It’s that time of year again … when the wizards behind the curtain at MMP let the drapery fall and give us a glimpse of what’s to come on the ASL front. And I must say 2024 is looking to be a bit of an enigma because nothing is slated “to be released” but everything will be going on “pre-order” status instead. So the actual ship dates are unknown. I suspect it might be a case of underpromise and overdeliver, meaning some of this should ship, but they’re not promising anything.
Here’s the 2024 ASL Production Forecast (subject to change, in no particular order, etc):
ASL
- Doomed Battalions 4th edition (released 2024)
- Roads to Rangoon Action Pack #19 (released 2024)
- Slaughter at Ponyri HASL (released 2025)
- Drop Zone: Chef-du-Pont (released 2025) (new, follow-on to DZ:SME)
- The Marco Polo Bridge HASL will go on pre-order (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 carryover)
- Preview page
- Designed by Ken Dunn
- Chinese vs. Japanese, 1937
- Spanish Civil War “package” will go on pre-order (new, 2025, 2026 carryover)
- Solitaire ASL reprint will go on pre-order (new, 2025, 2026 carryover)
- Presumably, this needs to be laid out again from the ground up
- Note: Contested Lands HASL was removed from the list
- 1948 Arab-Israeli War
- Was on the 2023 pre-order list, was removed due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East. Will return at some point.
- Talk is this will be a “core module”
- New boards with new terrain
- Arab/Israeli orders of battle
- Applicable Chapter H
- Additional rules for nationalities/terrain
- Note: Armies of Oblivion reprint was removed from the list
ASLSK
- The Marco Polo Bridge HASL will go on pre-order (SK version; 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 carryover)
- This will be a separate version from the full ASL version
- Chinese vs. Japanese, 1937
- Will include OBA rules (presumably directly from DAE)
- Will include night rules, one CG date is played at night
- Ownership of ASLSK#4 is required
- Basic Training Magazine (ASLSK) (released 2025)
That’s enough ASL to keep you busy for a while. As always … get your wallets ready and pre-order often!!
GET TO THE CHOPPA…!!! 
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I predict maybe 3 (tops!) of these actually ship in 2024. Probably the Burma AP (guaranteed), the SK magasine (maybe), and Marco Polo since it’s a double dip revenue stream for both ASL and SK.
The rest will get pushed by mmp again, and again, and again
I promise it will be closer to 10 than 3.
It’s almost Nov and only 2 have shipped. So unless MMP goes nuts and ships a forecasted ASL product every week until the end of the year, I’m sticking with my original prediction of 3.
I predicted 3 would ship, you said it would be closer to 10 than 3. tick, tick, tick. It’s almost the middle of Dec and still only 2 products shipped. You may not even meet the 3 I predicted. Typical mmp.
bummer, I was really looking forward to seeing what Contested Lands was all about.
CL could still make its way to you this year, we’re waiting on some stuff from our Licensor.
That would be awesome if contested lands is released in 2024.
When will the “FOUR BRIDGES” module be released?
Thanks for the updates Curt
Just a follow up to my Four Bridges question. Does MMP have any plans on a future Vietnam War module?
Thanks
Four Bridges is a 2025 product, likely mid 2025. There is someone actually doing initial work on a Vietnam submission as we speak.
Spanish Civil War. Can’t wait to see any new rules for all those Spanish factions. Quite the polyglot. I love early war and Italians.
Has there been any updates about ASLSK releases? I’m especially interested in HASLSK news, either ASLSK Marco Polo Bridge or a reprint of Decision at Elst.
https://asl-players.net/mmp-roundtable-discussion-4/
Thanks for the update Curt.
I started playing Squad Leader in 1980.
Was really excited for Cross of Iron and then Crescendo of Doom and GI Anvil when they were released and the excitement has continued for over 40 years with ASL.
Contested Lands and then Vietnam war modules are going to bring that intellectual stimulation and excitement back that arrived with the transformation of Squad Leader into ASL.
Is there work being done on a Sevastopol module?
Will it include scenarios covering combat in the Maxim Gorki?
I think Journal #9 mentioned a Sevastopol modulele.
I’m very disappointed in MMP. Many of the items on this 2024 forcast list are still not to be seen. Above Curt said that close to all of these would be released or on pre-order in 2024.
Only 2 made it in 2024, a few made pre-order in 2025 but still not to be seen. An the rest are in the twilight zone. And it’s the middle of 2026. What is MMP even doing? Stop overcommitting. Every time you forecast something it’s safe to just add 5 years to that date from my experience