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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

Niels Hoffmann

Hochheim am Main

Harvey Johnston

Geseke

Alan Paull

HUNTINGDON

Lorenzo Tarabini Castellani

Tres Cantos (Madrid)

Markus Hagenauer

Surheim

Dean Morris

London

Ellen Schulze

Krefeld

Luís Dinis

Benavente

Steffen Albus

Darmstadt

Jan Meyberg

Andernach

Paul Gäbler

Braunschweig

Lucien Geelhoed

Leiden

Lena Flottow

Mannheim

Florian Sixt

Unterhaching

Roman Rodriguez Maecker

Berlin

Christoph Proll

Bad Dürkheim

Jochen Scherer

St.Wendel

Karolin Mellert

Bremen

Denis Christopher Görz

Quickborn

Johannes Fähndrich

Magdeburg

Thomas Klein

Schmelz

Janusch Rentenatus

Essen

Julia Thiemann

Berlin

Nestore Mangone

trebisacce

Tina Schuster

Pulheim

Andreas Faul

Bietigheim-Bissingen

Ulrich Blum

Köln

Wolfgang Pabst

Zwickau

Patrick Pohlmann

Lähden

Simona Greco

Campomorone (Genova)

Barbara Schröders

Bad Endorf

Fred Horn

Den Haag

Marcel-André Casasola Merkle

Unterhaching

Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler

Schwalmtal

Francesco Testini

Monza

Kaddy Arendt

Duisburg

Martin Pflieger

Gera

Michael Freyer

Paderborn

Arnold Reisse

Hamburg

Jürgen Adams

Haar/Ottendichl

Bernhard Lach

Erdmannhausen

Andrea Angiolino

Rome

Stefan Diddens

Peine

Michael Kallauch

Koblenz

Jan Werner

Zolling

Henning Schulz

Kiel

Eike Jung

Köln

Rainer Schlichtholz

Verden

Flaminia Brasini

Roma

Athanasios Gakis

Essen

Sjaak Griffioen

Aerdenhout

Marco Canetta

Fucecchio

Stefanie Fasora

Lehesten

Thomas Daum

Taufkirchen

Alan R Moon

Syracuse

William Cavaglieri

Brescia

Markus Haberbosch

München

Stefano Negro

Frankfurt am Main

Silvano Sorrentino

Bari

Werner Schmitt

Kaiserslautern

Florian Racky

Kelkheim

Stefania Niccolini

Fucecchio

Hartmut Kommerell

Teltow

Matteo Sassi

Legnano

Bettina Katzenberger

Brackenheim

Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia

Torino

Peter-Paul Joopen

Zülpich

Richard Lenherr

Bülach

Christian Giove

Alpignano (TO)

Mathias Spaan

Hamburg

Claudia Ritzinger

RÖHRMOOS

Simon Kösters

Lünen

Jesus Casasola Boyero

Amsterdam

Martyn F

Nuenen

Robert Lovell

Köln

Daniel Bernsen

Huixquilucan

Patrick Katona

Eggenstein Leopoldshafen

Carlo Camarotto

Padova

Violetta Leitner

Moosach

Matthias Greßinger

Tübingen

Máren Kruse

Berlin

Till Teenck

Berlin

Juri Alexander

Berlin

Isabelle Laue

Bobingen

Heiko Korntheuer

Thun

Andrea Mezzotero

Bologna

Giovanni Franceschelli

Firenze

Rudi Biber

Wellheim

Maj-Britt Jönsson

Hamburg

Nicolas Straccia

Offenbach am Main

Verena Wiechens

Lüneburg

Bruce Whitehill

Eickeloh

Fabian Zimmermann

Kaiserslautern

Christian Beiersdorf

Freiburg

Peter Ratschiller

Bozen

Marcus Meigel

Landstuhl

Leo Colovini

Mestre Venezia

Aske Severin Juul Christiansen

Copenhagen

Jürgen Elias

Bochum

Michele Piccolini

Groningen

Volker Nebel

Heidelberg

Anja Klein

Schmelz

Liesbeth Bos

Bunde

David-Lennart Sturz

Düsseldorf

Tobias Tesar

München

Lukas Setzke

Lüneburg

Bernhard Weber

Bonn

Alessandro Rizzi

Brescia

Christos Giannakoulas

Thermi

Matthias Goebel

Unna

Michael Feldkötter

Kiel

Peter Jürgensen

Berlin

Simone Löhrke

Bad Pyrmont

Gerhard Piaskowy

Mainz

Simon Thomas

Mainz-Kastel

Andrea Boennen

Herzhorn

Stefan Kropp

Aubstadt

Marco Rava

Campomorone (Genova)

