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
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
VG WORT’s use of the database of the Stiftung Spielen archive to calculate library royalties demonstrates its practical functionality and underscores the archive’s eligibility for funding.
75 years of the Nuremberg Spielwarenmesse: Congratulations!
For 75 years, the Toy Fair has been the most important event for the industry – nationally and internationally. This applies to most manufacturers, publishers, retailers... but also to creative minds such as game designers, who present their latest creations there. We would like to thank the Spielwarenmesse for the generous support we have received over many years.
Read more … 75 years of the Nuremberg Spielwarenmesse: Congratulations!
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
Enrico Gandolfo
Bologna
Manfred Reindl
Tragwein
Janet Kneisel
Zuzgen
Peter Ratschiller
Bozen
Thomas Schneider-Axmann
Bremen
Tim Goldbach
Frechen
Stefan Müller
Niederkassel
Gian Andrea Cappuzzo
Villa Estense
Dominik Schönleben
Hamburg
Arve D. Fühler
Büdingen
Matteo Casali
Reggio Emilia
Gabriele Ausiello
Roma
Jerome Rank
Braunschweig
Andrea Angiolino
Rome
Martin Ebel
Kassel
Claude Weber
Roullingen
Jonas Gabriel Trodler
Berlin
Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia
Torino
Jeffrey Allers
Kandern
Francesco Testini
Monza
David Spada
BORGHI
Jürgen Aden
Hannover
Mark Stefens
Rheine
Wolfgang Lehmann
Rechberghausen
Pasquale Facchini
MOLFETTA
Gerhard Junker
Urbach
Matteo Donzelli
Mozzanica
Martyn F
Nuenen
Janusch Rentenatus
Essen
Stefan Freund
Gauting
Josef Kirschner
Unna
Max Philipp
Berlin
Lars Wagner Hansen
Sorø
Simon Thomas
Mainz-Kastel
Andrea Vitali
Bergamo
Detlef Dewitz
Alfter
Marcus Meigel
Landstuhl
Paul Bamberger
Odenthal
Peter-Paul Joopen
Zülpich
Robert Lovell
Köln
Stefan Diddens
Peine
Alexander Rein
Diez
Justin Müller
Mainz
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Hückelhoven
Werner Schmitt
Kaiserslautern
Fred Horn
Den Haag
Michael Diechtierow
Heidelberg
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Berlin
Hendryk Claussen
Hannover
Karolin Mellert
Bremen
Patrick Katona
Eggenstein Leopoldshafen
Christoph Proll
Bad Dürkheim
Thomas Weber
München
Liesbeth Bos
Bunde
Lukas Setzke
Lüneburg
Barbara Schröders
Bad Endorf
Anna Oppolzer
Heidelberg
Regine und Thomas Fabian
Hördt
Paul Schulz
Berlin
Tom Werneck
Haar
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Recklinghausen
Jens Merkl
Hambrücken
Florian Ortlepp
Hagen
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Zevenaar
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Bremen
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Kiel
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Dortmund
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Taufkirchen
Ulrich Blum
Köln
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Berlin
Marius Waninger
trossingen
Giovanni Franceschelli
Firenze
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Bochum
Andrea Mainini
Piossasco (TO)
Yasaman Farazan
Düsseldorf
Lena Flottow
Mannheim
Anja Klein
Schmelz
Stefan Dorra
Algermissen (Hannover)
Tina Schuster
Pulheim
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Magdeburg
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Trieste
Niels Hoffmann
Hochheim am Main
Hartwig Jakubik
Düsseldorf
Michael Kallauch
Koblenz
Nicolas Straccia
Offenbach am Main
Sophia Wagner
Potsdam
Simon Kösters
Lünen
Markus Haberbosch
München
Dean Morris
London
Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
Unterhaching
Ulysse Richert-Botté
Frankfurt Am Main
Peter Ogurzow
Berlin
Heiko Korntheuer
Thun
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Hagen
Volker Nebel
Heidelberg
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Lauf
Juri Alexander
Berlin
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München
Martino Chiacchiera
Griesheim
Patrick Pohlmann
Lähden
Matthias Prinz
St.Wendel
Katrin Abfalter
Berlin
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Untermeitingen
Mathias Spaan
Hamburg
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Spalt
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Bonn
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Carpi
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Haar/Ottendichl
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Hamburg
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Lüneburg
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Bern
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Fuerth
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Borken
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Lehesten
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Brescia
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Campomorone (Genova)
Simona Greco
Campomorone (Genova)
Erik Andersson Sundén
Uppsala
Luca Fanni
Charvensod
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Neukirchen-Vluyn
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Rome
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Legnano
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Citie Lo
Berlin
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Paderborn
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Saronno
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Roma
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Krefeld
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Hamburg
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Kaarst
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Berlin
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Milano
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Düsseldorf
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Salzburg
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Bonn
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Köln
Matthias Goebel
Unna
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Sankt Augustin
Hartmut Kommerell
Teltow
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Eickeloh
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Heiligenhaus
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Steinfurt
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Andernach
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Zwickau
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Essen
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Moosach
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Copenhagen
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Dortmund
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Egling an der Paar
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Imst
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Nijmegen
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Gera
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Montalenghe
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Hamburg
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Venice
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Sindelfingen
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Wien
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Kelkheim
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Stuttgart
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Hagen
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München
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Duisburg
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Mainz
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trebisacce
Reiner Knizia
München
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São Paulo
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Berlin
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Dettingen
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Konstanz
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Frankfurt
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Köln
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Düsseldorf
Sven M. Kübler
Haan
Andrea Boennen
Herzhorn
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Bilthoven
Betty Baindl
Geretsried
Matthias Cramer
Essen
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St.Wendel
Harvey Johnston
Geseke
Paul Gäbler
Braunschweig
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Herne
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Groningen
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Ann Arbor
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Wangen
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Sala Baganza
Florian Sixt
Unterhaching
Matthias Drescher
Wilhermsdorf
Christine Gnan
Heiligenhafen
Andreas Steding
Göttingen
Stefan Kropp
Aubstadt
Dirk Hanneforth
Bielefeld
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Röthlein
Walter Obert
Piossasco
Hilko Drude
Göttingen
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Frankfurt am Main
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Berlin
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Lampertheim
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Hamburg
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Mannheim
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Wellheim
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München
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Köln
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Eext
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Offenbach am Main
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Tengen
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Fucecchio
Dietmar Bockelmann
Nandlstadt
Volker Cullmann
Püttlingen/Saar
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Flensburg
Silvano Sorrentino
Bari
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Berlin
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Huglfing
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Bremen
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Bielefeld
Jeroen Geenen
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Roman Rodriguez Maecker
Berlin
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Friedrichshafen
Bernhard Weber
Bonn
Michael Modler
Ritterhude
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Zutphen
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Hamburg
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Leonberg
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Hamburg
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Kornwestheim
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Berlin
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Thessaloniki
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Stuttgart
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Benavente
Matthias Greßinger
Tübingen
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Anja Wrede
Berlin
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Bonn
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Verden
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Kiel
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Langen
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Till Teenck
Berlin
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Köln
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Milano
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Konstanz
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Mönchengladbach