"In 1982 Avalon Hill hired some of the design staff from Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) and formed them into a subsidiary company, Victory Games. Victory Games released a line of games that were met with critical and commercial acclaim. However, the staff members gradually departed Victory Games for other companies, and were not replaced with new hires. The remnants disbanded in 1989, though existing Victory Games designs were published under that imprint in subsequent years."