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
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TTGDA launched : More power for game authors now also in North America
The Tabletop Game Designers Association (TTGDA) has completed its founding preparations and is now launching as an interest group for game authors in North America. We wish our friends every success.
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Game Designers Convention in Goettingen 2024
The 42nd Game Designers Convention will take place in Goettingen on June 1st and 2nd, 2024. Detailed information about the event and the online registration form can be found under this direct link or under EVENTS on this website.
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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
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Fucecchio
Bettina Katzenberger
Brackenheim
Nicole Zeller
Dettingen
Markus Falkenau
Stuttgart
Alan Paull
HUNTINGDON
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Copenhagen
Jonas Gabriel Trodler
Berlin
Francesco Testini
Monza
Martin Schlegel
Hagen
Ellen Schulze
Krefeld
Regine und Thomas Fabian
Hördt
Thomas Franken
Berlin
Guido Hoffmann
Wien
Remo Conzadori
Montichiari (BS)
Harald Mücke
Mönchengladbach
Jens Frölich
Roggenburg
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Düsseldorf
Daniel Danzer
Stuttgart
Justin Müller
Mainz
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München
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Milano
Axel Heill
Korneuburg
Andrea Sbragia
monsummano terme
Arjan van Houwelingen
Eext
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Heiligenhaus
Matthias Greßinger
Tübingen
Mathias Spaan
Hamburg
Peter Ratschiller
Bozen
Emanuele Briano
SAVONA
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Heidelberg
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Legnano
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Bülach
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Tragwein
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Mannheim
Máren Kruse
Berlin
Helmut Ortlepp
Hagen
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Frankfurt
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Landstuhl
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Lünen
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Kaiserslautern
Stefan Bauer
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Lidia Blanco González
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Werner Schmitt
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Groningen
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Berlin
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Hamburg
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Herne
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Hamburg
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Padova
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Martino Chiacchiera
Griesheim
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Kandern
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Lähden
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Böblingen
Enrico Vicario
Venice
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Bologna
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Heidelberg
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Hamburg
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Piossasco
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Köln
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Flensburg
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Hamburg
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Essen
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Gera
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Berlin
Thomas Hög
Recklinghausen
Jörg Pollack
Lauf
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Teltow
Tobias Roeser
Langen
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Bielefeld
Jerome Rank
Braunschweig
Matthias Goebel
Unna
Harvey Johnston
Geseke
Michael Palm
Tengen
Stefan Freund
Gauting
Florian Ortlepp
Hagen
Michiel de Wit
Nijmegen
APEX Ideenschmiede
Untermeitingen
Carlo A. Rossi
Carpi
Mark Stefens
Rheine
Paco Yanez
Madrid
Lucas Stark
Tübingen
Reiner Knizia
München
Jan Meyberg
Andernach
Hans-Peter Stoll
Lampertheim
Lukas Setzke
Göttingen
Jan Stronkman
Zevenaar
Enrico Gandolfo
Bologna
Jochen Scherer
St.Wendel
Aaron Haag
München
Fred Horn
Den Haag
Hilko Drude
Göttingen
Jendrik Odenwäller
Leipzig
Denis Christopher Görz
Quickborn
Flaminia Brasini
Roma
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Niddatal (Assenheim)
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Berlin
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Capelle aan den IJssel
