List of Avalon Hill games explained

Avalon Hill has published games as an independent developer and publisher, through its subsidiary Victory Games, its video game divisions, and later as a brand of Hasbro.

Original Avalon Hill

Some of these were originally developed independently and repackaged/republished by Avalon Hill. The games came in two formats: the earlier games were traditional flat-box packaging, and a later series introduced bookcase compact format packaging.

Name Year Notes
17761974American Revolution
18301986
19141968World War I
Acquire1976formerly published by 3M;[1] p5,12[2] republished by Hasbro/WOTC's AH
Adel Verpflichtet1991
Advanced Squad Leader1985Follow-on game to Squad Leader; republished by Multi-Man Publishing
Advanced Third Reich1992
Afrika Korps, 1965, 1977
Age of Renaissance1996later published by Eurogames/Jeux Descartes
Air Assault on Crete1978
Air Baron1996
Air Empire1961
Air Force1980First published by Battleline Publications in 1976
Alexander the Great1975First published in 1971 by Guidon Games
Alpha Omega1980First published Battleline Publications in 1977
Amoeba Wars1981
Anzio, 1971, 1974, 1978
Arab-Israeli Wars1977
Assassin1993
Atlantic Storm1997
Attack Sub1991
Auto Racing1979
B-17, Queen of the Skies1983
Bali1980
Banzai1984An Up Front expansion
Baseball Strategy[3] 1962privately published by Tom Shaw in 19597
Basketball Strategy1973
Battle for Italy1983
Battle of the Bulge, 1991
Beat Inflation1975
Bismarck, 1979Sinking of the Bismarck
1998
Black Spy1981
Blackbeard1991
Blitzkrieg1965
Book of Lists1979
Bowl Bound1978College football
1993
Britannia1986First published by Gibsons Games
Bureaucracy1981
Business Strategy1973
C&O/B&O1969"The Game of Railroading"
Caesar1976Caesar at Alesia
Caesar's Legions1975
Candidate1991
Chancellorsville, 1974
Challenge Golf at Pebble Beach1976formerly published by 3M
Circus Maximus1980Chariot racing in the spirit of Ben Hur
Civil War1961
Civilization1982
Advanced Civilization1991
Class Struggle1982
The Collector1977
Conquistador1983First published by SPI in 1976
D-Day, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1991
Dark Emperor1985
Devil's Den1985
Diplomacy[4] , 1977First published by Games Research in 1961
Dispatcher
Doll House Game1963
Down With the King1981
The Dr. Ruth Game of Good SexA Baltimore distributor said: "I'm going to have to compare this to Trivial Pursuit. The orders overshadow anything we've had in our company's 100-year history."[5]
Dragon Pass1984Under Chaosium licence, who first published the game in 1975 under the title White Bear and Red Moon[6]
Dragonhunt1982
Dune1979
Dauntless1981formerly Battleline; uses Air Force game system
Elric1984Under Chaosium license, who first published the game in 1978
Empire of the Rising Sun1995
Empires in Arms1986First published by Australian Design Group in 1983
Enemy in Sight1981
Executive Decision1981formerly published by 3M
Facts in Five1976formerly published by 3M
Feudal1976formerly published by 3M
Firepower1984
Flat Top1981First published by Battleline in 1977
Flight Leader1986
Football Strategy1960privately published by Tom Shaw in 19597
Foreign Exchange1979
Fortress Europa1980First published by Jedko Games in 1978
Frederick the Great1982First published by SPI in 1975
Fredericksburg1982A war game simulating the battle of Fredericksburg in the American Civil War.
Freedom in the Galaxy1981Originally published by SPI
Fury in the West1979First published by Battleline Publications in 1977
The Game of Dilemmas1982
The Game of France, 19401972First published by SPI in 1971
The Game of Inventions1984
Game of Slang1981
Game of Trivia1981
Gangsters1992
Guerilla1994
Geronimo1995
Gettysburg, 1961, 1964, 1977, 1988, 1989The 1958 Gettysburg was Avalon Hill's first game to market (not Tactics or Tactics II).[7]
Gladiator1981
Gold!1981
Greed1986
Guadalcanal1966Land Combat
Guadalcanal1992Naval Combat
Guns of August1981
Gunslinger1983
1996
Hexagony1980
History of the World1993
Hitler's War1984First published by Metagaming Concepts in 1981
Hundred Days Battles1983
IDF (Israeli Defense Force)1993
Image1979
Imagination1963pre-school children's line, revised in 1969p7
Insolvency1990
Intern1979
Journeys of St. Paul1968
Jutland, 1974
