Distilled: Cocktails
- Designer Dave Beck , Richard Woods
- Publisher Paverson Games
- Illustration Erik Evensen
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In Distilled: Cocktails, you expand your distillery with additional production capacity and craft unique cocktails by combining special mixers with your spirits. You gain influence and income while spreading your brand internationally. The game challenges you with hand management, dice rolling, and market mechanics to adapt your strategies effectively.
Who Is This Game For?
This expansion is aimed at experienced players familiar with the base game who enjoy complex economic simulations. The 150-minute playtime demands patience and strategic planning. Prior experience with Distilled is required as Cocktails deepens core mechanics.
How It Works
Players use hand management to play cocktail and mixer cards while dice introduce chance elements. Area majority and income mechanics determine influence and revenue growth. Push your luck elements add tension when expanding production and engaging with the market.
What Makes It Special
Designed by Dave Beck and Richard Woods, this expansion enhances Distilled's gameplay without any awards yet. It uniquely blends economic and dice-rolling mechanics to expand the spirit production theme.
Pro
- Expands the base game with new mechanics
- Combines hand management and dice rolling
- Complex economic simulation with market elements
- Includes solo mode
Contra
- Long playtime of about 150 minutes
- Requires experience with the base game
- Not suitable for beginners or younger family players
Setting & Atmosphäre
The game centers on international spirit production and cocktail crafting within an economic industry and manufacturing theme.
Tipp für Einsteiger
Play the expansion after several sessions of the base game to understand the added complexity.
Häufige Fragen
Can I play this solo?
Yes, Distilled: Cocktails includes a solo mode.
How long does a game really take?
A game takes about 150 minutes, requiring extended focus and strategy.
What prior experience do I need?
Experience with the base game Distilled is necessary, as the expansion adds complex mechanics.
How does this compare to similar games?
Distilled: Cocktails uniquely combines area majority, dice rolling, and market mechanics in spirit production.
Is this suitable for families?
Due to its complexity and recommended age of 13+, it is better suited for experienced players.
What mechanic makes it special?
The mix of hand management, dice rolling, and area majority offers tactical depth.
Fazit
Distilled: Cocktails is a worthwhile expansion for fans of economic card games with complex mechanics, best suited for players who know the base game and enjoy longer sessions.
