They don’t come any more complicated, or any better. This is the absolute pinnacle of board gaming and I truly believe that my search for THE game has finished. But let me attach a long grumble to this high praise. Price. Quality. Availability. Is SHIT… That alone may tell you enough to avoid this absolute…
Face to face with full ASL for the first time I’ve played solo many times during this past month or so plus a few ASLSK scenarios, as noted on this site, and also via PbEm (Play by email) with another learner like myself. As such, I feel like I was versed enough with the basics…
Advanced Squad Leader Scenario 3 Situation Report My US forces “only” needed to control 25 building hexes over the crease of the map. No small feat for sure and the battle isn’t over. But it’s probably not far off. A rookie error led to the devastation of an important stack on the first turn of…
Continuing the journey into ASL In the second scenario of the starter kit I was, as the Russians, tasked with defending 3 key buildings from a German onslaught. Having setup my units the enormity of the task came to bear as I saw the German infantry stacks placed across the road with several machine guns…
Getting Started with ASL Beginning Advanced Squad Leader isn’t easy. Not because the rules are hard (they are), but because simply finding the damn rules is hard. At the time of writing getting hold of the main 3 ring binder of rules is frustratingly difficult. Add to this, Beyond Valor (ASL Module 1) is essentially…
