Afrikan tähti

The most important Finnish board game ever made, and a staple in almost every Finnish home. Afrikan tähti, Star of Africa, was designed in 1949 by nineteen-year-old Kari Mannerla, published in 1951, and has sold over 3.5 million copies, half of them in Finland. You start in Cairo or Tangier and explore Africa by flipping tokens that hide nothing, a lesser gem, or a robber who steals your money and holds you back. The big prize is the Star of Africa diamond. Once someone finds it, the chase begins: they must bring it home, and the others try to find a horseshoe token to catch up. A family adventure race for two to five that is simple, lucky and strongly nostalgic.