Games in the collections and catalogs of the German and all other National Libraries!
About SAZ: A strong interest group introduces itself
FAQ: EXPERIENCED GAME AUTHORS ANSWER FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Experience and expertise for members – Now online seminars too
... than just a pastime ... playing together also strengthens social cohesion"
Contract negotiations with publishers on equal footing
News
Withholding Tax Relief: Statement from German Cultural and Creative Industry Associations
Together with our colleagues from other associations in the German cultural and creative industries, we welcome the planned increase in the tax-exempt threshold from 10,000 euros to 100,000 euros per year for royalty payments to foreign authors and rights holders, and at the same time call for further action.
Game of the Year Jury: The nominated games 2026
The Jury "Spiel des Jahres e.V." association announced this year's nominations and recommendation lists on May 19, 2026. Three games each were nominated for "Spiel des Jahres", "Kinderspiel des Jahres" and "Kennerspiel des Jahres".
More news
Göttingen Game Designers' Meeting 2026
We mourn the loss of Reinhold Wittig
In future, VG WORT will use the board game database of the Altenburg Game Archive, run by the Spielen Foundation, as an additional reference for determining library royalties
75 years of the Nuremberg Spielwarenmesse: Congratulations!
Bureaucratic Monster: Withholding Tax for Foreign Authors
BECOME A MEMBER IN A STRONG COMMUNITY
AND REPRESENTATION OF INTERESTS
Knowing to belong to a professional and strong community is protecting me at every step: from the first idea up to the publication.
Carlo E. Lanzavecchia
As a game designer living abroad the SAZ is important to me to help with contracts, share know-how about publishers and, maybe the most important reason of all, getting to know my colleagues.
Liesbeth Bos
The SAZ is the strong voice for a fair and cooperative partnership with publishers!
Marco Teubner
I joined the SAZ because designing games is a young profession and we game designers need to communicate about our status, rights and duties.
Antoine Bauza
The SAZ is more than just a successful advocacy. It provides authors a home and lets them share their wealth of experience. Thus, it was and is an vital component of today’s diverse and challenging games landscape.
Klaus Teuber
Without game designers, there would be no games. The SAZ brings us designers together to promote the culture of gaming so that many people can enjoy our games.
Reiner Knizia
The combined expertise of the SAZ and its members, the networking among them and the many nice “colleagues” are worth gold.
Inka Brand
I always find competent contact persons in the SAZ for my questions. Thanks to SAZ my interests towards games publishers are well represented.
Janet Kneisel
Game authors/designers
Wolfgang Lehmann
Rechberghausen
Florian Sixt
Unterhaching
Simon Thomas
Mainz-Kastel
Sven M. Kübler
Haan
Enrico Gandolfo
Bologna
Maj-Britt Jönsson
Hamburg
Julia Thiemann
Berlin
Christoph Cantzler
Hamburg
Thorsten Stecker
Winnenden
Manfred Reindl
Tragwein
Sophia Wagner
Potsdam
Andreas Bungert
Bonn
Gerhard Hecht
Egling an der Paar
Jan Stronkman
Zevenaar
Stefan Freund
Gauting
Niels Hoffmann
Hochheim am Main
Alan R Moon
Syracuse
Richard Lenherr
Bülach
Michael Freyer
Paderborn
Ralf Kuhn
Saarbrücken
William Cavaglieri
Brescia
Mathias Spaan
Hamburg
Geoffrey Engelstein
Bridgewater
Bruce Whitehill
Eickeloh
Tanja Malinowski
Landstuhl
Alessandro Cuneo
Montalenghe
Janusch Rentenatus
Essen
Anna Oppolzer
Heidelberg
Max Philipp
Berlin
Gebrüder Frei
Bern
Norbert Proena
Niddatal (Assenheim)
Nicole Zeller
Dettingen
Kalle Klimkewitz
