Episode 340: Rushing Berserkers with Dennis

The dashing Dennis Donovan appears once again in the Broadcast Foxhole with us and we have a
roarin' berserk time. We revisit Dennis's Russian Berserkers song that originally appeared in Episode 154.  In the Box is Winter Offensive Pack #15 and our rules segment finishes the basic nationalities in such as the Axis Minors, Ethiopians, and Swedes.

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Bitterest Day at Bounding Fire

SHOW TIMES

00:01 Russian Berserkers Song with Lyrics by Dennis Donovan; Sung by The 2 Half-Squad Singers 

1:45 Chitty Chitty Chat Chat

13:05 What's in the Box?

36:00 Upcoming Products

39:00 Rules

1:06:55 Total Running Time

SONG LYRICS (sung to "There's a Hole in the Bucket" by Dennis Donovan)

There’s some Russian berserkers! Oh Scheisse!  Oh Scheisse!

There’s some Russian berserkers! Herr Colonel! Berserk!

 

Well shoot them, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!

Well shoot them, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm shoot them!

 

With what shall we shoot them?  Oh Scheisse!  Oh Scheisse!

With what shall we shoot them?   Herr Colonel! With what?

 

Mit der Flakvierling, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!

Mit der Flakvierling, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm Flakvierling!

 

Der Flakvierling’s kaputt, Oh Scheisse!  Oh Scheisse!

Der Flakvierling’s kaputt, Herr Colonel!  Kaputt!

 

Well fix it dear Volksturm, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!

Well fix it dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm fix it!

 

With what shall we fix it?  Oh Scheisse!  Oh Scheisse!

With what shall we fix it?  Herr Colonel! With what?

 

With a crew, dear Volksturm, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!

With a crew, dear Volksturm!  Dear Volksturm, a crew!

 

The crew it is broken, Scheisse!  Oh Scheisse!

The crew it is broken!  Herr Colonel, broken!

 

Well rally them, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!

Well rally them, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm, rally them!

 

With what shall we rally them?  Oh Scheisse!  Oh Scheisse!

With what shall we rally them?  Herr Colonel! With what?

 

With a Feldwebel, dear Volksturm, dear Volksturm! Dear Volksturm!

With a Feldwebel, dear Volksturm!  Dear Volksturm, Feldwebel!

 

Der Feldwebel is busy, Oh Scheisse!  Oh Scheisse!

Der Feldwebel is busy, Herr Colonel, busy!

 

Doing what, dear Volksturm, dear Volksturm?!?! Dear Volksturm!

Doing what, dear Volksturm?  Dear Volksturm, doing what?!?!

 

On the radio, Oh Scheisse!  Oh Scheisse! Oh Scheisse!

On the radio with HQ, Herr Colonel, HQ!

 

And what is he saying, dear Volksturm, dear Volksturm?

And what is he saying, dear Volksturm, saying?

 

There’s some Russian berserkers! Oh Scheisse!  Oh Scheisse!

There’s some Russian berserkers! O! HQ, Berserk!

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Episode 339: Hakkaa Hokey Paalle Eclipsed

 We sure enjoyed Dennis Donovan's rendition of his humorous song that opened the show. We are dancing to the Hakkaa Paalle Hokey Pokey, as we speak. The lyrics are below.  Mike Ryzy joins us in the Broadcast Foxhole while we read some letters, announce a new contest and discuss the various qualities of two nationalities in the Advanced Squad Leader system; The Italians and the Finnish. Dave and Mike have started a game from the Grumble Jones Pack Scenario MM75: Woodland Pursuit and Mike and Jeff have played some starter kit.

SHOWTIMES

0:01 Song 

2:17 Chit Chat

9:15 Festung Budapest Pictures (Dave's Europe Trip)

16:00 Remembering Dean Essig

20:00 Letters

29:55 What Have You Been Playing Lately

34:00 Contest Winner and new Contest Announced

38:00 Rules 

58:10 Total Running Time

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Fundraiser for Dean Essig's Grandchildren

Hex J32

Bitterest Day

Rally Phase Records Presents!
Hakkaa Päälle (To the air of "The Hokey Pokey")
Concept and Lyrics: Dennis Donovan

You heard the gossipin’
You checked the rumors out
You started wonderin’
What the heck it’s all about
This thing called Hakkaa Päälle
How on earth is that pronounced?
Finns are, what it’s all about
----

Beyond Valor had some Finns
When BV first came out
In “Fighting Withdrawal”

Hex G37

They chased the Ruskis out
Are they over-powered?
We will never quite find out
'Till Hakkaa Päälle’s out
---

Hakkaa Päälle’s job’s
To flesh the Finnish out
And, the 3 Winter Wars
And what Sissis are all about
HASL Hakkaa Päälle
Is the fourteenth module
A.S.L.’s what it’s all about - Hey!

