Kickstarter vs Meeplay

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Meeplay is the board game app to log your plays, find people to play with near you and run events, tournaments and game libraries. Players, associations, stores, publishers and festivals use it, and it is available in 11 languages. FOR PLAYERS Log your plays Record who played, the scores and who won, with photos and ratings. Check your stats and track your progress. Your collection and BoardGameGeek Keep track of the games you own and the ones you want, and find a game by scanning the barcode on its box. If you already use BoardGameGeek, import your collection, ratings and plays to start with your full history. Find people to play with Discover people who play near you, plus meetups, clubs and stores in your city. Join games and events, and get an alert when someone posts an open event nearby. Community and marketplace Share your plays, follow other people and chat. Buy, sell or trade second-hand games with the community. You can also organize and find tabletop RPG sessions. FOR ORGANIZERS: ASSOCIATIONS, STORES, PUBLISHERS AND FESTIVALS Events and registrations Publish events and meetups, with registration forms, waitlists, online payments and tickets with QR check-in. Meeplay notifies your followers and nearby players. Tournaments with automatic pairings Swiss system, league, group stage and knockout, including tables of more than two players. Results come in from players' phones and standings are calculated automatically, with tie-breakers such as Buchholz. Game library Add your games, including from a spreadsheet, and lend them and take them back by scanning a QR code. It supports reservations and loans to people who do not use the app. Conventions and festivals Activity schedule with alerts, venue map, audience voting and raffles with prizes and entry conditions. Members, spaces and team Manage your members and their requests, create members-only events, offer table and room bookings by time slot and give each person on your team the permissions they need. Meeplay has been the official app of the Córdoba International Games Festival, Toledum, Badaboom and Dálle Xogo. Logging your plays on Meeplay is free. Some advanced features, mainly for organizers, are part of paid plans. More at www.meeplay.io