Hints were dropped earlier this year that MMP has begun playtesting of a new historical Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit campaign game unofficially titled Marco Polo Bridge, named after the incident that occurred in China in 1937.
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ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2 Unpacking
Unpacking Video by: Neal Ulen Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2 is a new scenario and map pack for Starter Kit players. This Bonus Pack features two new 8″ x 22″ boards (i and j) and eight new scenarios that encompass a wide range of actions from China in 1938 to The Philippines in […]
Stew’s Replays: Retaking Vierville on Tabletop Simulator
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.
Stew’s Replays: Retaking Vierville (S1)
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.
The Fire Brigade (S55) Roundtable
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 […]
ASL AAR: Ad Hoc At Beaurains (91)
AAR by: John Knowles Advanced Squad Leader AAR: Ad Hoc At Beaurains (91) Here’s the historical situation: Date: May 21, 1940 Location: Beaurains, France Attacker: British (4th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment) Defender: German (Panzer Division 7) Quite unexpectedly, the British launched a major counterattack from Arras against the extended spearheads of Rommel’s breakthrough. The Germans […]
Tactical Tuesday: How to Close Out Your Game
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.
ASLSK AAR: 88s At Zon (S14)
AAR by: John Knowles Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit AAR: 88s At Zon (S14) Here’s the historical situation: Date: September 17, 1944 Location: Zon, The Netherlands Attacker: American (1st and 2nd Batt., 506th PIR, 101st Airborne) Defender: German (Selbstaendige FlaK Batterie, Flieger Division 7) The mission of the 101st Airborne Division in Operation Market-Garden was […]
Tactical Tuesday: Tactical Roundtable With Players
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 […]
ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 Unboxing
Unboxing Video by: Neal Ulen Below is an “unboxing” video of MMP’s new ASL Starter Kit expansion pack, containing two maps (k & l), one overlay (runway), one sheet of counters, a few pages of supplemental rules, and eight scenarios (S74-S81). As is my normal process in my MMP specific videos I blur out the […]