Emmanouil Zachariadis-Sourvos

Thessaloniki

Tanja Malinowski

Landstuhl

Dominik Schönleben

Hamburg

Marius Waninger

trossingen

Max Scharf

Kaarst

Hilko Drude

Göttingen

Ivo Fagundes David de Oliveira

Markkleeberg

Norbert Proena

Niddatal (Assenheim)

Kalle Klimkewitz

München

Pasquale Facchini

MOLFETTA

Arpad Fritsche

München

Matt Leacock

Sunnyvale

Arve D. Fühler

Büdingen

Dirk Andreas Taube

Hückelhoven

Martin Berger

Leonberg

Johannes Lorenzen

Hamburg

Thomas Hög

Recklinghausen

Edith Grein-Böttcher

Neuss

Jürgen Aden

Hannover

Rocky Bogdanski

Dortmund

Tobias Scholz

Düsseldorf

Cynthia-Stefanie Barth

Friedrichshafen

Max Philipp

Berlin

Thorsten Stecker

Winnenden

Jens-Peter Schliemann

Bonn

Lars Wagner Hansen

Sorø

Lidia Blanco González

Vilanova de Arousa

Carlo A. Rossi

Carpi

Citie Lo

Berlin

Hans-Peter Stoll

Lampertheim

Tom Werneck

Haar

Lucas Stark

Tübingen

Matteo Donzelli

Mozzanica

Stefan Kloß

Mannheim

Moritz Schuster

Herne

Veronika Graf

Bad Waldsee

Thomas Dettbarn

Fuerth

Stefan Malz

Vechelde

Regine und Thomas Fabian

Hördt

Colin Dömer

Duisburg

Carsten Jansen

Neukirchen-Vluyn

Stefan Dorra

Algermissen (Hannover)

Karl-Hermann Böker

Bielefeld

Gabriele Ausiello

Roma

Richi Haarhoff

Bad Oldesloe

Luca Borsa

Busto Arsizio

Patricia Spazierer

Germaringen

Andreas Bungert

Bonn

Daniel Bahr

Köln

Claude Weber

Roullingen

Jens Merkl

Hambrücken

Jonas Gabriel Trodler

Berlin

Stefan Freund

Gauting

Torben Ratzlaff

Hamburg

Michiel de Wit

Nijmegen

Malte Schlorf

Offenbach am Main

Wolfgang Vogel

Lehrberg

Bart-Willem van Huizum

Zutphen

Justin Müller

Mainz

Michael Modler

Ritterhude

Alessandro Cuneo

Montalenghe

Gerhard Junker

Urbach

Emanuele Briano

SAVONA

Detlef Dewitz

Alfter

Jochen Knittel

Sindelfingen

Nicole Zeller

Dettingen

Andreas Schleicher

Stuttgart

Thomas Odenhoven

Meerbusch

Yasaman Farazan

Düsseldorf

Dirk Hanneforth

Bielefeld

Fabio Lopiano

Milano

Hendryk Claussen

Hannover

Robert Groenewold

Bilthoven

Gerhard Hecht

Egling an der Paar

Peter Ogurzow

Berlin

Remo Conzadori

Montichiari (BS)

Tim Goldbach

Frechen

Alessandro Schiavetti

Rome

Michael Diechtierow

Heidelberg

Martin Schmitz

Bonn

Josef Kirschner

Unna

Antonio Cizu

Canegrate (MI)

