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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.

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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.

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Game authors/designers

Yasaman Farazan

Düsseldorf

Isabelle Laue

Bobingen

Karolin Mellert

Bremen

Hendryk Claussen

Hannover

Paul Schulz

Berlin

Dirk Hanneforth

Bielefeld

Andrea Angiolino

Rome

Alex Taube

Oberursel

Gian Andrea Cappuzzo

Villa Estense

Aaron Haag

München

Nils Carstensen

Wangen

Jürgen Then

Röthlein

Peter Jürgensen

Berlin

Christos Giannakoulas

Thermi

Lorenz Sebastian Freudenberg

Hamburg

Andreas Bungert

Bonn

Stefan Bauer

Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Jürgen Adams

Haar/Ottendichl

Hartwig Jakubik

Düsseldorf

Andreas Schleicher

Stuttgart

Lidia Blanco González

Vilanova de Arousa

Bruce Whitehill

Eickeloh

Florian Racky

Kelkheim

Paul Gäbler

Braunschweig

Stefanie Fasora

Lehesten

Manfred Reindl

Tragwein

Jesus Casasola Boyero

Amsterdam

Martyn F

Nuenen

Giacomo Sottocasa

Sanremo

Markus von der Heyde

Weimar

Lucas Stark

Tübingen

Colin Dömer

Duisburg

Roman Rodriguez Maecker

Berlin

Giorgio Galbusera

Milano

Martin Ebel

Kassel

Norbert Proena

Niddatal (Assenheim)

Hans-Peter Stoll

Lampertheim

Torsten Marold

Bremen

Wolfgang Pabst

Zwickau

Claude Weber

Roullingen

Andreas Steding

Göttingen

Katrin Abfalter

Berlin

Marcus Meigel

Landstuhl

Thorsten Stecker

Winnenden

Tobias Tesar

München

Lorenzo Tarabini Castellani

Tres Cantos (Madrid)

Rainer Schlichtholz

Verden

Matteo Sassi

Legnano

Thomas Dettbarn

Fuerth

Simon Kösters

Lünen

Gabriele Ausiello

Roma

Volker Nebel

Heidelberg

Marco Rava

Campomorone (Genova)

Tina Schuster

Pulheim

Jeroen Geenen

Capelle aan den IJssel

Steffen Albus

Darmstadt

Jonas Gabriel Trodler

Berlin

Alessandro Rizzi

Brescia

Michael Modler

Ritterhude

Citie Lo

Berlin

David-Lennart Sturz

Düsseldorf

Máren Kruse

Berlin

Andrea Vitali

Bergamo

Peter Rustemeyer

Köln

Geoffrey Engelstein

Bridgewater

Athanasios Gakis

Essen

Michael Diechtierow

Heidelberg

Gebrüder Frei

Bern

Robert Groenewold

Bilthoven

Christian Beiersdorf

Freiburg

Michiel de Wit

Nijmegen

Jonathan Linke

Konstanz

Andrea Mainini

Piossasco (TO)

