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
Gebrüder Frei
Bern
Matt Leacock
Sunnyvale
Athanasios Gakis
Essen
Martyn F
Nuenen
Anja Klein
Schmelz
Eike Jung
Köln
Dirk Andreas Taube
Hückelhoven
Deren Gündogdu
Darmstadt
Jürgen Aden
Hannover
Hans-Peter Stoll
Lampertheim
Martin Berger
Leonberg
Bert Weverling
Amsterdam
Tanja Malinowski
Landstuhl
Citie Lo
Berlin
Julia Thiemann
Berlin
Luca Borsa
Busto Arsizio
Arve D. Fühler
Büdingen
Jendrik Odenwäller
Bremen
Matteo Sassi
Legnano
Stefan Müller
Niederkassel
Thomas Odenhoven
Meerbusch
Luca Maragno
Milano
Violetta Leitner
Moosach
Werner Schmitt
Kaiserslautern
Francesco Testini
Monza
Marco Rava
Campomorone (Genova)
Lucien Geelhoed
Leiden
Flaminia Brasini
Roma
Matteo Donzelli
Mozzanica
Bruce Whitehill
Eickeloh
Karl-Hermann Böker
Bielefeld
Norbert Proena
Niddatal (Assenheim)
Gerd Fenchel
Böblingen
Alan Paull
HUNTINGDON
Jochen Scherer
St.Wendel
Thomas Sing
Konstanz
Fabio Montesel
Trieste
Detlef Dewitz
Alfter
Stefanie Fasora
Lehesten
Carlo A. Rossi
Carpi
Markus Reinhardt
Boitze
Max Philipp
Berlin
Veronika Graf
Bad Waldsee
Jürgen Adams
Haar/Ottendichl
Lorenz Sebastian Freudenberg
Hamburg
Michael Kallauch
Koblenz
Cynthia-Stefanie Barth
Friedrichshafen
Andrea Boennen
Herzhorn
Malte Schlorf
Offenbach am Main
Christoph Proll
Bad Dürkheim
Torben Ratzlaff
Hamburg
Jürgen Then
Röthlein
Máren Kruse
Berlin
Axel Heill
Korneuburg
Lena Flottow
Mannheim
Patrick Katona
Eggenstein Leopoldshafen
Bernhard Weber
Bonn
Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia
Torino
Andreas Molter
Borken
Alessandro Schiavetti
Rome
Thilo Hutzler
Kaisheim
Arpad Fritsche
München
Jan Meyberg
Andernach
Stefan Diddens
Peine
Stefan Freund
Gauting
Edith Grein-Böttcher
Neuss
Klemens Luger
Salzburg
Andrea Vitali
Bergamo
Paolo Mori
Sala Baganza
Michele Piccolini
Groningen
Hilko Drude
Göttingen
Sven Steinebach
Frankfurt
Ralf Kuhn
Saarbrücken
Johannes Fähndrich
Magdeburg
Jesus Casasola Boyero
Amsterdam
Max Scharf
Kaarst
Hartwig Jakubik
Düsseldorf
Matthias Greßinger
Tübingen
Moritz Schuster
Herne
Nestore Mangone
trebisacce
Eric Marks
Einhausen
Enrico Vicario
Venice
Torsten Landsvogt
Hildesheim
Alessandro Cuneo
Montalenghe
Martino Chiacchiera
Griesheim
Michael Feldkötter
Kiel
David Betzing
Sankt Augustin
David Spada
BORGHI
Dietmar Bockelmann
Nandlstadt
Andreas Bungert
Bonn
Sven M. Kübler
Haan
Nils Carstensen
Wangen
Dirk Hanneforth
Bielefeld
Hamlet Abedian
Steinfurt
Carsten Jansen
Neukirchen-Vluyn
Yasaman Farazan
Düsseldorf
Niels Hoffmann
Hochheim am Main
Arnold Reisse
Hamburg
Michael Palm
Tengen
Juri Alexander
Berlin
Simone Löhrke
Bad Pyrmont
Marius Waninger
trossingen
Stefan Dorra
Algermissen (Hannover)
Luca Fanni
Charvensod
Paco Yanez
Madrid
