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.
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 |
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1776 | 1974 | American Revolution |
1830 | 1986 | |
1914 | 1968 | World War I |
Acquire | 1976 | formerly published by 3M; [1] p5,12 [2] republished by Hasbro/WOTC's AH |
Adel Verpflichtet | 1991 | |
Advanced Squad Leader [3] | 1985 | Follow-on game to Squad Leader; republished by Multi-Man Publishing |
Advanced Third Reich | 1992 | |
Afrika Korps | 1964, 1965, 1977 | |
Age of Renaissance | 1996 | later published by Eurogames/Jeux Descartes |
Air Assault on Crete | 1978 | |
Air Baron | 1996 | |
Air Empire [3] | 1961 | |
Air Force | 1980 | First published by Battleline Publications in 1976 |
Alexander the Great | 1975 | First published in 1971 by Guidon Games |
Alpha Omega | 1980 | First published Battleline Publications in 1977 |
Amoeba Wars | 1981 | |
Anzio | 1969, 1971, 1974, 1978 | |
Arab-Israeli Wars | 1977 | |
Assassin | 1993 | |
Atlantic Storm | 1997 | |
Attack Sub | 1991 | |
Auto Racing | 1979 | |
B-17, Queen of the Skies | 1983 | |
Bali | 1980 | |
Banzai | 1984 | An Up Front expansion |
Baseball Strategy [4] | 1962 | privately published by Tom Shaw in 1959 [1] 7 |
Basketball Strategy [4] | 1973 | |
Battle for Italy | 1983 | |
Battle of the Bulge | 1965, 1991 | |
Beat Inflation | 1975 | |
Bismarck | 1962, 1979 | Sinking of the Bismarck |
Bitter Woods: the Battle of the Bulge | 1998 | |
Black Spy | 1981 | |
Blackbeard | 1991 | |
Blitzkrieg | 1965 | |
Book of Lists | 1979 | |
Bowl Bound | 1978 | College football |
Breakout: Normandy | 1993 | |
Britannia | 1986 | First published by Gibsons Games |
Bureaucracy | 1981 | |
Business Strategy | 1973 | |
C&O/B&O | 1969 | "The Game of Railroading" |
Caesar | 1976 | Caesar at Alesia |
Caesar's Legions | 1975 | |
Candidate | 1991 | |
Chancellorsville | 1961, 1974 | |
Challenge Golf at Pebble Beach | 1976 | formerly published by 3M |
Circus Maximus | 1980 | Chariot racing in the spirit of Ben Hur |
Civil War | 1961 | |
Civilization | 1982 | |
Advanced Civilization | 1991 | |
Class Struggle [5] | 1982 | |
Clear for Action [6] | 1984 | |
The Collector | 1977 | |
Conquistador | 1983 | First published by SPI in 1976 |
D-Day | 1961, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1991 | |
Dark Emperor | 1985 | |
Devil's Den | 1985 | |
Diplomacy [5] | 1961, 1977 | First published by Games Research in 1961 |
Dispatcher | 1958 [3] | |
Doll House Game | 1963 | |
Down With the King | 1981 | |
The Dr. Ruth Game of Good Sex | 1985 [5] | A 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." [7] |
Dragon Pass | 1984 | Under Chaosium licence, who first published the game in 1975 under the title White Bear and Red Moon [8] |
Dragonhunt | 1982 | |
Dune | 1979 | |
Dauntless | 1981 | formerly Battleline; uses Air Force game system |
Elric | 1984 | Under Chaosium license, who first published the game in 1978 [8] |
Empire of the Rising Sun | 1995 | |
Empires in Arms | 1986 | First published by Australian Design Group in 1983 |
Enemy in Sight | 1981 | |
Executive Decision | 1981 | formerly published by 3M |
Facts in Five | 1976 | formerly published by 3M |
Feudal | 1976 | formerly published by 3M |
Firepower | 1984 | |
Flat Top | 1981 | First published by Battleline in 1977 |
Flight Leader | 1986 | |
Football Strategy | 1960 [4] | privately published by Tom Shaw in 1959 [1] 7 |
Foreign Exchange | 1979 | |
Fortress Europa | 1980 | First published by Jedko Games in 1978 |
Frederick the Great | 1982 | First published by SPI in 1975 |
Fredericksburg | 1982 | A war game simulating the battle of Fredericksburg in the American Civil War. |
