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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

Reiner Knizia

München

Lorenz Sebastian Freudenberg

Hamburg

David Betzing

Sankt Augustin

Peter Ratschiller

Bozen

William Cavaglieri

Brescia

Thomas Odenhoven

Meerbusch

Kirsten Hiese

Porta Westfalica

Matteo Sassi

Legnano

Sven M. Kübler

Haan

Kalle Klimkewitz

München

Stefania Niccolini

Fucecchio

Jesus Casasola Boyero

Amsterdam

Bruce Whitehill

Eickeloh

Gabriele Ausiello

Roma

Lidia Blanco González

Vilanova de Arousa

Markus Falkenau

Stuttgart

Veronika Graf

Bad Waldsee

Kenanja Nuding

Berlin

Nils Carstensen

Wangen

Robert Lovell

Köln

Axel Heill

Korneuburg

Giovanni Franceschelli

Firenze

Patrick Pohlmann

Lähden

Clark Rodeffer

Ann Arbor

Eike Jung

Köln

Mathias Spaan

Hamburg

Lucien Geelhoed

Leiden

Timm Hermann-Böttcher

Berlin

Alexander Rein

Diez

Emmanouil Zachariadis-Sourvos

Thessaloniki

Tobias Thulke

Köln

Martino Chiacchiera

Griesheim

Arve D. Fühler

Büdingen

Sven Steinebach

Frankfurt

Andrea Mezzotero

Bologna

Tobias Scholz

Düsseldorf

Michael Freyer

Paderborn

APEX Ideenschmiede

Untermeitingen

Rainer Schlichtholz

Verden

Denis Christopher Görz

Quickborn

Ivo Fagundes David de Oliveira

Markkleeberg

Hilko Drude

Göttingen

Giorgio Galbusera

Milano

Martin Schlegel

Hagen

Dietmar Bockelmann

Nandlstadt

Guido Hoffmann

Wien

Tina Schuster

Pulheim

Bert Weverling

Amsterdam

Aaron Haag

München

Jan Werner

Zolling

Nicolas Straccia

Offenbach am Main

Manfred Reindl

Tragwein

Andreas Schleicher

Stuttgart

Andrea Mainini

Piossasco (TO)

Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler

Schwalmtal

Martyn F

Nuenen

Marcus Meigel

Landstuhl

Torsten Marold

Bremen

Thomas Daum

Taufkirchen

Thomas Dettbarn

Fuerth

Jörg Pollack

Lauf

Jürgen Aden

Hannover

Tanja Malinowski

Landstuhl

Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti

Berlin

Citie Lo

Berlin

Hans-Peter Stoll

Lampertheim

Jens Merkl

Hambrücken

Markus Reinhardt

Boitze

Anna Oppolzer

Heidelberg

Johannes Lorenzen

Hamburg

Alessandro Rizzi

Brescia

Jürgen Heel

Imst

Christine Gnan

Heiligenhafen

Claude Weber

Roullingen

Ulysse Richert-Botté

Frankfurt Am Main

Hamlet Abedian

Steinfurt

Steffen Albus

Darmstadt

Enrico Gandolfo

Bologna

Matthias Prinz

St.Wendel

Paul Bamberger

Odenthal

Sophia Wagner

Potsdam

Richi Haarhoff

Bad Oldesloe

Walter Obert

Piossasco

Athanasios Gakis

Essen

Tobias Roeser

Langen

Ulrich Blum

Köln

Verena Wiechens

Lüneburg

Wolfgang Lehmann

Rechberghausen

Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia

Torino

Alessandro Schiavetti

Rome

Gerhard Piaskowy

Mainz

Dirk Hanneforth

Bielefeld

Remo Conzadori

Montichiari (BS)

Martin Ebel

Kassel

Paul Gäbler

Braunschweig

Stefan Malz

Vechelde

Werner Schmitt

Kaiserslautern

Jendrik Odenwäller

Bremen

Emanuele Briano

SAVONA

Robert Brouwer

Groningen

Peter Jürgensen

Berlin

Edith Grein-Böttcher

Neuss

Peter Ogurzow

Berlin

Silvano Sorrentino

Bari

Tobias Löffler

Spalt

Johnny Ebsen

Pfinztal

Matt Leacock

Sunnyvale

Tobias Tesar

München

Stefan Dorra

Algermissen (Hannover)

