There’s a lot of useful ASL info out there, but finding it can sometimes be a bit of a searching and mopping up effort. Here’s a list of (mostly) working links to various ASL websites. Even though all of these links worked when they were added, there’s no guarantee that a site on this will still be live when you click on it. If you find this to be true, help me keep this list up-to-date by submitting links or reporting broken links. Thanks!
| Official Links | |
|---|---|
| Multi-Man Publishing | The official publishers of Advanced Squad Leader. |
| Play ASL Online | |
|---|---|
| Vassal Engine | The game engine to run the VASL module. |
| VASL (Virtual ASL) Module | The module Vassal requires so you can play ASL online. |
| VASL Tutorials | My videos showing how to install and use Vassal/VASL. |
| Note: Vassal/VASL possesses no AI. You need to know the ASL ruleset to play solitaire or against another opponent online. | |
| Third Party Publishers | |
|---|---|
| Advancing Fire | Italian developers focusing on European historical actions. |
| Bounding Fire Productions | Well established designers publishing actions from all theaters. |
| Critical Hit | One of the original publishers. |
| Heat of Battle | An older publisher that looks to be mostly inactive these days. |
| Le Franc Tireur | French ASL designers. |
| Lone Canuck Publishing | Well regarded Canadian designer. |
| Online Magazines | |
|---|---|
| Banzai!! | The roughly annual “Newsletter of Texas ASL”. |
| View From the Trenches | The home of ASL in the U.K. Releases a semi-regular magazine. |
| Wargame Vault | Official location to buy all ASL Annuals in .pdf format. Payment required. |
| Wargame Vault | Official location to buy all ASL Journals in .pdf format. Payment required. |
| Play Aid Websites | |
|---|---|
| ASL Assist | Online ASL phase reminder assistant. |
| Terrain Chart Generator | Create a custom chart of just the terrain being used in your scenario! |
| VASL Custom Info Tables | A tool to generate fancy VASL info tables. Just enter your info…on this very site! |
| Blogs Etc. | |
|---|---|
| The Two Half-Squads | ASL podcast. |
| 6+1 | ASL blog. |
| ASL Scenario Archive | Database of ASL scenarios. |
| The Bishop Says | Various ASL musings and articles. |
| Sitrep (Battleschool) | Home of Battleschool dice and ASL articles. |
| Desperation Morale | Mark Pitcavage’s excellent site with overviews of hundreds of ASL products. |
| Grumble Jones | ASL blog. |
| View From the Trenches | UK ASL newsletter. |
| Wall Advantage | ASL blog. |
