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