# Luthier

Luthier is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 90–150 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 8.3 out of 10 by 24 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $75.31 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 90–150 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2025
- **Categories:** Industry / Manufacturing, Age of Reason, Music
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Worker Placement, Different Worker Types, Auction / Bidding, Variable Phase Order, End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement, Dice Rolling, Area Majority / Influence, Turn Order: Claim Action
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.3 out of 10, from 24 reviews
- **Owned by:** 69 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 158
- **Unique players:** 229

**Designers:** Abe Burson, Dave Beck

**Artists:** Vincent Dutrait, Guillaume Tavernier

**Publishers:** Paverson Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mathom | 66 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/59357-lutier-8436607947646.html |
| Outlet Games | 61.62 € | https://www.outletgames.es/juegos-de-mesa/devir/lutier-p-DEV-8436607947646.html |
| Alphaspel | 759 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/236433-luthier-standard-ed-en |
| Zacatrus | 67.49 € | https://zacatrus.es/lutier.html |
| Gameology | 109.45 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/luthier |
| Magia de Tinta | 69.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/8393-lutier-8436607947646.html |
| Spelexperten | 789 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/luthier.html |
| Get Your Fun | 74.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/038883-luthier-giochi-gestionali.html |
| Nexus | 14995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/luthier/ |

## Expansions

- [Luthier: KS Promo Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/luthier-ks-promo-pack)

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## Rules questions

### Can I place more than one worker on the same location and do they all get to take the action?

Yes — you may stack multiple worker chips on a location and each worker acts independently in the Resolution Phase, so you can perform the location’s action as many times as you have workers there (resolved in priority order). (pp. 12–13)

### How is priority decided when several workers are at the same location?

Priority is determined by each worker’s skill at that location (including apprentices); the highest-skill worker goes first, and ties are broken by the order the workers were placed. Multiple workers you own are treated individually under these rules. (p. 13)

### If I take a patron, do I get its placement bonus right away, and how does patience/gifts work?

Taking a patron immediately grants the placement bonus shown on your workbench, and at the Start of Round you advance each patron’s patience cube and claim the gift above its new position; if the patron’s patience reaches its end you discard the patron and lose 3 prestige per unsatisfied requirement. (pp. 8, 11, 16)

### When I Perform, can I spend Inspiration to improve my result and when can I reroll?

You may spend any number of Inspiration tokens to increase your performance result by +1 per token after rolling (you decide after rolling/rerolling), and additional rerolls or die upgrades are provided by steps on the Performance Skill Track. (pp. 18–19)

### If I finish an instrument can I give it to a patron to satisfy their requirement, and what happens to the card?

Yes — you may give a finished instrument to an active patron to satisfy a matching requirement, tuck the instrument card under the patron (which resets their patience), and otherwise finished instruments are discarded if not given to a patron; finishing also places your instrument token in the Orchestra and grants prestige. (pp. 23–24)

### If someone activates a bench, do other players’ bench workers activate too?

No — when a roughing or finishing bench location is activated, only the active player resolves that bench; other players’ bench workers are not activated by that action. (p. 12)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/luthier)
- [Luthier in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/luthier)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371330)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._