Kampfgruppe Peiper I1993ASL historical module
Kampfgruppe Peiper II1996ASL historical module
Kingmaker1974
Knights of the Air1987
Kremlin1988
Kriegspiel1970
Le Mans1961
Legend of Robin Hood1980First published by Operational Studies Group in 1979
Little Round Top1982First published as The 20th Maine by Operational Studies Group in 1979
London's Burning1996
Longest Day, TheThe Longest Day1980
Lords of Creation1983Role-playing game[8]
Luftwaffe1971
Machiavelli1980
Management1961
Magic Realm1978
MBT1989
Merchant of Venus1988
Midway, 19912 player game of the Battle of Midway; 1964 version uses squares; 1991 version uses hexes.
Monsters Ravage America1998
Moonstar1981
Mystic Wood1980licensed from designer & published in UK by Gibson Games and Ariel
Napoleon1977
Napoleon at Bay1983
Napoleon's Battles1989
Naval War1983First published by Battleline in 1979
New World1990
Nieuchess1961
OD1985
Oh Wah Ree1976formerly published by 3M
On To Richmond1998
Origins of World War II1971
Outdoor Survival1972
Panzer Armee Afrika1982First published by SPI in 1973
PanzerBlitz1970
Panzergruppe Guderian1984First published by SPI in 1976
Panzerkrieg1983Originally published by OSG
Panzer Leader1974
Past Lives1988
Patton's Best1987
Paydirt1979American football
Pennant Race1983Baseball
Perilous Lands1985A Powers & Perils adventure, published as a BookCase Game
Peter Principle, TheThe Peter Principle1981
Platoon1986
Pogspublic domain[9]
Point of Law1979formerly published by 3M
Powers & Perils1983Role-playing game
Pro Golf1982
Raid on St. Nazaire1987
Rail Baron1977
Regatta1979formerly published by 3M
Republic of Rome1990
Richthofen's War1972World War I aerial combat
Risque1985
Road Kill1993
Roads to Gettysburg1994
RuneQuest1984
Russian Campaign, TheThe Russian Campaign1977First published by Jedko Games in 1974
Russian Front1985
Samurai1980
Shakespeare1970
Slapshot1982An ice hockey board game
Sleuth1981formerly published by 3M
Source of the Nile1979African exploration
Speed Circuit, 1977formerly published by 3M
Spices of the World1988
Squad Leader1977WWII tactical combat
Cross of Iron1978Squad Leader Module
Crescendo of Doom1979Squad Leader Module
GI: Anvil of Victory1982Squad Leader Module
Squander1965
Stalingrad, 1974
Starship Troopers, 1997
Statis Pro Baseball1978Updated player cards each year until 1992
Statis Pro Basketball1978Updated player cards each year until 1992
Statis Pro Football1978Updated player cards each year until 1992
Stellar Conquest1984From Metagaming Concepts
Stocks and Bonds1978formerly published by 3M
Stock Market1970
Stock Market Guru1997
Stonewall Jackson's Way1992
Stonewall in the Valley1995
Stonewall's Last Battle1996
Storm Over Arnhem1981
Struggle of Nations1982
Submarine1978First published by Battleline Publications in 1976
Successors1997
Superstar Baseball1978
Tac Air1988NATO vs. Warsaw Pact Air/Land doctrine
Tactics,[10] 19831952 version was published by "The Avalon Game Company" (1952-1958), an unincorporated garage mail-order business that was incorporated as Avalon Hill in 1958
Tactics II, 1961, 1972
Tales from the Floating Vagabond1991Role playing
Third Reich, 1981WWII grand strategy
Advanced Third Reich1992
Titan1982Fantasy monster combat
1997
Thunder at Cassino1987
Trireme1980First published by Battleline Publications in 1979
Tobruk1975
Tower of the Dead1984A Powers & Perils adventure
Trucks, Trains, Boats & Planes1963pre-school children's linep7
Tuf1969
Tuf*Abet1969
1989Area movement simulation of the Battle of Stalingrad.
TV Wars1987
TwixT1976formerly published by 3Mp5,12
U-Boat, 1961
UFO1978
Up Front1983A World War II card-based wargame
USAC Auto Racing1979Simulation of the Indianapolis 500. Updated driver cards on even-numbered years through 1986.
Venture1983formerly published by 3M
Verdict1959
Verdict II1961
Victory in the Pacific1977Pacific War
War and Peace1980
War at Sea1976First published by Jedko Games in 1975
War at Sea II1980
Waterloo1962
the Wedding Game1990
What Time Is It?1963pre-school children's linep7
Win, Place & Show1966Horse racing simulation
Wizards1982
Wizard's Quest1979
Wooden Ships and Iron Men1975Naval combat 1776 to 1814
Word Power1967
Wrasslin1990Pro wrestling simulation
Yanks1987ASL core module
Year of the Lord1968
Yellowstone[11] 1985

