Astro Antics board game
During the space race, Gameland Inc. brought the quest for space travel into the homes of everyday St. Louisans. Harold Winheim released Astro Antics in 1961, and the premise was simple: orbit the world in a space capsule. The small game pieces used to navigate the board look like miniature versions of the plastic Mercury space capsule models.
Object Title and Accession Number
Astro Antics board game. Made by Gameland, 1961. 2017-041-0001.
A vintage board game titled "Astro Antics" with Earth and galaxy illustrations. The board is rectangluar with spaces for players to move, starting at a rocket ship and ending at earth. Red cards represent challenges. The theme is space exploration.
A vintage board game titled "Astro Antics" features a colorful game board with a space theme, including planets and spaceships. The game box is displayed in front of the game board, showing similar space imagery and the logo in bold pink letters.
An instruction sheet titled "Rules for Playing Astro Antics." It provides game setup, rules, and objective details for 2 to 6 players. The text mentions capsules, a spiral nebula path, and planet Mercury. Published by Gameland, Inc., 1965.
Game components of "Astro Antics" laid out, including two red cylinders, two dice, six colorful game pieces, and stacks of cards labeled "Orbit Chances" and "Emergency Instructions." Cards have text like "You're in a spin—turn around 3 times.