List of Avalon Hill games
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1997 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1979 | |||
| B-17, Queen of the Skies | 1983 | ||
| 1980 | |||
| Banzai | 1984 | An Up Front expansion | |
| [4] | 1962 | privately published by Tom Shaw in 1959[1]7 | |
| [4] | 1973 | ||
| 1983 | |||
| Battle of the Bulge | 1965, 1991 | ||
| 1975 | |||
| 1962, 1979 | Sinking of the Bismarck | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 1981 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| Blitzkrieg | 1965 | ||
| 1979 | |||
| Bowl Bound | 1978 | College football | |
| 1993 | |||
| Britannia | 1986 | First published by Gibsons Games | |
| 1981 | |||
| 1973 | |||
| C&O/B&O | 1969 | "The Game of Railroading" | |
| Caesar | 1976 | Caesar at Alesia | |
| 1975 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| Chancellorsville | 1961, 1974 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 1958[3] | |||
| Doll House Game | 1963 | ||
| Down With the King | 1981 | ||
| The Dr. Ruth Game | 1985[5] | ||
| Dragon Pass | 1984 | Under Chaosium licence, who first published the game in 1975 under the title White Bear and Red Moon[6] | |
| Dragonhunt | 1982 | ||
| Dune | 1979 | ||
| Dauntless | 1981 | formerly Battleline; uses game system | |
| 1984 | Under Chaosium license, who first published the game in 1978[6] | ||
| Empire of the Rising Sun | 1995 | ||
| Empires in Arms | 1986 | First published by Australian Design Group in 1983 | |
| Enemy in Sight | 1981 | ||
| 1981 | formerly published by 3M | ||
| Facts in Five | 1976 | formerly published by 3M | |
| Feudal | 1976 | formerly published by 3M | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1981 | First published by Battleline in 1977 | ||
| 1986 | |||
| 1960[4] | privately published by Tom Shaw in 1959[1]7 | ||
| 1979 | |||
| Fortress Europa | 1980 | First published by Jedko Games in 1978 | |
| 1972 | First published by SPI in 1971 | ||
| 1982 | First published by SPI in 1975 | ||
| 1982 | A war game simulating the battle of Fredericksburg in the American Civil War. | ||
| Freedom in the Galaxy | 1981 | Originally published by SPI | |
| 1979 | First published by Battleline Publications in 1977 | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1981 | |||
| 1981 | |||
| Gangsters | 1992 | ||
| 1994 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| Gettysburg | 1958,[3] 1961, 1964, 1977, 1988, 1989 | ||
| 1981 | |||
| 1981 | |||
| 1986 | |||
| 1966 | Land Combat | ||
| Guadalcanal | 1992 | Naval Combat | |
| 1981 | |||
| 1983 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| Hexagony | 1980 | ||
| History of the World | 1993 | ||
| Hitler's War | 1984 | First published by Metagaming Concepts in 1981 | |
| 1983 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| 1979 | |||
| Imagination | 1963 | pre-school children's line, revised in 1969[1]p7 | |
| Insolvency | 1990[5] | ||
| 1979 | |||
| 1968 | |||
| Jutland | 1967, 1974 | ||
| 1993 | ASL module | ||
| 1996 | ASL module | ||
| Kingmaker | 1974 | ||
| 1987 | |||
| Kremlin | 1988 | ||
| Kriegspiel | 1970 | ||
| [3] | 1961 | ||
| Legend of Robin Hood | 1980 | First published by Operational Studies Group in 1979 | |
| London's Burning | 1996 | ||
| The Longest Day | 1980 | ||
| Lords of Creation | 1983 | Role-playing game[7] | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| Management[3] | 1961 | ||
| Magic Realm | 1978 | ||
| 1989 | |||
| Merchant of Venus | 1988 | ||
| Midway | 1964, 1991 | 2 player game of the Battle of Midway; 1964 version uses squares, 1991 uses hexes. | |
| Monsters Ravage America | 1998 | ||
| 1981 | |||
| Mystic Wood | 1980 | licensed from designer & published in UK by Gibson Games and Ariel | |
| Napoleon | 1977 | ||
| 1983 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| Naval War | 1983 | First published by Battleline in 1979 | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1961 | |||
| 1985 | |||
| 1976 | formerly published by 3M | ||
| 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 | |
| 1983 | Originally published by OSG | ||
| Panzer Leader | 1974 | ||
| 1988 | |||
| Patton's Best | 1987 | ||
| Paydirt | 1979 | American football | |
| 1983 | Baseball | ||
| 1985 | A Powers & Perils adventure, published as a BookCase Game | ||
| 1981 | |||
| Platoon | 1986 | ||
| Pogs | 1995 | public domain[8] | |
| Point of Law | 1979 | formerly published by 3M | |
