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EARLY DATES

1953 - Charles Roberts publishes "Tactics".
1958 - Charles Roberts forms Avalon Hill and publishes "Tactics II", "Gettysburg" and "Dispatcher". "Gettysburg" is released using squares, not hexes.
1961 - "D-Day" is published, first game to use hexes. "Gettysburg" is re-released using hexes.
1963 - Monarch Services takes over Avalon Hill, Roberts leaves.
1964 - "The General" magazine is published. "Gettysburg" is re-re-released, going back to squares.
1970 - "PanzerBlitz", one of their more innovative and popular games, is published.
1974 - "Third Reich", to become one of their most popular, but most heavily revised games, is published.
1976 - Avalon Hill acquires sole marketing rights for Sports Illustrated games and buys out 3M's Game Division.
1977 - "Squad Leader", which was to spark so much innovation in the wargame community, is published.
1980 - Avalon Hill enters the computer market, forming Microcomputer division.