Episode 121 - Codinca Kickstarter project with BackSpindle Games - a podcast by Interviews and RPG Publishing advice by Paco García Jaén

Codinca is an abstract game in which players compete with each other moving and
turning pieces on a four by four grid in order to create patterns with the
symbols on the pieces. The first player to get three patterns out of the four
allocated, wins the game.

Although that’s the gist of the game, that’s not all there is to it. Some
rules allow you to do special moves once per game in order to get an
advantage.

This game is now in Kickstarter, even though it was launched at Spiel last
year, trying to get funds to be launched again, this time in a smaller and
neater box than the original one.

To find out why they’ve gone to Kickstarter and what plans the two creators
have for the game, I asked them to come to the podcast and interview them for a
few minutes to find out.

I found out that, as well as creating a cool looking game, they’re actually
helping people in India.

One of the pledge levels in this campaign can see you the owner of some
gorgeous looking pieces hand made of stone. Those pieces are being carved in
India by people who are being paid a decent and honest wage for their work. With
their little hammers and their simple tools, they’re achieving an amazing level
of crafmanship that deserves support and reward in equal measures.

Indeed a lesson some games that go to Kickstarter could mimic to hep other
people in the same circumstances.

Hope you enjoy the interview!

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