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
Michele Piccolini
Groningen
Johannes Lorenzen
Hamburg
Hans-Peter Stoll
Lampertheim
Matteo Casali
Reggio Emilia
Matthias Greßinger
Tübingen
Bernhard Weber
Bonn
Matthias Cramer
Essen
Tobias Löffler
Spalt
Violetta Leitner
Moosach
Lorenz Sebastian Freudenberg
Hamburg
Martyn F
Nuenen
Stefano Cobello
Treviso
Matthias Drescher
Wilhermsdorf
APEX Ideenschmiede
Untermeitingen
Rita Modl
Huglfing
Martin Schlegel
Hagen
Regine und Thomas Fabian
Hördt
Tom Werneck
Haar
Moritz Schuster
Herne
Patricia Spazierer
Germaringen
Fabian Zimmermann
Kaiserslautern
Luís Dinis
Benavente
Daniel Bahr
Köln
Giacomo Sottocasa
Sanremo
Wolfgang Pabst
Zwickau
Thorsten Stecker
Winnenden
Erik Andersson Sundén
Uppsala
Citie Lo
Berlin
Alex Taube
Oberursel
Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler
Schwalmtal
Simona Greco
Campomorone (Genova)
Klemens Luger
Salzburg
Liesbeth Bos
Bunde
Helmut Ortlepp
Hagen
Thomas Dettbarn
Fuerth
Lucas Stark
Kirchheim unter Teck
Jürgen Then
Röthlein
Stefan Bauer
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Enrico Vicario
Venice
Anja Klein
Schmelz
Andreas Schleicher
Stuttgart
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Hamburg
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Darmstadt
Matthias Goebel
Unna
Wolfgang Lehmann
Rechberghausen
Paul Schulz
Berlin
Christian Giove
Alpignano (TO)
Bruce Whitehill
Eickeloh
Gerhard Junker
Urbach
Alan R Moon
Syracuse
Claude Weber
Roullingen
Kevin Bertini
QUARONA
Florian Sixt
Unterhaching
Bert Weverling
Amsterdam
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Bremen
Stefano Negro
Frankfurt am Main
Florian Ortlepp
Hagen
Ellen Schulze
Krefeld
Peer Thies
Wolfratshausen
Matteo Sassi
Legnano
Barbara Schröders
Bad Endorf
Torsten Landsvogt
Hildesheim
Tanja Malinowski
Landstuhl
Thomas Daum
Taufkirchen
Peter-Paul Joopen
Zülpich
Markus von der Heyde
Weimar
Christine Gnan
Heiligenhafen
Andrea Mainini
Piossasco (TO)
Daniel Danzer
Stuttgart
Mark Stefens
Rheine
Jan Meyberg
Andernach
Martin Ebel
Kassel
Gerhard Hecht
Egling an der Paar
Marcus Meigel
Landstuhl
Peter Kuhn
Berlin
Emmanouil Zachariadis-Sourvos
Thessaloniki
Ralf Kuhn
Saarbrücken
Giovanni Franceschelli
Firenze
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Dortmund
Michael Feldkötter
Kiel
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Frankfurt
Antonio Cizu
Canegrate (MI)
Thomas Weber
München
Markus Haberbosch
München
Francesco Testini
Monza
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Hanau
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Copenhagen
Steffen Albus
Darmstadt
Jürgen Heel
Imst
Till Teenck
Berlin
Nils Carstensen
Wangen
Florian Racky
Kelkheim
Arjan van Houwelingen
Eext
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Heidelberg
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Braunschweig
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Düsseldorf
Luca Fanni
Charvensod
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Mannheim
Simon Thomas
Mainz-Kastel
Markus Hagenauer
Surheim
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Essen
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Freiburg
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Kornwestheim
Robert Groenewold
Bilthoven
Kenanja Nuding
Berlin
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Roma
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Braunschweig
Fred Horn
Den Haag
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Offenbach am Main
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Hamburg
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Bad Pyrmont
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Erdmannhausen
Thomas Franken
Berlin
Carlo Camarotto
Padova
Andrea Angiolino
Rome
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Bonn
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Aerdenhout
Justin Müller
Mainz
Alessandro Rizzi
Brescia
Udo Dieter Peise
Benediktbeuern
Max Scharf
Kaarst
Axel Heill
Korneuburg
Wolfgang Vogel
Lehrberg
Rainer Schlichtholz
Verden
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Brescia
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Nicko Böhnke
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Madrid
Tobias Roeser
Langen
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Unterhaching
Peter Rustemeyer
Köln
Dennis Matthias
Flensburg
Andreas Zimmermann
Offenburg
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Köln
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Göttingen
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Quickborn
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Düsseldorf
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Milano
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Teltow
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Aubstadt
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Lüneburg
Harvey Johnston
Geseke
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trossingen
Jeffrey Allers
Kandern
Jesus Casasola Boyero
Amsterdam
Jens Merkl
Hambrücken
Gerd Fenchel
Böblingen
Hamlet Abedian
Steinfurt
Stefan Kloß
Mannheim
Eike Jung
Köln
Martino Chiacchiera
Griesheim
Nestore Mangone
trebisacce
Sophia Wagner
Potsdam
Arnold Reisse
Hamburg
Fabio Lopiano
Milano
Michael Modler
Ritterhude
Cynthia-Stefanie Barth
Friedrichshafen
Thomas Klein
Schmelz
Matteo Donzelli
Mozzanica
Colin Dömer
Duisburg
Christos Giannakoulas
Thermi
Timm Hermann-Böttcher
Berlin
Andrea Boennen
Herzhorn
Michael Kallauch
Koblenz
Markus Falkenau
Stuttgart
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Düsseldorf
Jendrik Odenwäller
Bremen
Tina Schuster
Pulheim
Juri Alexander