| Powers & Perils | 1983 | Role-playing game[7] | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| Rail Baron | 1977 | ||
| 1979 | formerly published by 3M | ||
| Republic of Rome | 1990 | ||
| Richthofen's War | 1972 | World War I aerial combat | |
| Rise and Decline of the Third Reich | 1976, 1981 | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| RuneQuest | 1984 | roleplaying game, 3rd Edition under license from Chaosium[6] | |
| The Russian Campaign | 1977 | First published by Jedko Games in 1974 | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1970 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| [3] | 1978 | Updated player cards each year until 1992 | |
| [3] | 1978 | Updated player cards each year until 1992 | |
| Stellar Conquest | 1984 | From Metagaming Concepts | |
| 1978 | formerly published by 3M | ||
| 1970 | |||
| 1997 | |||
| Stonewall Jackson's Way | 1992 | ||
| 1995 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| Storm Over Arnhem | 1981 | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 1978 | First published by Battleline Publications in 1976 | ||
| 1997 | |||
| 1978 | |||
| Tac Air | 1988 | NATO vs. Warsaw Pact Air/Land doctrine | |
| Tactics | 1952,[3] 1983 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 1969 | |||
| Turning Point: Stalingrad | 1989 | Area movement simulation of the Battle of Stalingrad. | |
| 1987 | |||
| TwixT | 1976 | formerly published by 3M[1]p5,12[2] | |
| 1959, 1961 | |||
| UFO | 1978 | ||
| Up Front | 1983 | A World War II card-based wargame | |
| 1983 | formerly published by 3M | ||
| Verdict | 1959[3] | ||
| 1961 | |||
| Victory in the Pacific | 1977 | Pacific War | |
| War and Peace | 1980 | ||
| War at Sea | 1976 | First published by Jedko Games in 1975 | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| the Wedding Game | 1990[5] | ||
| What Time Is It? | 1963 | pre-school children's line[1]p7 | |
| 1966 | Horse racing simulation | ||
| Wizards | 1982 | ||
| Wizard's Quest | 1979 | ||
| Wooden Ships and Iron Men | 1975 | Naval combat 1776 to 1814 | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1990 | Pro wrestling simulation | ||
| 1987 | ASL module | ||
| 1968 | |||
| 1985 |
Victory Games[]
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ||
| 1986 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| 1989 | ||
| 1985 | ||
| 1987 | ||
| 1987 | ||
| 1992 | ||
| 1986 | ||
| Ambush! | 1983 | A single player man-to-man wargame set in World War II France |
| 1986 | ||
| Carrier | 1990 | |
| Central America | 1987 | |
| 1983 | ||
| 1984 | ||
| Desert Shield | 1990 | A Gulf Strike Expansion Module, two printings in 1990[9][10] |
| 1991 | ||
| 1986 | ||
| Gulf Strike | 1983 | updated 1988, new box art 1990[5] |
| 1983 | ||
| James Bond 007 | 1983 | |
| 1986 | ||
| Lee vs. Grant | 1988 | |
| Mosby's Raiders | 1985 | |
| 1983 | ||
| 1987 | ||
| Open Fire | 1987 | |
| 1985 | ||
| 1984 | ||
| 1985 | ||
| 1991 | ||
| 1992 | ||
| 1983 | ||
| Tokyo Express | 1988 | |
| Vietnam: 1965-1975 | 1984 |
Video games[]
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 1996 | ||
| Computer Football Strategy | 1983 | |
| Conflict 2500[11] | 1980 | Player's warships seek and destroy invading berserkers |
| 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[8] |
| Galaxy | 1981 | Originally Galactic Empires, by Tom Cleaver |
| 1982 | ||
| History of the World | 1997 | |
| Incunabula | 1984 | |
| Kingmaker | 1994 | |
| Legionnaire (video game) | 1982 | |
| Lords of Karma | 1980 | |
| Midway Campaign | 1980 | |
| North Atlantic Convoy Raider | 1980 | |
| Nukewar | 1980 | |
| Operation Crusader | 1994 | |
| Over the Reich | 1996 | |
| 1997 | ||
| Planet Miners | 1980 | |
| Super Sunday | 1986 | |
| Space Station Zulu | 1982 | |
| Telengard | 1982 | |
| TAC (Tactical Armor Command) | 1983 | |
| 1983 | ||
| 1996 | ||
| Under Fire | 1985 | |
| 1982 | ||
| Voyager I | 1982 | |
| 1982 | ||
| Wooden Ship & Iron Men | 1996 | |
| World at War: Stalingrad | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 House on the Hill | 2004 | |
| 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 |
| History of the World | 2001 | Re-issue |
| 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 |
| 2006 | ||
| Stratego: Legends | 1999 | Stratego variant |
| Star Wars - The Queen's Gambit | 2000 | |
| 2005 | ||
| Vegas Showdown | 2005 | |
| Ikusa | 1986 | |
| 2017 | ||
| 2020 |
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