 By the 1980s the format had become remarkably stable; the cover would feature the boxtop art from one of Avalon Hill's games; The Avalon Hill Philosophy would contain industry news from the editor (though generally not mentioning games by other companies), a set of articles would contain variants for games, historical background to games, or game tactics/strategy discussions.The format by this time was 60 pages.A contest in each issue would focus on one particular game in the AH line, and the answer to a previous contest would appear.