"Avalon Hill - Website Down" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	21 Jun 2019 5:09 a.m. PST
The webpage for Avalon Hill (now owned by Wizards of the Coast) is down today, message about 'maintenance' instead. link
PzGeneral	21 Jun 2019 7:57 a.m. PST
11am EST, I just got in.
Andrew Walters	21 Jun 2019 9:13 a.m. PST
Seems to be up now.
Dynaman8789	21 Jun 2019 4:54 p.m. PST
Did the real Avalon Hill ever even have a web page? Not to knock Hasbro – who has allowed a number of old AH titles to be reprinted over the years by other companies.
Texas Jack	21 Jun 2019 11:15 p.m. PST
In my deepest internet memories of the late 90s I seem to recall AH having a site of their own. I remember being very tempted by a computer version of Wooden Ships and Iron Men, but I think the site must have disappeared whenever they were bought out. Of course I could just be imagining things. :) Edit: My memory, for once, has served me well. Here is a link to the Wayback Machine´s listing for AH: link It has the same url as today. The oldest snapshot is from May of 1997, and it is most definitely a trip down memory lane!
Dynaman8789	24 Jun 2019 12:23 p.m. PST
Thanks! I remember that eyesore of a page now! I think it was kinda bad even for 1997.
Texas Jack	25 Jun 2019 8:30 a.m. PST
Yeah, AH never really got into the whole digital thing. I seem to recall the reviews for computer version of WSIM were none too good, but I was still sorely tempted. It´s all ancient history now!

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