Freedom in the Galaxy | 1981 | Originally published by SPI |
Fury in the West | 1979 | First published by Battleline Publications in 1977 |
The Game of Dilemmas | 1982 | |
The Game of France, 1940 | 1972 | First published by SPI in 1971 |
The Game of Inventions | 1984 | |
Game of Slang | 1981 | |
Game of Trivia | 1981 | |
Gangsters | 1992 | |
Guerilla | 1994 | |
Geronimo | 1995 | |
Gettysburg | 1958, [3] 1961, 1964, 1977, 1988, 1989 | The 1958 Gettysburg was Avalon Hill's first game to market (not Tactics or Tactics II). [9] |
Gladiator | 1981 | |
Gold! | 1981 | |
Greed | 1986 | |
Guadalcanal | 1966 | Land Combat |
Guadalcanal | 1992 | Naval Combat |
Guns of August | 1981 | |
Gunslinger | 1983 | |
Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage | 1996 | |
Hexagony | 1980 | |
History of the World | 1993 | |
Hitler's War | 1984 | First published by Metagaming Concepts in 1981 |
Hundred Days Battles | 1983 | |
IDF (Israeli Defense Force) | 1993 | |
Image | 1979 | |
Imagination | 1963 | pre-school children's line, revised in 1969 [1] p7 |
Insolvency | 1990 [5] | |
Intern | 1979 | |
Journeys of St. Paul | 1968 | |
Jutland | 1967, 1974 | |
Kampfgruppe Peiper I | 1993 | ASL historical module |
Kampfgruppe Peiper II | 1996 | ASL historical module |
Kingmaker | 1974 | |
Knights of the Air | 1987 | |
Kremlin | 1988 | |
Kriegspiel | 1970 | |
Le Mans [3] | 1961 | |
Legend of Robin Hood | 1980 | First published by Operational Studies Group in 1979 |
Little Round Top | 1982 | First published as The 20th Maine by Operational Studies Group in 1979 |
London's Burning | 1996 | |
The Longest Day | 1980 | |
Lords of Creation | 1983 | Role-playing game [10] |
Luftwaffe | 1971 | |
Machiavelli | 1980 | |
Management [3] | 1961 | |
Magic Realm | 1978 | |
MBT | 1989 | |
Merchant of Venus | 1988 | |
Midway | 1964, 1991 | 2 player game of the Battle of Midway; 1964 version uses squares; 1991 version uses hexes. |
Monsters Ravage America | 1998 | |
Moonstar | 1981 | |
Mystic Wood | 1980 | licensed from designer & published in UK by Gibson Games and Ariel |
Napoleon | 1977 | |
Napoleon at Bay | 1983 | |
Napoleon's Battles | 1989 | |
Naval War | 1983 | First published by Battleline in 1979 |
New World | 1990 | |
Nieuchess | 1961 | |
OD | 1985 | |
Oh Wah Ree | 1976 | formerly published by 3M |
On To Richmond | 1998 | |
Origins of World War II | 1971 | |
Outdoor Survival [3] | 1972 | |
Panzer Armee Afrika | 1982 | First published by SPI in 1973 |
PanzerBlitz [3] | 1970 | |
Panzergruppe Guderian | 1984 | First published by SPI in 1976 |
Panzerkrieg | 1983 | Originally published by OSG |
Panzer Leader | 1974 | |
Past Lives | 1988 | |
Patton's Best | 1987 | |
Paydirt | 1979 | American football |
Pennant Race | 1983 | Baseball |
Perilous Lands | 1985 | A Powers & Perils adventure, published as a BookCase Game |
The Peter Principle | 1981 | |
Platoon | 1986 | |
Pogs | 1995 | public domain [11] |
Point of Law | 1979 | formerly published by 3M |
Powers & Perils | 1983 | Role-playing game [10] |
Pro Golf | 1982 | |
Raid on St. Nazaire | 1987 | |
Rail Baron | 1977 | |
Regatta | 1979 | formerly published by 3M |
Republic of Rome | 1990 | |
Richthofen's War | 1972 | World War I aerial combat |
Risque | 1985 | |
Road Kill | 1993 | |
Roads to Gettysburg | 1994 | |
RuneQuest | 1984 | roleplaying game, 3rd Edition under license from Chaosium [8] |
The Russian Campaign | 1977 | First published by Jedko Games in 1974 |
Russian Front | 1985 | |
Samurai | 1980 | |
Shakespeare | 1970 | |
Slapshot | 1982 | An ice hockey board game |
Sleuth | 1981 | formerly published by 3M |
Source of the Nile | 1979 | African exploration |
