in Vodka (Asia & Oceania)
Hans-Hannah from Germany, specializing in Schnapps (Europe)
"Alley Cat" Armstrong from Harlem (NYC), specializing in Moonshine (Americas)
*while Idrisis technically for the expansion, theycanstill be usedin the base game
We also unlocked three new characters that we had already finished, but were worried we couldn't afford to put in the game if we only funded to $18K (I know, that sounds sort of funny now, eh?). I'm happy to report that (pictured L to R, below) Pilar del Fuego Escalante of Mexico (Amercas), Sakai Sotaro of Japan (Asia & Oceania), and Gunnhild Hellström of Sweden (Europe) will be joining us with their new spirits of Tequila, Shochu, and Aquavit!
Finally, we unlocked four more brand-new distiller identities, that we haven't even designed yet!!! We know what countries they are hailing from and what spirits they will specialize in, but that's it! Question for you: What sort ofdistiller back stories or characters should hail from:
Canada specializing in whisky (Americas)
Australia specializing in gin (Asia & Oceania)
Ireland specializing in whiskey (Europe)
United Arab Emirates specializing in vodka (Africa & Middle East)*
*the UAE distiller will justbe includedin the Africa & Middle East expansion
The addition of these cards will make your game even more unique and special, while adding even more replayability (you'll now have upto 19 different Distiller Identities to choose from for each game!).
Unlocked: We need your help with this game too!
We've been working on this game for nearly two years, playtesting it hundreds of times, drawing amazing illustrations, and considering the overall presentation. But we also knew that some of this needs to be dreamed up by you during this Kickstarter campaign, an important part of this process. I'm so excited that we've already unlocked TWO different components that we want all of you to vote on!
Participate in the comments section of Kickstarter (see below for a screen grab) to start talking about what sort of flavors names might be good for a fine, aged whisky, baijiu, or rum. Discuss ideas about custom player token and round marker designs. Should they stay barrel shaped, or perhaps change their shape or color to be more unique (Glasses? Bottles? Stills?). These are awesome opportunities to help us develop Distilled into your game, which is how it should be, since you are a big reason this dram - I mean dream - is becoming a reality! We'll be doing some polls on these soon, so keep an eye out in future updates, and be ready to voice your vote!
Check out to great conversations going on in the Comments section, as well as questions being answered in the FAQ!
You're Invited: Whisk(e)y Wednesday w/ Dave!
Our now 1300+ member Distilled Facebook group has been growing for about a year and a half now. Every Wednesday, I broadcast live on Facebook from my home, to chat with the community about all things Distilled, while enjoying a nice dram. I'd like to personally invite all of you to this weekly party! This week, I'll be simply celebrating how far we have come, and doing an AMA (ask me anything) with all who join me. Pour yourself a dram of your favorite drink and join me at 8pm central, live on Facebook!
Many of you have started doing exactly what I was hoping you'd do in the Comments section: asking about additional cool features that should be considered for adding to Distilled. These range from gameplay to aesthetic additions, as well as add-ons and awesome out-of-leftfield suggestions! I'll say it here: no suggestion is out of the question or absurd, as we want to create the best possible Distilled we can, at the most affordable price! Obviously, what that means is some suggestions may not work due to financial, design, or logistical reasons, but they often start the conversation for even more unique and creative ideas, so all are welcome at this Distilled brainstorming table!
Help us determine what Distilled needs!
We've had some great suggestions already, such as (quoted from backers in comments):
dual-layered recipe list boards
central market neoprene mat add-on
board for solo play's card setup
custom Distilled glassware
5th player addition
...and more!
We have some very exciting things planned, and hope we'll be able to make some of them come true. But again, we want to hear what YOU think is best for Distilled as we continue to climb higher and higher!
That's it for our first day, and I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings (y'all might unlock that $115K stretch goal before I'm up in the morning, so you'll just have to sit tight, everyone!)!
Slàinte Mhath*,
Dave Beck
Distilled Creator
Paverson Games
*Slàinte Mhath - (pronounced Slanj-a-va) is Gaelic, and translates to "Good health". Often used when toasting a dram of whisky in Scotland!
