Advanced Squad Leader
| Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) | |
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| Game data | |
| author | Don Greenwood Junior |
| publishing company |
Avalon Hill (1985), Multi-Man Publishing (2004) |
| Publishing year | 1985, 2004 |
| Art | Conflict simulation game |
| Teammates | 2 |
| Duration | 6 hours and more |
| Age | 14 years and older
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| Awards | |
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Charles S. Roberts Award 2004: Best World War II Boardgame |
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Advanced Squad Leader ( ASL ) is a conflict simulation game for two players by Don Greenwood junior . It was published by Avalon Hill in 1985 and was a further development of the game Squad Leader by John Hill . Battles from the Second World War are re-enacted in various scenarios.
The game consists of a rulebook and various modules. To play you need the rulebook and module 1: “Beyond Valor”. For an easier entry into the game there are now the "ASL Starter Packs" 1 to 3, which offer (simplified) rules and material for an easier entry into the system.
In 1998, Monarch Avalon Printing sold the rights to the entire game program of its subsidiary Avalon Hill to Hasbro . In 1999 Multi-Man Publishing (MMP) began an exclusive partnership with Hasbro with the aim of getting ASL and other Avalon Hill games. In addition to new and revised editions of the original rules and modules, a number of completely new modules have been released, including the above-mentioned 'ASL Starter Kits'.
ASL rule book
200 page ring binder. Is supplemented by additional rules from the individual modules.
ASL modules
- 1 Beyond Valor (1985)
- 2 Paratroopers (1986)
- 3 Yanks (1987)
- 4 partisans! (1987)
- 5 West of Alamein (1988)
- 6 The Last Hurray (1988)
- 7 Hollow Legions (1989)
- 8 Code of Bushido (1990)
- 9 Gung Ho! (1991)
- 10 Croix de Guerre (1992)
- 11 Doomed Battalions (1998)
- 5a For King and Country (2004)
- 12 Armies of Oblivion (2006)
- 13 Hakkaa Päälle (planned)
Deluxe ASL
- 1 Streets of Fire (1985)
- 2 Hedgerow Hell (1987)
Historical ASL modules
- 1 Red Barricades (1989)
- 2 Combat Group Peiper I (1993)
- 3 Combat Group Peiper II (1993)
- 4 Pegasus Bridge (1996)
- 5 Blood Reef: Tarawa (1999)
- 6 A Bridge Too Far (1999)
- 7 Valor of the Guards (2006)
Historical studies
- 1 Operation Watchtower (2003)
- 2 Operation Veritable (2003)
ASL starter kits
- ASL Starter Kit # 1 (2004: Basic Rules, Infantry Rules)
- ASL Starter Kit # 2 (2005: Basic Rules, Infantry Rules, Cannons)
- ASL Starter Kit # 3 (2007: Basic Rules, Infantry Rules, Cannons, Tanks)
Fixtures
The fixtures of the first module Beyond Valor were numbered starting with number 20. Game boards 1 to 15 appeared for the game Squad Leader, but are also required for various ASL scenarios.
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Computer games
Close Combat was developed in 1996 as a computer game version of Advanced Squad Leader (ASL). The developer studio Atomic Games had previously developed several games for Avalon Hill, such as Operation Crusader and Stalingrad. After Avalon Hill got into financial difficulties, however, the development was finally completed for Microsoft.
World War II Tactics (WW2T) is another standalone computer game based on the ASL ruleset, which is currently released in an alpha version. The game can be played against another human opponent in the hot seat, LAN or online. The rule set currently only includes pure infantry scenarios, but is constantly being expanded. In addition, you can create your own maps and scenarios using an editor. The rules of the game are 100% validated, so even inexperienced players can find access to the ASL world.
Web links
- Advanced Squad Leader in the game database BoardGameGeek (English)
- Advanced Squad Leader in the Luding games database
- ASL Scenario Archive
- ASL Guide on Unknows.de
- German ASL SK Tutorial German translation of the tutorials for the ASL Starter Kits by Jay Richardson
- WW2T
Individual evidence
- ↑ WW2T - World War 2 Tactics. ww2t.com, accessed May 26, 2015 .