The Civilization box front in similar to a movie poster for the 1964 movie 'The Fall of the Roman Empire'. This movie starred Sir Alec Guinness (center), Sophia Loren (right) and Stephen Boyd (left). It did not do well financially but is quite good. Leonard Maltin gives it three and a half stars out of four. Boyd was a fairly well-known actor in his time. He also played a major role in the classic movie Ben-Hur.
"No matter where you are in life or what you have on your plate, never lose sight of the importance of play in your daily life." - Matt Robertson, BGG user: Bixby
"Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing." - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
I hope you like my coverart for Avalon Hill's game "Civilization" published in 1980. (A list of my other art work for Avalon Hill appears below.)
"Civilization" went from being a AH board game to a computer game and back to a board game.
Sid Meier was a fan of the AH game and developed a computer game containing many of its elements. He gave a nod to the board game in a flyer inserted in early printings of his game. As you know a new version of the computer game is coming out soon.
You can see a complete gallery of my artwork for Avalon Hill at the "RBM Art Gallery" located at the "C3i Magazine" website -- www.c3iopscenter.com
Enjoy the Art, Rodger
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Rodger B. MacGowan package art & design for The Avalon Hill Game Company, Baltimore, MD, USA from 1975 to 1985:
1- Advanced Squad Leader (AH) 1985 2- Anzio (AH) 1977 3- Battle of the Bulge (AH) 1981 4- Civilization (AH) 1980 5- Crescendo of Doom (AH) 1980 6- Cross of Iron (AH) 1978 7- Flattop (AH/BL) 1979 8- Fortress Europa (AH/Jedko) 9- Frederick the Great (AH/SPI) 10- Fury in the West (AH/BL) 1979 11- G.I.: Anvil of Victory (AH) 1982 12- Guns of August (AH) 1981 13- The Longest Day (AH) 1980 14- Midway Campaign (AH) computer 1980 15- PanzerArmee Afrika (AH/SPI) 16- PanzerGruppe Guderian (AH/SPI) 17- PanzerKrieg (AH/OSG) 1983 18- The Russian Campaign (AH/Jedko) 1976 19- Sinai Front (AH) (Unpublished) (pkg) 20- Squad Leader (AH) 1977 21- Storm Over Arnhem (AH) 1981 22- Struggle of Nations (AH) 1982 23- TAC (AH) computer 1983 24- Up Front (AH) 1983
