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
Torsten Marold
Bremen
Michael Modler
Ritterhude
Michael Kallauch
Koblenz
Martin Ebel
Kassel
Peer Thies
Wolfratshausen
Michael Palm
Tengen
Citie Lo
Berlin
Verena Wiechens
Lüneburg
Fabian Zimmermann
Kaiserslautern
Francesco Testini
Monza
Silvano Sorrentino
Bari
Carlo A. Rossi
Carpi
Dietmar Bockelmann
Nandlstadt
Thomas Weber
München
Rudi Biber
Wellheim
Andrea Vitali
Bergamo
Florian Racky
Kelkheim
Thomas Daum
Taufkirchen
Nicolas Straccia
Offenbach am Main
Clark Rodeffer
Ann Arbor
Andrea Boennen
Herzhorn
Florian Maas
Hanau
Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti
Berlin
Stefanie Fasora
Lehesten
Paco Yanez
Madrid
Hendryk Claussen
Hannover
Alan R Moon
Syracuse
Michael Diechtierow
Heidelberg
Marcus Meigel
Landstuhl
Paolo Mori
Sala Baganza
Jonas Gabriel Trodler
Berlin
Andrea Mainini
Piossasco (TO)
Hartwig Jakubik
Düsseldorf
Eike Jung
Köln
Sven M. Kübler
Haan
Dennis Matthias
Flensburg
Matteo Casali
Reggio Emilia
Cynthia-Stefanie Barth
Friedrichshafen
Roman Rodriguez Maecker
Berlin
Lucien Geelhoed
Leiden
Michele Piccolini
Groningen
Janusch Rentenatus
Essen
Lucas Stark
Kirchheim unter Teck
Harvey Johnston
Geseke
Jonathan Linke
Konstanz
Marco Canetta
Fucecchio
Gerhard Hecht
Egling an der Paar
Markus Falkenau
Stuttgart
Andreas Faul
Bietigheim-Bissingen
Gebrüder Frei
Bern
Matthias Greßinger
Tübingen
Anna Oppolzer
Heidelberg
Stefan Kropp
Aubstadt
Thomas Dettbarn
Fuerth
Markus Haberbosch
München
Aaron Haag
München
Thomas Sing
Konstanz
Peter Kuhn
Berlin
Nils Carstensen
Wangen
Rita Modl
Huglfing
Remo Conzadori
Montichiari (BS)
Andreas Zimmermann
Offenburg
Anja Klein
Schmelz
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Röthlein
Luís Dinis
Benavente
Matteo Donzelli
Mozzanica
Torben Ratzlaff
Hamburg
Wolfgang Vogel
Lehrberg
Regine und Thomas Fabian
Hördt
Matt Leacock
Sunnyvale
Robert Lovell
Köln
Luca Borsa
Busto Arsizio
Martin Schlegel
Hagen
Wolfgang Lehmann
Rechberghausen
Werner Schmitt
Kaiserslautern
Malte Schlorf
Offenbach am Main
Tanja Malinowski
Landstuhl
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Stuttgart
Daniel Bahr
Köln
Josef Kirschner
Unna
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Montalenghe
Pasquale Facchini
MOLFETTA
Luca Fanni
Charvensod
Henning Schulz
Kiel
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Tobias Löffler
Spalt
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Verden
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Weimar
Stefania Niccolini
Fucecchio
Maj-Britt Jönsson
Hamburg
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Algermissen (Hannover)
Andreas Molter
Borken
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Campomorone (Genova)
Sophia Wagner
Potsdam
Tom Werneck
Haar
Heiko Korntheuer
Thun
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Schwalmtal
Flaminia Brasini
Roma
Norbert Proena
Niddatal (Assenheim)
Gabriele Ausiello
Roma
Wolfgang Pabst
Zwickau
Hilko Drude
Göttingen
Daniel Bernsen
Huixquilucan
Sjaak Griffioen
Aerdenhout
Alessandro Rizzi
Brescia
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Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Matthias Goebel
Unna
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Gera
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Diez
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Alpignano (TO)
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Moosach
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Köln
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Griesheim
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Andernach
Tobias Roeser
Langen
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Amsterdam
Arjan van Houwelingen
Eext
Ellen Schulze
Krefeld
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Neukirchen-Vluyn
Emanuele Briano
SAVONA
Arpad Fritsche
München
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München
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Bologna
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Lüneburg
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Lünen
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Bremen
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Markkleeberg
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Braunschweig
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Nijmegen
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Thessaloniki
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Berlin
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Winnenden
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St.Wendel
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Mainz
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Berlin
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Geretsried
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Köln
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Berlin
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Duisburg
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trossingen
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Essen
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Erdmannhausen
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Milano
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Düsseldorf
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Bonn
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Wien
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Kiel
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Mannheim
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Sanremo
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Düsseldorf
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Jan Stronkman
Zevenaar
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Markus Reinhardt
Boitze
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Rheine
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Peine
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Hamburg
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Düsseldorf
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Firenze
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Rome
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Bülach
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Bremen
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Hamburg
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Christian Beiersdorf
Freiburg
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Berlin
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Rome
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St.Wendel
Till Teenck
Berlin
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Germaringen
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Zülpich
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Groningen
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Hamburg
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Mainz-Kastel
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Dortmund
Tobias Tesar
München
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Kornwestheim
Julia Thiemann
Berlin
Bert Weverling
Amsterdam
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Teltow
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Frankfurt
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Padova
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Zuzgen
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Odenthal
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Bonn
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Hagen
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Heiligenhaus
Patrick Pohlmann
Lähden
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Mainz
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Peter Ogurzow
Berlin
Lena Flottow
Mannheim
Martyn F
Nuenen
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Quickborn
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RÖHRMOOS
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Treviso
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Thermi
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Bad Waldsee
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trebisacce
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Leonberg
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Milano
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Frechen
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Uppsala
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Zutphen
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Venice
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Hamburg
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Hamburg
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Lauf
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Bozen
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Detlef Dewitz
Alfter
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Bonn
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Korneuburg
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Berlin
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Berlin
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Köln
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Saarbrücken
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Hannover
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Kaarst
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Berlin
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Eickeloh
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Kandern
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Trieste
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Imst
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Berlin
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Stuttgart
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Brackenheim
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Darmstadt
APEX Ideenschmiede
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Liesbeth Bos
Bunde
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Brescia
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Büdingen
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Tres Cantos (Madrid)
Florian Ortlepp
Hagen
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Recklinghausen
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Herne
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Urbach
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Bielefeld
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Regensburg
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London
Antonio Cizu
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Saronno
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Berlin
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Heidelberg
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Torino
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Göttingen
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München
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Salzburg
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Heiligenhafen
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Schmelz
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Hambrücken
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Pulheim
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Unterhaching
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Porta Westfalica
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Oberursel
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Kaisheim
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Bonn
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Copenhagen
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Neuss
Nicko Böhnke
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