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Göttingen Game Designers' Meeting 2026

Registration for the 44th Game Designers' Meeting in Göttingen on June 6 and 7, 2026, opened on April 20, 2026. Within just a few hours, all 152 tables were booked.

This year, the meeting will once again take place at the Sheddachhalle in Göttingen. The event is organized by the Spiele-Autoren-Zunft e.V. (SAZ) and the City of Göttingen – Department of Culture. Publishing representatives are cordially invited to attend. Of course, members of the press are also very welcome.

All information and the online registration form are available via this direct link or under CURRENT EVENTS on this website.

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We mourn the loss of Reinhold Wittig

Reinhold Wittig, our highly esteemed honorary member, passed away on April 11.

The Games Authors’ Guild thanks you, Reinhold, for your numerous initiatives, your focus on community, and not least for enriching our lives.

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Game authors/designers

Jeroen Geenen

Ede

Fabian Zimmermann

Kaiserslautern

Alan R Moon

Syracuse

Robert Lovell

Köln

Nicolas Straccia

Offenbach am Main

Lorenz Sebastian Freudenberg

Hamburg

Michiel de Wit

Nijmegen

Gabriele Ausiello

Roma

Markus von der Heyde

Weimar

Michael Modler

Ritterhude

Henning Schulz

Kiel

Antonio Cizu

Canegrate (MI)

Paolo Mori

Sala Baganza

Daniel Danzer

Stuttgart

Ivo Fagundes David de Oliveira

Markkleeberg

Walter Obert

Piossasco

Jens Merkl

Hambrücken

Matthias Greßinger

Tübingen

Torben Ratzlaff

Hamburg

Marco Canetta

Fucecchio

Michele Piccolini

Groningen

Hilko Drude

Göttingen

Arnold Reisse

Hamburg

Peter Ogurzow

Berlin

Stefan Kloß

Mannheim

Daniel Bernsen

Huixquilucan

Leo Colovini

Mestre Venezia

Jonathan Linke

Konstanz

Ulysse Richert-Botté

Frankfurt Am Main

Martyn F

Nuenen

David Betzing

Sankt Augustin

Bernhard Weber

Bonn

Arjan van Houwelingen

Eext

Markus Reinhardt

Boitze

Hartwig Jakubik

Düsseldorf

Florian Sixt

Unterhaching

Peter Kuhn

Berlin

Detlef Dewitz

Alfter

Jürgen Elias

Bochum

Alex Taube

Oberursel

Martin Pflieger

Gera

Gerhard Junker

Urbach

Klemens Luger

Salzburg

Michael Diechtierow

Heidelberg

Verena Wiechens

Lüneburg

Sophia Wagner

Potsdam

Markus Falkenau

Stuttgart

Thomas Weber

München

Alessandro Schiavetti

Rome

Janusch Rentenatus

Essen

Fabio Lopiano

Milano

Luís Dinis

Benavente

Stefan Bauer

Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Anna Oppolzer

Heidelberg

Peer Thies

Wolfratshausen

Gian Andrea Cappuzzo

Villa Estense

Moritz Schuster

Herne

Jürgen Heel

Imst

Nicole Zeller

Dettingen

Marius Waninger

trossingen

Stefan Dorra

Algermissen (Hannover)

Nicko Böhnke

Bargteheide

Richi Haarhoff

Bad Oldesloe

Michael Palm

Tengen

Simona Greco

Campomorone (Genova)

Florian Maas

Hanau

Lars Wagner Hansen

Sorø

Sebastian Riechmann

Regensburg

Peter-Paul Joopen

Zülpich

Jürgen Aden

Hannover

Matt Leacock

Sunnyvale

Jürgen Then

Röthlein

Peter Rustemeyer

Köln

Kaddy Arendt

Duisburg

Aaron Haag

München

Giacomo Sottocasa

Sanremo

Emanuele Briano

SAVONA

Deren Gündogdu

Darmstadt

Thomas Odenhoven

Meerbusch

Volker Nebel

Heidelberg

Patrick Pohlmann

Lähden

Jörg von Rüden

Dortmund

Christine Gnan

Heiligenhafen

Cynthia-Stefanie Barth

Friedrichshafen

Andreas Schleicher

Stuttgart

Clark Rodeffer

Ann Arbor

Jerome Rank

Braunschweig

Tom Werneck

Haar

Andrea Angiolino

Rome

Martino Chiacchiera

Griesheim

Dirk Andreas Taube

Hückelhoven

Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti

Berlin

Kenanja Nuding

Berlin

Carsten Jansen

Neukirchen-Vluyn

Silvano Sorrentino

Bari

Volker Cullmann

Püttlingen/Saar

Christian Stoll

Treuchtlingen

Luca Maragno

Milano

Hartmut Kommerell

Teltow

Peter Ratschiller

Bozen

Harvey Johnston

Geseke

Robert Groenewold

Bilthoven

Remo Conzadori

Montichiari (BS)

