Discovery goes stone hunting with 'Game of Stones'

The show features gem hunter Don Kogen and his crew as they search for the rarest and most expensive stones known to man

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | September 2, 2014

Follow the extreme gem hunter Don Kogen and his crew as they search for the rarest and most expensive stones known to man. Discovery Channel brings 'Game of Stones' in which the extreme adventurers will travel to new countries, including India, Thailand, Turkey, Tanzania and Brazil, as they try to beat their competitors to be the first to find the rare stones.

'Game of Stones' airs on Discovery Channel at 7 PM, from Monday to Thursday.

Billions of dollars in precious stones are unearthed each year, but the rarest never make it to the open market. Gem hunter Don Kogen specialises in the research of rare stones and travels to the most dangerous and lawless places on earth, racing the clock, to be the first one to make a new discovery.

Intelligence about rare, precious Beryl stones takes Kogen and his team 10,000 feet up in a remote and snowbound region of the Himalayas. They tackle glacial rivers and sheer climbs on realising that local miners are sitting on more than 200 pounds of gem quality Beryl, which could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. But a twist awaits them in the mine which sends them racing down the mountain in pursuit of a stone Kogen has coveted for years - a rare, antique Kashmir Sapphire. Their hunt for a trader selling this stone leads them to the salt flats of Northern India and a nail-biting auction.

Kogen captured the market of rare stones by building a tight and trustworthy team that comprising - Australian born Gavin, a gemologist who will do anything to get his adrenaline fix, Tony, the broker and the money man, who has an acute understanding of the ups and downs of the rare stone industry, Fear, an ex-military man and a former bomb disposal unit member, whose many talents are crucial to the team's success – he also protects the team and their cash, up to one million dollars at a time and Kat, who is Kogen's right-hand woman who handles the logistics. From visas, passports, schedules, airplanes, choppers, boats, trains and cars, Kat helps pave the way and sets the team up to win, with seamless approaches and successful getaways.

Kogen routinely risks his life in his travels to all corners of the earth to locate rare and valuable gems. But, it's not just a competition to get to the goods. Sometimes, it's also a fight to stay alive and safe. Over the past 25 years in the industry, Kogen has had his share of near-death experiences.

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