Tabletop games
Afrikan tähti
Alga, 1951
Afrikan tähti is a tabletop game published by Alga in 1951. It is played with 2 to 6 players, from age 6 and in about 45 minutes.
- players
- 2–6
- minutes
- 45
- years
- 6+
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The box
- Publishers
- Alga, Aristospel, Brio AB, Carlit, Joker, Kuvataide
- Designer
- Kari Mannerla
- Artwork
- Paul "Pålle" Eklund, Seppo Heinonen, Ritva Hussain-Shahid, Maria Jeppsson, Sam Klein, Reet Ohna
- Year of release
- 1951
- Also known as
- African Star · Afrika Csillaga · Afrikas stjärna · Afrikas stjerne
About the game
Afrikan tähti ([ˈɑfrikɑn ˈtæhti]; Finnish for 'Star of Africa'), known in Swedish as Den försvunna diamanten ('The Missing Diamond') or Afrikas stjärna ('The Star of Africa'), is a Finnish board game designed by Kari Mannerla originally in 1951. It has been one of the most popular board games in the Nordic countries for decades.Expansions
- Afrikan tähti: Retkikunnat · 2014
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