München
Anja Klein
Schmelz
Bettina Katzenberger
Brackenheim
Stefan Dorra
Algermissen (Hannover)
Alexander Rein
Diez
Lars Wagner Hansen
Sorø
Patrick Katona
Eggenstein Leopoldshafen
Michael Kallauch
Koblenz
Eike Jung
Köln
Guido Hoffmann
Wien
Andrea Boennen
Herzhorn
Michele Piccolini
Groningen
Arpad Fritsche
München
Rocky Bogdanski
Dortmund
Tina Schuster
Pulheim
Tobias Roeser
Langen
Paolo Mori
Sala Baganza
Lucas Stark
Kirchheim unter Teck
Marco Rava
Campomorone (Genova)
Dirk Andreas Taube
Hückelhoven
Uwe Rapp
Erdmannhausen
Lucien Geelhoed
Leiden
Pasquale Facchini
MOLFETTA
Martin Schmitz
Bonn
Andreas Zimmermann
Offenburg
Lena Flottow
Mannheim
Christian Beiersdorf
Freiburg
Stefano Cobello
Treviso
Tobias Löffler
Spalt
Daniel Bahr
Köln
Robert Groenewold
Bilthoven
Andrea Robbiani
Saronno
Steffen Albus
Darmstadt
Peter Rustemeyer
Köln
APEX Ideenschmiede
Untermeitingen
Stefan Müller
Niederkassel
Claude Weber
Roullingen
Justin Müller
Mainz
Jan Meyberg
Andernach
Gerhard Piaskowy
Mainz
Thomas Klein
Schmelz
Hans-Peter Stoll
Lampertheim
Carlo A. Rossi
Carpi
Jörg Pollack
Lauf
Jonathan Linke
Konstanz
Peter Kuhn
Berlin
Anja Dreier-Brückner
Heiligenhaus
Tobias Tesar
München
Flaminia Brasini
Roma
Bart-Willem van Huizum
Zutphen
Nils Carstensen
Wangen
Bernhard Lach
Erdmannhausen
Kenanja Nuding
Berlin
Axel Heill
Korneuburg
Malte Schlorf
Offenbach am Main
Juri Alexander
Berlin
Lorenzo Tarabini Castellani
Tres Cantos (Madrid)
Hartwig Jakubik
Düsseldorf
Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
Unterhaching
Florian Racky
Kelkheim
Thomas Odenhoven
Meerbusch
Werner Schmitt
Kaiserslautern
Christian Stoll
Treuchtlingen
Arnold Reisse
Hamburg
Jürgen Elias
Bochum
Harvey Johnston
Geseke
Gerhard Junker
Urbach
Veronika Graf
Bad Waldsee
Markus Haberbosch
München
Tobias Thulke
Köln
Markus Hagenauer
Surheim
Hilko Drude
Göttingen
Aaron Haag
München
Michael Diechtierow
Heidelberg
Martyn F
Nuenen
Paul Gäbler
Braunschweig
Thomas Daum
Taufkirchen
Claudia Ritzinger
RÖHRMOOS
Carsten Jansen
Neukirchen-Vluyn
Matt Leacock
Sunnyvale
Wolfgang Pabst
Zwickau
Till Teenck
Berlin
Stefan Kropp
Aubstadt
Christine Gnan
Heiligenhafen
Bernd Müller
Mönchengladbach
Fabian Zimmermann
Kaiserslautern
Gerd Fenchel
Böblingen
Lukas Setzke
Lüneburg
Jens-Peter Schliemann
Bonn
Michael Palm
Tengen
Hamlet Abedian
Steinfurt
Jendrik Odenwäller
Bremen
Kirsten Hiese
Porta Westfalica
Lorenz Sebastian Freudenberg
Hamburg
Volker Cullmann
Püttlingen/Saar
Luca Fanni
Charvensod
Ivo Fagundes David de Oliveira
Markkleeberg
Stefan Kloß
Mannheim
Stefan Diddens
Peine
Jochen Knittel
Sindelfingen
Henning Schulz
Kiel
Andrea Vitali
Bergamo
Thilo Hutzler
Kaisheim
Lidia Blanco González
Vilanova de Arousa
Marco Canetta
Fucecchio
Regine und Thomas Fabian
Hördt
Citie Lo
Berlin
Dominik Schönleben
Hamburg
Matteo Donzelli
Mozzanica
Tom Werneck
Haar
Jürgen Then
Röthlein
Matthias Drescher
Wilhermsdorf
Thomas Dettbarn
Fuerth
Bert Weverling
Amsterdam
Sandra Niemeyer
Kornwestheim
Heiko Korntheuer
Thun
Sjaak Griffioen
Aerdenhout
Giovanni Franceschelli
Firenze
Jeroen Geenen
Ede
Roman Rodriguez Maecker
Berlin
Walter Obert
Piossasco
Christos Giannakoulas
Thermi
Edith Grein-Böttcher
Neuss
Robert Brouwer
Groningen
Christian Giove
Alpignano (TO)
Jonas Gabriel Trodler
Berlin
Michiel de Wit
Nijmegen
Matthias Greßinger
Tübingen
Michael Modler
Ritterhude
Liesbeth Bos
Bunde
Torsten Marold
Bremen
Ulysse Richert-Botté
Frankfurt Am Main
Rudi Biber
Wellheim
Jens Merkl
Hambrücken
Peter-Paul Joopen
Zülpich
Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler
Schwalmtal
Dennis Matthias
Flensburg
Martin Berger
Leonberg
Violetta Leitner
Moosach
Dirk Hanneforth
Bielefeld
Andrea Mainini
Piossasco (TO)
Jochen Scherer
St.Wendel
Hartmut Kommerell
