Avalon Hill
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Avalon Hill Games Inc. is a game company that publishes wargames and strategic board games. It has also published miniature wargaming rules, role-playing games and sports simulations. It is a subsidiary of Hasbro, and operates under the company's "Hasbro Gaming" division.
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| Type | Subsidiary[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Game |
| Founded | 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Board games |
| Owner | Hasbro |
| Parent |
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| Website | avalonhill |
Avalon Hill introduced many of the concepts of modern recreational wargaming, including the use of a hexagonal grid (a.k.a. hexgrid) overlaid on a flat folding board, zones of control (ZOC), stacking of multiple units at a location, and board games based upon historical events.[2][3]