Weโre excited to be bringing PowerPunch! to FallCon 39 in Calgary from August 21โ23. Reserve your spot here: cardboardconnect.com/conventions/... We canโt wait to meet everyone in Calgary! ๐ฅ #PowerPunchGame #BoardGames #fallcon39
Rock, Stone & Dice ๐ FallCon 39 - Calgary, AB ๐จ๐ฆ
@rockstonedice.bsky.social
Father. Husband. Geek. Board Game Designer
Help us make some noise before SPIEL! The 2026 SPIEL Preview List is now live on BoardGameGeek. If you have a moment, please stop by and give PowerPunch! a ๐ Every thumbs up helps us reach more people before we step into the ring at SPIEL. Thanks for the support! boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...
Our July newsletter went out this morning, and weโre excited to announce that the new Radiant Recalibrator promo card for Gems of Iridescia is now available for purchase! Donโt miss your chance to add it to your collectionโsnag yours today! Happy mining! shop.rockstoneanddice.com/products/gem...
๐ฅThe first PowerPunch! Designer Diary is now live! Go behind the scenes to see how one coffee meeting sparked the creation of the game. Iโll be sharing more development updates as we work towards launch. Let me know if there are any topics youโd like me to cover! boardgamegeek.com/blog/17282/p...
The official cover art for PowerPunch! is here! ๐ฅ We couldnโt be more excited to share this incredible artwork by Jordan Ratzlaff for our upcoming Punch-Out!!-inspired boxing dice game, co-designed by Eric Speed and Roberto Panetta. Whoโs stepping into the ring first? ๐
Congratulations to Kyle Pochylko for achieving the highest score playing Gems of Iridescia at ToonCon 2026 with an impressive 107 points! ๐๐ผ๐ Check out the Hall of Champions at rockstoneanddice.com to see all of our inductees!
Since teaming up with Spiral Galaxy Games, copies have begun landing across the UK ๐ฌ๐ง โand seeing that first wave hit shelves is a huge milestone. If you spot it in your local shop, tag me ๐ Letโs map where itโs showing up! ๐๐
Been working on some characters for PowerPunch! ๐ฅ She might be my favoriteโฆ๐ Beautifully illustrated by Jordan Ratzlaff #boardgames
The 2025 Golden Geek Awards ๐ are now live on BGG! If you enjoyed your time with Gems of Iridescia, weโd be incredibly grateful for your nomination ๐๐ Every bit of support truly means the world to us. boardgamegeek.com/goldengeek
๐ Gems of Iridescia demo weekend! Iโll be at F.G. Bradleyโs running demos: ๐ North York โ Tonight ๐ Oshawa โ Tomorrow (all day!) Come try the game, hang out, and roll some dice ๐ฒ Iโm always happy to sign your copy! Would love to see you there!
Congratulations our latest Hall of Champions inductee Brad Hedd from Westcoast Meeples for scoring an impressive 104 Royalty Points playing Gems of Iridescia at @terminalcitycon.ca !!! ๐๐ผ๐๐ You can check out the Hall of Champions here: rockstoneanddice.com/hall-of-cham...
๐จ๐ฆ March Break Demo Tourโ๏ธ Iโll be visiting Boutique Imaginaire stores next week to demo Gems of Iridescia. โจ Free bonus items with purchase ๐ Meet the designer โ๏ธ Signed copies available ๐ Sat February 28th โ Saint-Bruno ๐ Tue March 3 โ Quรฉbec ๐ Thu March 5 โ Sherbrooke
Weโre bringing Gems of Iridescia to Terminal City Tabletop Convention! March 13th-15th in Vancouver, BC, Canada ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ Play a demo with designer Roberto โ๏ธ Signed copies + promo cards ๐ Sneak peeks of upcoming Rock, Stone & Dice projects Booth 44. Come say hi! ๐๐ผ๐
Seeing Gems of Iridescia on store shelves still feels surreal. Final week as Game of the Month at FG Bradleyโs โ thanks for supporting indie creators โค๏ธ
From prototype tables near Montrรฉal ๐จ๐ฆ โ shelves in Leeds ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ญ๐ Seeing Gems of Iridescia at @travellingmanuk.bsky.social made our whole week. Weโre now in 5 UK stores (!!) with more looking at it. Indie publishing is a wild ride. Thanks for riding with us, Explorers.
