INTRODUCTION: 

The global pandemic encouraged my creative side, and got me thinking about the high quality of climbing in Australia and that there were very few climbing themed games. ROCK STACK is an Australian rock climbing card game.

I wanted ROCK STACK to be something different and not just an existing game with a climbing flavour. I wanted the mechanics to be unique. The original concept came to me all in one go, but took a long time to mature into a physical form and not just scribbles in a notebook. 

I eventually made a few trial copies to see if the mechanics worked and was delighted to find out that they did. 

I spent a large amount of time picking the routes to include, and I am grateful to everyone who helped me choose, in particular, Simon Mentz, Ryan Siacci and Damian Jovanovic. Half of the photos on the cards are my own and the other half have been generously contributed by over 40 photographers from the delightful climbing community, thankyou all, I appreciate it. All credits are in the instruction manual of the game. I am also eternally grateful to my partner Melanie and little sister Bek for their constant support, for helping select colours and critique the appearance of the cards.

ROCK STACK is printed in Australia.

Their is over 100 climbing routes featured from all over 50 destinations in Australia.

Without further ado, I present ROCK STACK and I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it. 

HOW DOES THE GAME WORK? 

ROCK STACK is a card game for 2-4 players. Each player gets a player card and quick rules card. The core concept of the game is to build player attributes to send routes. The game takes between 10 and 60mins, depending on the number of players and level of experience.

To win:

Send 14 route cards

Or

Send route cards from all 8 states and territories in Australia

Or

Send grade 30 or above

 Explore what inspires you to climb. Project, Send; Win!

WHERE IS THE PROJECT UP TO? 

The project is advanced - the game mechanics, the artworks and the design of the cards are done. The packaging is almost complete and the printer is all lined up and ready to go. The final design and content is currently being reviewed and will be ready before the end of this crowdfunding campaign. We will keep everyone updated to the status of the campaign.

All components of the game, including art, design and printing will be completed in Australia; this is an 100% Australian product.

BUDGET OVERVIEW AND DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

To make this card game project a reality, I would like to distribute over 50 copies. I am hoping there are 50+ people who are interested in the game. $2500 will cover the printing and game development costs. ROCK STACK has been designed and will be printed in Australia.

I desperately wanted to get this game printed and ready for Christmas distribution, but it may fall short of the deadline and the game may not be delivered until Jan 2022, due to final adjustment and trials, printing production and christmas holidays. This is a passion project and I hope everyone understands. I wanted to get the game right instead of rushing it for Christmas, but fingers crossed, we may get them out in time for christmas.