Game Information
Milton Bradley Co. (publisher) AGPI # · P-1086Full Publisher Info
Captain Video, an Exciting Space Game (game title) AGPI # · G-25052
Title Source · 
cover
Title, Preserving Case

Captain VIDEO AN EXCITING SPACE GAME

Title Language · 
English
Date · 
1952 
Publisher Name on Game

Milton Bradley Co.

Publication Location on Game

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Publisher Catalog #

4235

Publisher Mark(s)

"MB" above "MILTON BRADLEY" (white) in a black vertical rectangle

Cover Text

«Captain
VIDEO»

AN EXCITING SPACE GAME

MADE IN U.S.A.

Licensed by
ALLEN B. DU MONT LABORATORIES, INC.

4235

MILTON BRADLY CO.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

Made In Location Marked · 
USA
Game Type · 
board game
Keywords

spaceship, Captain Video, Saturn, rocket, space, Dr. Pauli, moon, Venus, Zeno, Neptune, Planet X, Jupiter, Mars, Corvi, Uranus, Mercurity, CETV, comet, radar, videoscope

Number of Players · 
2, 3, or 4
Rules Format

printed under box lid

Rules Overview

CAPTAIN VIDEO

An exciting space game for 2, 3, or 4 players

[...]

Container Type

cardboard box

Container Size · (measured in inches)

19 ⅛ inches wide — 9 ¾ inches high — 1 ⅝ inches deep

60.6 cm wide — 59.1 cm high — 4.8 cm deep

Cover Description

Wraparound label with blue background.

The title, "Captain" (in orange script) above "VIDEO" (in order with black lower-right shadow plus white horizontal bars between letters and letter openings) appears at upper right.

At left below the title, within a yellow circle, is a black and yellow illustration of Captain Video, with goggles on his forehead).

To the right, taking up most of the cover illustration, are two spaceships. The top one is mostly white and bluish, with a red spot on each of the two rear tails. The bottom one has a red pointed front along with the white and bluish body, with left and right "L"-shaped wings on either side, plus a red and yellow exhaust at rear.

The blue background has 3 Saturn-like planets with rings along with a moderate number of stars.

Below the two spaceships, the phrase, "AN EXCITING SPACE GAME" appears near the bottom from center to lower right, in white with a lower-right black shadow.

At bottom left is "Licensed by" above "ALLEN B. DU MONT LABORATORIES, INC.".

To the right is "4235".

Further right is "MILTON BRADLEY CO.".

At the lower right is the logo "MB" above "MILTON" above "BRADLEY", all in the blue background color on a vertical black rectangle, which appears above "MADE IN U.S.A." (in black).

And below that, in the bottom lower right corner, is "SPRINGFIELD, MASS.".

Collection • Institution(s)

Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum ⇱ — A19970625000 ⇱

Collection • Individual(s)

Rick Tucker

Collection • The Strong Museum of Play object(s)

The Strong 113.3182 ⇱

External Web Links

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: description and image ⇱

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2025-04-15 11:06:15
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