list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message the australian design group is a game company that specializes in wargames and strategic board games . history edit the australian design group was formed in 1982 by a group of canberra gaming enthusiasts in order to publish the game empires in arms . the game was designed by harry rowland who was thirteen years old at the time . empires in arms was published in 1983 and proved to be an almost instant success receiving a nomination for game of the year at origins in 1984 . the game was licensed to the avalon hill game company in 1985 and still sells strongly . the australian design group went on to produce the international smash hit world in flames a popular game based on the second world war which won the game of the year state of the art best 20th century game and game of the decade awards . since then the australian design group has produced days of decision rub out world cup football america in flames patton in flames 7 ages and numerous world in flames kits . external links edit australian design group official web site australian design group at consimworld.com australian design group at boardgamegeek this board game related article or section is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title australian design group & oldid 707271609 categories board game publishing companiesboard game stubshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from february 2016all articles lacking in text citationsarticles lacking reliable references from january 2008all articles lacking reliable referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 27 february 2016 at 21 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view