๐ A huge thank you to F.G. Bradley's for choosing Gems of Iridescia as their Game of the Month for February 2026! ๐โจ To celebrate, Iโll be visiting their Oshawa, ON location for a special Game Night on Tuesday February 10th! ๐ฉ RSVP or questions oshawa@fgbradleys.com
As a first time designer and publisher I am immensely honored that Gems of Iridescia landed at #7 on Tom Vasel's Top 10 Family games of 2025! I was amazingly surprised when a friend of mine shared this with me today. Check it out! ๐๐ youtu.be/B7JknDGQ9S4?...
Top 10 Family Games of 2025 - with Tom Vasel
YouTube video by The Dice Tower
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Iโm all set-up for my final Gems of Iridescia event id the year! If youโre planning some holiday shopping today, please stop by and say hi at @imaginaire.86 in Fairview Pointe-Claire. Iโll be here until 3PM! ๐๐ผ๐
The amazing @freedzart has created another ingenious invention with the new Radiant Recalibrator! This illustration will be used for our upcoming 2026 promo card for Gems of Iridesciaโฆ any ideas on what its function might beโฆ?
Gems of Iridescia is taking over Boutique Imaginaire at Promenades St-Bruno today. Please come by and say hi to check out the game and take advantage of some in store promotions. Today only! ๐๐ผ๐
โจ Mini Gems of Iridescia Tour! Iโm looking forward to connecting with players during this mini tour at select Boutique Imaginaire stores across Quebec! ๐ 15 nov โ St-Bruno 7 dรฉc โ Lava 13 dรฉc โ Pointe-Claire ๐ฒ Come meet the designer and learn to play Gems of Iridescia!
โIt comes together in a good solid game that we donโt have enough of.โ - Tom Vasel ๐ฌ Thank you to The Dice Tower for reviewing Gems of Iridescia and for giving the game the Seal of Approval. Itโs been a long journey to get Gems of Iridescia out and it feels amazing when it is praised like this. ๐๐ผ๐
Looking for a new game to play this weekend? Gems of Iridescia is now popping up in more and more retailers across the world! ๐ Please check out our store locator: rockstoneanddice.com/store-locator Please let me know if you see the game pop-up at your favorite friendly local game store. ๐๐ผ๐
I spent many of my formative years working in and around Fairview Mall in Pointe-Claire. I worked at EB Games, Eatonโs, HMV, Future Shop and Toys Rโ Us, all in that area. It was quite a rush receiving this photo from my buddy over of Gems of Iridescia, now being sold in Imaginaire at Fairview. ๐ช๐ผ๐๐ผ๐
Iโll be exhibiting at SPIEL in Essen for the 1st time! Anyone interested in reserving the game for pickup at the event can do so here: ๐ rockstoneanddice.com/spiel-2025-r...
Le mercredi 15 octobre, je serai prรฉsent pour une soirรฉe Les Gemmes dโIridescia chez Jeux Ludold ร Anjou, QC. Je serai sur place pour enseigner le jeu et signer vos copies. Jโespรจre vous y voir! ๐๐ผ๐
It's time for the solo play for Wednesday. And it is Gems of Iridescia from @rockstonedice.bsky.social. It's me versus Rhom to see who can manage the gem market the best. youtu.be/CFeUBAqruMI
Gems of Iridescia Solo Play - Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Off To Mine I Go
YouTube video by Merry Married Meeples
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I made a quick little animation showing the recommended component storage for Gems of Iridescia. Iโve also uploaded a PDF guide to the Gems of Iridescia BoardGameGeek page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39... #gemsofiridescia #boardgames #boardgamegeek
For today's #boardgame double feature we are looking inside and showing you how to play Gems of Iridescia. This is a game you will be moving up the board collecting gems for a variety of reasons. So let's look inside here. youtu.be/tRgbh6HB1vg
Gems of Iridescia - Unboxing
YouTube video by Merry Married Meeples
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