Sunday, May 5, 2013

Episode 90: Counter Attack

We've been doing this for ninety episodes (not including all the ASL Extras) over the last five years, and Jeff is ready for some [more] reward, respect and homage. So today we start the campaign to get his name on a counter. But he can't do it alone. Listen to this episode for details on how to help him in this offensive (adj) offensive (noun). MMP, watch out for Jeff's Counter Attack!

We also open some letters, as usual. And fortunately for Advanced Squad Leader fans, Dave brings us back on topic with a review of ASL Journal 1's article on PTO and two more Journals (5 and 6) for Box Art Review.


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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Episode 89: Turning to the Japanese

Greetings honorable Advanced Squad Leader fanatics and listeners of this honorable podcast.  Yasumi-masu. With the impending release of Rising Sun, we thought we'd take a moment to peek through the bamboo and take a gander at the rules for Japanese infantry.  But first, we present some interesting letters, and take a look at FT127 In the Mouth of Madness. Listen well to Sensei David and Sensei Jeffery.
Hajime-masu! (is that Japanese for "Clink and drink?")
Dave's model of Frankenstein
Dave needs to clip his counters

SHOW GUIDE
1:00 Random Banter
8:00 Letters
36:30 In the News
40:00 What We Been Playing There at the ASL Open 2013
52:30 The Japanese: Part One (Infantry)
1:28:25 Total Running Time


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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Episode 88: Broadway Dracula

Dave's Model of Dracula.
Choosing a title for an episode can be challenging -- especially when we can't figure out what we blathered on about for 90 minutes. So sometimes it's easiest to just dip in and grab a bite, which we have done here. And with vampires being all the rage on TV and movies, we just might lure a few new listeners to the show. Imagine the horror when they realize we're talking about a war game.

But rest assured, while we do actually discuss Broadway Dracula -- and a lot of other crazy stuff -- we still pay plenty attention to Advanced Squad Leader.

We start with letters of course, which is always a treat. Thank you to all who write us. And thank goodness for gmail filters which have been great at shielding us from all the hate mail. Then, there's plenty to discuss with What Have You Been Playing Lately? But Dave steals the show with a bountiful What's In The Box.

Enjoy. And that's an order!



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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Episode 87: 20% About the Greatest Game in the World


Well, 20% about Advanced Squad Leader ain't bad......in fact we think this episode is downright good.  We let the Letters dictate the ASL content of most of this episode, and cover a potpourri of interesting and arcane topics.  You won't want to miss the discussion of some Irish beverages or the book reviews of The Angry Hills and With the Old Breed.  Jeff is unable to remove his critics hat and continues with a review of the MGM film Attack! Dave just can't stop with the Red Barricades info and covers the footnotes to RB Chapter O.




SHOW GUIDE
2:00 Random Thoughts
17:00 Letters
39:00 Whatcha Been Drinking Lately?
43:00 Book Reviews
1:04:00 A Discussion About Teaching WWII
1:06:00 Film Review Attack!
1:15:00 Red Barricades Footnotes
1:31:30 Total Running Time

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Episode 86: Get Your Barricades On!

This show begins with a bit of banter followed by some scenarios we have played lately. Hear an in-depth discussion of the Red Barricades rules. We covered a few of those rules in the last episode, and this time we cover the rooftop and cellar rules that apply to all Advanced Squad Leader scenarios, as well as the additional rules that were added specifically for Red Barricades. Oh, and of course, we don't forget the culverts, storage tanks, and Molotov Projectors.

Turn 6 of The Last Bid











SHOW GUIDE
2:00 Very Silly Banter
8:30 Whatcha Been Playing Lately?
28:30 Red Barricades Terrain: Culverts, Cellars, Storage Tanks, Rooftops and  MOL Projectors.
1:35:35 Total Running Time

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Episode 85: Lots o' Boxes

It may not be Boxing Day, but there are a whole lot of boxes to go around in this episode. We tried to think outside of the box, but decided that boxes were the way to go. Bob Holmstrom joins us once again as "Box Art Review" makes its long awaited return. Not one, but two...count 'em two.... "What's in the Boxes?" appear here for your listening pleasure. Guess a 2 for 1 sale is always a good thing. We were feeling a little boxed in, so we introduce the Red Barricades rules with a look at sewers and tunnels. These rules apply to all of the Advanced Squad Leader scenarios. We plan to present part two of the Red Barricades rules in episode #86. Look for it soon.

Red Barricades scenario
 "The Last Bid" Set-up



SHOW GUIDE
0:00 Intro
5:00 Letters
11:30 Box Art Review
21:30 What's in the Box? Melee Pack 1
32:37 Red Barricades Terrain: Sewers and Tunnels
1:02:30 What's in the Box? Special Ops #2 & #3 and Operations
1:35:35 Total Running Time
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