page_title: Charles S. Roberts
hierarchical_section_title: Charles S. Roberts
caption_attribution_description: English: Home of Charles S. Roberts during the 1950s in the Avalon neighborhood. Where the boardgame Tactics was invented and distributed.
context_page_description: Charles Swann Roberts was a wargame designer, railroad historian, and businessman. He is renowned as "The Father of Board Wargaming", having created the first modern wargame in 1952, and the first wargaming company in 1954. He is also the author of a series of books on railroad history, published by the small publishing firm, Barnard, Roberts, and Company, Inc.
context_section_description: Charles Swann Roberts (February 3, 1930 – August 20, 2010, Baltimore, Maryland) was a wargame designer, railroad historian, and businessman.  He is renowned as "The Father of Board Wargaming", having created the first modern wargame (a boardgame) in 1952, and the first wargaming company in 1954. He is also the author of a series of books on railroad history, published by the small publishing firm, Barnard, Roberts, and Company, Inc.
caption: Home of Charles S. Roberts during the 1950s in the Avalon neighborhood of Catonsville, Maryland. The Avalon Hill Game Company sold mailorder games from the garage for six years 1952-1958.[1]
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