Berlin
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Büdingen
Andrea Robbiani
Saronno
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Frankfurt Am Main
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Niederkassel
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Markkleeberg
Anja Wrede
Berlin
Jonas Gabriel Trodler
Berlin
Arpad Fritsche
München
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Hannover
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Unna
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Roma
Tim Goldbach
Frechen
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Bielefeld
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Gera
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Nijmegen
Patrick Katona
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Kalle Klimkewitz
München
Edith Grein-Böttcher
Neuss
Michael Palm
Tengen
Paul Bamberger
Odenthal
Jörg Pollack
Lauf
Richard Lenherr
Bülach
Niels Hoffmann
Hochheim am Main
Volker Nebel
Heidelberg
Kaddy Arendt
Duisburg
Enrico Gandolfo
Bologna
David Spada
BORGHI
Ulrich Blum
Köln
Matt Leacock
Sunnyvale
Alessandro Schiavetti
Rome
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Groningen
Emanuele Briano
SAVONA
Tobias Scholz
Düsseldorf
Karolin Mellert
Bremen
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Piossasco
Jochen Scherer
St.Wendel
Dirk Hanneforth
Bielefeld
Andreas Molter
Borken
Lidia Blanco González
Vilanova de Arousa
Leo Colovini
Mestre Venezia
Veronika Graf
Bad Waldsee
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Haar/Ottendichl
Peter Jürgensen
Berlin
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Sankt Augustin
Carsten Jansen
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Bochum
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Essen
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Hamburg
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München
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Kiel
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Berlin
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Nandlstadt
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Regensburg
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Bonn
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München
Nicole Zeller
Dettingen
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Hückelhoven
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Porta Westfalica
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Trieste
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Peine
Thomas Sing
Konstanz
Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia
Torino
Stefan Freund
Gauting
Julia Thiemann
Berlin
Patrick Pohlmann
Lähden
Hendryk Claussen
Hannover
Richi Haarhoff
Bad Oldesloe
Luca Borsa
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Christoph Cantzler
Hamburg
Máren Kruse
Berlin
Claudia Ritzinger
RÖHRMOOS
Simon Kösters
Lünen
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Lüneburg
Marco Canetta
Fucecchio
Clark Rodeffer
Ann Arbor
Anja Dreier-Brückner
Heiligenhaus
Stefanie Fasora
Lehesten
Andreas Faul
Bietigheim-Bissingen
Eric Marks
Einhausen
Max Philipp
Berlin
Guido Hoffmann
Wien
Jonathan Linke
Konstanz
Norbert Proena
Niddatal (Assenheim)
Markus Reinhardt
Boitze
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Montalenghe
Carlo A. Rossi
Carpi
Betty Baindl
Geretsried
Pasquale Facchini
MOLFETTA
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Brackenheim
Peter Ratschiller
Bozen
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Thun
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Villa Estense
Luca Maragno
Milano
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Pfinztal
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Zevenaar
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Bergamo
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Zuzgen
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Bobingen
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Berlin
Rudi Biber
Wellheim
Bart-Willem van Huizum
Zutphen
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Göttingen
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Bonn
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Bridgewater
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Tragwein
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St.Wendel
Lucien Geelhoed
Leiden
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London
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HUNTINGDON
Alexander Rein
Diez
Tobias Thulke
Köln
Daniel Bernsen
Huixquilucan
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Heidelberg
Volker Cullmann
Püttlingen/Saar
Thomas Hög
Recklinghausen
Detlef Dewitz
Alfter
Lars Wagner Hansen
Sorø
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Bremen
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Algermissen (Hannover)
Marco Rava
Campomorone (Genova)
Stefania Niccolini
Fucecchio
Roman Rodriguez Maecker
Berlin
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Haan
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Sala Baganza
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Dortmund
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Hamburg
Jeroen Geenen
Capelle aan den IJssel
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Mainz
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Magdeburg
Thomas Odenhoven
Meerbusch
Gebrüder Frei
Bern
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Mönchengladbach
Werner Schmitt
Kaiserslautern
Martin Berger
Leonberg
Katrin Abfalter
Berlin
Malte Schlorf
Offenbach am Main
Aaron Haag
München
Thilo Hutzler
Kaisheim