Tobias Scholz
Düsseldorf
Simona Greco
Campomorone (Genova)
Peter-Paul Joopen
Zülpich
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Seveso
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Steinfurt
Andreas Faul
Bietigheim-Bissingen
Wolfgang Pabst
Zwickau
Violetta Leitner
Moosach
Andrea Angiolino
Rome
Luís Dinis
Benavente
Stefano Bonati
Bonate Sotto
Michael Modler
Ritterhude
Eric Marks
Einhausen
Lucien Geelhoed
Leiden
Alan R Moon
Syracuse
Richi Haarhoff
Bad Oldesloe
Johnny Ebsen
Pfinztal
Athanasios Gakis
Essen
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Bremen
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Bonn
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Surheim
Alessandro Schiavetti
Rome
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Offenburg
Christine Gnan
Heiligenhafen
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Köln
Isabelle Laue
Bobingen
Gerhard Junker
Urbach
Eike Jung
Köln
Jörg von Rüden
Dortmund
Stefania Niccolini
Fucecchio
Detlef Dewitz
Alfter
Jens Merkl
Walldorf
David-Lennart Sturz
Düsseldorf
Lars Wagner Hansen
Sorø
Wolfgang Lehmann
Rechberghausen
Andrea Boennen
Herzhorn
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Köln
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Mainz-Kastel
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Köln
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Milano
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Haan
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Heidelberg
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Herne
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München
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München
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Milano
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Göttingen
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Worms
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München
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Vechelde
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Freiburg
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Haar
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Leonberg
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Köln
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Dortmund
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Mannheim
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Nandlstadt
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Hückelhoven
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Frankfurt am Main
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Mestre Venezia
Dean Morris
London
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Marburg
Rainer Schlichtholz
Verden
Thomas Schneider-Axmann
Bremen
Bernd Müller
Mönchengladbach
Patrick Katona
Eggenstein Leopoldshafen
Andreas Molter
Borken
Betty Baindl
Geretsried
Paul Schulz
Greifswald
Matt Leacock
Sunnyvale
David Betzing
Sankt Augustin
Sophia Wagner
Potsdam
Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti
Berlin
Jürgen Aden
Hannover
Veronika Graf
Bad Waldsee
Gerhard Piaskowy
Mainz
Katrin Abfalter
Berlin
Luca Borsa
Busto Arsizio
Hartwig Jakubik
Düsseldorf
Edith Grein-Böttcher
Neuss
Matthias Prinz
St.Wendel
Michael Freyer
Paderborn
Thomas Daum
Taufkirchen
Jürgen Adams
Haar/Ottendichl
Florian Racky
Kelkheim
Klemens Luger
Salzburg
Martyn F
Nuenen
Michael Feldkötter
Kiel
Giacomo Sottocasa
Sanremo
Anja Wrede
Berlin
Bernhard Weber
Bonn
Sjaak Griffioen
Aerdenhout
Marco Rava
Campomorone (Genova)
Thilo Hutzler
Kaisheim
Marius Waninger
trossingen
Andrea Mainini
Piossasco (TO)
Jürgen Elias
Bochum
Martin Student
Göttingen
Heiko Korntheuer
Thun
Silvano Sorrentino
Bari
Maj-Britt Jönsson
Hamburg
Christoph Cantzler
Hamburg
Jochen Knittel
Sindelfingen
Florian Kattner
WÖLFERSHEIM
Bruce Whitehill
Eickeloh
Bernhard Lach
Erdmannhausen
Christian Giove
Alpignano (TO)
Alex Taube
Oberursel
Alessandro Cuneo
Montalenghe
Timm Hermann-Böttcher
Berlin
Flo de Haan
Amsterdam
Kalle Klimkewitz
München
Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia
Torino
Nestore Mangone
trebisacce
Arve D. Fühler
Büdingen
Gebrüder Frei
Bern
Stefan Waldner
Kröning
Colin Dömer
Duisburg
Barbara Schröders
Bad Endorf
Paolo Mori
Sala Baganza
Gerhard Hecht
Egling an der Paar
Pasquale Facchini
MOLFETTA
Max Philipp
Berlin
Daniel Bernsen
Quito
Christos Giannakoulas
Triadi
Giovanni Franceschelli
Firenze
Emmanouil Zachariadis-Sourvos
Thessaloniki
Peer Thies
Wolfratshausen
Sven Groh
Oldenburg
Peter Kuhn
Berlin
Liesbeth Bos
Bunde
Andreas Kuhnekath-Häbler
Schwalmtal
Martin Ebel
Kassel
Geoffrey Engelstein
Bridgewater
Thomas Weber
München
Thomas Dettbarn
Fuerth
Malte Schlorf
Offenbach am Main
Jesus Casasola Boyero
Amsterdam