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