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STRATEGY GAME CATALOG I Reaching our Peek! FEATURING BATTLE, COMPUTER, FANTASY, HISTORICAL, ROLE PLAYING, S·F & ......\Ci l\\a'C:O: SIMULATION GAMES REACHING OUR PEEK Complexity ratings of one to three are introduc­ tory level games Ratings of four to six are in­ Wargaming can be a dece1v1ng term Wargamers termediate levels, and ratings of seven to ten are the are not warmongers People play wargames for one advanced levels Many games actually have more of three reasons . One , they are interested 1n history, than one level in the game Itself. having a basic game partlcularly m1l11ary history Two. they enroy the and one or more advanced games as well. In other challenge and compet111on strategy games afford words. the advance up the complexity scale can be Three. and most important. playing games is FUN accomplished within the game and wargaming is their hobby The listed playing times can be dece1v1ng though Indeed. wargaming 1s an expanding hobby they too are presented as a guide for the buyer Most Though 11 has been around for over twenty years. 11 games have more than one game w1th1n them In the has only recently begun to boom . It's no [onger called hobby, these games w1th1n the game are called JUSt wargam1ng It has other names like strategy gam­ scenarios. part of the total campaign or battle the ing, adventure gaming, and simulation gaming It game 1s about Scenarios give the game and the isn 't another hoola hoop though. By any name, players variety Some games are completely open­ wargam1ng 1s here to stay ended These are actually a game system. rather Almost all of our wargames are basically for two than rust a game In these games, a design-your-own people, though many can be played by more than section of the rulebook allows players to recreate any two Where games are spec1f1cally for three or more hypothetical or historical action of the type covered players. known as multi-player games in the hobby, by the game The rules serve only as a framework for this is noted 1n the description Many gamers used to the player's own interests and 1mag1nat1ons play wargames solitaire. mainly because they Avalon Hill is number one for several reasons couldn 't find an opponent Today this 1s rarely a prob­ One reason 1s quality Avalon Hill customers expect lem The closets are empty. wargamers are quality in our games and they get 11 Our boards are all everywhere. Clubs are springing up all over Still, full-color mapboards mounted on hard boards 'Our many gamers ask it a particular game can be played counters are all press-varnished and die cut to punch so111aire . Our answer is " sort of", 1f you don 't cheat out easily from the counter sheets Our playing aids We should stress though , that a large part of the en­ and charts that come as separate items in the games joyment of any hobby 1s the camaraderie with other are all on solid card stock. Each game also comes members of the same hobby Friendly and social with at least one or two dice gaming 1s the rule , not the exception Another reason we are number one is we take Each game in this catalogue contains a complexi­ care in the preparation and development of our ty rating. This should be used as a guide by potential games. We miss a lot of deadlines because we won 't buyers It is especially helpful for those unfamiliar put out an unfinished product or a product that has a with the hobby, but interested in getting into 1t Many definite fault When one of our games 1s released. II people have been turned off to wargames because means 11 has gotten our best effort and we think it 1s they bought the wrong game first. The reason for this ready for the public. The designer and developer is that wargames are adult games They aren 't kids have done everything in their power to make the stuff They are games of skill and strategy They are game a quality product. fun , but they aren 't simplistic Avalon Hill games are The third reason we 're number one 1s we take challenging and rewarding There 1s a tremendous care of our games after they are released . sa11sfact1on in mastering something intricate and our Sometimes this means updating the rules 10 a game TACTICS II games give you the chance Sometimes 11 means revising the game completely Complexity Rating-1 Most gamers start with an introductory level Sometimes 1t Just means putting out accessories (like Playing Time-Two Hours game and then progress up the complexity scale at the ones advertised with the games in this Awards-Hall of Fame (Charles Roberts Awards 1979) their own pace The logic in this 1s that most catalogue). like variants. extra playing aids, add1- wargames are related 1n the way they are played (the 11onal rules, etc We do everything we can to keep our game