Regine und Thomas Fabian

Hördt

Lukas Setzke

Lüneburg

Ivo Fagundes David de Oliveira

Markkleeberg

Stefan Kloß

Mannheim

Fabio Montesel

Trieste

Matthias Greßinger

Tübingen

Klemens Luger

Salzburg

Martin Schlegel

Hagen

Dean Morris

London

Tim Goldbach

Frechen

Thilo Hutzler

Kaisheim

Thomas Schneider-Axmann

Bremen

Christoph Proll

Bad Dürkheim

Enrico Gandolfo

Bologna

Sebastian Riechmann

Regensburg

Barbara Schröders

Bad Endorf

Tobias Roeser

Langen

Fabio Lopiano

Milano

Robert Lovell

Köln

Ellen Schulze

Krefeld

Erik Andersson Sundén

Uppsala

Max Scharf

Kaarst

Aske Severin Juul Christiansen

Copenhagen

Janusch Rentenatus

Essen

Alan R Moon

Syracuse

Tobias Thulke

Köln

Bert Weverling

Amsterdam

Matteo Casali

Reggio Emilia

Leo Colovini

Mestre Venezia

Reiner Knizia

München

Arjan van Houwelingen

Eext

Carsten Jansen

Neukirchen-Vluyn

Flaminia Brasini

Roma

Marcel-André Casasola Merkle

Unterhaching

Jens Merkl

Hambrücken

Thomas Hög

Recklinghausen

Torben Ratzlaff

Hamburg

Guido Hoffmann

Wien

Maj-Britt Jönsson

Hamburg

Malte Schlorf

Offenbach am Main

Tom Werneck

Haar

Richi Haarhoff

Bad Oldesloe

Peter-Paul Joopen

Zülpich

Sven Steinebach

Frankfurt

Johannes Lorenzen

Hamburg

Tobias Löffler

Spalt

Luís Dinis

Benavente

Sven M. Kübler

Haan

Matthias Goebel

Unna

Nestore Mangone

trebisacce

Thomas Daum

Taufkirchen

Martin Student

Göttingen

Jan Meyberg

Andernach

Marius Waninger

trossingen

Bernhard Weber

Bonn

Fred Horn

Den Haag

Martin Schmitz

Bonn

Daniel Bahr

Köln

Ulysse Richert-Botté

Frankfurt Am Main

Dietmar Bockelmann

Nandlstadt

Matthias Cramer

Essen

Veronika Graf

Bad Waldsee

Walter Obert

Piossasco

Michael Freyer

Paderborn

Nicko Böhnke

Bargteheide

Mark Stefens

Rheine

Peer Thies

Wolfratshausen

Johnny Ebsen

Pfinztal

Thomas Weber

München

Bettina Katzenberger

Brackenheim

Thomas Klein

Schmelz

Eike Jung

Köln

Dirk Andreas Taube

Hückelhoven

Simone Löhrke

Bad Pyrmont

Francesco Testini

Monza

Max Philipp

Berlin

Jan Werner

Zolling

Edith Grein-Böttcher

Neuss

Matt Leacock

Sunnyvale

Timm Hermann-Böttcher

Berlin

David Spada

BORGHI

Axel Heill

Korneuburg

Florian Kattner

WÖLFERSHEIM

Heiko Korntheuer

Thun

Detlef Dewitz

Alfter

Jochen Scherer

St.Wendel

Patrick Katona

Eggenstein Leopoldshafen

Peter Kuhn

Berlin

Andreas Faul

Bietigheim-Bissingen

Juri Alexander

Berlin

Kenanja Nuding

Berlin

Niels Hoffmann

Hochheim am Main

Enrico Vicario

Venice

Christoph Cantzler

Hamburg

Daniel Bernsen

Huixquilucan

Michael Kallauch

Koblenz

Dominik Schönleben

Hamburg

Anja Wrede

Berlin

Marcello Galli

Firenze

Rocky Bogdanski

Dortmund

Jörg von Rüden

Dortmund

Simona Greco

Campomorone (Genova)