Victory Games

Name Year Description
18091984
2nd Fleet1986
3rd Fleet1990
5th Fleet1989
6th Fleet1985
7th Fleet1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street1987
Across 5 Aprils1992
Aegean Strike1986
Ambush!1983A single player man-to-man wargame set in World War II France
Battle Hymn1986
Carrier1990
Central America1987
1983
Cold War1984
Desert Shield1990A Gulf Strike Expansion Module, two printings in 1990[12] [13]
Flashpoint Golan1991
France 19441986
Gulf Strike1983updated 1988, new box art 1990
Hell's Highway1983
James Bond 0071983
Korean War, TheThe Korean War1986
Lee vs. Grant1988
Mosby's Raiders1985
NATO: The Next War in Europe1983
Omaha Beachhead1987
Open Fire1987
Pacific War1985
Panzer Command1984
Pax Britannica1985
Peloponnesian War, TheThe Peloponnesian War1991
Shell Shock!1990
Theater Analysis Model1983
Tokyo Express1988
1984

Video games

Name Year Description
1995Adaptation of the Avalon Hill board game, 1830.
5th Fleet1994
Achtung Spitfire!1997
Andromeda Conquest1982
Avalon Hill's Advanced Civilization1995
B-1 Nuclear Bomber1981
Cave Wars1996
Computer Acquire1983Adaptation of the Avalon Hill Board Game, Acquire. 1983 version was for Atari 400/800, Apple II/II Plus, Pet 2001 and TRS-80. DOS version was released 1989 as IBM version.
Computer Football Strategy1983
Conflict 2500[14] 1980Player's warships seek and destroy invading berserkers
Controller (video game)1982Air traffic control simulation
Death Trap1995
Defiance1998Under Visceral Productions
1995
Dnieper River Line1982
Empire of the Overmind1981
Flight Commander 21994early release by Avalon Hill Software, AH's second foray into video games
Galaxy1981Originally Galactic Empires, by Tom Cleaver
GFS Sorceress1982
History of the World1997
Incunabula1984
Kingmaker1994
Legionnaire (video game)1982
London Blitz
Lords of Karma1980
Midway Campaign1980
North Atlantic Convoy Raider1980
Nukewar1980
Operation Crusader1994
Over the Reich1996
Out of Control1997
Planet Miners1980
Ripper!
Shuttle Orbiter
Super Sunday1986
Space Station Zulu1982
Spitfire 401986Originally released by Mirrorsoft in 1985
Telengard1982
TAC (Tactical Armor Command)1983
T.G.I.F1983
Third Reich1996
Under Fire1985
VC1982
Voyager I1982
Wall Ball1982
Wooden Ship & Iron Men1996
1995

Hasbro Avalon Hill

Some of these were originally developed independently and repackaged/republished by AH. Those marked re-issue were also previously published by AH before Hasbro bought the company.

