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The Hippodice Game Design Competition 2027 has started
The application period for the 2027 Hippodice Game Design Competition has begun. Unpublished prototypes may be submitted until 5 September 2026. Applications must be submitted digitally via the application form. The organisers will then request prototypes of the best game ideas.
More information at: Hippodice Game Design Competition
Read more … The Hippodice Game Design Competition 2027 has started
WHO | Board Games Recommended as a Means of Preventing Dementia
The World Health Organization has updated its guidelines on “Risk Reduction for Cognitive Impairment and Dementia” and now recommends playing board games.
Read more … WHO | Board Games Recommended as a Means of Preventing Dementia
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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
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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
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Reiner Knizia
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Inka Brand
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Janet Kneisel
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Hannover
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HUNTINGDON
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Bochum
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Boitze
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München
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Groningen
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Köln
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Dettingen
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Kiel
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Berlin
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Berlin
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Mönchengladbach
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Düsseldorf
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Köln
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Mainz-Kastel
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Hamburg
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Neukirchen-Vluyn
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Berlin
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Herzhorn
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Berlin
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Thermi
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Schwalmtal
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Leonberg
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Hamburg
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Stuttgart
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St.Wendel
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Berlin
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Winnenden
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Östringen
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Hamburg
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Bari
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Schmelz
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Oberursel
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Roma
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Lähden
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Stuttgart
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Wien
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Fucecchio
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Mannheim
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Berlin
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Bonn
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Strausberg
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Unna
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Benavente
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Tübingen
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Eext
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Monza
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Hannover
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Berlin
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Imst
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Offenbach am Main
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Haar
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Augsburg
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Haan
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Brescia
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Bonn
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Verden
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Göttingen
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Köln
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Madrid
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Copenhagen
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Lehrberg
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München
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Trieste
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Heidelberg
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Freiburg
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Köln
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Urbach
Mark Stefens
Rheine
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Mainz
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Bad Oldesloe
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München
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Guidonia Montecelio
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Leipzig
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Braunschweig
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Lüneburg
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Berlin
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Sunnyvale
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Göttingen
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Paderborn
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Bielefeld
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Heidelberg
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Moosach
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Sankt Augustin
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Sorø
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München
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Potsdam
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MOLFETTA
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Tengen
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Niederkassel
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Stuttgart
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Thun
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Spalt
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Regine und Thomas Fabian
Hördt
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Gauting
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Firenze
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Langen
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Braunschweig
Kenanja Nuding
Berlin
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Köln
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Haar/Ottendichl
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Venice
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Groningen
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Darmstadt
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Hochheim am Main
Matthias Cramer
Essen
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Wellheim
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Koblenz
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Oberstaufen
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Bonn
Dean Morris
London
Martyn F
Nuenen
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Dortmund
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Leiden
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Geretsried
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Bad Dürkheim
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Berlin
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Regensburg
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Lüneburg
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Bonn
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Quickborn
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Hagen
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Roma
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Meerbusch
Andrea Angiolino
Rome
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Huixquilucan
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Eickeloh
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Bremen
Moritz Schuster
Herne
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Agropoli
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Peine
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Aalborg SV
Geoffrey Engelstein
Bridgewater
Deren Gündogdu
Darmstadt
Hans-Peter Stoll
Lampertheim
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Frankfurt
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Zülpich
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Essen
Nestore Mangone
trebisacce
Claude Weber
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Zutphen
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Pfinztal
Volker Cullmann
Püttlingen/Saar
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Köln
Ivo Fagundes David de Oliveira
Markkleeberg
Peter Ratschiller
Bozen
Dennis Matthias
Flensburg
Colin Dömer
Duisburg
Liesbeth Bos
Bunde
Harvey Johnston
Geseke
Sjaak Griffioen
Aerdenhout
Karolin Mellert
Bremen
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Jan Stronkman
Zevenaar
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Benediktbeuern
Enrico Gandolfo
Bologna
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Simon Kösters
Lünen
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Landstuhl
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Düsseldorf
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Steinfurt
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Berlin
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Berlin
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München
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Torino
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Salzburg
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Einhausen
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Andernach
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Diez
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Bremen
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Schmelz
Mauro Vitali
Bergamo
Carlo Molinari
ROMA
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Emmendingen
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Offenburg
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Bonn
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Hagen
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Milano
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Griesheim
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trossingen
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Hagen
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Mainz
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Algermissen (Hannover)
Isabelle Laue
Bobingen
Yasaman Farazan
Düsseldorf
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Lehesten
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Kaisheim
Carlo Camarotto
Padova
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Wolfratshausen
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Zuzgen
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Gera
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Gütersloh
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Aubstadt
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Berlin
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Büdingen
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Bremen
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Charvensod
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Berlin
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Saronno
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Berlin
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Sala Baganza
Kevin Bertini
QUARONA
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Mozzanica
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Amsterdam
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Borken
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Heiligenhaus
Arpad Fritsche
München