Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I rank and discuss my top 10 Avalon Hill tabletop wargames (board games). Avalon Hill was founded in 1953 and published wargames and board games for decades. These games were for many of us the foundation of our wargaming experiences and a big part of growing up. I have chosen my top 10 list of the Avalon Hill games I've played.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:29 Game #10
02:54 Game #9
04:23 Game #8
06:22 Game #7
08:09 Game #6
09:56 Game #5
12:25 Game #4
14:05 Game #3
15:15 Game #2
17:14 Game #1
19:49 Final Thoughts

Games in Discussed in Random Order

Squad Leader
Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1035/squad-leader
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/6655/Squad-Leader-4th-Edition/?awid=1430

Midway
Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2250/midway
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/10168/Midway/?awid=1430

Panzer Leader
Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2639/panzer-leader-game-of-tactical-warfare-on-the-west
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/7733/Panzer-Leader/?awid=1430

Wooden Ships and Iron Men
Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237/wooden-ships-and-iron-men
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2147430463/Wooden-Ships-and-Iron-Men-2nd-Edition/?awid=1430

Richthofen’s War
Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1711/richthofens-war-the-air-war-1916-1918
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/6652/Richthofens-War-Bookcase-Box/?awid=1430

Up Front
Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/586/up-front
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/6675/Up-Front-1st-Edition/?awid=1430

PanzerBlitz
Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2238/panzerblitz
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2147992887/PanzerBlitz-2nd-Edition/?awid=1430

Rise and Decline of the Third Reich
Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1563/rise-and-decline-of-the-third-reich
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2147428407/Rise-and-Decline-of-the-Third-Reich-3rd-Edition/?awid=1430

Tobruk
Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5455/tobruk-tank-battles-in-north-africa-1942
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/9714/Tobruk/?awid=1430

Blitzkrieg
Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4168/blitzkrieg
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2147749392/Blitzkrieg-2ndt-Edition/?awid=1430

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