The Avalon Hill Game Co

Vintage advertisement for "Dispatcher" a realistic railroad dispatcher game by Avalon Hill, featuring large yellow text and a black-and-white illustration of railroad tracks and signals.

Dispatcher (1958) Board Game

Global Survival (1992) Board Game

Global Survival (1992) Board Game

Panzer Leader: Game of Tactical Warfare on the Western Front (1974) Board Game

Panzer Leader: Game of Tactical Warfare on the Western Front (1974) Board Game

Paydirt (1970) Board Game

Paydirt (1970) Board Game

Bismarck (Second Edition) (1978) Board Game

Bismarck (Second Edition) (1978) Board Game

Alt text: The image shows a board game cover titled "ORIGINS of WORLD WAR II" with monochrome photographs of historical figures, and the text "Avalon Hill's trademark name for its 1935-39 international diplomacy game" and "GAME OF INTERNATIONAL POWER-POLITICS" at the bottom. The game appears to be wrapped in plastic.

Origins of World War II (1971)

Civil War (1961) Board Game

Civil War (1961) Board Game

Tac Air (1987) Board Game

Tac Air (1987) Board Game

A board game called "RED BARRICADES," depicted with artwork of a World War II soldier shouting and pointing, standing beside a brick wall, with another soldier in the background. Text states "A GAME OF TACTICAL WARFARE STALINGRAD 1942," "ASL HISTORICAL MODULE 1," and indicates that "Ownership of ASL 'BEYOND VALOR' and 'YANKS' is required." The Avalon Hill Game Company logo is visible at the bottom left.

Red Barricades: ASL Historical Module 1 (1990)

Afrika Korps (1964) Board Game

Afrika Korps (1964) Board Game

The Game of Shakespeare (1966) Board Game

The Game of Shakespeare (1966) Board Game

Bureaucracy (1981) Board Game

Bureaucracy (1981) Board Game

The Battle of the Bulge (1965) Board Game

The Battle of the Bulge (1965) Board Game

The Longest Day (1979)

A vintage Avalon Hill board game box titled "D-DAY" with various headlines and texts referencing WWII printed on its cover.

D-Day (1961)

Stonewall in the Valley (1995) Board Game

Stonewall in the Valley (1995) Board Game

Vintage board game cover "UFO Game of Close Encounters" depicting a UFO with beams of light over a cityscape.

UFO: Game of Close Encounters (1976)

Napoleon at Bay: The Campaign in France, 1814 (1978) Board Game

Napoleon at Bay: The Campaign in France, 1814 (1978) Board Game

Board game "Merchant of Venus" by Richard Hamblen, a space exploration and interstellar trade game for 1-4 players, artwork featuring colorful alien scenery and space crafts, displayed on a wooden surface.

Merchant of Venus (1988)

Maharaja (1994) Board Game

Maharaja (1994) Board Game

A worn vintage board game box titled "Bismarck" featuring an illustration of a battleship at sea with explosions around it, set against a yellow-to-black gradient background. The Avalon Hill Company logo is at the bottom left.

Bismarck (1962)

Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1942 (1975) Board Game

Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1942 (1975) Board Game

Advanced Third Reich (1992) Board Game

Advanced Third Reich (1992) Board Game

Napoleon’s Battles (1989) Board Game

Napoleon’s Battles (1989) Board Game

Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage (1996) Board Game

Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage (1996) Board Game

Board game cover titled "KRIEGSPIEL" with artwork depicting a military scene featuring a tank and soldiers in silhouette style.

Kriegspiel (1970)

U-Boat (1959) Board Game

U-Boat (1959) Board Game

"Board game cover titled 'Source of the Nile' depicting a stylized African exploration scene with explorers, a lion, a large snake, and indigenous figures against a jungle backdrop, with 'Avalon Hill's trademark name for its African exploration game' mentioned at the top."

Source of the Nile (1978)

Basketball Strategy (1974) Board Game

Basketball Strategy (1974) Board Game

Alt text: An image of a vintage board game cover titled "Tac Air – The Game of Modern Air-Land Battles in Germany", published by The Avalon Hill Game Company. The artwork depicts a military jet in the foreground with tanks on the ground below engaging in combat.

