- Ephraim Hertzano
Ephraim Hertzano was a Jewish
Israeli designer ofboard games .Hertzano's most famous game creation is "
Rummikub ".About
Hertzano was born in
Romania .Hertzano originally made his living selling
toothbrushes and other plastic accessories as well ascosmetics .Hertzano started developing the tile game "Rummikub" in the 1940s, in Romania, when card-playing was outlawed under the
Communist regime.Hertzano moved to
Israel in the 1940s after afterWorld War II , continuing the development on "Rummikub" in the backyard of his house inBat Yam , and eventually became a professional game developer after publishing it to the markets."Rummikub" was the best-selling game in the United States in 1977.
Hertzano founded the company Lemada Light Industries Ltd in 1978.
Awards
Spiel des Jahres :"Game of the Year"::1980 for "Rummikub"Spel van het Jaar:"Game of the Year"::1983 for "Rummikub"
External links
* [http://www.ourjerusalem.com/news/story/news20031001.html "Rummikub" is the chairman of the board]
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