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Luthier

Luthier

2025·Dave Beck, Abe Burson

Videos
71
Creators
55

Mostly reviews and unboxings. Luthier is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 34 reviews, 8 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, 19 unboxings, and 6 other videos.

1 - 4 players
90 - 150 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

From BoardGameGeek

Luthier transports players to the height of classical music in Western Europe, when the art of the instrument was upheld equally by skilled craftspeople, noble patrons, virtuoso performers, and famous composers such as Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. Using a new, unique combination of hidden bidding and worker placement, players manage resources to craft various musical instruments in their workshop, while also courting actual historic patrons through an ever-changing personal tableau of actions and bonuses. Each player chooses how to balance improving skills across multiple tracks, unlocking specialized worker abilities and other bonuses. The choice to concentrate on varying gameplay strategies and goals, such as musical performances, instrument building and repairs, apprentice training and workshop expansion, and overall reputation as an instrument maker, provide multiple paths to victory. Luthier finds true harmony through an authentic and original marriage of theme and mechanisms, resulting in a rich gameplay experience that equally speaks to both the strategic gamer and the classical music lover. -description from the publisher

Luthier

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Learn to play

The Weekly Play/Back - Ep 109 - Luthier and Donut Shop!50:54

The Weekly Play/Back - Ep 109 - Luthier and Donut Shop!

Board Games in a Minute

Board Games in a Minute

Review

Luthier ~ the HEAVY, thematic follow-up to Distilled | Board Game Preview27:57

Luthier ~ the HEAVY, thematic follow-up to Distilled | Board Game Preview

ThinkerThemer

ThinkerThemer

Watch it played

Luthier Board Game - Solo Playthrough1:00:00

Luthier Board Game - Solo Playthrough

NoobHaven

NoobHaven

Which Luthier video should I watch?

Luthier has 71 videos from 55 creators: 34 reviews, 8 how-to-play guides, 4 playthroughs, 19 unboxings and 6 other videos. They date from 2023 to September 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "The Weekly Play/Back - Ep 109 - Luthier 🎻 and Donut 🍩 Shop!" by Board Games in a Minute, which runs 51 min. For a quicker teach, "All the Games with Steph: Luthier - Overview" by Steph Hodge runs 28 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Luthier ~ the HEAVY, thematic follow-up to Distilled ♫ | Board Game Preview" by ThinkerThemer. 32 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Luthier Board Game - Solo Playthrough" by NoobHaven, one of 4 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Distilled, Distilled: Cocktails and Distilled: Africa & Middle East Expansion, also by Dave Beck, or Alchemists, which shares several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2025, Spiel Essen 2025, Gen Con 2024 and UK Games Expo 2024.

All videos

Building Luthier's Pipe Organ Dice TowerHow to play3:20

Building Luthier's Pipe Organ Dice Tower

Board Game Bickering

Board Game Bickering

Luthier - Solo Playthrough #2Playthrough1:05:53

Luthier - Solo Playthrough #2

Waris Ali

Waris Ali

Luthier - Board Game ReviewReview5:15

Luthier - Board Game Review

How I Roll

How I Roll

Luthier - Unboxing & First Impressions (EN) | EpitrapaizoumeUnboxing24:22

Luthier - Unboxing & First Impressions (EN) | Epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

Luthier, Emberleaf, and Slambo! (Ranking 10 New BGA Games)Review55:45

Luthier, Emberleaf, and Slambo! (Ranking 10 New BGA Games)

Nacho Average TableTop

Nacho Average TableTop

Luthier - The Art of the InstrumentUnboxing17:10

Luthier - The Art of the Instrument

The Games Kingdom

The Games Kingdom

Ep 100 Luthier vs LacrimosaReview1:21:02

Ep 100 Luthier vs Lacrimosa

The Fifth Meeple Board Game Podcast

The Fifth Meeple Board Game Podcast

Luthier Review With Bryan: A Return to Form 9 years in the Making!Review13:41

Luthier Review With Bryan: A Return to Form 9 years in the Making!

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

All the Games with Steph: Luthier - OverviewHow to play27:55

All the Games with Steph: Luthier - Overview

Steph Hodge

Steph Hodge

Luthier - Board Game Unboxing & Reboxing - What's Inside the box?Unboxing24:04

Luthier - Board Game Unboxing & Reboxing - What's Inside the box?

The Brosey Game Company

The Brosey Game Company

Luthier - A Classical Classic?Review13:03

Luthier - A Classical Classic?