Tac Air (1987)

Candidate (1991) Board Game

Candidate (1991) Board Game

Air Assault on Crete

Air Assault on Crete / Invasion of Malta: 1942 (1977)

Samurai: Game of Politics and Warfare in Feudal Japan (1979) Board Game

Samurai: Game of Politics and Warfare in Feudal Japan (1979) Board Game

RoadKill (1993) Board Game

RoadKill (1993) Board Game

The Legend of Robin Hood (1979) Board Game

The Legend of Robin Hood (1979) Board Game

Freedom in the Galaxy: The Star Rebellions, 5764 AD (1979)

Raid on St. Nazaire (1987) Board Game

Raid on St. Nazaire (1987) Board Game

Moonstar (1981) Board Game

Moonstar (1981) Board Game

Regatta (1967) Board Game

Regatta (1967) Board Game

Od (1985) Board Game

Od (1985) Board Game

Management (1960) Board Game

Management (1960) Board Game

Afrika Korps

Afrika Korps (1964)

Kremlin (1986) Board Game

Kremlin (1986) Board Game

Alt text: A vintage board game cover titled "OH-WAH-REE" with the subtitle "Ancient and absorbing game of strategy played by Afro-Asian peoples for some 3500 years!" It features an illustration of a woman with a bob hairstyle playing the game, which consists of a wooden board with carved pits and dark playing pieces. The cover has a beige color scheme and includes the logo of the 3M bookshelf game series.

Oh-Wah-Ree (1962)

Hitler’s War (1981) Board Game

Hitler’s War (1981) Board Game

The Russian Campaign (1974) Board Game

The Russian Campaign (1974) Board Game

Dark Emperor (1985) Board Game

Dark Emperor (1985) Board Game

Guerilla (1994) Board Game

Guerilla (1994) Board Game

Machiavelli (1977) Board Game

Machiavelli (1977) Board Game

Fortress Europa (1978) Board Game

Fortress Europa (1978) Board Game

The Battle of the Bulge (1981) Board Game

The Battle of the Bulge (1981) Board Game

Jutland (1967) Board Game

Jutland (1967) Board Game

"Cover art of the 'Amoeba Wars' game depicting stylized spaceships in orbit around a colorful planet with stars and a sunrise in the background."

Amoeba Wars (1981)

Statis Pro Baseball (1971) Board Game

Statis Pro Baseball (1971) Board Game

Management (1960)

The Game of France, 1940: German Blitzkrieg in the West (1971) Board Game

The Game of France, 1940: German Blitzkrieg in the West (1971) Board Game

Rise and Decline of the Third Reich (1974) Board Game

Rise and Decline of the Third Reich (1974) Board Game

Cover art of "Patton's Best" game featuring a tank with a soldier, set against a snowy background with a superimposed portrait of a military officer and the text "Bastogne 6km."

Patton’s Best (1987)

Enemy in Sight (1988) Board Game

Enemy in Sight (1988) Board Game

Dune: The Duel (1984) Board Game

Dune: The Duel (1984) Board Game

Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge (1998) Board Game

Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge (1998) Board Game

Feudal (1967) Board Game

Feudal (1967) Board Game

Squad Leader (1977) Board Game

Squad Leader (1977) Board Game

Cover of "Stonewall Jackson's Way" board game, showing Civil War soldiers in combat by a wooden fence, with the Avalon Hill Game Company logo at the bottom.

Stonewall Jackson’s Way (1992)

Verdict (1959) Board Game

Verdict (1959) Board Game

Alt text: A photo of a board game cover with the title "Wizards" in large, elaborate font at the top. The artwork features two wizards, one in blue robes and one in green, holding staffs by the shore of a lake with a dragon flying in the distance and a castle on a hilltop.

Wizards (1982)

Book cover titled "RICHTHOFEN'S WAR The Air War 1916-1918" featuring an illustration of a red biplane with German cross insignias.

