Advanced Squad Leader - ASLOK (split from Where are you ?)

[Earthpig]

(split from Where are you ) kato13

I'm near Cleveland, Ohio where the weather is awful, the football team is worse, but at least we have a losing baseball team...

But you have ASLOK(I'm a Wargamer)

[pmulcahy11b]

But you have ASLOK(I'm a Wargamer)

ASLOK I have ASL (played it a lot in the Army).

[Earthpig]

ASLOK I have ASL (played it a lot in the Army).

OOOHHH YEAH!! I never made it to ASLOK but went to the ASL Open in Chicago last april....play it quite a bit some of my T2K players are my FTF opponents. Mind you I suck at playing(1-5 at the Open) it but have a lot of fun I see you Live in Texas there is a pretty good contigent down thataway probably some players nearby.

[kato13]

ASL = Advanced Squad Leader
ASLOK = Advanced Squad Leader Oktoberfest

Correct

Figured since I needed to look it up others might as well.

[Earthpig]

Got it right Kato, sorry 'bout the Hijack, but ASL is another "Passion" PS let me know if you want to check the game out in April they have the ASL open in your hometown(well a little west anyway)

[kato13]

Got it right Kato, sorry 'bout the Hijack, but ASL is another "Passion" PS let me know if you want to check the game out in April they have the ASL open in your hometown(well a little west anyway)

No Problems on the hijack, it only takes me like 90 seconds to do a complicated split, less for simple ones. I will split this thread out as the "Where are you" thread is one of our cornerstone threads. I usually split after 5-6 OT posts in case anyone was wondering.


I'll see what my schedule looks like in April. Remind me as it gets closer.

[pmulcahy11b]

The map boards are also excellent for Last Battle (though you have to use substitute or hand-drawn counters, because Last Battle counters are too big for ASL game boards). We used to draw them on posterboard (every military unit in the US has reams of the stuff) and them wrap them in scotch tape to make them a little tougher. I think I may still have some of them. That is some tiny, exacting work!

[Earthpig]

The map boards are also excellent for Last Battle (though you have to use substitute or hand-drawn counters, because Last Battle counters are too big for ASL game boards). We used to draw them on posterboard (every military unit in the US has reams of the stuff) and them wrap them in scotch tape to make them a little tougher. I think I may still have some of them. That is some tiny, exacting work!

Try the deluxe boards if you have them.

[Graebarde]

The map boards are also excellent for Last Battle (though you have to use substitute or hand-drawn counters, because Last Battle counters are too big for ASL game boards). We used to draw them on posterboard (every military unit in the US has reams of the stuff) and them wrap them in scotch tape to make them a little tougher. I think I may still have some of them. That is some tiny, exacting work!

WHAT You did it by hand That's what the copy machine is for I thought LOL


Aside, ASL is a good gamer tool. And the kibbitzing I've heard is a bit like role-playing too LOL

Grae

[Adm.Lee]

Aside, ASL is a good gamer tool.
Grae

Agreed, but I kept all my pre-ASL stuff, and dropped ASL soon after it came out. Someday, I can teach my sons basic tactics with that.

There's a bunch of ASL enthusiasts in my game club, but I prefer the higher-level stuff, like OCS.

[pmulcahy11b]

WHAT You did it by hand That's what the copy machine is for I thought LOL


Aside, ASL is a good gamer tool. And the kibbitzing I've heard is a bit like role-playing too LOL

Grae

Copy machines give you terrible resolution (at the time we were doing it). Artist's pens are better.

Have you ever played wargames from an RPG standpoint It's a trip! Like in ASL, role-play what you've decided the leader would do, rather than what's logical...

[Marc]

Agreed, but I kept all my pre-ASL stuff, and dropped ASL soon after it came out. Someday, I can teach my sons basic tactics with that.

There's a bunch of ASL enthusiasts in my game club, but I prefer the higher-level stuff, like OCS.

By the way, what is OCS Not only because this post, but I'm starting to think that all the americans have an special sympathy towards the acronyms.

[kato13]

OCS = Operational Combat Series I think.

I have considered a acronym thread but unless I can figure out a way for distributed management it might be too hard for me to keep it updated.

[Marc]

No problem Kato. I've made my homework, specially when reading the thread "US recovery plan", navigating through all these CONUs, CINCEUR, CINCLANT, CINCCENT, CINCPAC, CINCUSFK, AOR, EURCOMs, MEF, CINCNAVCENT,TAACOM, ELF, JCS, TDM, FEMA, XO... But the material posted deserves the effort.

[kato13]

No problem Kato. I've made my homework, specially when reading the thread "US recovery plan", navigating through all these CONUs, CINCEUR, CINCLANT, CINCCENT, CINCPAC, CINCUSFK, AOR, EURCOM's, MEF, CINCNAVCENT,TAACOM, ELF, JCS, TDM, FEMA, XO... But the material posted deserves the effort.

Yeah we love acronyms. "Alphabet Soup" is a good way to describe a lot of government documents.