Luthier ►►► What did we think?

A video outlining gameplay for the boardgame Luthier.

Part I: Gameplay Runthrough

Part II: Final Thoughts

[samuelshafritz]

The vital lacerda comp is spot on. My first though was "is this a loose spin off of kan-ban ev?" They have similar feels when it comes to complex and distinct worker actions (which comes down to resource effeciency and scarcity.)

[daviddigby]

Thanks Rahdo, glad you enjoyed what we did with the solo AI in this one

[mythicdale]

thanks for a well considered analysis and critique.

[StevenWard]

Has a strong Encyclopedia vibe - one of my fav ever games. Off to check out the Kickstarter page

[abeburson]

Thank you for review! Caylus was definitely an influence on the design. The way the resolution phase plays out was influenced by variable phase order in games like Puerto Rico / San Juan.

[CG_Hali]

Weird, I didn't get youtube pushing this one. And yet I'm subscribed to all your videos. Anyway, really like your input, it's very important for me. The comments about the length, crunchiness, how turns work, etc. I think David also designed Ada's Dream's solo.

[mariannegonzales]

Worker placement in this reminds me of Trickerion.

[elqord.]

Very excited about this and super grateful that they offer a Tabletop Simulator mod. Will give this a spin but heavily leaning towards backing.

[johna]

Hey. What other games besides wingspan have the "remove Workers to accelerate chain turns" mechanism? I didn't catch the name of the game you mentioned?

[Punkve]

I have backed this game, and it looks absolutely amazing, but I cannot help but to think that the placing vs. activating workers also sounds a bit like the system in Come Together?

[stormburns]

How long were your 2p games?
Do you think that with more plays the playtime might go down? 60min is the sweet spot for us. Distilled is great for that reason. But usually playing games the first 3/4 times those type of games are more 80-90min for us

[gadgetgeekgirl]

As a musician (played the oboe extensively in orchestras in my youth) I am struggling to understand why this is seen as thematic by all the reviews? The art looks nice but none of the mechanisms strike me that way. A nice twist on worker placement, but it's resource management, blind bidding and contract fulfilment in a way that could work for lots of things isn't it? I love distilled due to the silly push your luck and terrible tyre flavoured beverages you can make so I really wanted to like this but it does look a bit on the heavy side.

[JJ_TheGreat]

So, Luthier or Philharmonix? Which do you prefer?!