Gems of Iridescia Iridescent Edition w/Expansion
Welcome to the fantastical world of Iridescia. This abandoned world, lush with rare gems has been vacant for centuries due to a cataclysmic event forcing it’s inhabitants to take to the skies. The land is now safe to return to and it’s former residents are coming home. Take on the role of one of 4 clans to explore the lands, mine gems, restore ancient relics, and find the lost Iridia Stone to ascend to the throne and re-unite the people of Iridescia!
Gems of Iridescia is a worker-placement board game in which players will push their luck as they compete to mine gems, restore ancient relics and ascend to the throne of a rich gem-filled world. Secret objectives and a variety of ways to score create different paths to victory make every expedition a unique experience.
Explore Iridescia by flipping over land tiles, revealing the gems hidden beneath them and then roll dice to mine them. Each gem color is tied to a dice value that can be manipulated to help your cause. Roll high enough, and you can claim more gems, adding them to your cargo hold providing you with a valuable resource for restoring relics and scoring royalty points!
Sell some of your hard earned Gems and visit Rumi the Travelling Merchant to purchase tools that will grant your adventurers exciting new abilities to aid in their search for Iridescia’s treasures!
Your trove of Gems can be used to restore Iridescia's ancient relics. Restoring Relics will gain you tons of Royalty Points and solidify your claim to the throne!
Grab Your Pickaxe And Get Ready to Mine!
Take on the role of one of four explorers ranging from robots to rhinos while you discover the whimsical world of Iridescia. Beware! Many of your choices will affect the gem market values which are in constant flux. You'll be unearthing gems, restoring relics and gaining royalty points to strengthen your claim to the throne... Adventure awaits!
Outfit Yourself for Adventure!
Sometimes your basic tools won't cut it! So you'll have to sell some of those hard-earned gems for gold and buy yourself some handy tools to gain new abilities.
Restore Relics and Reap the Rewards!
Find the right gem combination and restore a relic to strengthen your claim to the throne with royalty points. Earn the most royalty points and you'll be the victor and new leader of Iridescia! If you're lucky, you may even find the legendary Iridia Stone!
Easy To Learn, Fun To Master!
Quick to learn using a simple rule system that enables players to jump right into the game without reading page after page of rule books. Secret objectives and a variety of ways to score create different paths to victory making every expedition a unique and fun experience.
The value of Gems is in constant flux! Every move you make will make the rise or fall. Time your actions perfectly to capitalize on the market. Some item cards let you manipulate the market to supercharge your strategy or throw off your opponents.
Reveal tiles to unearth gems! Tiles must be ahead or beside your explorer, never behind. Move on to an adjacent tile to collect a matching gem and any bonus shown.
Roll your mining dice and push your luck to gain more gems! Each die is a chance for success — roll equal to or above the gem's current value and snag a gem for every success!
Visit Rumi, the travelling merchant to sell your hard-earned gems and buy some handy tools to make the job easier!
Trade in the right combination of gems to restore relics and gain royalty points.
There are three main types of relics: Jewelry, Tech and Lore, each marked by an icon in the top right corner of each relic card. Score big with end of game set collection bonuses for completing a set of three matching types or restoring at least one relic from each category. There are also four magical Iridia relics, marked by the Iridia stone icon. These are wild and can be used to complete any set once, giving you a major advantage.
The game ends once all explorers have collected a tile from the final row, known as the Castle row. One of these tiles conceals the legendary Iridia stone, granting a powerful bonus to the lucky explorer who finds it!
Will you be the one the find the lost Iridia stone, ascend to the throne, and reunite the people of Iridescia? The explorer with the most Royalty points at the end of the game will be crowned the ultimate winner!