Wolfgang Vogel

Lehrberg

Norbert Proena

Niddatal (Assenheim)

Andrea Vitali

Bergamo

Tobias Scholz

Düsseldorf

Ellen Schulze

Krefeld

Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler

Schwalmtal

Jan Stronkman

Zevenaar

Arve D. Fühler

Büdingen

Alessandro Rizzi

Brescia

Enrico Vicario

Venice

Martin Schmitz

Bonn

David Spada

BORGHI

Tina Schuster

Pulheim

Simon Thomas

Mainz-Kastel

Nils Carstensen

Wangen

Alexander Rein

Diez

Johannes Lorenzen

Hamburg

Heiko Korntheuer

Thun

Stefano Cobello

Treviso

Andrea Boennen

Herzhorn

Tanja Malinowski

Landstuhl

Nestore Mangone

trebisacce

Anja Klein

Schmelz

Francesco Testini

Monza

Carlo A. Rossi

Carpi

Stefano Negro

Frankfurt am Main

Torsten Marold

Bremen

Dietmar Bockelmann

Nandlstadt

Emmanouil Zachariadis-Sourvos

Thessaloniki

Sjaak Griffioen

Aerdenhout

Marco Rava

Campomorone (Genova)

Paul Bamberger

Odenthal

Tobias Tesar

München

Máren Kruse

Berlin

Andreas Zimmermann

Offenburg

Lucas Stark

Kirchheim unter Teck

Dirk Hanneforth

Bielefeld

Luca Borsa

Busto Arsizio

Wolfgang Pabst

Zwickau

Eike Jung

Köln

Michael Kallauch

Koblenz

Hendryk Claussen

Hannover

Karolin Mellert

Bremen

Jesus Casasola Boyero

Amsterdam

Manfred Reindl

Tragwein

Yasaman Farazan

Düsseldorf

Justin Müller

Mainz

David-Lennart Sturz

Düsseldorf

Tobias Thulke

Köln

Paco Yanez

Madrid

Jeffrey Allers

Kandern

Arpad Fritsche

München

Wolfgang Lehmann

Rechberghausen

Mathias Spaan

Hamburg

Andreas Bungert

Bonn

Gerhard Piaskowy

Mainz

Axel Heill

Korneuburg

Simone Löhrke

Bad Pyrmont

Stefan Müller

Niederkassel

Roman Rodriguez Maecker

Berlin

Reiner Knizia

München

Betty Baindl

Geretsried

Patricia Spazierer

Germaringen

Alan Paull

HUNTINGDON

Matthias Drescher

Wilhermsdorf

Tobias Roeser

Langen

Jörg Pollack

Lauf

Rita Modl

Huglfing

Pasquale Facchini

MOLFETTA

Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia

Torino

Carlo Camarotto

Padova

William Cavaglieri

Brescia

Dominik Schönleben

Hamburg

Christos Giannakoulas

Thermi

Christian Giove

Alpignano (TO)

