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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

Marcel-André Casasola Merkle

Unterhaching

Cynthia-Stefanie Barth

Friedrichshafen

Lukas Setzke

Lüneburg

Bart-Willem van Huizum

Zutphen

Michael Kallauch

Koblenz

Tobias Roeser

Langen

Michele Piccolini

Groningen

Thomas Daum

Taufkirchen

Gebrüder Frei

Bern

Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti

Berlin

Klemens Luger

Salzburg

Johannes Lorenzen

Hamburg

Thomas Weber

München

Johannes Fähndrich

Magdeburg

Verena Wiechens

Lüneburg

Florian Ortlepp

Hagen

Paul Schulz

Berlin

Thomas Dettbarn

Fuerth

Wolfgang Pabst

Zwickau

Matteo Casali

Reggio Emilia

Andreas Bungert

Bonn

Ellen Schulze

Krefeld

Máren Kruse

Berlin

David-Lennart Sturz

Düsseldorf

Katrin Abfalter

Berlin

Alex Taube

Oberursel

Ivo Fagundes David de Oliveira

Markkleeberg

Sandra Niemeyer

Kornwestheim

Christine Gnan

Heiligenhafen

Bernhard Weber

Bonn

Niels Hoffmann

Hochheim am Main

Jürgen Then

Röthlein

Stefan Diddens

Peine

Gerhard Piaskowy

Mainz

Martin Schlegel

Hagen

Stefan Bauer

Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Max Scharf

Kaarst

Mark Stefens

Rheine

Dennis Matthias

Flensburg

Robert Lovell

Köln

Harvey Johnston

Geseke

Thomas Hög

Recklinghausen

Hamlet Abedian

Steinfurt

Matteo Sassi

Legnano

Veronika Graf

Bad Waldsee

Luís Dinis

Benavente

Torben Ratzlaff

Hamburg

Aske Severin Juul Christiansen

Copenhagen

Hilko Drude

Göttingen

Athanasios Gakis

Essen

Anja Dreier-Brückner

Heiligenhaus

Peter Ratschiller

Bozen

Robert Groenewold

Bilthoven

Marco Canetta

Fucecchio

Stefano Negro

Frankfurt am Main

Erik Andersson Sundén

Uppsala

Dirk Andreas Taube

Hückelhoven

Volker Cullmann

Püttlingen/Saar

Martin Berger

Leonberg

Sophia Wagner

Potsdam

APEX Ideenschmiede

Untermeitingen

Michael Diechtierow

Heidelberg

Jürgen Elias

Bochum

Simona Greco

Campomorone (Genova)

Marius Waninger

trossingen

Dirk Hanneforth

Bielefeld

Peter Jürgensen

Berlin

Michael Freyer

Paderborn

Janet Kneisel

Zuzgen

Tobias Scholz

Düsseldorf

Guido Hoffmann

Wien

Betty Baindl

Geretsried

Walter Obert

Piossasco

Jürgen Aden

Hannover

Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler

Schwalmtal

Paco Yanez

Madrid

Malte Schlorf

Offenbach am Main

Matthias Greßinger

Tübingen

Luca Maragno

Milano

Thomas Klein

Schmelz

Alexander Rein

Diez

Dietmar Bockelmann

Nandlstadt

Michael Feldkötter

Kiel

Nicole Zeller

Dettingen

Leo Colovini

Mestre Venezia

David Betzing

Sankt Augustin

Jochen Scherer

St.Wendel

Luca Fanni

Charvensod

Bert Weverling

Amsterdam

Peter-Paul Joopen

Zülpich

Gerhard Junker

Urbach

Remo Conzadori

Montichiari (BS)

Gian Andrea Cappuzzo

Villa Estense

Paul Gäbler

Braunschweig

Antonio Cizu

Canegrate (MI)

