The Avalon Hill Game Co

The Avalon Hill Game Co


Avalon Game Company was the genesis of The Avalon Hill Game Co. and the publisher of the first Charles S. Roberts wargame Tactics. Hasbro also marketed games under the label of Avalon Hill Games, Inc. after they purchased the name in 1998.




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Avalon Hill gamelist : Avalon Hill ludography.

History of Avalon Hill's fate : The Fall of Avalon Hill.

See history and game list:

Avalon Hill Company Index, 1952-1980
Avalon Hill Game Catalog




Magazines devoted to Avalon Hill games :

The General (official)
The Boardgamer (unofficial)





Microbadges:


Admin Note:


In 1998, The Avalon Hill Game Co was acquired by Hasbro and became Avalon Hill Games, Inc.



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Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage  [1996]

This game uses the very popular card system which first appeared in Avalon Hill's We the People game to detail the struggle between Carthage's Hannibal and the Roman Republic in approximately 200 BC.

Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage is an asymmet...

1830: Railways & Robber Barons  [1986]

1830 is one of the most famous 18xx games. One of the things some gamers like about this game is that the game has no 'chance' element. That is to say, if players wished to play two games with the same moves, the outcome would be the same also.
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Slapshot  [1982]

Slapshot is a wheeling, dealing game for hockey nuts of all ages. Each participant in Slapshot assumes the role of a team manager. The object is to skillfully manage your team into the playoffs and then win the championship. During the regular season...

Gladiator  [1981]

Prior to publication by The Avalon Hill Game Co, Gladiator was part of the two-in-one Battleline game Circus Maximus.

The savage splendor and pageantry of ancient Rome lives again in this game of man-to-man gladiatorial combat. Each player a...

Civilization  [1980]

CIVILIZATION is a game of skill for 2 to 7 players. It covers the development of ancient civilizations from the invention of agriculture c. 8000 B.C. to the emergence of Rome around the middle of the third century B.C. Each player leads a nation of...

Dune  [1979]

Set thousands of years in the future, Dune the boardgame is based on the Frank Herbert novels about an arid planet at the heart of the human space empire's political machinations.

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Acquire  [1964]

In Acquire, each player strategically invests in businesses, trying to retain a majority of stock. As the businesses grow with tile placements, they also start merging, giving the majority stockholders of the acquired business sizable bonuses, which...

Diplomacy  [1959]

This classic game of pure negotiation has taken many forms over the years.

The first The Avalon Hill Game Co version has perhaps the widest release, but Avalon Hill Games, Inc. re-released the game in 1999, complete with a colorful new map a...