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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We’re excited to be bringing PowerPunch! to FallCon 39 in Calgary from August 21–23. Reserve your spot here: cardboardconnect.com/conventions/... We can’t wait to meet everyone in Calgary! 🥊 #PowerPunchGame #BoardGames #fallcon39

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

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 👍 Every thumbs up helps us reach more people before we step into the ring at SPIEL. Thanks for the support! boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...

PowerPunch! on the BoardGameGeek SPIEL 2026 Preview list

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Our July newsletter went out this morning, and we’re excited to announce that the new Radiant Recalibrator promo card for Gems of Iridescia is now available for purchase! Don’t miss your chance to add it to your collection—snag yours today! Happy mining! shop.rockstoneanddice.com/products/gem...

The new Radiant Recalibrator Gems of Iridescia promo card is now available for purchase.

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

🥊The first PowerPunch! Designer Diary is now live! Go behind the scenes to see how one coffee meeting sparked the creation of the game. I’ll be sharing more development updates as we work towards launch. Let me know if there are any topics you’d like me to cover! boardgamegeek.com/blog/17282/p...

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The official cover art for PowerPunch! is here! 🥊 We couldn’t 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. Who’s stepping into the ring first? 👀

PowerPunch! Official box art. Illustrated by Jordan Ratzlaff.

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Congratulations to Kyle Pochylko for achieving the highest score playing Gems of Iridescia at ToonCon 2026 with an impressive 107 points! 🙌🏼💎 Check out the Hall of Champions at rockstoneanddice.com to see all of our inductees!

Gems of Iridescia Toon Con 2026 champion

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Since teaming up with Spiral Galaxy Games, copies have begun landing across the UK 🇬🇧 —and seeing that first wave hit shelves is a huge milestone. If you spot it in your local shop, tag me 👀 Let’s map where it’s showing up! 🙌💎

Gems of Iridescia is now available in retail stores across the UK.

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Been working on some characters for PowerPunch! 🥊 She might be my favorite…💜 Beautifully illustrated by Jordan Ratzlaff #boardgames

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The 2025 Golden Geek Awards 🏆 are now live on BGG! If you enjoyed your time with Gems of Iridescia, we’d be incredibly grateful for your nomination 🙌💎 Every bit of support truly means the world to us. boardgamegeek.com/goldengeek

Golden Geek Awards 2025 nominations are open

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

💎 Gems of Iridescia demo weekend! I’ll be at F.G. Bradley’s running demos: 📍 North York — Tonight 📍 Oshawa — Tomorrow (all day!) Come try the game, hang out, and roll some dice 🎲 I’m always happy to sign your copy! Would love to see you there!

Gems of Iridescia demo night at F.G. Bradley’s North York, ON

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

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 !!! 🙌🏼💎🏆 You can check out the Hall of Champions here: rockstoneanddice.com/hall-of-cham...

Brad Hedd, Terminal City Tabletop Convention 2026 Gems of Iridescia Champion

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

🇨🇦 March Break Demo Tour⚜️ I’ll be visiting Boutique Imaginaire stores next week to demo Gems of Iridescia. ✨ Free bonus items with purchase 💎 Meet the designer ✍️ Signed copies available 📍 Sat February 28th – Saint-Bruno 📍 Tue March 3 – Québec 📍 Thu March 5 – Sherbrooke

Gems of Iridescia March Break 2026 Tour!

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

We’re bringing Gems of Iridescia to Terminal City Tabletop Convention! March 13th-15th in Vancouver, BC, Canada 🇨🇦 🎲 Play a demo with designer Roberto ✍️ Signed copies + promo cards 👀 Sneak peeks of upcoming Rock, Stone & Dice projects Booth 44. Come say hi! 🙌🏼💎

Rock, Stone & Dice Games will be at TCTC 2026

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Seeing Gems of Iridescia on store shelves still feels surreal. Final week as Game of the Month at FG Bradley’s — thanks for supporting indie creators ❤️

Gems of Iridescia featured as game Game of the Month at F.G. Bradley's on Ontario, Canada

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

From prototype tables near Montréal 🇨🇦 → shelves in Leeds 🇬🇧 😭💎 Seeing Gems of Iridescia at @travellingmanuk.bsky.social made our whole week. We’re now in 5 UK stores (!!) with more looking at it. Indie publishing is a wild ride. Thanks for riding with us, Explorers.

Gems of Iridescia on store shelves at Travelling Man in Leeds, UK.

