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
Andrea Robbiani
Saronno
Richard Lenherr
Bülach
Nicole Zeller
Dettingen
Jürgen Heel
Imst
Tobias Tesar
München
David Betzing
Sankt Augustin
Anja Wrede
Berlin
Simon Kösters
Lünen
Ivo Fagundes David de Oliveira
Markkleeberg
Thomas Daum
Taufkirchen
Martyn F
Nuenen
Edith Grein-Böttcher
Neuss
Paul Bamberger
Odenthal
Martin Schlegel
Hagen
Christos Giannakoulas
Thermi
Markus Hagenauer
Surheim
Harvey Johnston
Geseke
Rita Modl
Huglfing
Michael Modler
Ritterhude
Jesus Casasola Boyero
Amsterdam
Michiel de Wit
Nijmegen
Sven M. Kübler
Haan
Peter Jürgensen
Berlin
Axel Heill
Korneuburg
Florian Kattner
WÖLFERSHEIM
Matthias Drescher
Wilhermsdorf
Kalle Klimkewitz
München
Mathias Spaan
Hamburg
Robert Lovell
Köln
Luca Borsa
Busto Arsizio
Fabian Zimmermann
Kaiserslautern
Andreas Steding
Göttingen
Stefano Cobello
Treviso
Enrico Vicario
Venice
Pasquale Facchini
MOLFETTA
Martin Schmitz
Bonn
Bert Weverling
Amsterdam
Kirsten Hiese
Porta Westfalica
Thomas Schneider-Axmann
Bremen
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Frankfurt
Jerome Rank
Braunschweig
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Büdingen
Alessandro Schiavetti
Rome
Antonio Cizu
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Lorenz Sebastian Freudenberg
Hamburg
Matteo Sassi
Legnano
Athanasios Gakis
Essen
William Cavaglieri
Brescia
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Lüneburg
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Montalenghe
Moritz Schuster
Herne
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Heiko Korntheuer
Thun
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Lauf
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Schmelz
Andrea Angiolino
Rome
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Steinfurt
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Sindelfingen
Jan Werner
Zolling
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Mainz
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Berlin
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Carpi
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Zuzgen
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Hanau
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Bologna
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Dortmund
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Paul Schulz
Berlin
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Monza
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Düsseldorf
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Flensburg
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London
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Kelkheim
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Köln
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Sanremo
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Duisburg
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Köln
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Leiden
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Schwalmtal
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Freiburg
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Alex Taube
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Martin Berger
Leonberg
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Weimar
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Meerbusch
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Vechelde
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Heidelberg
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Firenze
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Berlin
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Herzhorn
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Bonn
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Eric Marks
Einhausen
Jürgen Aden
Hannover
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Benavente
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Nandlstadt
Rainer Schlichtholz
Verden
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Landstuhl
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Boitze
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Stuttgart
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Bologna
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Hamburg
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Mannheim
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Salzburg
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Hamburg
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Zutphen
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Langen
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Bonn
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Köln
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Sorø
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Trieste
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Spalt
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Berlin
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Essen
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München
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Konstanz
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Rheine
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Hamburg
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Roma
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Firenze
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Heidelberg
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Urbach
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Gauting
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SAVONA
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Hückelhoven
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Berlin
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Tübingen
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Zevenaar
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Fucecchio
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Wangen
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Torino
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Duisburg
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Kandern
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Mainz
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Berlin
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Hamburg
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Koblenz
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Bremen
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Benediktbeuern
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Düsseldorf
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Göttingen
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Neukirchen-Vluyn
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Berlin
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Rudi Biber
Wellheim
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Andernach
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Fucecchio
Jürgen Adams
Haar/Ottendichl
Ulysse Richert-Botté
Frankfurt Am Main
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Thessaloniki
Andreas Bungert
Bonn
Matt Leacock
Sunnyvale
Christine Gnan
Heiligenhafen
Dirk Hanneforth
Bielefeld
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Aubstadt
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Unna
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Heiligenhaus
Martino Chiacchiera
Griesheim
Jens Merkl
Hambrücken
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QUARONA
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Berlin
Leo Colovini
Mestre Venezia
Max Philipp
Berlin
Thomas Weber
München
Violetta Leitner
Moosach
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Lampertheim
Arpad Fritsche
München
Hendryk Claussen
Hannover
Tom Werneck
Haar
Matteo Donzelli
Mozzanica
Martin Pflieger
Gera
Lukas Setzke
Lüneburg
Michael Feldkötter
Kiel
Alexander Rein
Diez
Marius Waninger
trossingen
Janusch Rentenatus
Essen
Arjan van Houwelingen
Eext
Markus Haberbosch
München
Roman Rodriguez Maecker
Berlin
Andreas Molter
Borken
Malte Schlorf
Offenbach am Main
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Dortmund
Flaminia Brasini
Roma
Thilo Hutzler
Kaisheim
Peter Ratschiller
Bozen
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Norbert Proena
Niddatal (Assenheim)
Patrick Pohlmann
Lähden
Peter Kuhn
Berlin
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Heidelberg
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Köln
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Fuerth
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Offenbach am Main
Alan R Moon
Syracuse
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trebisacce
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Brackenheim
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Bridgewater
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Paderborn
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Wien
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Berlin
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Aerdenhout
Ralf Kuhn
Saarbrücken
Liesbeth Bos
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monsummano terme
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Uppsala
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Hamburg
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München
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Darmstadt
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Düsseldorf
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Milano
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Düsseldorf
Stefan Bauer
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Betty Baindl
Geretsried
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St.Wendel
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Paco Yanez
Madrid
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Berlin
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Quickborn
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Lehesten
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Piossasco (TO)
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Wolfratshausen
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Berlin
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Kiel
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Stuttgart
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Röthlein
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Friedrichshafen
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Bobingen
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Teltow
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Padova
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Hagen
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Peine
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Lehrberg
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Kaarst
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Copenhagen
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Recklinghausen
Luca Maragno
Milano
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Zwickau
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Eickeloh
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Offenburg
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Groningen
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Piossasco
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Roullingen
Timm Hermann-Böttcher
Berlin
Andreas Schleicher
Stuttgart
Karl-Hermann Böker
Bielefeld
Alessandro Rizzi
Brescia
Lena Flottow
Mannheim