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
Information for ALL game authors about library royalties in Germany!
To enable all game authors to benefit from the library royalty payment, the SAZ is now making its guide to the necessary procedures with VG WORT available not only to its members. The guide contains full details on how to enter into a rights management agreement with VG WORT and on how to report titles.
Read more … Information for ALL game authors about library royalties in Germany!
LUCCA Games Award - Board Game Designer of the year
Paolo Mori is the winner of the Board Game Designer of the Year 2026 award at the Italian festival Lucca Comics & Games.
Read more … LUCCA Games Award - Board Game Designer of the year
More news
The Hippodice Game Design Competition 2027 has started
WHO | Board Games Recommended as a Means of Preventing Dementia
Game of the Year 2026: Award Winners
Withholding Tax Relief: Statement from German Cultural and Creative Industry Associations
Game of the Year Jury: The nominated games 2026
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
Alexander Mierzwa
Köln
Andreas Schleicher
Stuttgart
Martyn F
Nuenen
Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
Unterhaching
Sven M. Kübler
Haan
Karolin Mellert
Bremen
Julia Thiemann
Berlin
Eike Jung
Köln
Jens-Peter Schliemann
Bonn
Johnny Ebsen
Pfinztal
Mileena Neumeister
Gütersloh
Thomas Dettbarn
Fuerth
Wolfgang Pabst
Zwickau
Bernhard Lach
Erdmannhausen
Simona Greco
Campomorone (Genova)
Tom Werneck
Haar
Stefan Bauer
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Ralf Kuhn
Saarbrücken
Michael Modler
Ritterhude
Leo Colovini
Mestre Venezia
Peter-Paul Joopen
Zülpich
Lorenzo Tarabini Castellani
Tres Cantos (Madrid)
Aske Severin Juul Christiansen
Copenhagen
Lena Flottow
Emmendingen
Bert Weverling
Amsterdam
Thomas Weber
München
Bruce Whitehill
Eickeloh
Torben Ratzlaff
Hamburg
Kevin Bertini
QUARONA
Klemens Luger
Salzburg
Uwe Rapp
Erdmannhausen
Daniel Bahr
Köln
Stefan Freund
Gauting
Andrea Boennen
Herzhorn
Luca Borsa
Busto Arsizio
Hamlet Abedian
Steinfurt
Sebastian Schleier
München
Tobias Scholz
Düsseldorf
Kirsten Hiese
Porta Westfalica
Niels Hoffmann
Hochheim am Main
Martin Schlegel
Hagen
Andrea Vitali
Bergamo
Rudi Biber
Wellheim
Clark Rodeffer
Ann Arbor
Angela Vögtli
Luzern
David Spada
BORGHI
Geoffrey Engelstein
Bridgewater
Richard Lenherr
Bülach
Volker Cullmann
Püttlingen/Saar
Sven Steinebach
Frankfurt
Colin Dömer
Duisburg
Peter Rustemeyer
Köln
Betty Baindl
Geretsried
Simon Kösters
Lünen
Marco Rava
Campomorone (Genova)
Gebrüder Frei
Bern
Marcus Meigel
Landstuhl
Simon Thomas
Mainz-Kastel
Volker Nebel
Heidelberg
Flaminia Brasini
Roma
Sarit Quirin
Bonn
Max Philipp
Berlin
Luca Fanni
Charvensod
Claudia Ritzinger
RÖHRMOOS
Jochen Scherer
St.Wendel
Colin Morgan
Karlsruhe
Verena Wiechens
Lüneburg
Francesco Testini
Monza
Eric Marks
Einhausen
Michael Freyer
Paderborn
Anja Dreier-Brückner
Heiligenhaus
Andreas Steding
Göttingen
Alexander Rein
Diez
Peter Ratschiller
Bozen
Torsten Landsvogt
Hildesheim
Stefan Müller
Niederkassel
Violetta Leitner
Moosach
Adrián Száki
Oberstaufen
Michael Palm
Tengen
Cynthia-Stefanie Barth
Friedrichshafen
Simone Löhrke
Bad Pyrmont
Daniel Danzer
Stuttgart
Arve D. Fühler
Büdingen
Jochen Knittel
Sindelfingen
Stefan Dorra
Algermissen (Hannover)
Marius Waninger