mechanics or game system). Many concepts products healthy carry over from one game to the next As you go up If all this isn 't enough, we also publish a magazine The hobby of wargam1ng was born 1n the late 50s Game features include special functions for the complexity scale, the games JUSI tend to get big­ called THE GENERAL It IS chock full of goodies with the inception of Avalon Hill's TACTICS. Byd1v1ne headquarters units, terrain effects, invasions. air­ ger and more involved, adding more and more rules about our games. strategy articles by the hobby's right, TACTICS II, a direct descendant, 1s the original borne assaults, weather effects. replacements. The more rules a game has. the more historically fineS1 gamers, analysis of game systems. variants wargame isolation. and even nuclear weapons. Units represent accurate and the more realistic (true to life) It will be and additional scenarios. game reviews. new prod­ TACTICS// is sort of like military chess. Different infantry, armer. mountain, airborne. headquarters, T e less rules a game has, the more playable (quick uct announcements. series replays (demonstration pieces called " units" in wargames, have different and amphibious troops. Over 100 counters in all and easy) 11 will be This, of course , 1s a general rule games). and special deals on our games including capabilities 1ust I 1ke chess pieces The ma1or dif­ The rulebook 1s divided into a basic game and a and not true 1n every case. but 1s presented here as postage coupons ference 1s that a player can move all his pieces each tournament game (advanced game). Both are an explanation. There is always some trade-off be­ Care 1s taken to develop and publish quality turn. and after all his pieces are moved, battles are balanced and quick playing . tween realism and playab1l1ty 1n wargames games that will appeal to the widest segment of gam­ resolved against enemy units his pieces are next to Excellent as the hobby of wargaming's 1ntroduc­ We don' t want the new. potential hobby member ing interests possible We point with pride to the (ad1acent to) t1on to the public, TACTICS// 1s still an outstanding in­ to be turned off after trying Just one game There is knowledge that Avalon Hiii has the highest percen­ The other ma1or difference between wargames troductory game for potential hobby members The something for everyone here. lt'SJUSI a matter of find­ tage of "best game awards" in the industry and chess is that wargames have a mapboard. divid­ armies 1n the game are equal Victory will be gained ing the right thing for you Many gamers never go past Prices vary from store to store See our separate ed into squares or hexagons for movement purposes. by a combination of logic, foresight. luck, common the lower levels of complexity, being content to play Game/Parts Price List for current retail pricing of all TACTICS II has a 22 · x 28 " mapboard portraying a sense . and skill in military strategy and tactics More the less complex games and enjoying these as their our products fictional continent with two countries, Blue and Red . importantly though, you will have entered a hobby niche in the hobby After all , because they are less For quick credit card purchasing, call TOLL Terrain includes roads , rivers. woods, mountains, that can bring a lifetime of enjoyment. because complicated does not mean they are less demand­ FREE 800-638-9292. beaches. and c1t1es. The Blue Capital can only be games are first , and foremost. FUN ing All our games make for fine compet1t1on The reached over a vast plain , bordered on the left by decisions about complexity. and playability versus mountains and on the right by woods. The Red Capital realism are all up to you We think you ' ll find enjoy­ The Avalon Hill Game Company 1s on an island and can only be reached across one of ment no matter what you decide a 4517 Harford Road. Baltimore. MD 21?14 several bridges or by an amph1b1ous invasion - . ri-~ - •1 'I• . - . ' pi re . A 22 • x 28 • mapboard, over 150 counters, Being the oldest doesn' t always mean be ing the playing aids. and an eight page rulebook. best. but in the case of the games listed on this page. longevity has a special significance. These games have not only been around longer than the rest. but AFRIKA KORPS they have stood the test of time to become universal­ Complexity Ratlng-2 ly recognized as the hobby's first 'Classics'. Like vin­ Playing Time-Three Hours or Less tage automobiles, in many ways more attractive than their bevy of younger cohorts which sometimes Rommel 's tanks thunder across the sands of seem to be coming off an assembly line! North Afrika again , headed for Bengasi, Tobruch, and Maintained by a strong, devoted following, these El Alamein.

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