Meier admits to " borrowing " many of the technology tree ideas from a board game also called Civilization, published in the United Kingdom in 1980 by Hartland Trefoil ( later by Gibson Games ), and in the United States in 1981 by Avalon Hill.

La Jetée was the inspiration for Mamoru Oshii's 1987 debut live action feature The Red Spectacles ( and, later for, parts of Oshii's 2001 film Avalon as well ) and also inspired Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys ( 1995 ).

It was also from Avalon Hill that he ordered the first blank hexagon mapping sheets that were available, which he then employed to design his own games.

Merlin is also portrayed in the T. A. Barron series The Lost Years of Merlin and The Great Tree of Avalon.

* Squad Leader ( Avalon Hill, 1977 ) and Advanced Squad Leader ( 1985 ) have become the most prolific series of wargames, including 3 add-on modules for the former, and 12 for the latter, with additional Historical modules and Deluxe modules also having been released.

CM's genesis was also as a failed attempt by Avalon Hill to translate Squad Leader to the computer.

The concept of the Otherworld is also associated with the Isle of Apples, known as Avalon in the Arthurian mythos ( often equated with Ablach Emain ).

Beyond just the 3M games, Avalon Hill also purchased many games from smaller companies and republished them.

Avalon Hill was also an early publisher of computer games starting in 1980.

Hasbro has also released new titles under the Avalon Hill name, also adding the Avalon Hill name to older games such as Axis and Allies that were not originally made by Avalon Hill.

It also published games more frequently than staid Avalon Hill, which stayed with its two-a-year schedule of releases for a long time, even after SPI published games monthly in its house magazine Strategy & Tactics, as well as stand-alone games.

Avalon Hill also had its own house organ which promoted sale and play of its games, The General Magazine, which was published regularly between 1964 and 1998.

The Airplane also appeared at numerous Family Dog shows promoted by Chet Helms at the Avalon Ballroom.

2010 also saw the premieres of four original movies: Starstruck, Den Brother, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam and Avalon High.

She also played Avalon Harmonia, a psychic on the Season 5 premiere of Bones.

Proto-Celtic * aballo-" apple "); from which, granted, the name of Avalon is also often thought to derive, so that the meaning of " Afallach " is associated but not necessarily directly.

He also appeared in the first part of " The Gathering ", where he was seen returning to Avalon ; this stated that he was one of Oberon's subjects.

Children may also study at the private Avalon Christian School, located on 346 Catalina Avenue.

Catalina Airport ( FAA Identifier: AVX ), also known as Airport-in-the-Sky, was built in 1946 and is located at ( NAD83 rounded from FAA-provided coordinates ):, northwest of Avalon.

Gumlog Creek also starts near the same junction in Avalon.

After a man discovered a copy of one of his recordings, " Avalon Blues ", which gave the location of his hometown, there became increased interest in his whereabouts.

After Hurt's renditions of " Frankie " and " Spike Driver Blues " were included in The Anthology of American Folk Music in 1952, and an Australian man discovered a copy of " Avalon Blues ", there became increased interest in finding Hurt himself.

By February 1966, the Family Dog became Family Dog Productions under organizer Chet Helms, promoting happenings at the Avalon Ballroom and the Fillmore Auditorium in initial cooperation with Bill Graham.

Avalon Hill became a subsidiary of Monarch Avalon Printing in 1962, ( as a way of repaying debts incurred by Roberts ).

Around 1190, Avalon became associated with Glastonbury, when monks at Glastonbury Abbey claimed to have discovered the bones of Arthur and his queen.

The burial discovery ensured that in later romances, histories based on them and in the popular imagination Glastonbury became increasingly identified with Avalon, an identification that continues strongly today.

: Many Italian Americans actors became well known in movies and TV, such as: Don Ameche, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anne Bancroft ( Anna Italiano ), Ernest Borgnine ( Ermes Borgnino ), Robert Alda, Alan Alda, Lou Costello, Frank Langella, Frankie Avalon ( Avallone ), Annette Funicello, James Darren ( Ercolani ), Jimmy Durante, Anthony Franciosa, Sal Mineo, Ben Gazzara, Harry Guardino, Aldo Ray ( DaRe ), Richard Conte, Bernadette Peters ( Lazzara ), Connie Stevens ( Concetta Ingoglia ), Richard Crenna, Dom DeLuise, Armand Assante, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, Joe Mantegna, John Travolta, Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano, Paul Sorvino, Mira Sorvino, Al Pacino, Liza Minnelli, Rene Russo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Nicolas Cage ( Coppola ), Stanley Tucci, Marissa Tomei, John Turturro and Sylvester Stallone.

It was soon acquired, renamed and reissued by the Avalon Hill Game Company where it became one of the company's top sellers.

He and Barry Melton co-founded Country Joe & the Fish which became a pioneer psychedelic rock band with their eclectic performances at The Avalon Ballroom, The Fillmore, Monterey Pop Festival and both the original and the reunion Woodstock Festivals.

However, it was the early 1960s that became known as the " Golden Age " for pop teen idols, who included Paul Anka, Fabian, Ricky Nelson and Frankie Avalon.

In 1623, the colony became the Province of Avalon when Calvert's grant was confirmed, growing to a population of 100 by 1625.

He became the proprietor of Avalon, the first sustained English settlement on the island of Newfoundland.

His expedition to Newfoundland set sail without him in late May 1625 under Sir Arthur Aston, who became the new governor of Avalon.

The Avalon Ballroom, 1268 Sutter Street, San Francisco became the Family Dog's main venue.

With two member openings, Long contacted former Truth vocalist Jody McBrayer, who became a member of Avalon a few days later.

On March 25, 2003, Avalon released a greatest hits record, Testify to Love: The Very Best of Avalon, which featured two new singles that became No. 1 hits ; " Everything to Me " and " New Day.

On retiring from Pittsburgh in 1958, Dr. Parran became president of the Avalon Foundation, affiliated with the Mellon family, and became active in the A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, where he had served as a trustee since 1955.

This became a hallmark of Avalon Hill tactical games such as Squad Leader.

She became a gossip columnist for the Bell-McClure newspaper syndicate in 1957, and soon went to work for the management handling teen idols Frankie Avalon and Fabian.

Built in 1921, at the cost of $ 100, 000, The Avalon Theatre immediately became, as one newspaper reporter proclaimed, the " Showplace of the Eastern Shore.

Taylor was often employed by the St. John Ambulance Corps in St. John's where she became divisional superintendent of the Avalon Nursing Division, then on April 1, 1916 she was appointed to succeed Mary Southcott as superintendent of nurses and the School of Nursing at the St. John's General Hospital.