Gemma Newton
Founder and Game Designer

It all started with a cabbage

In 2018, I watched from my window as my once-flourishing home grown cabbages were slowly torn to shreds by a mob of caterpillars. I’d been working as a copywriter from home for many years and that Spring had taken to learning the pitfalls and triumphs of growing my own. As a keen hobby board gamer, it sparked my imagination to create a card game.

A year later in 2019, I launched Moonstone Games to support the 2020 release of that very game, Plotalot. As a passionate and eco-conscious person, I wanted to create a product and business which brings people of all ages together, away from screens and the stresses of daily life. In the same breath, I also wanted to manufacture using sustainably sourced, plastic-conscious materials, carbon offsetting as much possible along the way.

Life can be serious and we all need time to come together and play sometimes; it’s a fundamental part of why board games are so good for people. Explore new worlds, solve a puzzle, spend time with family and friends. Board games are experiencing a revolution and I plan to be part of it.

Moonstone Games; creating good times for people and planet.

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