Lorenzo Tarabini Castellani
Tres Cantos (Madrid)
Torsten Marold
Bremen
Fred Horn
Den Haag
Sandra Niemeyer
Kornwestheim
Christian Beiersdorf
Freiburg
Giovanni Franceschelli
Firenze
Ivo Fagundes David de Oliveira
Markkleeberg
Gabriele Ausiello
Roma
Harvey Johnston
Geseke
Verena Wiechens
Lüneburg
Tobias Scholz
Düsseldorf
Wolfgang Pabst
Zwickau
Martin Pflieger
Gera
Sophia Wagner
Potsdam
Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler
Schwalmtal
Colin Dömer
Duisburg
Robert Groenewold
Bilthoven
Florian Maas
Hanau
Thomas Daum
Taufkirchen
Marco Canetta
Fucecchio
Reiner Knizia
München
Henning Schulz
Kiel
Hendryk Claussen
Hannover
Emanuele Briano
SAVONA
Justin Müller
Mainz
Andreas Steding
Göttingen
Peter Ratschiller
Bozen
Nicole Zeller
Dettingen
Bernhard Lach
Erdmannhausen
Peter Jürgensen
Berlin
Stefan Bauer
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Nicko Böhnke
Bargteheide
Manfred Reindl
Tragwein
Paul Schulz
Berlin
Tobias Löffler
Spalt
Carlo Camarotto
Padova
Rudi Biber
Wellheim
Thomas Hög
Recklinghausen
Isabelle Laue
Bobingen
APEX Ideenschmiede
Untermeitingen
Alexander Rein
Diez
Janusch Rentenatus
Essen
Simon Kösters
Lünen
Bettina Katzenberger
Brackenheim
Denis Christopher Görz
Quickborn
Jörg von Rüden
Dortmund
Dominik Schönleben
Hamburg
Helmut Ortlepp
Hagen
Luís Dinis
Benavente
Florian Sixt
Unterhaching
Nicolas Straccia
Offenbach am Main
Steffen Albus
Darmstadt
Dennis Matthias
Flensburg
Gerhard Junker
Urbach
Peer Thies
Wolfratshausen
Paul Bamberger
Odenthal
Gerhard Hecht
Egling an der Paar
Clark Rodeffer
Ann Arbor
Heiko Korntheuer
Thun
Robert Brouwer
Groningen
Rocky Bogdanski
Dortmund
Tobias Thulke
Köln
Alex Taube
Oberursel
Andreas Zimmermann
Offenburg
Michiel de Wit
Nijmegen
Gian Andrea Cappuzzo
Villa Estense
Jonathan Linke
Konstanz
Martin Schlegel
Hagen
Christian Giove
Alpignano (TO)
Claudia Ritzinger
RÖHRMOOS
Jens-Peter Schliemann
Bonn
Aske Severin Juul Christiansen
Copenhagen
Giacomo Sottocasa
Sanremo
Andrea Mainini
Piossasco (TO)
Jürgen Elias
Bochum
Josef Kirschner
Unna
Florian Racky
Kelkheim
Erik Andersson Sundén
Uppsala
Markus Falkenau
Stuttgart
Dean Morris
London
Patricia Spazierer
Germaringen
Andreas Faul
Bietigheim-Bissingen
Peter-Paul Joopen
Zülpich
Jürgen Heel
Imst
Christoph Cantzler
Hamburg
Bernd Müller
Mönchengladbach
Claude Weber
Roullingen
Kaddy Arendt
Duisburg
Sebastian Riechmann
Regensburg
Andrea Robbiani
Saronno
Florian Ortlepp
Hagen
Fabio Lopiano
Milano
Jan Stronkman
Zevenaar
Antonio Cizu
Canegrate (MI)
Matteo Casali
Reggio Emilia
Matthias Cramer
Essen
Lars Wagner Hansen
Sorø
Alan R Moon
Syracuse
Volker Nebel
Heidelberg
Rainer Schlichtholz
Verden
Ulysse Richert-Botté
Frankfurt Am Main
Simona Greco
Campomorone (Genova)
Jochen Knittel
Sindelfingen
