Thursday, September 17, 2026

Episode 393: Fantabulous Fortenberry

After 12 minutes of banter that covers Jeff's annual fishing trip and  Dave's Civil War trip we get into the meat of the show with the prodigious and informative long time Advanced Squad Leader player Gary Fortenberry.  In this, the first half of our conversation with Gary covers some of his time in the military, the early days of the famous fanzines like, Fire for Effect, In Contact and of course, Gary's ASLUG publication.  Jeff and Dave get a personal lesson on how to use the special boards that Gary designed, like 1a, 2a, etc.  NOW we will always remember how to align them. The conversation ends with his time at Avalon Hill.  Next up, part two!

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SHOW TIMES
01: Chitty Chitty Chat Chat
12:00 Gary Fortenberry
44:36 Total Running Time



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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Episode 392: Return to St. Louis

Our interviews from St. Louis ASL continue in this very episode!

First man up is Dave Pope, a fascinating individual who has developed some scenarios and is working on a project to demystify the Advanced Squad Leader rules. It would fix some grammar issues, utilize more bullet points, and he wants to work with MMP on it. Dave would like to start a gaming group in the Southwest Missouri area and is looking for players. Contact us if you are interested in joining!

Second interview is Rich Domovich, who gives us an update on his ASL adventures. He attends several international tournaments every year. Amazing!

Steve Tinsley joins us for his first appearance on the show, and we finish the show with another visit with Paul Works who gives us an update on the Kansas City ASL stuff including the WWI development, and some new scenario packs in the works.

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St. Louis ASL

SHOWTIMES

  • 00:01 Banter
  • 07:50 Dave Pope
  • 19:20 Rich Domovich
  • 25:20 Steve Tinsley
  • 29:30 Paul Works
  • 48:38 Total Running Time

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