Episode 257: My Deer Friend

If you haven't gotten the new Rat Pack Charts from Le Franc Tireur, have a listen to our detailed look at them and see if you don't think you need them after all. We have a good time discussing the scenarios we have played lately, HS4 High Water Mark from Operation Watchtower. Dave and Jeff played that one. We also cover scenario HS27 Lawless Ways from Operation Veritable. Dave got a game in with his som Adam, scenario OB3 Brasche Encounter. By playing these games we realized that you get a whole lot of bang for your buck with Advanced Squad Leader games (especially the Bounding Fire Productions products). We bought them a while ago and are only now finishing them off. If you play them twice you can have twice as much fun. Why not three times?

SHOWTIMES
1:00 Banter
12:00 Rat Pack Charts Version 3
33:00 What Have You Been Playing Lately?

1:00:00 Give Away Items Announced
1:03:10 Total Running Time
 
SHOW LINKS
HS4 High Water Mark
HS27 Lawless Ways
OB3 Brasche Enounter

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Episode 256: Goldman's Gold

Todays show covers the terrain gems from Onslaught to Orsha II. That includes slopes, culverts, cupolas and a little bit more. We do apologize for the poor audio quality. Covid is taking it's tech toll.

We follow that up with an in depth report from David Goldman about the ASL Open's first fully remote tournament played on VASL.There is a lot of valuable information in this interview. It's golden. You can learn about the in's and out's of such an endevour. Did you know that players still have conflicts regarding available time when they play digitally, even though the schedule is expanded?  Did you know that some players don't play on VASL?  What Rubes!  We've been playin' on VASL since way back in....since....well...oh wait, yeah...nevermind.  We wouldn't want to call any newcomers names.  How rude would that be?

SHOW TIMES

:30 Chit Chat

9:00 Terrain Time

31:35 Goldman ASL Open Interview

1:12:21 Total Running Time

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Episode 255: Dinant in the Box

Finally, we break open that box containing Croix  de Guerre and Dinant and revel in the wonderful  Advanced Squad Leader counters, maps and more.  Dan Dolan must be proud.  This game even has some NEW French counters, The Vichy French and Free French. We finish with a discussion of virtual gaming and the St. Louis Tournament with Jim Burris.

 

SHOW LINKS
Ritterkrieg's Croix de Guerre at the Right Price!
Early Discussion of Dinant on Game Squad  

 

SHOW TIMES
00:02 Banter
8:00  What's in the Box?  
34:00 Jim Burris Interview
1:02:53 Total Running Time

 

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Episode 254: Beanies Galore!

Storms in Chicago, disaster strikes, cars stuck on lifts in garages without power, gaming table order attempt disasters on Kickstarter; these are just a few of the topics in Chit Chat. In the Box are both, the new Ritterkrieg Counter Stackers, and the rest of Onslaught to Orsha II (the parts that we didn't get to in our previous episodes).  Add in a look at Scenario HS2: War Without Quarter from Operation Watchtower, and you have yourself a nice little show mostly about Advanced Squad Leader!

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HS2: War Without Quarter from Operation Watchtower

SHOW LINKS
Ritterkrieg's Stack Guards
Slopes Play Aid
Onslaught to Orsha II  

  

SHOW TIMES
00:02 Can I Go Back?
2:00 Chit Chat 
16:00 Mysterious Benefactor and Call In.
23:00 What's in the Box? 
48:00 What Have You Been Playing Lately?
1:06:04 Total Running Time

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Episode 253: Chas' Job

This episode is a whole lotta letters covering a ton of ASL, VASL and T2HS topics. Our listeners bring their ideas, opinions, curses, praises, corrections, tech issues, playing suggestions, and much more to our doorstep this show.

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SHOW LINKS
ASL Players Map
Adam Lunney on WW2TV

SHOW TIMES
00:02 Chas's Job (song)
4:00 Lot's O' Letters
31:00 Free Sniper Counter Offer from Broken Ground Design
1:00:50 Total Running Time

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Chas’ Job (Sung to the Tune of Jessie' Girl) 

Lyrics: Dennis Donovan

Performed by: The 2 Half-Squad Singers. 

Chas he is this guy,
Yeah, I knows he plays a favorite game of mine
And he works for a company that’s always on my mind
Chas has got himself a job and I want to make it mine

'Cuz he gets free stuff all the time
And he gets paid to go to ASLOCK, I just know it
Yeah ‘n’ he’s designing stuff with the guys,
Late, late at night

You know, I wish that I had Chas’ job!
I wish that I had Chas’ job!
Where can I find employment like that?

Yes, ya know he has it made
He makes 600K a year, plus some change
You know, I feel so jealous ‘cuz his job’s A-S-L, dude
And he gets to go on Gamesquad forums and answer questions, too

‘Cause he’s playtesting with the guys
And he’s workin’ in the game industry, don’t ya know it
And he’s taking it by storm
You got that right

You know, I wish that I had Chas’ job
I wish that I had Chas’ job
Where can I find employment like that?
Like Chas’ job

I wish that I had Chas’ job
Where can I find employment
Where can I find employment like that?

And I’m lookin’ on his website all the time
Wondering why he won’t hire me
Ask my buddies, I’ve tried since ‘09
Guess I should re-submit my resume

Tell me, where can I find employment like that?
You know, I wish that I had Chas’ job
I wish that I had Chas’ job
I want Chas’ job

Where can I find employment like that
Like Chas’ job
I wish that I had Chas’ job
I want, I want Chas’ job

Hääkaa Päälle!

Episode 252: Too Much Good Stuff, You Hexy Thing!

It was such a pleasure to talk with Michael Koch in our second episode on the ASL scene in Germany. The discussion covers WWII sites to see in Germany when you attend the Grenadier Tournament, the history of ASL, and the wonderful fact that there is just too much good Advanced Squad Leader stuff being published today. What a problem to have! Michael also gives us a detailed look at what it takes to run a tournament and chats about his love for the Hatten in Flames campaign game.  And so much more.

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SHOW LINKS

The Grenadier Tournament

SHOW TIMES

00:02 You Hexy Thing (Armoured Fighting Vehicles)

4:00 Interview with Michael Koch

Total Running Time 

'You Hex-y Thing' (Armoured Fighting Vehicles)

Lyrics by Clinton Paine, Performed by The 2 Half-Squad Singers

Armoured fighting vehicles

Wend along this hex-y thing

My armoured fighting vehicles

Could be moving wrong on this hex-y thing

With my first armoured OB

Move crew exposed down the open road

Roll for ESB, I need this speed so badly

My MMCs approach defending infantry

In PFPh I was shooting at some people

Now they're firing back at me on the IFT

But my armoured fighting vehicles

Overrun the hex they're in

And my armoured fighting vehicles

Keep rolling on, on this hex-y thing

Where did you come from AT shell?

How did you know where to conceal those guns?

Did you know this game is everything I play for?

Learn the rules, every night and day for?

Then today I play my first combined-arms action

Now you're firing next to me, giving it to me

My armoured fighting vehicles

Have nowhere to run on this hex-y thing

My armoured fighting vehicles’

PRCs long for their next of kin

Oh! Curse you, you hex-y thing

Point blank fire from the hex you're in

There's no way you can miss my side armour, these flanks are thin

Oh! It's snake eyes, this hexing thing

Yesterday I mortar bombed those lonely people

Now your rate of fire sprees serve it back to me

My armoured fighting vehicles

Are all STUNNED or wrecks burning

My armoured fighting vehicles

Face side down or exiting

Oh, pinch me

Stop retreating!

Forget about those VCs, greenhorn

Oh, I concede!

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