Game Catalog

Avalon Hill used to publish some wonderful game catalogs, some of which were included in their boxed games. One, which seems to be dated 11/84, is magazine length. If nothing else, AH was noted for analyzing their games to death. In fact, in this (and other) catalog, they rate the games for "complexity" and also for average game length. For the sake of completeness or nostalgia or to compare against BGG databases, some of the contents are summarized below.

Games are presented in the sequence of the catalog (CRA = Charles Roberts Award)

Tactics II - Complexity 1 - Time 2 hours - Awards: Hall of Fame 1979 (CRA)
Blitzkrieg - Complexity 6 (Basic) 7-10 (otherwise) - Time 3 hours +
Waterloo - Complexity 2 - Time 4 hours
Afrika Korps - Complexity 2 - Time 3 hours or less
Stalingrad - Complexity 2 - Time 4 hours
D-Day - Complexity 2 - Time 4 hours
Victory in the Pacific - Complexity 2 - Time 3-4 hours - Awards: Best Strategic Game of 1977 (CRA)
War at Sea - Complexity 1 - Time 1 hour
Midway - Complexity 3 - Time 2 hours
Submarine - Complexity 8 - Time 1 hour and up
Flat Top - Complexity 10 - Time 4 hours and up
Caesar (at Alesia) - Complexity 4 - Time 6 hours and up
Caesar's Legions - Complexity 5 - Time 2 hours and up
Alexander - Complexity 5 - Time 2 hours
1776 - Complexity 7 - Time 1 hour (scenarios) 8 hours and up (campaign)
Wooden Ships & Iron Men - Complexity 6 - Time 1 hour and up
War and Peace - Complexity 5 - Time 2 hours and up
Hundred Days Battles - Complexity 4 - Time 2 hours
Battle for Italy - Complexity 4 - Time 1:30
Napoleon at Bay - Complexity 6 - Time 2-4 hours
Napoleon - Complexity 3 - Time 2 hours
Struggle of Nations - Complexity 10 - Time 24 hours and up
Richtofen's War - Complexity 5 - Time 1 hour
Bismarck - Complexity 4 (Basic) 6 (Intermediate) 7 (Advanced) - Time 2 hours and up
Luftwaffe - Complexity 5 - Time 2 hours and up
Jutland - Complexity 6 - Time 4 hours
Panzerarmee Afrika - Complexity 5 - Time 3 hours and up
Air Assault on Crete / Invasion of Malta - Complexity 5 - Time 3 hours (Crete) 2 hours (Malta)
Panzergruppe Guderian - Complexity 4 - Time 2-3 hours (Good solitaire)
Russian Campaign - Complexity 4 - Time 6 hours or less - Awards: Best Game of 1976 (CRA and Campaign Mag)
Third Reich - Complexity 10 - Time 2 hours and up (scenarios) 8 hours and up (campaign) - Awards: Best game of 1974 (CRA & Campaign Mag); Best Game of All Time (Campaign Mag)
Tobruk - Complexity 7 - Time 1 hour and up
Hitler's War - Complexity 5 - Time 1:30
Panzerblitz - Complexity 6 - Time - 3 hours and up
Panzer Leader - Complexity 7 - Time 3 hours and up
Up Front - Complexity 4 - Time 10 min to 2 hours
Banzai - Complexity 4 - Time 10 min to 2 hours
Arab-Israeli Wars - Complexity 8 - Time 3 hours and up
Squad Leader - Complexity 8 - Time 1 hour and up - Awards: Best Tactical Game 1977 (CRA); Best Game of the Year (Campaign Mag)
Cross of Iron - Complexity 9
Crescendo of Doom - Complexity 10
G.I. Anvil of Victory - Complexity 9
Panzerkrieg - Complexity 5 - Time 3-5 hours
Fortress Europa - Complexity 7 - Time 6 hours and up
Kingmaker - Complexity 7 - Time 4 hours and up - Awards: Best Game of 1975 (CRA and Games and Puzzles Mag)
Machiavelli - Complexity 4 - Time 2-5 hours
The Longest Day - Complexity 8 - Time 12 hours and up
Diplomacy - Complexity 3 - Time 4 hours and up - Awards: Best Game of the Year (Games and Puzzles Magazine)
Dune - Complexity 3 - Time 2 hours and up
Magic Realm - Complexity 9 - Time 1 hour and up
Wizard's Quest - Complexity 2 - Time 1 hour and up
Starship Troopers - Complexity 5 - Time 2 hours
Freedom in the Galaxy - Complexity 4 (Basic) 7 (Intermediate) 10 (Advanced) - Time 6 hours and up
Alpha Omega - Complexity 4 - Time 2-4 hours
Dauntless - Complexity 7 - Time 2 hours and up
Circus Maximus - Complexity 3 - Time 2 hours
Gladiator - Complexity 4 - Time 15-30 min

I will attempt to complete this as time allows (there is much more, including "leisure" games)

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