The “action packed scenarios” of Friendly Fire Pack 3 follow the formula that the Friendly Firers established in 2005: 8 varied scenarios (no themes), well playtested and mostly of tournament-suitable size. The look and layout of the scenario cards is the same as in previous packs, as is the careful attention to proofreading (sadly lacking […]
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Roman Glory: Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia — Nikitovka 1941/Roman Glory II
Roman Glory is a modest ASL release from Critical Hit, ported over from an ATS version (designed by Andrea Garello) by Dave Lamb and his crew of Detroit area ASLers. With no counters, only four scenarios, and a small (supposedly historical) map, it does not have too much to offer other than the novelty of […]
Armies of Oblivion
For years one of the most infamous examples of wargaming vaporware, Armies of Oblivion finally came out in 2006, nearly 15 years after it was first mentioned by name by Avalon Hill in 1992. Its non-appearance, year after year, meant increasing criticism for MMP and a set of expectations that no company could realistically hope […]
ASL Journal Issue Six
ASL Journal Issue Six (J6) debuted in January 2005, two years after the previous Journal had come out. The mid-2000s were a period of considerable ASL doldrums as MMP had many things to occupy its mind other than ASL and much of its ASL-related energies were devoted to the ASL Starter Kit. Long awaited products […]
Guerra Civil/Condor Legions
Note: In 2015, Critical Hit published a new version of this module, broken into two halves, SCW1 and SCW2. Desperation Morale policy has generally been to give new pages to such broken-up products, to avoid more confusion, so see those pages for later versions of this product. Along with Genesis ’48 and Dien Bien Phu, […]
Advanced Squad Leader Rulebook (2nd Edition)
The 2nd Edition of the ASL Rulebook was published by MMP in late 2000 because the 1st Edition was long out of print and would-be ASL players could not even buy the rules. Additionally, many years of errata and clarifications had accumulated and needed to be incorporated into the rulebook. The 2nd Edition was designed […]
A GI’s Dozen
A GI’s Dozen (GI) was the first print scenario pack released by MMP, and the only pure scenario pack released by them for many years (another being the Provence Pack, which was never offered for sale but only released online as a free downloadable set of scenarios). Strictly speaking, A GI’s Dozen did not contain […]
ASL Journal Issue Two
ASL Journal Issue Two (J2) was MMP’s sophomore attempt at an annual magazine devoted to ASL content, coming after an inaugural year in which they published ASL Journal Issue One, A Bridge Too far, Blood Reef: Tarawa, and Action Pack 1, plus a reprint/revision of Doomed Battalions, which saw a hasty, small release in the […]
Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works / Tractor Works / To the Volga 1: Fight for the Tractor Works
The Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works is a historical module depicting the German 305th Infantry Division’s attack (with supporting elements) on the Dzerhezinsky Tractor Factory, defended by the 37th Guards Rifle Division, in October 1942. It features a large, very attractive hand-painted historical map of the Tractor Works area. Some have criticized the hexgrid because it too […]
Croix de Guerre
1st Edition Comments: The French–or at least some of them–come to ASL with this module. It also comes with a pair of useful boards and a variety of building overlays. It is par for the course for the smaller core modules in terms of its components, and has better scenarios than many of the other […]
Yanks
Yanks was a major addition to the ASL series, introducing the Americans in all their glory. The complete ETO U.S. order of battle is included (Important: USMC, landing craft, and early war U.S./Filipino troops appeared originally in Gung Ho and, later, Rising Sun), as is Chapter E, the “miscellaneous” rules chapter for ASL (later included […]
Paratrooper
Paratrooper is unusual in that it is not really a true ASL “core” module, containing no counters that cannot be found elsewhere in the system, nor a complete nationality (though it does contain a new map and a rulebook chapter). It was designed as a comparatively inexpensive alternative to Beyond Valor as a way to […]
Advanced Squad Leader Rulebook (1st Edition)
The 1st edition of the ASL Rulebook (which appeared in December 1985, months after Beyond Valor in June 1985) came in a three ring binder, which itself fit into a matching slipcase. The thick rules were printed in full color and included Chapters A, B, C, D, and H, as well as Chapter N, the […]