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

Luthier: 3 Things in 3 Minutes Review #167Review3:00

Luthier: 3 Things in 3 Minutes Review #167

Nersi Games

Nersi Games

The Weekly Play/Back - Ep 109 - Luthier and Donut Shop!50:54

The Weekly Play/Back - Ep 109 - Luthier and Donut Shop!

Board Games in a Minute

Board Games in a Minute

Luthier board game | playthrough | How to play38:13

Luthier board game | playthrough | How to play

EZBoardGames

EZBoardGames

Luthier - Learn While Playing45:24

Luthier - Learn While Playing

Getting Games

Getting Games

Luthier board game | solo | playthrough34:25

Luthier board game | solo | playthrough

EZBoardGames

EZBoardGames

How to Play Luthier: The Art of the Instrument (Final Deluxe Edition)40:01

How to Play Luthier: The Art of the Instrument (Final Deluxe Edition)

Nights Around a Table

Nights Around a Table

All the Games with Steph: Luthier - Overview27:55

All the Games with Steph: Luthier - Overview

Steph Hodge

Steph Hodge

Luthier ~ the HEAVY, thematic follow-up to Distilled | Board Game Preview27:57

Luthier ~ the HEAVY, thematic follow-up to Distilled | Board Game Preview

ThinkerThemer

ThinkerThemer

Luthier Review: Luxe Luthier22:37

Luthier Review: Luxe Luthier

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Paverson Games with a first look at Luthier, their follow-up to Distilled15:33

Paverson Games with a first look at Luthier, their follow-up to Distilled

GAMINGTREND

GAMINGTREND

Luthier - Playthrough & Review3:42:17

Luthier - Playthrough & Review

Gaming Rules!

Gaming Rules!

Luthier - Board Game Review - We Are The Music Makers43:10

Luthier - Board Game Review - We Are The Music Makers

The Broken Meeple

The Broken Meeple

Luthier Review20:50

Luthier Review

MarcoOmnigamer

MarcoOmnigamer

Luthier - Solo Kickstarter Preview - Not Bored Gaming44:41

Luthier - Solo Kickstarter Preview - Not Bored Gaming

Not Bored Gaming

Not Bored Gaming

Luthier review (review copy provided)5:53

Luthier review (review copy provided)

One Stop Co-op Shop

One Stop Co-op Shop

Luthier Boardgame Preview and Overview | 2 Player Perspective17:55

Luthier Boardgame Preview and Overview | 2 Player Perspective

Inspired 2 Game

Inspired 2 Game

Luthier - Straight Up Solo with John LaRuffa33:39

Luthier - Straight Up Solo with John LaRuffa

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

Luthier - Board Game Review22:27

Luthier - Board Game Review

Allies or Enemies

Allies or Enemies

Luthier Review: The Classiest Game of 2025. Is It Sharp, or Flat?29:56

Luthier Review: The Classiest Game of 2025. Is It Sharp, or Flat?

Board Stupid

Board Stupid

Luthier | Solo Playthrough2:25:10

Luthier | Solo Playthrough

slickerdrips

slickerdrips

Luthier Board Game Review - Was it Music to My Ears?14:40

Luthier Board Game Review - Was it Music to My Ears?

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Luthier - Board Game Review5:15

Luthier - Board Game Review

How I Roll

How I Roll

LUTHIER | My Hot Take14:20

LUTHIER | My Hot Take

Tabletop Tolson

Tabletop Tolson

Review - Luthier Pipe Organ Dice Tower7:27

Review - Luthier Pipe Organ Dice Tower

Clint Conner

Clint Conner

Luthier - A Classical Classic?13:03

Luthier - A Classical Classic?

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

Luthier Board Game - Solo Review!14:06

Luthier Board Game - Solo Review!

Specifically Solo

Specifically Solo

Luthier Board Game First Impression Review19:08

Luthier Board Game First Impression Review

TableTopVibes

TableTopVibes

Luthier Paverson Games | We discuss why this is destined to be a truly classic classical Board Game!21:11

Luthier Paverson Games | We discuss why this is destined to be a truly classic classical Board Game!

Fun With Boxes

Fun With Boxes

My Favorite Euro Game of 2025 | Luthier9:39

My Favorite Euro Game of 2025 | Luthier

Neon Gorilla

Neon Gorilla

Luthier: the Art of the Instrument Review -- My Favorite Purchase from Gencon 2025!13:42

Luthier: the Art of the Instrument Review -- My Favorite Purchase from Gencon 2025!