Regine und Thomas Fabian

Hördt

Claudia Ritzinger

RÖHRMOOS

Simon Kösters

Lünen

Christoph Cantzler

Hamburg

Andreas Molter

Borken

Kenanja Nuding

Berlin

Stefania Niccolini

Fucecchio

Nicko Böhnke

Bargteheide

Lorenz Sebastian Freudenberg

Hamburg

Nestore Mangone

trebisacce

Henning Schulz

Kiel

Jeroen Geenen

Capelle aan den IJssel

Lars Wagner Hansen

Sorø

Jesus Casasola Boyero

Amsterdam

Andrea Boennen

Herzhorn

Deren Gündogdu

Darmstadt

Arpad Fritsche

München

Andreas Schleicher

Stuttgart

Marcus Meigel

Landstuhl

Martin Ebel

Kassel

Claude Weber

Roullingen

Robert Brouwer

Groningen

Martino Chiacchiera

Griesheim

Carsten Jansen

Neukirchen-Vluyn

Fred Horn

Den Haag

Michiel de Wit

Nijmegen

Hendryk Claussen

Hannover

Colin Dömer

Duisburg

Andreas Zimmermann

Offenburg

Richard Lenherr

Bülach

Gerd Fenchel

Böblingen

Helmut Ortlepp

Hagen

Udo Dieter Peise

Benediktbeuern

Thomas Schneider-Axmann

Bremen

Patrick Katona

Eggenstein Leopoldshafen

Markus Haberbosch

München

Jochen Knittel

Sindelfingen

Fabian Zimmermann

Kaiserslautern

Simon Thomas

Mainz-Kastel

Dominik Schönleben

Hamburg

Ulrich Blum

Köln

Francesco Testini

Monza

Torsten Landsvogt

Hildesheim

Markus Reinhardt

Boitze

Dean Morris

London

Arjan van Houwelingen

Eext

Heiko Korntheuer

Thun

Alan R Moon

Syracuse

Geoffrey Engelstein

Bridgewater

Alessandro Rizzi

Brescia

Rocky Bogdanski

Dortmund

Anja Wrede

Berlin

Jürgen Adams

Haar/Ottendichl

Steffen Albus

Darmstadt

Matteo Donzelli

Mozzanica

Stefanie Fasora

Lehesten

Jens Merkl

Hambrücken

Jonas Gabriel Trodler

Berlin

Matthias Drescher

Wilhermsdorf

Johnny Ebsen

Pfinztal

Stefan Kropp

Aubstadt

Thomas Odenhoven

Meerbusch

Martyn F

Nuenen

Jens-Peter Schliemann

Bonn

Julia Thiemann

Berlin

Arnold Reisse

Hamburg

Timm Hermann-Böttcher

Berlin

Jeffrey Allers

Kandern

Alan Paull

HUNTINGDON

Wolfgang Vogel

Lehrberg

Tim Goldbach

Frechen

Jerome Rank

Braunschweig

Pasquale Facchini

MOLFETTA

Torsten Marold

Bremen

Carlo A. Rossi

Carpi

Lorenzo Tarabini Castellani

Tres Cantos (Madrid)

Jürgen Heel

Imst

Aaron Haag

München

Daniel Bernsen

Huixquilucan

Karl-Hermann Böker

Bielefeld

Kalle Klimkewitz

München

Fabio Lopiano

Milano

Yasaman Farazan

Düsseldorf

Rita Modl

Huglfing

Alessandro Schiavetti

Rome

Carlo Camarotto

Padova

Jan Werner

Zolling

Stefan Kloß

Mannheim

Patricia Spazierer

Germaringen

Matthias Goebel

Unna

Martin Schmitz

Bonn

Detlef Dewitz

Alfter

Giacomo Sottocasa

Sanremo

Janusch Rentenatus

Essen

Tobias Löffler

Spalt

Jonathan Linke

Konstanz

Reiner Knizia

München

Moritz Schuster

Herne

Richi Haarhoff

Bad Oldesloe

Andrea Sbragia

monsummano terme

Michael Palm

Tengen

Sjaak Griffioen

Aerdenhout

Christian Beiersdorf

Freiburg

Ulysse Richert-Botté

Frankfurt Am Main

Thorsten Stecker

Winnenden

Stefan Malz

Vechelde

Gabriele Ausiello

Roma

Christos Giannakoulas

Thermi

Citie Lo

Berlin

Eike Jung

Köln

Silvano Sorrentino

Bari

Christian Giove

Alpignano (TO)

