Haim Shafir

Haim Shafir

Haim Shafir ( Hebrew חיים שפיר; born 1950 in Haifa ) is an Israeli game designer and managing director of the game publisher Shafir Games, which he founded . He mainly focuses on developing kids and party games . His games are sold internationally, the game Halli Galli, which he developed in 1990, became particularly popular .

biography

Halli Galli is the most famous game by the Israeli game designer Haim Shafir

Haim Shafir lives in Tel Aviv , Israel. His first games appeared in the early to mid-1980s, in 1990 he and Halli Galli developed his most famous game to date. Halli Galli has been translated into numerous languages ​​and sold internationally as a millionaire. In Germany, the game was published in 1991 by the Amigo game publisher as Tutti Frutti and is still distributed in several versions by the company to this day. In 2003, his children's game Cocotaki was included in the Children's Game of the Year 2003 list. Even at the children's game of the year there was a clack! , Mess , speed cups and look! What is different? recommended several of his games. In 2018 Shafir played the role of himself in the Israeli children's series "Crowded".

Ludography (selection)

• 1983: Taki (published in Germany 2006)
• 1985: Dingo
• 1990: Halli Galli
• 1998: Halli Galli Junior
• 2002: four in one go
• 2002: snap, land, river!
• 2002: Cocotaki (new edition 2011 as Kakadoo )
• 2003: 8 1/2
• 2004: out of the mouse!
• 2005: Halli Galli Extreme
• 2007: bungee
• 2009: Wild gang
• 2009: Ringo Flamingo
• 2011: RinglDing
• 2012: Look! What is different?
• 2012: hijack pirates
• 2012: clack!
• 2013: Speed ​​Cups
• 2014: Speed ​​Dice
• 2014: Speed ​​Cups ²
• 2015: Cake battle
• 2016: Brain Storm
• 2017: Halli Galli Party
• 2017: Caramba
• 2018: Speed ​​Cups ⁶
• 2019: witch, animal ... who is missing here?
• 2019: CLACK! Categories
• 2020: Beaver Gang

Awards

• game of the year
  • Cocotaki : Selection list children's game 2003
• Children's game of the year
  • Clack! : 2012 list of recommendations
  • Kuddelmuddel : list of recommendations 2013
  • Speed ​​Cups : 2014 list of recommendations
  • Look here! What is different? : 2015 list of recommendations
• Game of games
  • Speed ​​Cups : Games for Children 2014
• Swiss game award
  • Snap, Land, Flow : Children's Games 1993
• As d'Or
  • Énigmo (Eureka) : As d'Or du jeu de vocabulaire
• À la carte card game price
  • Halli Galli : 3rd place 1991

supporting documents

1. ↑ Israel and children's games on kids.gamesweplay.de, March 8, 2010; accessed on March 2, 2017.

Web links

• Shafir Games , official homepage (Hebrew, English )
• Haim Shafir in the Luding games database
• Haim Shafir in the games database BoardGameGeek (English)