Speed Circuit | 1971, 1977 | formerly published by 3M |
Spices of the World | 1988 | |
Squad Leader | 1977 | WWII tactical combat |
Cross of Iron | 1978 | Squad Leader Module |
Crescendo of Doom | 1979 | Squad Leader Module |
GI: Anvil of Victory | 1982 | Squad Leader Module |
Squander | 1965 | |
Stalingrad | 1963, 1974 | |
Starship Troopers | 1976, 1997 | |
Statis Pro Baseball [3] | 1978 | Updated player cards each year until 1992 |
Statis Pro Basketball [3] | 1978 | Updated player cards each year until 1992 |
Statis Pro Football [3] | 1978 | Updated player cards each year until 1992 |
Stellar Conquest | 1984 | From Metagaming Concepts |
Stocks and Bonds | 1978 | formerly published by 3M |
Stock Market | 1970 | |
Stock Market Guru | 1997 | |
Stonewall Jackson's Way | 1992 | |
Stonewall in the Valley | 1995 | |
Stonewall's Last Battle | 1996 | |
Storm Over Arnhem | 1981 | |
Struggle of Nations | 1982 | |
Submarine | 1978 | First published by Battleline Publications in 1976 |
Successors | 1997 | |
Superstar Baseball | 1978 | |
Tac Air | 1988 | NATO vs. Warsaw Pact Air/Land doctrine |
Tactics | 1952, [3] 1983 | 1952 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 | 1958, [3] 1961, 1972 | |
Tales from the Floating Vagabond | 1991 | Role playing |
Third Reich | 1976, 1981 | WWII grand strategy |
Advanced Third Reich | 1992 | |
Titan | 1982 | Fantasy monster combat |
Titan: the Arena | 1997 | |
Thunder at Cassino | 1987 | |
Trireme | 1980 | First published by Battleline Publications in 1979 |
Tobruk | 1975 | |
Tower of the Dead | 1984 | A Powers & Perils adventure |
Trucks, Trains, Boats & Planes | 1963 | pre-school children's line [1] p7 |
Tuf | 1969 | |
Tuf*Abet | 1969 | |
Turning Point: Stalingrad | 1989 | Area movement simulation of the Battle of Stalingrad. |
TV Wars | 1987 | |
TwixT | 1976 | formerly published by 3M [1] p5,12 [2] |
U-Boat | 1959, 1961 | |
UFO | 1978 | |
Up Front | 1983 | A World War II card-based wargame |
USAC Auto Racing | 1979 | Simulation of the Indianapolis 500. Updated driver cards on even-numbered years through 1986. |
Venture | 1983 | formerly published by 3M |
Verdict | 1959 [3] | |
Verdict II | 1961 | |
Victory in the Pacific | 1977 | Pacific War |
War and Peace | 1980 | |
War at Sea | 1976 | First published by Jedko Games in 1975 |
War at Sea II | 1980 | |
Waterloo | 1962 | |
the Wedding Game | 1990 [5] | |
What Time Is It? | 1963 | pre-school children's line [1] p7 |
Win, Place & Show | 1966 | Horse racing simulation |
Wizards | 1982 | |
Wizard's Quest | 1979 | |
Wooden Ships and Iron Men | 1975 | Naval combat 1776 to 1814 |
Word Power | 1967 | |
Wrasslin | 1990 | Pro wrestling simulation |
Yanks | 1987 | ASL core module |
Year of the Lord | 1968 | |
Yellowstone [12] | 1985 |
Name | Year | Description |
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1809 | 1984 | |
2nd Fleet | 1986 | |
3rd Fleet | 1990 | |
5th Fleet | 1989 | |
6th Fleet | 1985 | |
7th Fleet | 1987 | |
A Nightmare on Elm Street | 1987 | |
Across 5 Aprils | 1992 | |
Aegean Strike | 1986 | |
Ambush! | 1983 | A single player man-to-man wargame set in World War II France |
Battle Hymn | 1986 | |
Carrier | 1990 | |
Central America | 1987 | |
The Civil War: 1861-1865 | 1983 | |
Cold War | 1984 | |
Desert Shield | 1990 | A Gulf Strike Expansion Module, two printings in 1990 [13] [14] |
Flashpoint Golan | 1991 | |
France 1944 | 1986 | |
Gulf Strike | 1983 | updated 1988, new box art 1990 [5] |
Hell's Highway | 1983 | |
James Bond 007 | 1983 | |
The Korean War | 1986 | |
Lee vs. Grant | 1988 | |
Mosby's Raiders | 1985 | |
NATO: The Next War in Europe | 1983 | |
Omaha Beachhead | 1987 | |
Open Fire | 1987 | |
