Episode description
Scott takes us through the history of Afrikan tähti ("Star of Africa"), a legendary Finnish game first released in 1949.
- Foreigners in Finland article
- One version of the game
- Another version of the game
- An interview with the publisher
Related Ludology episodes:
- Ludology 197 - Empires Up in Arms (discussing colonialism in board games with Mikael Jakobsson and Rick Eberhardt of the MIT Game Lab)
- Ludology 247 - Orc-Kay Computer (discussing cultural appropriation in games with cultural consultant James Mendez Hodes)