Peter Ratschiller

Bozen

Richard Lenherr

Bülach

Henning Schulz

Kiel

Gerhard Hecht

Egling an der Paar

Bernd Müller

Mönchengladbach

Carlo A. Rossi

Carpi

Justin Müller

Mainz

Gerd Fenchel

Böblingen

Johannes Fähndrich

Magdeburg

Dennis Matthias

Flensburg

Volker Cullmann

Püttlingen/Saar

Michael Feldkötter

Kiel

Jörg Pollack

Lauf

Florian Maas

Hanau

Patrick Pohlmann

Lähden

Kirsten Hiese

Porta Westfalica

Anna Oppolzer

Heidelberg

Ulrich Blum

Köln

Janet Kneisel

Zuzgen

Mathias Spaan

Hamburg

Simon Thomas

Mainz-Kastel

Jeffrey Allers

Kandern

Kalle Klimkewitz

München

Sandra Niemeyer

Kornwestheim

Gerhard Junker

Urbach

Clark Rodeffer

Ann Arbor

Jochen Knittel

Sindelfingen

Andrea Mezzotero

Bologna

Bart-Willem van Huizum

Zutphen

Rudi Biber

Wellheim

Jürgen Aden

Hannover

Tobias Scholz

Düsseldorf

Florian Ortlepp

Hagen

Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia

Torino

Ralf Kuhn

Saarbrücken

Fabian Zimmermann

Kaiserslautern

Lena Flottow

Mannheim

APEX Ideenschmiede

Untermeitingen

Liesbeth Bos

Bunde

Paolo Mori

Sala Baganza

Arpad Fritsche

München

Gerhard Piaskowy

Mainz

Torsten Landsvogt

Hildesheim

Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler

Schwalmtal

Matthias Drescher

Wilhermsdorf

Carlo Camarotto

Padova

Harvey Johnston

Geseke

Anja Klein

Schmelz

Paul Bamberger

Odenthal

Luca Borsa

Busto Arsizio

Jan Stronkman

Zevenaar

Alexander Rein

Diez

Helmut Ortlepp

Hagen

Jerome Rank

Braunschweig

Paco Yanez

Madrid

Markus Haberbosch

München

Arnold Reisse

Hamburg

Eric Marks

Einhausen

Alan Paull

HUNTINGDON

Alessandro Cuneo

Montalenghe

Emmanouil Zachariadis-Sourvos

Thessaloniki

Patricia Spazierer

Germaringen

Hilko Drude

Göttingen

Jendrik Odenwäller

Bremen

Robert Brouwer

Groningen

Andrea Robbiani

Saronno

Moritz Schuster

Herne

Tanja Malinowski

Landstuhl

Markus Reinhardt

Boitze

Josef Kirschner

Unna

David Betzing

Sankt Augustin

Luca Maragno

Milano

Thomas Sing

Konstanz

Jürgen Heel

Imst

Wolfgang Lehmann

Rechberghausen

Andrea Boennen

Herzhorn

Peter Ogurzow

Berlin

Lars Wagner Hansen

Sorø

Andreas Molter

Borken

Martino Chiacchiera

Griesheim

William Cavaglieri

Brescia

Violetta Leitner

Moosach

Stefan Kropp

Aubstadt

Stefan Diddens

Peine

Michael Palm

Tengen

Christian Giove

Alpignano (TO)

Stefano Negro

Frankfurt am Main

Alessandro Schiavetti

Rome

Sjaak Griffioen

Aerdenhout

Markus Falkenau

Stuttgart

Verena Wiechens

Lüneburg

Markus Hagenauer

Surheim

Jürgen Elias

Bochum

Thomas Odenhoven

Meerbusch

Giovanni Franceschelli

Firenze

Matthias Prinz

St.Wendel

Jens-Peter Schliemann

Bonn

Sophia Wagner

Potsdam

Stefan Freund

Gauting

Andrea Sbragia

monsummano terme

Matteo Donzelli

Mozzanica

Martin Pflieger

Gera

Stefania Niccolini

Fucecchio

Silvano Sorrentino

Bari

Hartmut Kommerell

Teltow

Till Teenck

Berlin

Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti

Berlin

Hamlet Abedian

Steinfurt

Lucien Geelhoed

Leiden

Julia Thiemann

Berlin

Kaddy Arendt

Duisburg

Wolfgang Vogel

Lehrberg

Werner Schmitt

Kaiserslautern

Nicolas Straccia

Offenbach am Main

Anja Dreier-Brückner

Heiligenhaus

Christine Gnan

Heiligenhafen

Andreas Zimmermann

Offenburg

Stefan Malz

Vechelde

Thomas Franken

Berlin

Claudia Ritzinger

RÖHRMOOS

Marco Canetta

Fucecchio

Karl-Hermann Böker

Bielefeld

Florian Sixt

Unterhaching

Rita Modl

Huglfing

Betty Baindl

Geretsried

Remo Conzadori

Montichiari (BS)

Michele Piccolini

Groningen

Daniel Danzer

Stuttgart

Stefan Dorra

Algermissen (Hannover)

Arve D. Fühler

Büdingen

Martin Berger

Leonberg

Deren Gündogdu

Darmstadt

Cynthia-Stefanie Barth

Friedrichshafen

Antonio Cizu

Canegrate (MI)

Kevin Bertini

QUARONA

Luca Fanni

Charvensod

Udo Dieter Peise

Benediktbeuern

Stefano Cobello

Treviso

Emanuele Briano

SAVONA

Bernhard Lach

Erdmannhausen

Nicole Zeller

Dettingen

Pasquale Facchini

MOLFETTA

Denis Christopher Görz

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