Kari Mannerla
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Kari Mannerla was a Finnish board
and card game
designer and advertising agency executive. The most famous game designed by Mannerla is the board game Afrikan tähti
(The Star of Africa), the idea of which he began to develop in 1949. The game was published two years later. Mannerla made up the name of the game when reading an article about the biggest diamond in the world, the Star of Africa, discovered in South Africa
.
Apart from the board game, he also designed the Afrikan tähti card play version. He also designed the board game Inkan aarre
(Treasure of the Inca) that was published in 2005. It is similar to Afrikan tähti, but takes place in South America
. Earlier Kari Mannerla also designed solitaire
card games and adventure party games.
Kari Mannerla made a career in an advertising agency
and retired as the chairman of the board of directors. He died of cancer in the age of 76.
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
and card game
Card game
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games...
designer and advertising agency executive. The most famous game designed by Mannerla is the board game Afrikan tähti
Afrikan tähti
Afrikan tähti or Afrikas stjärna , meaning "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 both Finland and Sweden for decades. The game was first published in 1951, with a revision to the rules made in...
(The Star of Africa), the idea of which he began to develop in 1949. The game was published two years later. Mannerla made up the name of the game when reading an article about the biggest diamond in the world, the Star of Africa, discovered in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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Apart from the board game, he also designed the Afrikan tähti card play version. He also designed the board game Inkan aarre
Inkan aarre
Inkan aarre is a 2005 Finnish board game, designed by Kari Mannerla as a direct sequel to his 1951 board game Afrikan tähti.-Rules:Inkan aarre is mostly similar to Afrikan tähti...
(Treasure of the Inca) that was published in 2005. It is similar to Afrikan tähti, but takes place in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. Earlier Kari Mannerla also designed solitaire
Solitaire
Solitaire is any tabletop game which one can play by oneself or with other people. The solitaire card game Klondike is often known as simply Solitaire....
card games and adventure party games.
Kari Mannerla made a career in an advertising agency
Advertising agency
An advertising agency or ad agency is a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising for its clients. An ad agency is independent from the client and provides an outside point of view to the effort of selling the client's products or services...
and retired as the chairman of the board of directors. He died of cancer in the age of 76.