Richthofen’s War: The Air War 1916-1918 (1972)

Napoléon: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (1974) Board Game

Napoléon: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (1974) Board Game

Stocks & Bonds (1964) Board Game

Stocks & Bonds (1964) Board Game

Kriegspiel (1970) Board Game

Kriegspiel (1970) Board Game

The image shows an old, worn board game box titled "TACTICS II" with a picture of a tank and text promoting the game as a realistic army group war game by Avalon Hill, suitable for adults and children 12 years and up. The Avalon Hill Company logo is visible at the bottom left.

Tactics II (1958)

UFO: Game of Close Encounters (1976) Board Game

UFO: Game of Close Encounters (1976) Board Game

Fortress Europa (1978)

A board game cover for "PLATOON" by The Avalon Hill Game Company, with a silhouette of a soldier raising his arms against an orange background where other soldiers are depicted in silhouette, and text that reads "NAM. BRAVO COMPANY. THE AUTHENTIC NEW GAME! Based on the Academy-Award-Winning Motion Picture."

Platoon (1986)

The Russian Campaign (1974)

Stonewall’s Last Battle: The Chancellorsville Campaign (1996) Board Game

Stonewall’s Last Battle: The Chancellorsville Campaign (1996) Board Game

Midway (1991) Board Game

Midway (1991) Board Game

USAC Auto Racing (1979) Board Game

USAC Auto Racing (1979) Board Game

Dragonhunt (1982) Board Game

Dragonhunt (1982) Board Game

A boxed board game titled "Dragonhunt" with an illustration of a large, winged dragon breathing fire towards a diminutive armored knight who is preparing to fight back.

Dragonhunt (1982)

Origins of World War II (1971) Board Game

Origins of World War II (1971) Board Game

Board game "Midway" by The Avalon Hill Company, with a cover featuring large red text "MIDWAY" and "4 JUNE 1942, 0745 THE MIDWAY STORY" on a background depicting a grayscale image of ocean skies with smoke, placed on a wooden surface.

Midway (1964)

Mustangs (1991) Board Game

Mustangs (1991) Board Game

Breakout: Normandy (1992) Board Game

Breakout: Normandy (1992) Board Game

Frederick the Great: The Campaigns of The Soldier King 1756-1759 (1975) Board Game

Frederick the Great: The Campaigns of The Soldier King 1756-1759 (1975) Board Game

Tactics II (1958) Board Game

Tactics II (1958) Board Game

Gladiator (1981) Board Game

Gladiator (1981) Board Game

Age of Renaissance

Age of Renaissance (1996)

Smokers Wild (1978) Board Game

Smokers Wild (1978) Board Game

Board game cover titled "VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC" depicting WWII battle scene with warplanes and explosions over ocean waters.

Victory in the Pacific (1977)

"Dark Emperor" board game cover showing a sinister figure in dark robes holding a scepter, standing before a fiery backdrop with a large moon behind. The Avalon Hill Game Company logo is visible at the bottom.

Dark Emperor (1985)

Statis Pro Baseball Great Teams (1989) Board Game

Statis Pro Baseball Great Teams (1989) Board Game

Storm over Arnhem (1981) Board Game

Storm over Arnhem (1981) Board Game

The Siege of Jerusalem (Third Edition) (1989) Board Game

The Siege of Jerusalem (Third Edition) (1989) Board Game

Hundred Days Battles (1979) Board Game

Hundred Days Battles (1979) Board Game

Bull Run: The First Major Battle of the American Civil War (1983) Board Game

Bull Run: The First Major Battle of the American Civil War (1983) Board Game

Bismarck (1962) Board Game

Bismarck (1962) Board Game

A worn cover of the board game "Crescendo of Doom," featuring a painted image of a soldier in profile with a ship and other soldiers in the background, and text describing it as a Squad Leader Gamette for tactical warfare on the Western Front, 1939-1941.

Crescendo of Doom: A Squad Leader Gamette (1979)

Business Strategy (1973) Board Game

Business Strategy (1973) Board Game

Point Of Law (1972) Board Game

Point Of Law (1972) Board Game