trossingen
Lorenz Sebastian Freudenberg
Hamburg
Matthias Goebel
Unna
Ivo Fagundes David de Oliveira
Markkleeberg
Sophia Wagner
Potsdam
Arjan van Houwelingen
Eext
Kaddy Arendt
Duisburg
Janet Kneisel
Zuzgen
Thomas Daum
Taufkirchen
Wolfgang Vogel
Lehrberg
Denis Christopher Görz
Quickborn
Juri Alexander
Berlin
Deren Gündogdu
Darmstadt
Aaron Haag
München
Karl-Hermann Böker
Bielefeld
Matthias Cramer
Essen
Florian Racky
Kelkheim
Nicola Tenuti
Berlino
Stefan Kropp
Aubstadt
Manuel David Koch
Buxtehude
Pasquale Facchini
MOLFETTA
Jürgen Heel
Imst
Johannes Fähndrich
Magdeburg
Steffen Albus
Darmstadt
Markus Haberbosch
München
Josef Kirschner
Unna
Axel Hennig
Köln
Christian Stoll
Treuchtlingen
Jens Merkl
Hambrücken
David-Lennart Sturz
Düsseldorf
Christos Giannakoulas
Thermi
Alan R Moon
Syracuse
Bart-Willem van Huizum
Zutphen
Giorgio Galbusera
Milano
Tobias Löffler
Spalt
Robert Brouwer
Groningen
Jan Meyberg
Andernach
Thomas Klein
Schmelz
Luís Dinis
Benavente
Luca Maragno
Milano
Paolo Mori
Sala Baganza
Carlo Camarotto
Padova
Thilo Hutzler
Kaisheim
Stefano Negro
Frankfurt am Main
Bernd Müller
Mönchengladbach
Athanasios Gakis
Essen
Patricia Spazierer
Germaringen
Jürgen Adams
Haar/Ottendichl
Markus Reinhardt
Boitze
Florian Maas
Hanau
Theo Mayer
Konstanz
Patrick Katona
Eggenstein Leopoldshafen
Jeffrey Allers
Kandern
Roman Rodriguez Maecker
Berlin
Norbert Proena
Niddatal (Assenheim)
Giovanni Franceschelli
Firenze
Peter Kuhn
Berlin
Thies-Benedict Lüdtke
Uelzen
Gerhard Piaskowy
Mainz
Peter Ogurzow
Oberstaufen
Jeroen Geenen
Ede
Alan Paull
HUNTINGDON
Marc Hayes
Köln
Matteo Donzelli
Mozzanica
Regine und Thomas Fabian
Hördt
Stefan Krusch
Büdingen
Frank Mindermann
Sottrum
Hartmut Kommerell
Teltow
William Cavaglieri
Brescia
Jonathan Linke
Konstanz
Tina Schuster
Pulheim
Andreas Bungert
Bonn
Enrico Gandolfo
Bologna
Jonas Gabriel Trodler
Berlin
Alessandro Rizzi
Brescia
Tim Goldbach
Frechen
Peer Thies
Wolfratshausen
Katrin Abfalter
Berlin
Jendrik Odenwäller
Bremen
Dennis Matthias
Flensburg
Markus von der Heyde
Weimar
Edith Grein-Böttcher
Neuss
Ulrich Blum
Köln
Erik Andersson Sundén
Uppsala
Till Teenck
Berlin
Carlo Molinari
ROMA
Dietmar Bockelmann
Nandlstadt
Hartwig Jakubik
Düsseldorf
Tanja Malinowski
Landstuhl
Jürgen Aden
Hannover
Thorsten Stecker
Winnenden
Andreas Faul
Bietigheim-Bissingen
Bettina Katzenberger
Brackenheim
Christoph Proll
Bad Dürkheim
Mauro Teragnoli
Guidonia Montecelio
Henning Schulz
Kiel
Fred Horn
Den Haag
Marco Canetta
Fucecchio
Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler
Schwalmtal
Andreas Zimmermann
Offenburg
Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia
Torino
Michele Piccolini
Groningen
Moritz Schuster
Herne
Mark Stefens
Rheine
Nestore Mangone
trebisacce
Kalle Klimkewitz
München
Martin Berger
Leonberg
Thomas Sing
Konstanz
Lucas Stark
Kirchheim unter Teck
Richi Haarhoff
Bad Oldesloe
Paul Gäbler
Braunschweig
Kauan Jamal
Berlin
Tobias Thulke
Köln
Fabiano Onça
São Paulo
Michael Kallauch
Koblenz
Ulysse Richert-Botté
Frankfurt Am Main
Liesbeth Bos
Bunde
Walter Obert
Piossasco
Arpad Fritsche
München
Carsten Jansen
Neukirchen-Vluyn
David Betzing
Sankt Augustin
Gerhard Hecht
Egling an der Paar
Daniel Bernsen
Huixquilucan
Janusch Rentenatus
Essen
Nicole Krämer
Siegburg
Florian Ortlepp
Hagen
Max Scharf
Kaarst
Yasaman Farazan
Düsseldorf
APEX Ideenschmiede
Untermeitingen
Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti
Berlin
Michael Feldkötter
Kiel
Helmut Ortlepp
Hagen
Harvey Johnston
Geseke
Sven Seelinger
Östringen
Stefano Cobello
Treviso
Dirk Andreas Taube
Hückelhoven
Stefanie Fasora
Lehesten
Christian Giove
Alpignano (TO)
Silvano Sorrentino
Bari
Andrea Robbiani
Saronno
Lars Wagner Hansen
Sorø
Gerhard Junker
Urbach
Alessandro Schiavetti
Rome
Fabio Montesel
Trieste
Sjaak Griffioen
Aerdenhout
Nicole Zeller
Dettingen
Barbara Schröders
Bad Endorf
Andrea Mainini
Piossasco (TO)
Miriam Walenzus
Bochum
Nils Carstensen
Wangen
Hendryk Claussen
Hannover
Maj-Britt Jönsson
Hamburg
Fabian Zimmermann
Kaiserslautern
Markus Hagenauer
Surheim
Tillmann Dönicke
Göttingen
Carlo A. Rossi
Carpi
Martino Chiacchiera
Griesheim
Sandra Niemeyer
Kornwestheim
Mathias Spaan
Hamburg
Ellen Schulze
Krefeld
Johannes Lorenzen
Hamburg
Stefan Bernhardt
Leipzig
Veronika Graf
Bad Waldsee
Tobias Tesar
München
Nicolas Straccia
Offenbach am Main
Antonio Cizu
Canegrate (MI)
Peter Jürgensen
Berlin
Florian Sixt
Unterhaching
Jürgen Elias
Bochum
Detlef Dewitz
Alfter
Dean Morris
London
Markus Falkenau
Stuttgart
Robert Groenewold
Bilthoven
Máren Kruse
Berlin
Jörg Pollack
Lauf
Mathias Pechinger
Augsburg
Citie Lo
Berlin
Sebastian Riechmann
Regensburg
Wolfgang Lehmann
Rechberghausen
Arne aus dem Siepen
Mülheim an der Ruhr
Andreas Molter
Borken
Paul Schulz
Berlin
Giacomo Sottocasa
Sanremo
Timm Hermann-Böttcher
Berlin
Alex Taube
Oberursel
Malte Schlorf
Offenbach am Main
Jerome Rank
Braunschweig
Tobias Roeser
Langen
Lucien Geelhoed
Leiden
Christian Beiersdorf
Freiburg
Torsten Marold
Bremen
Kenanja Nuding
Berlin
Matthias Drescher
Langensendelbach
Bernhard Weber
Bonn
Dominik Schönleben
Hamburg
Robert Lovell
Köln
Kåre Torndahl Kjær
Aalborg SV
Martin Schmitz
Bonn
Stefania Niccolini
Fucecchio
Matt Leacock
Sunnyvale
Isabelle Laue
Bobingen
Thomas Odenhoven
Meerbusch
Gian Andrea Cappuzzo
Villa Estense
Jürgen Then
Röthlein
Udo Dieter Peise
Benediktbeuern
Dirk Hanneforth
Bielefeld
Christine Gnan
Heiligenhafen
Matteo Sassi
Legnano
Reiner Knizia
München
Justin Müller
Mainz
Guido Hoffmann
Wien
Matteo Casali
Reggio Emilia
Anna Oppolzer
Heidelberg
Stefan Diddens
Peine
Lidia Blanco González
Vilanova de Arousa
Martin Ebel
Kassel
Heiko Korntheuer
Thun
Emmanouil Zachariadis-Sourvos
Thessaloniki
Alessandro Cuneo
Montalenghe
Michael Diechtierow
Heidelberg
Roberto Tschirner
Denkte
Claude Weber
Roullingen
Arnold Reisse
Hamburg
Rainer Schlichtholz
Verden
Christoph Cantzler
Hamburg
Rita Modl
Huglfing
Luca Catinelli
Terni
Gabriele Ausiello
Roma
Nicko Böhnke
Bargteheide
Paul Bamberger
Odenthal
Jörg von Rüden
Dortmund
Thomas Hög
Recklinghausen
Werner Schmitt
Kaiserslautern
Rocky Bogdanski
Strausberg
Enrico Vicario
Venice
Stefan Kloß
Mannheim
Martin Pflieger
Gera
Patrick Pohlmann
Lähden
Anja Wrede
Berlin
Gerd Fenchel
Böblingen
Michiel de Wit
Nijmegen
Hilko Drude
Göttingen
Andrea Angiolino
Rome
Lukas Setzke
Lüneburg
Vincenzo Autuori
Agropoli
Hans-Peter Stoll
Lampertheim
Jesus Casasola Boyero
Amsterdam
Axel Heill
Korneuburg
Emanuele Briano
SAVONA
Mauro Vitali
Bergamo
Anja Klein
Schmelz
Matthias Greßinger
Tübingen
Fabio Lopiano
Milano
Matthias Prinz
St.Wendel
Paco Yanez
Madrid
Thomas Franken
Berlin
Thomas Schneider-Axmann
Bremen
Jan Stronkman
Zevenaar
Manfred Reindl
Tragwein
Remo Conzadori
Montichiari (BS)