Uranium Rush! An exciting new electric game for the family!

Who didn’t dream of striking it rich in uranium, helping the nation build its nuclear arsenal for fun and profit? The ‘electric’ part of the game was a Geiger Counter used to determine whether a player had hit uranium or not. While I wouldn’t put it past 1950s America to put real radioactive material into children’s toys, it looks like this was more of an ‘Operation’-style electric circuit. Some nice photos and explanation here. (Also a nice 50s/60s RISK game.)

Photo by Grasons.