Name Year Description
Acquire1999re-issue
Axis and Allies2003Revised edition; Milton Bradley originally
2006
2004
1999
Axis and Allies Miniatures2005
2001
Battle Cry2000
Betrayal at Baldur's Gate2017
Betrayal at House on the Hill2004
Betrayal at Mystery Mansion2020
Cosmic Encounter2000Originally by Eon Games
Diplomacy1999Re-issue
Great Dalmuti, TheThe Great Dalmuti2005Originally by Wizards of the Coast
Guillotine2005Originally by Wizards of the Coast
HeroQuest2021Reprint of 1989, Revised again in 2023
History of the World2001Re-issue
Ikusa1986
Monsters Menace America2005Re-development of Monsters Ravage America
Nexus Ops2005
Risk 2210 A.D.2001Risk variant
Risk Godstorm2004Risk variant
RoboRally2005Original game by Wizards of the Coast
Rocketville2006
1999Stratego variant
Star Wars - The Queen's Gambit2000
Sword and Skull2005
Vegas Showdown2005

Notes and References

  1. The General Index and Company History. The General Magazine Index and Company History. 1980 . August 5, 2015.
  2. Web site: Arneson. Erik. Hasbro - Brief History. About Board Games. About.com. July 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20080415170800/http://boardgames.about.com/od/companies/a/hasbro_history.htm. April 15, 2008. dead.
    • News: Arneson. Eric. Football Strategy. July 15, 2015. About Board Games. About. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715064904/http://boardgames.about.com/od/gamehistories/p/fball_strategy.htm. July 15, 2015. dead.
    • Web site: Arneson. Eric. Best Football Board Games. About Board Games. About. 15 July 2015.
  4. News: Easton. Thomas. Games on war, debt aimed at capturing public mood. August 6, 2015. Baltimore Sun. February 13, 1991. New York.
  5. News: MERCHANDISING DR. RUTH. William E.. Geist. The New York Times . December 1, 1985. NYTimes.com.
    • Web site: Kim. John H.. R: RuneQuest. RPG Encyclopedia. August 5, 2015.
    • News: Appelcline. Shannon. Chaosium: 1975-Present. August 5, 2015. A Brief History of Game. 3. RPG.net. September 4, 2006.
  7. They're Fighting It All Over Again! . . May 1, 1964 . 1 . 1 . 1 . Incorporated in 1958 Avalon Hill's first games were Gettysburg, Tactics II and Dispatcher (chronological appearance on the market for each game is indicated by the code number printed on the box; Gettysburg - 501, Tactics II - 502, etc.).
  8. Web site: Kim. John H.. RPG Company List: A: Avalon Hill. Role-Playing Game Companies. August 5, 2015.
  9. News: Monarch Counts On Pc Games. August 5, 2015. Baltimore Sun. February 17, 1995.
  10. Web site: Rienzi . Greg . Baltimore Observed: Encounter . May 2009 . The Urbanite Magazine . Urbanite Baltimore . 2009-05-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20090608191106/http://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/sub.cfm?issueID=72&sectionID=4&articleID=1214 . 35 . June 8, 2009 . live.
  11. Rothbun . Elizabeth . Two Yellowstone Rangers Devise New Family Game . Federal Times . 1985-10-07 . 21 . 3 . 24 .
  12. News: Singletary. Michelle. Local firm's games sales aided by war. August 6, 2015. Baltimore Sun. March 20, 1991.
  13. News: Clark. Kim. Surviving tough economic times is no child's play for toy-makers Companies search for new markets. August 6, 2015. Baltimore Sun. December 9, 1990.
  14. Mishcon . Jon . November 1981 . Capsule Reviews. The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games. 45. 33.

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