Avalon Hill Game Company

Avalon Hill is a game company that published wargames and strategic board games. The company was located in Baltimore during its early years but moved to its current location in Renton, WA at some point. They are founded on 1952. In 1980, the company would established a video game division under the name Microcomputer Games. The division closed in 1992, and a new division was established under the simpler name of "Avalon Hill Game Company". The company's games didn't sell that well, expect for "Over the Reich" franchise which was developed by Big Time Software. In 1998, Hasbro would acquire Avalon Hill and its video game division putting them under Hasbro Interactive. In 2000, Infogrames would purchase Hasbro Interactive from Hasbro (this included the Atari name, MicroProse, and Avalon Hill Game Company). Avalon Hill itself was not part of the sale and it was transferred over to Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast. As of now, the Avalon Hill library is split between Hasbro (board games and wargames) and Atari, Inc. (the video game library).

1st (known) Logo (1995)
Nicknames: "Leo The Panther", "Black Panther of Bluntness", "The Boring Pather"

Logo: We see an semicircle, probably representing the sun, and a furious expression of a panther's face can be seen on the bottom of it. Below the panther is the text "AVALON HILL" in a /yellow gradient, and "game company" below. The copyright of Monarch Avalon (dated 1994) is shown below the name.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The 1982 MGM roar.

Availability: Seen only on World at War: Stalingrad, it is unknown if other games from this company have this logo.

Editor's Note: This logo is rather boring and not that interesting. The usage of the MGM roar might upset some people. Despite this, the design of the logo does have some charm to it.