Hex G38

---

Said, “Finns or I-tal-ee-ans?”
When I pulled the counters out
It’s a gray area
So I checked the forums out
It seems in Hakkaa Päälle
A new color can’t be found
Do you toss the old blue Finns out?
---

Cogwheel Rail Station

When AFVs Russian (rush in)
Throw kloriharstis out
Pulkas are for sleddin’
Not dancin’ - I found out
These toys in Hakkaa Päälle like
Fan sleds to get around
Are what it is all about
---

You turned your playtests in
You filled the forms all out
That was decades ago
Getting printed is in doubt
You want the Hakkaa Päälle
MMP, please put it out
And end the HASL drought
---

You put your order in
You take your wallet out
You put your card number in
And ya print the receipt out
You’ve pre-ordered Hakkaa Päälle
And in a day or there about
“Levels reached!” MMP did tout
---

At Winter Offensive
Some great news did get out
Chas did some Facebookin’
And got the updates out
He did some Hocus-Pocus
And he got the module out
It’s Finnished, and finally out!

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Episode 338: We Ran

Break out your Box art of Twilight of the Reich and Festung Budapest and put on your art appreciation eyeglasses for the return of Box Art Review. In the Box is the Grumble Jones Pack Vol 1 from the Kansas City March Madness folks. Scenario FB2: The Devils Free to Have a Try is analyzed in this show. 

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SHOWTIMES
0:01 I Ran Parody Song

4:00 Banter 

19:00 Box Art Review 

23:15 Contest Winner and New Contest Announced

38:00 What's in the Box?

49:09 What Have You Been Playing Lately?
1:00:47  Total Running Time 

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Bitterest Day

Grumble Jones Pack at Encircled Productions

I RAN

Lyrics: Dennis Donovan

Vocals: The 2 Half Squad Singers

Assaulting down the avenue
I never thought I’d see a stack like you 

Thirty-six down two
With 8-3-8s and HMGs
That kind of at-tack broke me right into
A 6 + 1 it’s, true.

And I ran, I routed far away
I just ran, I ran towards hex row A
Low crawl?  No way!

A DM appears above my head
A badge of shame for the next turn or two
The troops hate me it’s true
The coward’s running faster still           

Until some woods or buildings come in view                             

‘Til cover comes in view

And I ran, I ran far from the fray;
I just ran, ‘cuz no quarter’s in play
In cover I will stay

Reached out a hand to roll the dice
I can’t believe I need to roll a two
To rally?  Need a two!
Got shot at and rout-ed again
I’m running like that Forrest Gump it’s true                   
Soon I’ll be off board two                                

And I ran, don’t want to pass away
I just ran, stay and fight? No way?
We will lose any way

And I ran, to live another day
I just ran, what can a coward say?

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Episode 337: Twilight Partisan Twits

Join us twits as we look in the box to find Avalon Hill's Partisans!, and Twilight of the Reich from MMP. Letters and a new parody song from Donovan and Rider!

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0:01 Song Partisans, Partisans!
3:00 Chit Chat About Stuff
14:50 Letters
28:00 LFT #16 Board Controversy
33:40 What's in the Box?
55:18 Total Running Time

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ASL EU ROMA '24 Tournament 

Partisans, Partisan a parody song to Naked Eyes’ “Promises, Promises”

Concept: Russ Rider Lyrics: D. Donovan, R. Rider 8/2021

When it first came out

In the late ‘80s
Never had a doubt
That it’d be cool
I remember buying
Module 4, dude.
To complete my ASL kit
At first I didn’t care for it
Then played the Partisans!, Partisans!
Knowing they’re stealthy
Partisans!, Partisans!
E.L.R. of 5 is neat

They don’t surrender
During the route phase
And don’t disrupt
No multi-hex fire groups
Elite they are never
Nor inexperienced

Broken morale is a six
Irregulars are in the mix
I played the Partisans! Partisans!
You know I’ll always keep [the]
Partisans!, Partisans!
On the to-play’ list

They’re in the BV counter set
Are Partisans all Russian? Nyet
There’s lots of other instances
Of other National Resistances [by]
You can play the Partisans, Partisans!

I thought I’d never play
Irregular troops
Partisans!, Partisans!
Thought I’d never keep
Module 4, Partisans!
But now I believe!

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Episode 336: Sebi & Ulric: Advancing Fire Maestros

Buon giorno! More Advanced Squad Leader Maestros appear right here. We finally secure an interview with Sebastiano Caltabiano and Ulric Schwela of Advancing Fire fame. The in and outs of scenario design, historical research, game production, and much more are discussed! Prego.

SHOW TIMES
0:30 Right into the Interview
57:50 Total Running Time

SHOW LINKS

ASL EU ROMA '24 Tournament 

International Wargame Competition on Youtube

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Episode 335: Vassaling Gems

Welcome to part two of our time with Doug Rimmer looking at how you can create your own counters and maps in VASL! Make your own 9-1-9 Engineer! Just like last show, you might want to watch on YouTube, but if you are a good listener the podcast may work fine. After that we have an after action report on Scenario FB1: Uncles and Pups from Multi-Man Productions game Festung Budapest.

SHOW TIMES
0:02 Banter and Contest Draw
8:40 After Action Report
17:45 Doug Rimmer and VASL Tips
48:09 Total Running Time

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VASL Templates
VASL Table Templates

Scenario Set-up Files

Map Making

National Geographic Krampus on YouTube

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