July 7, 2021
SOW S2 EP49 Distilled: A Game of Spirited Strategy

This week's guest on Spirits of Whisk(e)y is Dave Beck, a practicing 3D digital, game, and new media artist. He's also a professor of game design at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, in Menomonie, Wisconsin. All very exciting stuff, but just why are we featuring him and his work in this space? Well, he created Distilled, a board game of spirited strategy based on his sabbatical research in—where else?—Scotland! The Kickstarter for DISTILLED began this week on July 6, 2021. To make a pledge to help this game make it to a store near you please visit the Distilled Kickstarter page. If you are interested in seeing this episode so you can learn how to play, head over to EatsDrinksTV.
Fog City Social 2025: A Whiskey Experience Like No Other
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“Many great stories don’t come to life without great investors. Big Nose Kate has them in Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone.”
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