The Avalon Hill game company [video]

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A series of videos on the history of the (sadly, now defunct) board game company. A trip down memory lane for people who love hex based war games. This is the first video in the series, covering 1971-1977.

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-l83XaTLgw&t=0s

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ4Gd_jKIcc&t=0s

Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHDR8tqhxGg

Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCiQcbxlDs8&t=0s

"A Farewell to Hexes" -- more about SPI's downfall than AH, but relevant overall. This old page was written in 1996.

http://www.costik.com/spisins.html

Paper wargames were overshadowed by paper RPGs, and then by computer games. It's a small niche market today.

Interesting article. Thanks.

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