Violetta Leitner

Moosach

William Cavaglieri

Brescia

Christoph Proll

Bad Dürkheim

Daniel Bahr

Köln

Roman Rodriguez Maecker

Berlin

Simone Löhrke

Bad Pyrmont

Kirsten Hiese

Porta Westfalica

Axel Heill

Korneuburg

Enrico Vicario

Venice

Till Teenck

Berlin

Volker Nebel

Heidelberg

Martin Student

Göttingen

Marcello Galli

Firenze

Matthias Cramer

Essen

Hartmut Kommerell

Teltow

Jörg Pollack

Lauf

Lucien Geelhoed

Leiden

Peter Rustemeyer

Köln

Justin Müller

Mainz

Markus Falkenau

Stuttgart

Peer Thies

Wolfratshausen

Tom Werneck

Haar

Werner Schmitt

Kaiserslautern

Martin Pflieger

Gera

Hans-Peter Stoll

Lampertheim

Edith Grein-Böttcher

Neuss

Jörg von Rüden

Dortmund

Juri Alexander

Berlin

Norbert Proena

Niddatal (Assenheim)

Eric Marks

Einhausen

Sven M. Kübler

Haan

Lidia Blanco González

Vilanova de Arousa

Thomas Sing

Konstanz

Paolo Mori

Sala Baganza

Florian Racky

Kelkheim

Sebastian Riechmann

Regensburg

Emanuele Briano

SAVONA

Alessandro Cuneo

Montalenghe

Fabio Montesel

Trieste

Bernd Müller

Mönchengladbach

Clark Rodeffer

Ann Arbor

Emmanouil Zachariadis-Sourvos

Thessaloniki

Kevin Bertini

QUARONA

Andreas Faul

Bietigheim-Bissingen

Stefano Cobello

Treviso

Daniel Danzer

Stuttgart

Lena Flottow

Mannheim

Andrea Mezzotero

Bologna

Max Philipp

Berlin

Tobias Tesar

München

Jan Stronkman

Zevenaar

Denis Christopher Görz

Quickborn

Liesbeth Bos

Bunde

Jendrik Odenwäller

Bremen

Florian Kattner

WÖLFERSHEIM

Karolin Mellert

Bremen

Josef Kirschner

Unna

Bruce Whitehill

Eickeloh

Andrea Robbiani

Saronno

Gerhard Hecht

Egling an der Paar

Thomas Franken

Berlin

Bernhard Lach

Erdmannhausen

Anna Oppolzer

Heidelberg

Kaddy Arendt

Duisburg

Andrea Angiolino

Rome

Markus von der Heyde

Weimar

Manfred Reindl

Tragwein

Arve D. Fühler

Büdingen

Florian Sixt

Unterhaching

Barbara Schröders

Bad Endorf

Enrico Gandolfo

Bologna

Paul Bamberger

Odenthal

Rudi Biber

Wellheim

Isabelle Laue

Bobingen

Wolfgang Lehmann

Rechberghausen

Peter Kuhn

Berlin

Bettina Katzenberger

Brackenheim

Michael Modler

Ritterhude

Matt Leacock

Sunnyvale

Marco Rava

Campomorone (Genova)

David Spada

BORGHI

Jan Meyberg

Andernach

Sven Steinebach

Frankfurt

Giorgio Galbusera

Milano

Nicolas Straccia

Offenbach am Main

Andrea Vitali

Bergamo

Ralf Kuhn

Saarbrücken

Thilo Hutzler

Kaisheim

Hartwig Jakubik

Düsseldorf

Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia

Torino

Lucas Stark

Tübingen

Maj-Britt Jönsson

Hamburg

Stefan Freund

Gauting

Giovanni Franceschelli

Firenze

Andreas Steding

Göttingen

Mathias Spaan

Hamburg

Tina Schuster

Pulheim

Patrick Pohlmann

Lähden

Florian Maas

Hanau

Matthias Prinz

St.Wendel

Rainer Schlichtholz

Verden

Tobias Thulke

Köln

Stefan Dorra

Algermissen (Hannover)

Markus Hagenauer

Surheim

Andrea Mainini

Piossasco (TO)

Flaminia Brasini

Roma

Anja Klein

Schmelz

Peter Ogurzow

Berlin

Nils Carstensen

Wangen

Luca Borsa

Busto Arsizio

Tanja Malinowski

Landstuhl