Private Pook Games

Private Pook Games

Luthier Review - Musical Instrument Making Board Game18:03

Luthier Review - Musical Instrument Making Board Game

Party Tails Games

Party Tails Games

Luthier Board Game - Solo Playthrough1:00:00

Luthier Board Game - Solo Playthrough

NoobHaven

NoobHaven

Luthier - Solo Playthrough #21:05:53

Luthier - Solo Playthrough #2

Waris Ali

Waris Ali

Luthier: The Art of the Instrument. Deluxe Edition Re-Boxing9:19

Luthier: The Art of the Instrument. Deluxe Edition Re-Boxing

Paverson Games

Paverson Games

Luthier Deluxe - Unboxing - Not Bored Gaming27:23

Luthier Deluxe - Unboxing - Not Bored Gaming

Not Bored Gaming

Not Bored Gaming

When Your Game Board is Longer Than Your Couch - A Luthier Unboxing38:40

When Your Game Board is Longer Than Your Couch - A Luthier Unboxing

Nights Around a Table

Nights Around a Table

Luthier - Paverson - Unboxing3:00

Luthier - Paverson - Unboxing

Spot Het Spel

Spot Het Spel

Luthier - Unbiased Unboxing with John LaRuffa12:44

Luthier - Unbiased Unboxing with John LaRuffa

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

Luthier | Create beautiful instruments for world famous musicians in Luthier!14:03

Luthier | Create beautiful instruments for world famous musicians in Luthier!

The Tabletop Misfits

The Tabletop Misfits

Luthier Board Game Unboxing | Deluxe Edition plus Premium Upgrades | Paverson Games19:04

Luthier Board Game Unboxing | Deluxe Edition plus Premium Upgrades | Paverson Games

Fun With Boxes

Fun With Boxes

Luthier - Unboxing & First Impressions (EN) | Epitrapaizoume24:22

Luthier - Unboxing & First Impressions (EN) | Epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

Luthier Unboxing30:39

Luthier Unboxing

ThisBoardGameLife

ThisBoardGameLife

Unboxing - Luthier Deluxe Edition17:02

Unboxing - Luthier Deluxe Edition

Clint Conner

Clint Conner

Mailbag January 02, 202610:29

Mailbag January 02, 2026

ThisBoardGameLife

ThisBoardGameLife

#LUTHIER BOARDGAME PAVERSON GAMES #boardgames #spiel2025 #spiel251:00

#LUTHIER BOARDGAME PAVERSON GAMES #boardgames #spiel2025 #spiel25

Board Game Science

Board Game Science

Unboxing Luthier! (Magnum Opus Level!)11:37

Unboxing Luthier! (Magnum Opus Level!)

Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews

Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews

Dave Beck of Paverson Games talks Luthier - PAX Unplugged 202311:29

Dave Beck of Paverson Games talks Luthier - PAX Unplugged 2023

The Cardboard Herald

The Cardboard Herald

UKGE 2024: Luthier Preview with Paverson Games9:19

UKGE 2024: Luthier Preview with Paverson Games

Board Stupid

Board Stupid

Create instruments for the Masters in Luthier! Live From Pax Unplugged 2023!5:16

Create instruments for the Masters in Luthier! Live From Pax Unplugged 2023!

The Tabletop Misfits

The Tabletop Misfits

LUTHIER Interview With Paverson Games Designer Dave Beck at GENCON 20245:34

LUTHIER Interview With Paverson Games Designer Dave Beck at GENCON 2024

Legendary Tactics

Legendary Tactics

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Fun With Boxes
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Nights Around a Table
Nights Around a Table
2 videos of this game
No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa
No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa
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Not Bored Gaming
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About Luthier

From BoardGameGeek:

Luthier transports players to the height of classical music in Western Europe, when the art of the instrument was upheld equally by skilled craftspeople, noble patrons, virtuoso performers, and famous composers such as Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. Using a new, unique combination of hidden bidding and worker placement, players manage resources to craft various musical instruments in their workshop, while also courting actual historic patrons through an ever-changing personal tableau of actions and bonuses. Each player chooses how to balance improving skills across multiple tracks, unlocking specialized worker abilities and other bonuses. The choice to concentrate on varying gameplay strategies and goals, such as musical performances, instrument building and repairs, apprentice training and workshop expansion, and overall reputation as an instrument maker, provide multiple paths to victory. Luthier finds true harmony through an authentic and original marriage of theme and mechanisms, resulting in a rich gameplay experience that equally speaks to both the strategic gamer and the classical music lover. -description from the publisher

Designers

Dave Beck, Abe Burson

Artists

Vincent Dutrait, Guillaume Tavernier

Publisher

Paverson Games

Categories

Age of ReasonIndustry / ManufacturingMusic

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses
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