Stew's Corner

It’s the day after D-Day and American forces are pushing inland from Utah Beach. Vierville was a major focal point for the movement of both Allied and Axis troops following the invasion. It needed to be capture.

AAR by: Stephen “Stew” Stewart Stew’s Replays: Fighting at Worlds Edge (U20/239) Here's the historical situation: Date: May 28, 1940 Location: Taraldsvikfjell, Norway Attacker: Norwegian / French (1er Bataillon, 13ème Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère/6th Norwegian Division/342ème Compagnie Autonome de Chars de Combat) Defender: German (Bataillon 2, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139, Gebirgsjäger-Division 3) With the disastrous situation around Dunkerque entering its final stages, the Allied High Command...

AAR by: Stephen Stewart Stew's Replay - Per L'Onore Di Roma (For the Honor of Rome) (Q6) Per L'Onore Di Roma is an early war Italian versus Russian village slugfest. Here's the historical situation: With the Russians in full retreat, the 9 Divisione Fanteria “Pasubio” was ordered to advance to the Bug River and cut off the retreating Russians. The leading battalions of...

AAR by: Stephen "Stew" Stewart Stew's Replays: Defiance on Hill 30 (11) Here's the historical situation: Date: June 6, 1944 Location: Near Pont l'Abbe, France Attacker: German (1057th Grenadier Regiment) Defender: American (2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment) An ad hoc group of roughly two parachute companies under Lt. Colonel Shanley were stopped cold on their drive toward the bridge at Pont L’Abbe. They fell back...

Tactical Tuesday by: Stephen "Stew" Stewart This Tactical Tuesday features the ASL Starter Kit scenario The Fire Brigade (S55). In this episode I recorded with a number of live spectators who could ask questions during the course of the game. Questions about rules/setups/decisions/ etc. But not HOW to play, just inquiries. The Fire Brigade was a great game to analyze...

Tactical Tuesday by: Stephen "Stew" Stewart This is Stew back with another Tactical Tuesday! Today I gather with another group of ASL Starter Kit players to have a round table discussion about the fundamentals of: Defensive First Fire principles Interpreting the complex Routing rules And other topics ... The scenario used in this week's banter is Simple Equation (S3). I hope...

In the confusion of the scattered air drop of the 101st Airborne, Lt. Colonel Vandervoort was ordered to turn his 2nd Battalion towards the already-taken village of Ste. Mere-Eglise and abandon his initial objective – a blocking position astride Route 13 to the north.

In this War Room we go over in-depth gameplay of The End of Their Rope (S68) showing the why and how of ASLSK PTO gameplay.

It’s the day after D-Day and American forces are pushing inland from Utah Beach. Vierville was a major focal point for the movement of both Allied and Axis troops following the invasion. It needed to be capture.

Tactical Tuesday by: Stephen "Stew" Stewart This Tactical Tuesday features the ASL Starter Kit scenario Purple Heart Lane (S19). In it we analysis how to close out your game more effectively, including positioning, objectives, and evaluating your options left open to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-KZAlPKEk8