# 1970s "Radar Scope" Board Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-radar-scope-board-game/502266>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [July 7, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-radar-scope-board-game/502266 "2009-07-07T22:40:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-radar-scope-board-game/502266/1 "2009-07-07T22:40:56Z")

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Friends I am trying to remember the name of an early 1970s “board game” that features an upright board with a radar type scope at the top and I think switch board type wire things you plugged into holes to track the opposite player.

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**Author:** ![bleach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bleach/32/3106_2.png) [@bleach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bleach)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-radar-scope-board-game/502266/2 "2009-07-07T23:41:25Z")

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Would it happen to be [Radar Search](http://www.gamepile.com/details.php?id=93) by Ideal?

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**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-radar-scope-board-game/502266/3 "2009-07-08T17:16:32Z")

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Yes! That’s it. I have been looking for this game, you people are smart. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-radar-scope-board-game/502266/4 "2009-07-09T03:11:11Z")

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> [@Icerigger](#):
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> Yes! That’s it. I have been looking for this game, you people are smart. Thanks.

Interesting looking game. There a few available on ebay, if you’re interested in revisiting your youth:

[http://cgi.ebay.com/1969-Ideal-Electronic-RADAR-SEARCH-Game-Spy-Agent\_W0QQitemZ360136671639QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH\_DefaultDomain\_0?hash=item53d9d18197&\_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116](http://cgi.ebay.com/1969-Ideal-Electronic-RADAR-SEARCH-Game-Spy-Agent_W0QQitemZ360136671639QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item53d9d18197&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116)

[http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Very-Rare-1969-Electronic-Radar-Search-2114-7\_W0QQitemZ220370997835QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH\_DefaultDomain\_0?hash=item334f22924b&\_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116](http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Very-Rare-1969-Electronic-Radar-Search-2114-7_W0QQitemZ220370997835QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item334f22924b&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116)

[http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Very-Rare-1969-Electronic-Radar-Search-2114-7\_W0QQitemZ250382349776QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH\_DefaultDomain\_0?hash=item3a4bf375d0&\_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116](http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Very-Rare-1969-Electronic-Radar-Search-2114-7_W0QQitemZ250382349776QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a4bf375d0&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116)