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Luthier Cover
Luthier Box
Luthier, Paverson Games, 2024 — mock-up at PAX Unplugged 2023 (Image: Beth Heile)
Luthier Organ Dice Tower (Painted, Front)
Luthier board game (photo by Weekly Game Night)
Even the Dice complement the Theme
Illustration of Beethoven, one of the patrons in the game.
Luthier’s dice tower front
Luthier on Tabletopia
Luthier Organ Dice Tower (Painted, Side)

Luthier (2025)

Players
1–4
Best: 3
Playing time
90–150 min
Age
14+
8.14
Average rating
3,415
Ratings
3.82/5
Weight
#499
BGG rank
Top 1,000
Alternate names:Luthier: Hangszerek művésze +5 more
Designer:Abe Burson, Dave Beck
Artist:Vincent Dutrait, Guillaume Tavernier
Publisher:Devir +8 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 9, Luck 5, Interaction 6, Complexity 7.6, Theme 5
Strategy9.0
Luck5.0
Interaction6.0
Complexity7.6
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

MusicIndustry / ManufacturingAge of ReasonAuction / BiddingVariable Player PowersOpen DraftingDice RollingVariable Phase OrderArea Majority / InfluenceWorker PlacementSolo / Solitaire GameTurn Order: Claim ActionEnd Game BonusesWorker Placement, Different Worker Types

Overview

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

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