Dietmar Bockelmann

Nandlstadt

Torsten Landsvogt

Hildesheim

Christine Gnan

Heiligenhafen

Florian Maas

Hanau

Katrin Abfalter

Berlin

Markus von der Heyde

Weimar

Andreas Molter

Borken

Matthias Cramer

Essen

Stefan Bauer

Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Andrea Sbragia

monsummano terme

Gebrüder Frei

Bern

Anna Oppolzer

Heidelberg

Bert Weverling

Amsterdam

Hartwig Jakubik

Düsseldorf

Torsten Marold

Bremen

Thilo Hutzler

Kaisheim

Martino Chiacchiera

Griesheim

Jeffrey Allers

Kandern

Enrico Gandolfo

Bologna

Florian Ortlepp

Hagen

Ulysse Richert-Botté

Frankfurt Am Main

Matteo Casali

Reggio Emilia

Wolfgang Lehmann

Rechberghausen

Nicko Böhnke

Bargteheide

Robert Brouwer

Groningen

Jonathan Linke

Konstanz

Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti

Berlin

Martin Schlegel

Hagen

Volker Cullmann

Püttlingen/Saar

Jörg von Rüden

Dortmund

APEX Ideenschmiede

Untermeitingen

Paul Bamberger

Odenthal

Tobias Roeser

Langen

David Spada

BORGHI

Rita Modl

Huglfing

Geoffrey Engelstein

Bridgewater

Jürgen Heel

Imst

Peter Rustemeyer

Köln

Erik Andersson Sundén

Uppsala

Peer Thies

Wolfratshausen

Helmut Ortlepp

Hagen

Luca Fanni

Charvensod

Martin Student

Göttingen

Walter Obert

Piossasco

Deren Gündogdu

Darmstadt

Johnny Ebsen

Pfinztal

Sophia Wagner

Potsdam

Alex Taube

Oberursel

Markus Falkenau

Stuttgart

Klemens Luger

Salzburg

Gian Andrea Cappuzzo

Villa Estense

Enrico Vicario

Venice

Christoph Cantzler

Hamburg

Betty Baindl

Geretsried

Bernd Müller

Mönchengladbach

Andrea Mainini

Piossasco (TO)

Sebastian Riechmann

Regensburg

Eric Marks

Einhausen

Anja Dreier-Brückner

Heiligenhaus

Matthias Prinz

St.Wendel

Arjan van Houwelingen

Eext

Andreas Zimmermann

Offenburg

Dennis Matthias

Flensburg

Kenanja Nuding

Berlin

Udo Dieter Peise

Benediktbeuern

Axel Heill

Korneuburg

Markus Reinhardt

Boitze

Thomas Franken

Berlin

Paco Yanez

Madrid

Tobias Thulke

Köln

Jan Stronkman

Zevenaar

Peter Kuhn

Berlin

Thomas Weber

München

Luca Maragno

Milano

Michael Palm

Tengen

Guido Hoffmann

Wien

Gerd Fenchel

Böblingen

Janet Kneisel

Zuzgen

Ralf Kuhn

Saarbrücken

Sandra Niemeyer

Kornwestheim

Paul Schulz

Berlin

Giorgio Galbusera

Milano

Paolo Mori

Sala Baganza

Lorenz Sebastian Freudenberg

Hamburg

Kirsten Hiese

Porta Westfalica

Clark Rodeffer

Ann Arbor

Giacomo Sottocasa

Sanremo

Manfred Reindl

Tragwein

Fabio Montesel

Trieste

Jörg Pollack

Lauf

Marcello Galli

Firenze

Andrea Robbiani

Saronno

Martin Ebel

Kassel

Mark Stefens

Rheine

Kevin Bertini

QUARONA

Timm Hermann-Böttcher

Berlin

Nils Carstensen

Wangen

Jürgen Then

Röthlein

Daniel Danzer

Stuttgart

Jerome Rank

Braunschweig

David Betzing

Sankt Augustin

Alexander Rein

Diez

Sven Steinebach

Frankfurt

Florian Kattner

WÖLFERSHEIM

Andrea Vitali

Bergamo

Thomas Schneider-Axmann

Bremen

Stefano Cobello

Treviso

Tobias Löffler

Spalt

Thomas Sing

Konstanz

Matthias Drescher

Wilhermsdorf

Sven M. Kübler

Haan

Jendrik Odenwäller

Bremen

Reiner Knizia

München

Andreas Steding

Göttingen

Aaron Haag

München

Jeroen Geenen

Capelle aan den IJssel

Hamlet Abedian

Steinfurt

Anja Wrede

Berlin