Pacific War | 1985 | |
Panzer Command | 1984 | |
Pax Britannica | 1985 | |
The Peloponnesian War | 1991 | |
Shell Shock! | 1990 | |
Theater Analysis Model | 1983 | |
Tokyo Express | 1988 | |
Vietnam: 1965-1975 | 1984 |
Name | Year | Description |
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1830: Railroads & Robber Barons | 1995 | Adaptation of the Avalon Hill board game, 1830 . |
5th Fleet | 1994 | |
Achtung Spitfire! | 1997 | |
Andromeda Conquest | 1982 | |
Avalon Hill's Advanced Civilization | 1995 | |
B-1 Nuclear Bomber | 1981 | |
Cave Wars | 1996 | |
Computer Acquire | 1983 | Adaptation 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 Strategy | 1983 | |
Conflict 2500 [15] | 1980 | Player's warships seek and destroy invading berserkers |
Controller (video game) | 1982 | Air traffic control simulation |
Death Trap | 1995 | |
Defiance | 1998 | Under Visceral Productions |
D-Day: America Invades | 1995 | |
Dnieper River Line | 1982 | |
Empire of the Overmind | 1981 | |
Flight Commander 2 | 1994 | early release by Avalon Hill Software, AH's second foray into video games [11] |
Galaxy | 1981 | Originally Galactic Empires, by Tom Cleaver |
GFS Sorceress | 1982 | |
History of the World | 1997 | |
Incunabula | 1984 | |
Kingmaker | 1994 | |
Legionnaire (video game) | 1982 | |
London Blitz | ||
Lords of Karma | 1980 | |
Midway Campaign | 1980 | |
North Atlantic Convoy Raider | 1980 | |
Nukewar | 1980 | |
Operation Crusader | 1994 | |
Over the Reich | 1996 | |
Out of Control | 1997 | |
Planet Miners | 1980 | |
Ripper! | ||
Shuttle Orbiter | ||
Super Sunday | 1986 | |
Space Station Zulu | 1982 | |
Spitfire 40 | 1986 | Originally released by Mirrorsoft in 1985 |
Telengard | 1982 | |
TAC (Tactical Armor Command) | 1983 | |
T.G.I.F | 1983 | |
Third Reich | 1996 | |
Under Fire | 1985 | |
VC | 1982 | |
Voyager I | 1982 | |
Wall Ball | 1982 | |
Wooden Ship & Iron Men | 1996 | |
World at War: Stalingrad | 1995 |
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 |
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Acquire | 1999 | re-issue |
Axis and Allies | 2003 | Revised edition; Milton Bradley originally |
Axis and Allies: Battle of the Bulge | 2006 | |
Axis and Allies: D-Day | 2004 | |
Axis and Allies: Europe | 1999 | |
Axis and Allies Miniatures | 2005 | |
Axis and Allies: Pacific | 2001 | |
Battle Cry | 2000 | |
Betrayal at Baldur's Gate | 2017 | |
Betrayal at House on the Hill | 2004 | |
Betrayal at Mystery Mansion | 2020 | |
Cosmic Encounter | 2000 | Originally by Eon Games |
Diplomacy | 1999 | Re-issue |
The Great Dalmuti | 2005 | Originally by Wizards of the Coast |
Guillotine | 2005 | Originally by Wizards of the Coast |
HeroQuest | 2021 | Reprint of 1989, Revised again in 2023 |
History of the World | 2001 | Re-issue |
Ikusa | 1986 | |
Monsters Menace America | 2005 | Re-development of Monsters Ravage America |
Nexus Ops | 2005 | |
Risk 2210 A.D. | 2001 | Risk variant |
Risk Godstorm | 2004 | Risk variant |
RoboRally | 2005 | Original game by Wizards of the Coast |
Rocketville | 2006 | |
Stratego: Legends | 1999 | Stratego variant |
Star Wars - The Queen's Gambit | 2000 | |
Sword and Skull | 2005 | |
Vegas Showdown | 2005 |
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Guidon Games produced board games and rulebooks for wargaming with miniatures, and in doing so influenced Tactical Studies Rules, the publisher of Dungeons & Dragons. The Guidon Games publishing imprint was the property of Lowrys Hobbies, a mail-order business owned by Don and Julie Lowry. About a dozen titles were released under the imprint from 1971 to 1973.
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