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🎉 A huge thank you to F.G. Bradley's for choosing Gems of Iridescia as their Game of the Month for February 2026! 💎✨ To celebrate, I’ll be visiting their Oshawa, ON location for a special Game Night on Tuesday February 10th! 📩 RSVP or questions oshawa@fgbradleys.com

Gems of Iridescia is the Game of the Month at F.G. Bradley's for February 2026!

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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! 🙌💎 youtu.be/B7JknDGQ9S4?...

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Top 10 Family Games of 2025 - with Tom Vasel

YouTube video by The Dice Tower

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I’m all set-up for my final Gems of Iridescia event id the year! If you’re planning some holiday shopping today, please stop by and say hi at @imaginaire.86 in Fairview Pointe-Claire. I’ll be here until 3PM! 🙌🏼💎

Roberto Panetta, designer of Gems of Iridescia at Boutique Imaginaire in Fairview Pointe-Claire

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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 Iridescia… any ideas on what its function might be…?

Radiant Recalibrator coming to Gems of Iridescia in 2026

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

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! 🙌🏼💎

Gems of Iridescia on full display at Imaginaire St-Bruno

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

✨ Mini Gems of Iridescia Tour! I’m looking forward to connecting with players during this mini tour at select Boutique Imaginaire stores across Quebec! 💎 15 nov – St-Bruno 7 déc – Lava 13 déc – Pointe-Claire 🎲 Come meet the designer and learn to play Gems of Iridescia!

Meet Roberto Panetta, the designer of Gems of Iridescia at Boutique Imaginaire

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

“It comes together in a good solid game that we don’t have enough of.” - Tom Vasel 💬 Thank you to The Dice Tower for reviewing Gems of Iridescia and for giving the game the Seal of Approval. It’s been a long journey to get Gems of Iridescia out and it feels amazing when it is praised like this. 🙌🏼💎

Gems of Iridescia receives The Dice Tower’s Seal of Approval

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Looking for a new game to play this weekend? Gems of Iridescia is now popping up in more and more retailers across the world! 🌎 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. 🙌🏼💎

Gems of Iridescia now available in stores!

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I spent many of my formative years working in and around Fairview Mall in Pointe-Claire. I worked at EB Games, Eaton’s, HMV, Future Shop and Toys R’ 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. 💪🏼🙌🏼💎

Gems of Iridescia now available at Boutique Imaginaire at Fairview Pointe-Claire

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I’ll 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: 👉 rockstoneanddice.com/spiel-2025-r...

Gems of Iridescia will be available at SPIEL 2025. Visit Rock, Stone & Dice Games in Hall 4, Booth 4B415 and meet designer Roberto Panetta.

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Le mercredi 15 octobre, je serai présent pour une soirée Les Gemmes d’Iridescia chez Jeux Ludold à Anjou, QC. Je serai sur place pour enseigner le jeu et signer vos copies. J’espère vous y voir! 🙌🏼💎

Les Gemmes d’Iridescia chez Ludold à Anjou

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Merry Married Meeples @merrymarried.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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

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Gems of Iridescia Solo Play - Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Off To Mine I Go

YouTube video by Merry Married Meeples

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I made a quick little animation showing the recommended component storage for Gems of Iridescia. I’ve also uploaded a PDF guide to the Gems of Iridescia BoardGameGeek page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39... #gemsofiridescia #boardgames #boardgamegeek

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Merry Married Meeples @merrymarried.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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

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Gems of Iridescia - Unboxing

YouTube video by Merry Married Meeples

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Excited to see Gems of Iridescia on your schedule! 🙌🏼💎

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

We’re honored to see Gems of Iridescia mentioned in this month’s Best Games Coming to Retail in September 2025 by Grant Lyon This month is stacked with great games coming to retail! Please check out his latest video! Please check it out on Youtube youtu.be/moT204eN1UA?...

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Best Board Games Coming to Retail in September, 2025

YouTube video by Grant Lyon

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I’m very happy to announce that I’ll be at Board Game Bliss in Richmond Hill, ON 🇨🇦 Sunday September 28th! If your in the area please stop by between 12PM and 3PM to say hi!

