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
Barbara Schröders
Bad Endorf
Simon Kösters
Lünen
Tanja Malinowski
Landstuhl
Edith Grein-Böttcher
Neuss
Torben Ratzlaff
Hamburg
Justin Müller
Mainz
Roman Rodriguez Maecker
Berlin
Nicole Zeller
Dettingen
Paul Schulz
Berlin
Stefano Cobello
Treviso
Lars Wagner Hansen
Sorø
Till Teenck
Berlin
Remo Conzadori
Montichiari (BS)
Max Philipp
Berlin
Bernd Müller
Mönchengladbach
Peter Rustemeyer
Köln
Alessandro Schiavetti
Rome
Alessandro Cuneo
Montalenghe
Torsten Marold
Bremen
Malte Schlorf
Offenbach am Main
Tobias Roeser
Langen
Dietmar Bockelmann
Nandlstadt
Peter Ogurzow
Berlin
Simon Thomas
Mainz-Kastel
Arnold Reisse
Hamburg
Alan R Moon
Syracuse
Emanuele Briano
SAVONA
Stefan Bauer
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Gerhard Piaskowy
Mainz
Stefania Niccolini
Fucecchio
Tobias Löffler
Spalt
Erik Andersson Sundén
Uppsala
Hilko Drude
Göttingen
Florian Sixt
Unterhaching
Josef Kirschner
Unna
Johnny Ebsen
Pfinztal
Claude Weber
Roullingen
Moritz Schuster
Herne
Matteo Sassi
Legnano
Hendryk Claussen
Hannover
Thomas Daum
Taufkirchen
Sandra Niemeyer
Kornwestheim
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Untermeitingen
Maj-Britt Jönsson
Hamburg
Carlo Camarotto
Padova
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Bonn
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Frankfurt am Main
Gerd Fenchel
Böblingen
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Matthias Prinz
St.Wendel
Andreas Faul
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Carlo A. Rossi
Carpi
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Berlin
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Bremen
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Bülach
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Amsterdam
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Offenburg
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Bozen
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Köln
Tom Werneck
Haar
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Lähden
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Thessaloniki
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Bobingen
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Duisburg
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Eext
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Lüneburg
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Essen
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Firenze
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Roma
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Zuzgen
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Bologna
Martyn F
Nuenen
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Tragwein
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Konstanz
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Sindelfingen
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Einhausen
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Groningen
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Dortmund
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Leiden
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Offenbach am Main
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Quickborn
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Wangen
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Surheim
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Berlin
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Vechelde
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Weimar
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monsummano terme
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Braunschweig
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Thun
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Hagen
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trossingen
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Madrid
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Essen
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Berlin
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Imst
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Mannheim
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Hanau
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Peine
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Groningen
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Griesheim
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Magdeburg
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Darmstadt
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Hamburg
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Sankt Augustin
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Düsseldorf
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Bremen
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Schmelz
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Frechen
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Mozzanica
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Bonn
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Potsdam
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Kaisheim
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Bad Waldsee
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Milano
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Roma
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Stuttgart
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Berlin
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Hamburg
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Lauf
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Lüneburg
Liesbeth Bos
Bunde
Wolfgang Pabst
Zwickau
Martin Berger
Leonberg
Wolfgang Lehmann
Rechberghausen
Giacomo Sottocasa
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Alfter
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Bridgewater
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München
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Hannover
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Copenhagen
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Tübingen
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Firenze
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Borken
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Frankfurt
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Zolling
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Tengen
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Thermi
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Boitze
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Rheine
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Aubstadt
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WÖLFERSHEIM
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Bad Pyrmont
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Mannheim
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Düsseldorf
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Piossasco
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Salzburg
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Regensburg
Martin Pflieger
Gera
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Tübingen
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Unna
Rita Modl
Huglfing
Tobias Scholz
Düsseldorf
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Nijmegen
Jürgen Adams
Haar/Ottendichl
Helmut Ortlepp
Hagen
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Andernach
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Heidelberg
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Friedrichshafen
Citie Lo
Berlin
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Berlin
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Essen
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Hückelhoven
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Villa Estense
Arpad Fritsche
München
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Bochum
Hans-Peter Stoll
Lampertheim
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Brackenheim
Antonio Cizu
Canegrate (MI)
Sjaak Griffioen
Aerdenhout
Katrin Abfalter
Berlin
Jan Stronkman
Zevenaar
Patricia Spazierer
Germaringen
Udo Dieter Peise
Benediktbeuern
Tobias Thulke
Köln
Gebrüder Frei
Bern
Paolo Mori
Sala Baganza
Tina Schuster
Pulheim
Hartmut Kommerell
Teltow
Jeffrey Allers
Kandern
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Piossasco (TO)
Stefanie Fasora
Lehesten
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Vilanova de Arousa
Fabio Lopiano
Milano
Thomas Franken
Berlin
Rainer Schlichtholz
Verden
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Unterhaching
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Berlin
Peer Thies
Wolfratshausen
William Cavaglieri
Brescia
Thomas Odenhoven
Meerbusch
Michael Modler
Ritterhude
Nestore Mangone
trebisacce
Enrico Gandolfo
Bologna
Matt Leacock
Sunnyvale
Christoph Cantzler
Hamburg
Martin Schmitz
Bonn
Christian Beiersdorf
Freiburg
Anna Oppolzer
Heidelberg
Karl-Hermann Böker
Bielefeld
Arve D. Fühler
Büdingen
Andrea Vitali
Bergamo
Michael Kallauch
Koblenz
Regine und Thomas Fabian
Hördt
Jens-Peter Schliemann
Bonn
Florian Racky
Kelkheim
Pasquale Facchini
MOLFETTA
Reiner Knizia
München
Alan Paull
HUNTINGDON
Marco Canetta
Fucecchio
Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti
Berlin
Christine Gnan
Heiligenhafen
Gerhard Junker
Urbach
Thorsten Stecker
Winnenden
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Frankfurt Am Main
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Geretsried
Thomas Hög
Recklinghausen
Luca Maragno
Milano
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Braunschweig
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Oberursel
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Gauting
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Monza
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München
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Odenthal
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Wellheim
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Haan
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Zülpich
Dennis Matthias
Flensburg
Max Scharf
Kaarst
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Brescia
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Landstuhl
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Benavente
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Lehrberg
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Berlin
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Hamburg
Thomas Klein
Schmelz
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Martin Student
Göttingen
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Bremen
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Eickeloh
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Steinfurt
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Venice
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BORGHI
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Köln
Ellen Schulze
Krefeld
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Schwalmtal
Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia
Torino
Tobias Tesar
München
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St.Wendel
Ralf Kuhn
Saarbrücken
Fabian Zimmermann
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Moosach
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Hildesheim
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Düsseldorf
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Berlin
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Geseke
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Stuttgart
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Köln
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Kiel
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Hambrücken
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Kassel
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London
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Huixquilucan
Daniel Danzer
Stuttgart
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Trieste
Florian Ortlepp
Hagen
Henning Schulz
Kiel
Alexander Rein
Diez
Richi Haarhoff
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Bari
Christoph Proll
Bad Dürkheim
Clark Rodeffer
Ann Arbor