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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 Unpublished prototypes may be submitted until 5 September 2026.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.
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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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Copenhagen
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Milano
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Sanremo
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Brackenheim
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Wien
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Geseke
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Bonn
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Östringen
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Spalt
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Haan
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München
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Wellheim
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Kaarst
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Einhausen
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Bad Dürkheim
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Ann Arbor
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Braunschweig
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Langen
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Berlin
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Eext
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Zuzgen
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Hagen
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Ritterhude
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Brescia
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Wangen
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Peine
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Göttingen
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Nuenen
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Schmelz
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Berlin
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Nijmegen
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Bonn
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Leipzig
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Rome
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Essen
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Verden
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Quickborn
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Sorø
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Luís Dinis
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Berlin
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Trieste
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Hanau
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London
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München
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Leiden
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Haar
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Lüneburg
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Berlin
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Leonberg
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München
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trebisacce
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Hamburg
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São Paulo
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Bonn
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Stuttgart
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Frankfurt am Main
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Saarbrücken
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Berlin
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Roma
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Berlin
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Köln
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München
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München
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Torino
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Hagen
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München
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