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Join me at LVLUP Games board game store and café in Mississauga, ON Sept. 27th from 1PM to 5PM. I’ll be there to run sessions of Gems of Iridescia and to sign copies! If you Pre-register here: lvlupgames.ca/pages/events... I have a few more events planned in the coming weeks, so stay tuned! 🙌🏼💎

Meet designer Roberto Panetta and learn to play Gems of Iridescia at LVLUP Games in Mississauga, ON

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

A huge thanks to Daniel Raines from Gaming Caravan: Florida's Board Gaming Community for making this fun unboxing video for Gems of Iridescia 🙌💎 youtu.be/o3TRnqoO1LI?...

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Unboxing Gems of Iridescia Deluxe Edition + Expansion & Metal Coins

YouTube video by Gaming Caravan

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Thank you so much to Mel from Mel's Board Game Room for having me on her channel live from FallCon38🍁. It was a pleasure chatting. Please check out the interview on her channel and give her a like 👍 and Subscribe 📣! www.youtube.com/live/801dYR_...

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FallCon 38 - Gems of Iridescia

YouTube video by Mel's Board Game Room

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Congratulations to Logan Wolf! With a score of 107, he is our GenCon 2025 Gems of Iridescia champion! 🎉🙌🏼💎 Check out our Hall of Champions at rockstoneanddice.com! Do you have what it takes to become a champion? Your next chance to stake your claim will be at FallCon in Calgary, AB, Aug. 22–24!

Logan Wolf, Gen Con 2025 Gems of Iridescia Champion

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Another exciting milestone for Gems of Iridescia... Rock, Stone & Dice Inc. is excited to announce a strategic partnership with AEGIS (AEG International Services) to broaden the global presence of Gems of Iridescia. You can find the full press release here: rockstoneanddice.com/press

AEGIS & Rock, Stone & Dice collaborate to expand global presence for Gems of Iridescia.

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

A huge milestone this past weekend—the first production run of Gems of Iridescia is officially complete! 🙌🏼💎 For those curious about how the game comes to life, I’ve put together a short 5-minute video showcasing parts of the production process. Enjoy! youtu.be/z_ju1vswaDA?...

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Gems of Iridescia - First Print Run

YouTube video by Rock, Stone & Dice™ Games

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I’ll be attending and exhibiting at Dice Tower East for the first time next week and can’t wait! Thank you to everyone that signed up to play Gems of Iridescia… all of our time slots are sold out!💙🙌🏼💎 Until then, enjoy this wonderful illustration of the Cobalt Keep by @freedzart #boardgames

Gems of Iridescia time slots are sold out at Dice Tower East

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Greetings explorers! If you have a BGG account and a moment to spare, please head over to the Gen Con 2025 Preview and give Gems of Iridescia a “thumbs up”. It would be greatly appreciated! boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I was on the fence about whether or not to go to GenCon this year. I decided to register some Gems of Iridescia events to gauge interest—and then kind of forgot about it. I logged into my account yesterday to see if anyone had registered, and all of our events are sold out! Thank you! 🙌🏼💎

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I love grass roots initiatives and the opportunity to introduce the world of board games to new players. Tonight we’re sponsoring Family Game Night at St. Jude School in Greenfield Park. I can’t wait to teach some games. Do you think I’m bringing enough? 😅

Family Game Night at St. Jude Elementary

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Two years ago today, I reached out to the incredible Sarah “Freedz” Conlon (@freedzart) — the first big step toward bringing Gems of Iridescia to life. Here’s the first email I sent her and the amazing early sketches she created. I’m so grateful to Sarah for helping turn this dream into reality. 🙌💎

The first e-mail I sent to Sarah Conlon about Gems of Iridescia.

Sarah's first sketches for the Moja and Kito

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I can’t express how good it feels and how motivating it is to see reviews like this for Gems of Iridescia. 🥰🙌🏼💎 “I’ve played thousands of games and this one made me think in a new way and make some interesting decisions, which is all you can ask for a board game.” - BGG Reviewer #boardgames

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I had a great time playing one of my favorite games this evening… Trickerion by Mindclash Games 👏🏻🪄🎩

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

The BETA for Gems of Iridescia has already been played over 1,000 times on Board Game Arena 🥰 Thank you so much for playing my game. You have no idea how much it means to me. Y’all are the best 🙌🏼💎

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Rock, Stone & Dice 🔜 Abyss @rockstonedice.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I was pleasantly surprised this morning to see Gems of Iridescia mentioned on Eric Martin's GAMA recap. 🙌💎 boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...

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GAMA Expo 2025: For All Mankind, Verdant Arizona, Gems of Iridescia, Vine, and Gnomes & Wizards | BoardGameGeek News

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