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