Stefan Kropp
Aubstadt
Maj-Britt Jönsson
Hamburg
Markus Hagenauer
Surheim
Kirsten Hiese
Porta Westfalica
Anja Wrede
Berlin
Enrico Gandolfo
Bologna
Mark Stefens
Rheine
Andreas Schleicher
Stuttgart
Thomas Schneider-Axmann
Bremen
Peter Ogurzow
Berlin
Christos Giannakoulas
Thermi
Tom Werneck
Haar
Jeffrey Allers
Kandern
Thomas Weber
München
Giorgio Galbusera
Milano
Remo Conzadori
Montichiari (BS)
Ulrich Blum
Köln
Markus von der Heyde
Weimar
Kalle Klimkewitz
München
Tobias Tesar
München
Gerhard Piaskowy
Mainz
Rita Modl
Huglfing
Thorsten Stecker
Winnenden
Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
Unterhaching
Daniel Bahr
Köln
Mathias Spaan
Hamburg
Wolfgang Lehmann
Rechberghausen
Christine Gnan
Heiligenhafen
Daniel Bernsen
Huixquilucan
Matthias Drescher
Wilhermsdorf
Johannes Lorenzen
Hamburg
Lukas Setzke
Lüneburg
Thomas Franken
Berlin
Roman Rodriguez Maecker
Berlin
Hartmut Kommerell
Teltow
Jörg Pollack
Lauf
Kenanja Nuding
Berlin
Fabian Zimmermann
Kaiserslautern
Thomas Dettbarn
Fuerth
Silvano Sorrentino
Bari
Peter Rustemeyer
Köln
Janet Kneisel
Zuzgen
Katrin Abfalter
Berlin
Andrea Angiolino
Rome
Bart-Willem van Huizum
Zutphen
Lucas Stark
Kirchheim unter Teck
Richi Haarhoff
Bad Oldesloe
Marcus Meigel
Landstuhl
Betty Baindl
Geretsried
Jerome Rank
Braunschweig
Johnny Ebsen
Pfinztal
Robert Lovell
Köln
Geoffrey Engelstein
Bridgewater
Tobias Roeser
Langen
Ellen Schulze
Krefeld
Michael Modler
Ritterhude
Michael Freyer
Paderborn
Simon Thomas
Mainz-Kastel
Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti
Berlin
Matthias Prinz
St.Wendel
David-Lennart Sturz
Düsseldorf
Jeroen Geenen
Capelle aan den IJssel
Jens Merkl
Hambrücken
Leo Colovini
Mestre Venezia
Udo Dieter Peise
Benediktbeuern
Tina Schuster
Pulheim
Kevin Bertini
QUARONA
Michael Diechtierow
Heidelberg
Emmanouil Zachariadis-Sourvos
Thessaloniki
Volker Cullmann
Püttlingen/Saar
Pasquale Facchini
MOLFETTA
Peter Kuhn
Berlin
Regine und Thomas Fabian
Hördt
Wolfgang Vogel
Lehrberg
Markus Haberbosch
München
Sjaak Griffioen
Aerdenhout
Stefano Negro
Frankfurt am Main
Walter Obert
Piossasco
Stefania Niccolini
Fucecchio
Jonas Gabriel Trodler
Berlin
Martin Ebel
Kassel
Stefano Cobello
Treviso
Richard Lenherr
Bülach
Guido Hoffmann
Wien
Till Teenck
Berlin
Matthias Goebel
Unna
Alessandro Rizzi
Brescia
Thomas Klein
Schmelz
Barbara Schröders
Bad Endorf
Patrick Pohlmann
Lähden
Liesbeth Bos
Bunde
William Cavaglieri
Brescia
Stefan Kloß
Mannheim
Tim Goldbach
Frechen
Aaron Haag
München
Timm Hermann-Böttcher
Berlin
Anja Dreier-Brückner
Heiligenhaus
Anna Oppolzer
Heidelberg
Arjan van Houwelingen
Eext
Karolin Mellert
Bremen
Paul Gäbler
Braunschweig
Martin Schmitz
Bonn
Lidia Blanco González
Vilanova de Arousa
Daniel Danzer
Stuttgart