Florian Kattner

WÖLFERSHEIM

Andrea Sbragia

monsummano terme

Fabian Zimmermann

Kaiserslautern

Jürgen Adams

Haar/Ottendichl

Martin Pflieger

Gera

Daniel Danzer

Stuttgart

Gerhard Hecht

Egling an der Paar

Hartwig Jakubik

Düsseldorf

Carlo Camarotto

Padova

Henning Schulz

Kiel

Katrin Abfalter

Berlin

Andrea Robbiani

Saronno

Andrea Boennen

Herzhorn

Betty Baindl

Geretsried

Andreas Molter

Borken

Martin Student

Göttingen

Till Teenck

Berlin

Detlef Dewitz

Alfter

Colin Dömer

Duisburg

Marco Rava

Campomorone (Genova)

Michiel de Wit

Nijmegen

Heiko Korntheuer

Thun

Alan Paull

HUNTINGDON

Jürgen Elias

Bochum

Thomas Weber

München

Erik Andersson Sundén

Uppsala

Tim Goldbach

Frechen

Bernhard Lach

Erdmannhausen

Alessandro Cuneo

Montalenghe

Thomas Sing

Konstanz

Max Scharf

Kaarst

Roman Rodriguez Maecker

Berlin

Gebrüder Frei

Bern

Aske Severin Juul Christiansen

Copenhagen

Flaminia Brasini

Roma

Andreas Zimmermann

Offenburg

Alex Taube

Oberursel

Justin Müller

Mainz

Mark Stefens

Rheine

Anja Dreier-Brückner

Heiligenhaus

Andreas Steding

Göttingen

Thilo Hutzler

Kaisheim

Jeffrey Allers

Kandern

Christian Beiersdorf

Freiburg

Jerome Rank

Braunschweig

Christian Giove

Alpignano (TO)

Simone Löhrke

Bad Pyrmont

Francesco Testini

Monza

Regine und Thomas Fabian

Hördt

Harvey Johnston

Geseke

Marco Canetta

Fucecchio

Matthias Drescher

Wilhermsdorf

Violetta Leitner

Moosach

Paul Schulz

Berlin

Volker Nebel

Heidelberg

Jonathan Linke

Konstanz

Anja Wrede

Berlin

Fred Horn

Den Haag

Rita Modl

Huglfing

Jonas Gabriel Trodler

Berlin

Stefan Diddens

Peine

Bettina Katzenberger

Brackenheim

Matteo Casali

Reggio Emilia

Richard Lenherr

Bülach

Klemens Luger

Salzburg

Patrick Katona

Eggenstein Leopoldshafen

Marcel-André Casasola Merkle

Unterhaching

Geoffrey Engelstein

Bridgewater

Peer Thies

Wolfratshausen

Helmut Ortlepp

Hagen

Florian Racky

Kelkheim

Fabio Montesel

Trieste

Lucas Stark

Tübingen

Rocky Bogdanski

Dortmund

Juri Alexander

Berlin

Liesbeth Bos

Bunde

Janet Kneisel

Zuzgen

Florian Ortlepp

Hagen

Barbara Schröders

Bad Endorf

Andrea Vitali

Bergamo

Malte Schlorf

Offenbach am Main

Isabelle Laue

Bobingen

Claudia Ritzinger

RÖHRMOOS

Matthias Greßinger

Tübingen

Tom Werneck

Haar

Deren Gündogdu

Darmstadt

Stefan Bauer

Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Thomas Klein

Schmelz

Peter Rustemeyer

Köln

Lars Wagner Hansen

Sorø

Cynthia-Stefanie Barth

Friedrichshafen

Dean Morris

London

Paolo Mori

Sala Baganza

Antonio Cizu

Canegrate (MI)

Lorenzo Tarabini Castellani

Tres Cantos (Madrid)

Christos Giannakoulas

Thermi

Alan R Moon

Syracuse

David Spada

BORGHI

Jürgen Then

Röthlein

Julia Thiemann

Berlin

Wolfgang Vogel

Lehrberg

Sjaak Griffioen

Aerdenhout

Simona Greco

Campomorone (Genova)

