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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 Unpublished prototypes may be submitted until 5 September 2026.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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Roma
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Ritterhude
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Hamburg
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Rheine
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Frankfurt Am Main
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Borken
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München
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Eickeloh
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Berlin
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Lüneburg
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Milano
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Düsseldorf
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Kiel
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Berlin
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Bielefeld
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Haar
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Tragwein
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Quickborn
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Nandlstadt
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Berlin
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Firenze
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Wellheim
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Berlin
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Berlin
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Berlin
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Teltow
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Saarbrücken
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Salzburg
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Berlin
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Kiel
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Zuzgen
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Mainz
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Paderborn
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Herne
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Hannover
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Amsterdam
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Moosach
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Surheim
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Carpi
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München
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Hagen
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Germaringen
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Heidelberg
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Nuenen
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Berlin
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Büdingen
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Berlin
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Imst
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Hochheim am Main
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Denkte
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Haan
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Peine
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Bergamo
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Düsseldorf
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Hamburg
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Mainz
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Kaarst
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Erdmannhausen
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Bremen
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Huixquilucan
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Diez
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Andernach
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Bari
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Bonn
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Berlin
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Potsdam
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Duisburg
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München
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Berlin
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Hamburg
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Friedrichshafen
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Rome
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Essen
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Freiburg
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Spalt
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Berlin
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Torino
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Köln
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Sanremo
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Hamburg
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Hannover
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