Max Philipp

Berlin

Rocky Bogdanski

Dortmund

Citie Lo

Berlin

Juri Alexander

Berlin

Colin Dömer

Duisburg

Hans-Peter Stoll

Lampertheim

Torsten Landsvogt

Hildesheim

Matthias Cramer

Essen

Athanasios Gakis

Essen

Dean Morris

London

Michael Feldkötter

Kiel

Liesbeth Bos

Bunde

Jochen Knittel

Sindelfingen

Marcel-André Casasola Merkle

Unterhaching

Thorsten Stecker

Winnenden

Jens-Peter Schliemann

Bonn

Martin Ebel

Kassel

Martin Schlegel

Hagen

Anja Wrede

Berlin

Violetta Leitner

Moosach

Simon Kösters

Lünen

Thomas Schneider-Axmann

Bremen

Alessandro Cuneo

Montalenghe

Regine und Thomas Fabian

Hördt

Kalle Klimkewitz

München

Kirsten Hiese

Porta Westfalica

Lukas Setzke

Lüneburg

Matteo Casali

Reggio Emilia

Lena Flottow

Mannheim

Tim Goldbach

Frechen

Florian Racky

Kelkheim

Andreas Faul

Bietigheim-Bissingen

Gerd Fenchel

Böblingen

Peter Jürgensen

Berlin

Lucien Geelhoed

Leiden

Anja Dreier-Brückner

Heiligenhaus

Giorgio Galbusera

Milano

Stefan Kropp

Aubstadt

Thomas Hög

Recklinghausen

Edith Grein-Böttcher

Neuss

Thomas Dettbarn

Fuerth

Jendrik Odenwäller

Bremen

Sven Steinebach

Frankfurt

Werner Schmitt

Kaiserslautern

Timm Hermann-Böttcher

Berlin

Bernhard Lach

Erdmannhausen

Matteo Donzelli

Mozzanica

Dennis Matthias

Flensburg

Gebrüder Frei

Bern

Janet Kneisel

Zuzgen

Fabio Montesel

Trieste

Thilo Hutzler

Kaisheim

Aske Severin Juul Christiansen

Copenhagen

Maj-Britt Jönsson

Hamburg

Daniel Bahr

Köln

Richard Lenherr

Bülach

Rudi Biber

Wellheim

Enrico Gandolfo

Bologna

Paul Gäbler

Braunschweig

Lidia Blanco González

Vilanova de Arousa

Ralf Kuhn

Saarbrücken

Erik Andersson Sundén

Uppsala

Jochen Scherer

St.Wendel

Bettina Katzenberger

Brackenheim

Gerhard Hecht

Egling an der Paar

Jan Meyberg

Andernach

Eric Marks

Einhausen

Stefania Niccolini

Fucecchio

Fabiano Onça

São Paulo

Matthias Prinz

St.Wendel

Sven M. Kübler

Haan

Matthias Goebel

Unna

Christoph Cantzler

Hamburg

Kevin Bertini

QUARONA

Sandra Niemeyer

Kornwestheim

Fred Horn

Den Haag

Andrea Robbiani

Saronno

Hamlet Abedian

Steinfurt

Rainer Schlichtholz

Verden

Claude Weber

Roullingen

Josef Kirschner

Unna

Thomas Sing

Konstanz

Roberto Tschirner

Denkte

Jonas Gabriel Trodler

Berlin

Tobias Löffler

Spalt

Lorenzo Tarabini Castellani

Tres Cantos (Madrid)

Martin Berger

Leonberg

Stefanie Fasora

Lehesten

Florian Ortlepp

Hagen

Katrin Abfalter

Berlin

Bart-Willem van Huizum

Zutphen

Julia Thiemann

Berlin

Till Teenck

Berlin

Stefan Freund

Gauting

Johnny Ebsen

Pfinztal

Udo Dieter Peise

Benediktbeuern

Paul Schulz

Berlin

Andrea Mainini

Piossasco (TO)

Jürgen Adams

Haar/Ottendichl

Malte Schlorf

Offenbach am Main

Barbara Schröders

Bad Endorf

Flaminia Brasini

Roma

Steffen Albus

Darmstadt

Matteo Sassi

Legnano

Thomas Daum

Taufkirchen

Patrick Katona

Eggenstein Leopoldshafen

Robert Brouwer

Groningen

Ulrich Blum

Köln

Helmut Ortlepp

Hagen

Johannes Fähndrich

Magdeburg

Niels Hoffmann

Hochheim am Main

Guido Hoffmann

Wien

Markus Hagenauer

Surheim

Marcus Meigel

Landstuhl

Giovanni Franceschelli

Firenze

APEX Ideenschmiede

Untermeitingen

Mark Stefens

Rheine

Veronika Graf

Bad Waldsee

Thomas Klein

Schmelz

Geoffrey Engelstein

Bridgewater

Bruce Whitehill

Eickeloh

Andreas Steding

Göttingen

Luca Fanni

Charvensod

Michael Freyer

Paderborn

Karl-Hermann Böker

Bielefeld

Claudia Ritzinger

RÖHRMOOS

Max Scharf

Kaarst

Markus Haberbosch

München

Christoph Proll

Bad Dürkheim

Bernd Müller

Mönchengladbach

Stefan Diddens

Peine

Thomas Franken

Berlin

Denis Christopher Görz

Quickborn

Isabelle Laue

Bobingen

Bert Weverling

Amsterdam

Christian Beiersdorf

Freiburg

Andreas Molter

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