Marius Waninger

trossingen

Arjan van Houwelingen

Eext

Thomas Hög

Recklinghausen

Jörg von Rüden

Dortmund

Patricia Spazierer

Germaringen

Ellen Schulze

Krefeld

Christoph Cantzler

Hamburg

Stefan Freund

Gauting

Jan Meyberg

Andernach

Yasaman Farazan

Düsseldorf

Stefano Negro

Frankfurt am Main

Kevin Bertini

QUARONA

Thorsten Stecker

Winnenden

Michael Feldkötter

Kiel

Stefan Kloß

Mannheim

Stefano Cobello

Treviso

Fabio Lopiano

Milano

Simon Kösters

Lünen

Florian Maas

Hanau

Maj-Britt Jönsson

Hamburg

Carlo A. Rossi

Carpi

Bernhard Weber

Bonn

Jeroen Geenen

Capelle aan den IJssel

Markus Hagenauer

Surheim

Michael Palm

Tengen

Wolfgang Pabst

Zwickau

Volker Cullmann

Püttlingen/Saar

Matthias Goebel

Unna

Markus Haberbosch

München

Daniel Bernsen

Huixquilucan

Pasquale Facchini

MOLFETTA

Jens-Peter Schliemann

Bonn

Gian Andrea Cappuzzo

Villa Estense

Dominik Schönleben

Hamburg

Karl-Hermann Böker

Bielefeld

Stefanie Fasora

Lehesten

Michael Diechtierow

Heidelberg

Markus von der Heyde

Weimar

Janusch Rentenatus

Essen

Johannes Fähndrich

Magdeburg

Ralf Kuhn

Saarbrücken

Michael Kallauch

Koblenz

Anja Klein

Schmelz

Luís Dinis

Benavente

Martin Schmitz

Bonn

Luca Maragno

Milano

Sebastian Riechmann

Regensburg

Norbert Proena

Niddatal (Assenheim)

Matthias Cramer

Essen

Hartmut Kommerell

Teltow

Jan Stronkman

Zevenaar

Lukas Setzke

Lüneburg

Torsten Landsvogt

Hildesheim

Andrea Angiolino

Rome

Karolin Mellert

Bremen

Dennis Matthias

Flensburg

Arnold Reisse

Hamburg

Eric Marks

Einhausen

Hendryk Claussen

Hannover

Lena Flottow

Mannheim

Daniel Bahr

Köln

Michele Piccolini

Groningen

Nestore Mangone

trebisacce

Thomas Franken

Berlin

Florian Sixt

Unterhaching

Rudi Biber

Wellheim

Arpad Fritsche

München

Andreas Faul

Bietigheim-Bissingen

Kaddy Arendt

Duisburg

David-Lennart Sturz

Düsseldorf

Dirk Andreas Taube

Hückelhoven

Andreas Bungert

Bonn

Peter-Paul Joopen

Zülpich

Bernd Müller

Mönchengladbach

Jochen Knittel

Sindelfingen

Stefan Kropp

Aubstadt

Sandra Niemeyer

Kornwestheim

Leo Colovini

Mestre Venezia

Peter Kuhn

Berlin

Carsten Jansen

Neukirchen-Vluyn

Max Philipp

Berlin

Josef Kirschner

Unna

Luca Fanni

Charvensod

Moritz Schuster

Herne

Martin Berger

Leonberg

Niels Hoffmann

Hochheim am Main

Paco Yanez

Madrid

Simon Thomas

Mainz-Kastel

Gerd Fenchel

Böblingen

Bart-Willem van Huizum

Zutphen

Jochen Scherer

St.Wendel

Nicole Zeller

Dettingen

Marcello Galli

Firenze

Torben Ratzlaff

Hamburg

Christoph Proll

Bad Dürkheim

Robert Groenewold

Bilthoven

Udo Dieter Peise

Benediktbeuern

Enrico Vicario

Venice

Máren Kruse

Berlin

Giacomo Sottocasa

Sanremo

Thomas Schneider-Axmann

Bremen

Nicko Böhnke

Bargteheide

Luca Borsa

Busto Arsizio

Gerhard Junker

Urbach

Michael Modler

Ritterhude

Matteo Donzelli

Mozzanica