# Distilled

Distilled is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 30–150 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.4 out of 10 by 50 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $56.75 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 30–150 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2023
- **Categories:** Print & Play, Card Game, Industry / Manufacturing, Economic
- **Mechanics:** Income, Hand Management, Set Collection, Turn Order: Progressive, Market
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.4 out of 10, from 50 reviews
- **Owned by:** 81 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 272
- **Unique players:** 376

**Designers:** Dave Beck

**Artists:** Erik Evensen

**Publishers:** Paverson Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Board Game Bliss | 79.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/distilled |
| Good Games | 100 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/distilled |
| Games Empire | 114.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/distilled |
| Ludifolie | 75.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/16066-distilled.html |
| Svet deskovych her | 1880 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/11481/palirna |
| Alphaspel | 899 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/179133-distilled-en |
| Spielezar | 82.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/distilled |
| Pelipeikko | 89.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/2554-distilled |
| Get Your Fun | 99.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/046018-distilled-giochi-gestionali.html |
| Game Ninja | 1099 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/distilled/ |

## Expansions

- [Distilled: Africa & Middle East Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/distilled-africa-and-middle-east-expansion)
- [Distilled: Cask Strength](https://www.ludoya.com/games/distilled-cask-strength-expansion)
- [Distilled: Promo Pack 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/distilled-promo-pack-1)
- [Distilled: Cocktails](https://www.ludoya.com/games/distilled-cocktails)
- [Distilled: Dice Tower Bottle Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/distelled-dice-tower-bottle-promo-card)

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## Rules questions

### Can I distill more than one spirit in the Distill Phase?

No — you can only distill one spirit per round because all cards placed in your washback are used to form a single spirit stack (p.6).

### Do I have to sell non‑aged spirits immediately?

Yes — any recipe with the non‑age icon must be bottled and sold in the same round it is distilled, while recipes with the age icon must be aged at least one round (p.7).

### If cards get removed as the top/bottom during distillation, do those sugars still count for the recipe?

No — you remove the top and bottom cards and return them to your pantry before checking recipes, so removed sugars do not count and can cause you to fail a higher‑requirement recipe (see distill steps and the Rum example) (pp.6–7).

### How many basic market cards can I buy in a single Market Phase?

You may only purchase up to two cards from the basic market each round; the rulebook suggests keeping purchased basic cards face‑up in front of you to track this limit (p.6; commonly forgotten rules p.9).

### What happens if there are no spirit labels left for a spirit I distilled — do I still get the label bonus when selling?

You can still make that spirit, but if no labels remain you will not be able to claim a spirit label bonus when you sell it (p.6), and selling normally requires placing the spirit's label to gain the bonus (p.7).

### I distilled an aged spirit in the final round — can I sell it that game?

No — if you distill an aged spirit in the final round you must age it and cannot sell it that game, but it still scores SP at endgame (including 1 SP per flavor card present) (pp.8–9).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/distilled)
- [Distilled in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/distilled)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295895)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._