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
Election test stones for the German Bundestag elections 2025
We have prepared for the German Bundestag election in February 2025 four election test stones that document our expectations, goals and positions, even though we will unfortunately not receive any official answers from the parties due to the shortened time frames.
Read more … Election test stones for the German Bundestag elections 2025
Loans of analogue games in Germany doubled in four years
A recent statistic shows that loans of analogue games in German public libraries doubled to more than five million loans per year in the period from 2020 to 2023. The statutory remuneration claims (library royalties) must finally be fulfilled.
Read more … Loans of analogue games in Germany doubled in four years
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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Dean Morris
London
Martin Schlegel
Hagen
Christian Beiersdorf
Freiburg
Carlo A. Rossi
Carpi
Michael Diechtierow
Heidelberg
Jens-Peter Schliemann
Bonn
Fabian Zimmermann
Kaiserslautern
Matteo Sassi
Legnano
Florian Ortlepp
Hagen
Anja Wrede
Berlin
Werner Schmitt
Kaiserslautern
Nestore Mangone
trebisacce
Andreas Steding
Göttingen
Dietmar Bockelmann
Nandlstadt
Michael Feldkötter
Kiel
Stefan Kloß
Mannheim
Kenanja Nuding
Berlin
Cynthia-Stefanie Barth
Friedrichshafen
Simone Löhrke
Bad Pyrmont
Andrea Mezzotero
Bologna
Eike Jung
Köln
Frank Pukrop
Herne
Claude Weber
Roullingen
Ivo Fagundes David de Oliveira
Markkleeberg
Peter Jürgensen
Berlin
Enrico Gandolfo
Bologna
Thomas Hög
Recklinghausen
Manfred Reindl
Tragwein
Norbert Proena
Niddatal (Assenheim)
Bernhard Weber
Bonn
Markus Haberbosch
München
Dirk Andreas Taube
Hückelhoven
Simon Kösters
Lünen
Sebastian Riechmann
Regensburg
Lucas Stark
Tübingen
Anna Oppolzer
Heidelberg
APEX Ideenschmiede
Untermeitingen
Nicolas Straccia
Offenbach am Main
Veronika Graf
Bad Waldsee
Simona Greco
Campomorone (Genova)
Alessandro Cuneo
Montalenghe
Lukas Setzke
Göttingen
Nils Carstensen
Wangen
Andrea Robbiani
Saronno
Thomas Dettbarn
Fuerth
Christian Giove
Alpignano (TO)
Stefan Waldner
Kröning
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Fucecchio
Giorgio Galbusera
Milano
Remo Conzadori
Montichiari (BS)
Robert Brouwer
Groningen
Anja Dreier-Brückner
Heiligenhaus
Luca Borsa
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Martin Student
Göttingen
Christine Gnan
Heiligenhafen
Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
Unterhaching
Thilo Hutzler
Kaisheim
Jürgen Adams
Haar/Ottendichl
David Betzing
Sankt Augustin
Detlef Dewitz
Alfter
Jochen Knittel
Sindelfingen
Torsten Marold
Bremen
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Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Carlo Camarotto
Padova
Mark Stefens
Rheine
Hamlet Abedian
Steinfurt
Tobias Tesar
München
Sophia Wagner
Potsdam
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Hannover
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Thermi
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Marburg
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Gauting
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Zülpich
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Piossasco (TO)
Andreas Faul
Bietigheim-Bissingen
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Fucecchio
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Göttingen
Christoph Proll
Bad Dürkheim
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St.Wendel
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Duisburg
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Ritterhude
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Sunnyvale
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Hamburg
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BORGHI
Paul Schulz
Greifswald
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Bari
Regine und Thomas Fabian
Hördt
Matthias Schmitt
Köln
Florian Kattner
WÖLFERSHEIM
Flaminia Brasini
Roma
Tanja Malinowski
Landstuhl
Giovanni Franceschelli
Firenze
Andrea Sbragia
monsummano terme
Alex Taube
Oberursel
Florian Maas
Hanau
Rudi Biber
Wellheim
Enrico Vicario
Venice
Harvey Johnston
Geseke
Volker Nebel
Heidelberg
Markus Reinhardt
Boitze
Jonathan Linke
Konstanz
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Berlin
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Piossasco
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Zolling
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Copenhagen
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Braunschweig
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Berlin
Josef Kirschner
Unna
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Brackenheim
Fred Horn
Den Haag
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Verden
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Moosach
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Bridgewater
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Düsseldorf
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Hamburg
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Amsterdam
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Offenburg
Wolfgang Vogel
Lehrberg
Hilko Drude
Göttingen
Janusch Rentenatus
Essen
Barbara Schröders
Bad Endorf
Torsten Landsvogt
Hildesheim
Matthias Greßinger
Tübingen
Tobias Roeser
Langen
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Mestre Venezia
Jörg von Rüden
Dortmund
Martino Chiacchiera
Griesheim
Lars Wagner Hansen
Sorø
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Jens Merkl
Hambrücken
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Hamburg
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Frankfurt
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Braunschweig
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Köln
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Bern
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Bielefeld
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Taufkirchen
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Röthlein
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Paderborn
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Imst
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Herzhorn
Bernhard Lach
Erdmannhausen
Arve D. Fühler
Büdingen
Jan Stronkman
Zevenaar
Edith Grein-Böttcher
Neuss
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Kassel
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Quito
Daniel Bahr
Köln
Marius Waninger
trossingen
Marco Rava
Campomorone (Genova)
Niels Hoffmann
Hochheim am Main
Jan Meyberg
Andernach
Andreas Molter
Borken
Ellen Schulze
Krefeld
Gerd Fenchel
Böblingen
Gerhard Hecht
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Lisa Höhn
Worms
Erik Andersson Sundén
Uppsala
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Quickborn
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Michael Palm
Tengen
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Flensburg
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Berlin
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Essen
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München
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Porta Westfalica
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Stuttgart
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Hamburg
Moritz Schuster
Herne
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Mönchengladbach
Tobias Thulke
Köln
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Torino
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Lauf
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Milano
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Bremen
Luís Dinis
Benavente
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Firenze
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Lampertheim
Sven M. Kübler
Haan
Jeffrey Allers
Kandern
Lucien Geelhoed
Leiden
Heiko Korntheuer
Thun
Rita Modl
Huglfing
Michiel de Wit
Nijmegen
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MOLFETTA
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Offenbach am Main
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Stuttgart
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Essen
Till Teenck
Berlin
Thomas Sing
Konstanz
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Urbach
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Leonberg
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Lähden
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Mainz
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München
Citie Lo
Berlin
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Frankfurt am Main
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Mönchengladbach
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Bülach
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Eext
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Teltow
Roman Rodriguez Maecker
Berlin
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Kelkheim
Helmut Ortlepp
Hagen
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Hamburg
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Surheim
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Mannheim
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Rome
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Madrid
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SAVONA
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München
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München
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Schwalmtal
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Korneuburg
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Berlin
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Leer
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Groningen
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Brescia
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Zuzgen
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Einhausen
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Bunde
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Monza
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Hamburg
Max Philipp
Berlin
Alan Paull
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Mainz
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Thessaloniki
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Düsseldorf
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Bozen
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Amsterdam
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Wien
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Gera
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München
Martyn F
Nuenen
Thomas Franken
Berlin
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Landstuhl
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Vechelde
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Berlin
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Sanremo
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Berlin
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Köln
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München
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Odenthal
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Haar