Teltow
Andrea Angiolino
Rome
David Spada
BORGHI
Fabio Lopiano
Milano
Karl-Hermann Böker
Bielefeld
Máren Kruse
Berlin
Simona Greco
Campomorone (Genova)
Johannes Fähndrich
Magdeburg
Andreas Faul
Bietigheim-Bissingen
Marius Waninger
trossingen
Stefanie Fasora
Lehesten
Gian Andrea Cappuzzo
Villa Estense
Luca Borsa
Busto Arsizio
Rainer Schlichtholz
Verden
Richi Haarhoff
Bad Oldesloe
Ulrich Blum
Köln
Thomas Weber
München
Markus von der Heyde
Weimar
Thomas Franken
Berlin
Denis Christopher Görz
Quickborn
Sebastian Riechmann
Regensburg
Martin Ebel
Kassel
Josef Kirschner
Unna
Matteo Sassi
Legnano
Sven Steinebach
Frankfurt
Marcus Meigel
Landstuhl
Reiner Knizia
München
Paul Bamberger
Odenthal
Anja Wrede
Berlin
Luís Dinis
Benavente
Nicko Böhnke
Bargteheide
Daniel Bernsen
Huixquilucan
Alessandro Schiavetti
Rome
Torsten Landsvogt
Hildesheim
Martino Chiacchiera
Griesheim
Florian Ortlepp
Hagen
Alan Paull
HUNTINGDON
Simon Kösters
Lünen
Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia
Torino
Helmut Ortlepp
Hagen
Rita Modl
Huglfing
Nestore Mangone
trebisacce
Verena Wiechens
Lüneburg
Carlo Camarotto
Padova
Remo Conzadori
Montichiari (BS)
Matthias Cramer
Essen
Arve D. Fühler
Büdingen
Fabio Montesel
Trieste
Thies-Benedict Lüdtke
Uelzen
Tobias Scholz
Düsseldorf
Martin Pflieger
Gera
Andreas Steding
Göttingen
Antonio Cizu
Canegrate (MI)
Luca Maragno
Milano
Clark Rodeffer
Ann Arbor
Arjan van Houwelingen
Eext
Matthias Goebel
Unna
Paco Yanez
Madrid
Peter Ratschiller
Bozen
Florian Maas
Hanau
Patrick Pohlmann
Lähden
Ellen Schulze
Krefeld
Sven Seelinger
Östringen
Peter Jürgensen
Berlin
Eric Marks
Einhausen
Andreas Molter
Borken
Yasaman Farazan
Düsseldorf
Stefan Bauer
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Aske Severin Juul Christiansen
Copenhagen
Enrico Vicario
Venice
Giorgio Galbusera
Milano
Barbara Schröders
Bad Endorf
Katrin Abfalter
Berlin
Giacomo Sottocasa
Sanremo
Gabriele Ausiello
Roma
Karolin Mellert
Bremen
Kaddy Arendt
Duisburg
Peer Thies
Wolfratshausen
Dietmar Bockelmann
Nandlstadt
Jesus Casasola Boyero
Amsterdam
Thomas Hög
Recklinghausen
Isabelle Laue
Bobingen
Martin Schlegel
Hagen
Roberto Tschirner
Denkte
Dean Morris
London
Colin Dömer
Duisburg
Nicolas Straccia
Offenbach am Main
Torben Ratzlaff
Hamburg
Jürgen Adams
Haar/Ottendichl
Thomas Sing
Konstanz
Hendryk Claussen
Hannover
Johnny Ebsen
Pfinztal
Jörg von Rüden
Dortmund
Deren Gündogdu
Darmstadt
Betty Baindl
Geretsried
Christoph Proll
Bad Dürkheim
Max Scharf
Kaarst
Matthias Prinz
St.Wendel
Udo Dieter Peise
Benediktbeuern
Emanuele Briano
SAVONA
Markus Reinhardt
Boitze
Mauro Vitali
Bergamo
Patricia Spazierer
Germaringen
Alessandro Rizzi
Brescia
Bernhard Weber
Bonn
Erik Andersson Sundén
Uppsala
Stefania Niccolini
Fucecchio
Peter Ogurzow
Oberstaufen
Robert Lovell
Köln
Markus Falkenau
Stuttgart
Jeffrey Allers
Kandern
Mark Stefens
Rheine
Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti
Berlin
Tim Goldbach
Frechen
Volker Nebel
Heidelberg
Johannes Lorenzen
Hamburg
Francesco Testini
Monza
Janet Kneisel
Zuzgen
Detlef Dewitz
Alfter
Emmanouil Zachariadis-Sourvos
Thessaloniki
Michael Feldkötter
Kiel
Andreas Schleicher
Stuttgart
Matteo Casali
Reggio Emilia
Timm Hermann-Böttcher
Berlin
Leo Colovini
Mestre Venezia
David Betzing
Sankt Augustin
Fabiano Onça
São Paulo
Alex Taube
Oberursel
Wolfgang Vogel
Lehrberg
Moritz Schuster
Herne
Cynthia-Stefanie Barth
Friedrichshafen
Jerome Rank
Braunschweig
Thomas Schneider-Axmann
Bremen
Kevin Bertini
QUARONA
David-Lennart Sturz
Düsseldorf
Klemens Luger
Salzburg
Simone Löhrke
Bad Pyrmont
Paul Schulz
Berlin
Fred Horn
Den Haag
Daniel Danzer
Stuttgart
Silvano Sorrentino
Bari
Jürgen Heel
Imst
Stefano Negro
Frankfurt am Main
Jürgen Aden
Hannover
Athanasios Gakis
Essen