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ASL: Journal – Issue Eight

ASL: Journal – Issue Eight

Multi-Man Publishing · 2010Expansion
2–4180 min12+ yrs4.4/5 complexity8.2 BGG648CouplesStrategy
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(from MMP's website :) The ASL Journal 8 is a 60-page magazine of nothing but articles, scenarios, and support materials for Advanced Squad Leader.

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(from MMP's website :)

The ASL Journal #8 is a 60-page magazine of nothing but articles, scenarios, and support materials for Advanced Squad Leader.

The Table of Contents for ASL Journal #8 looks like this:

 Carl Nogueira shows you the proper way to grease the treads of your tank in Crosstown Traffic — a detailed look at the rules for Vehicular Overrun.
 Mark Pitcavage teaches new ASL players how to lose some of that new player shine in The Agony of Defeat.
 Lars Thuring and Tuomo Lukkari take us on a tour of the upcoming Finn module Hakkaa Päälle!
 Matt Shostak provides a detailed scenario analysis of scenario J74 Priests on the Line
 David Olie shows you what you can do at setup with all that cool stuff you get on your scenario card in A Place For Your Stuff.
 Jim Stahler gives us a detailed breakdown of the scenarios in Turning The Tide.
 Ian Daglish provides designer's notes on the conception and birth of Action Pack 4: Normandy 1944.
 Bret Hildebran and J.R. Tracy take us on a detailed look at their defensive setups for scenario J113 Maczek Fire Brigade

And there are 16 ASL scenarios:

J113 Maczek Fire Brigade (Novy Targ, Poland, 4 September 1939); Germans vs. Polish J114 The Marketplace at Wormhoudt (Wormhoudt, France, 28 May 1940); Germans vs. British J115 Last Push to Mozhaisk (Mozhaisk, Russia, 17 October 1941); Germans vs. Russians J116 Brigade Hill (Efogi, Papua, 8 September 1942); Japanese vs. Australian J117 The Triangle (Buna Mission, Papua, 21 November 1942); Japanese vs. Americans J118 Elephants Unleashed (Ponyri, Russia, 5 July 1943); Germans vs. Russians J119 Sovkhoz Haystacks (Telman Sovkhoz, Crimea, 28 January 1944); Germans vs Russians J120 Ishun Tank Traps (Ishun, Crimea, 11 April 1944); Germans vs. Russians J121 Schloss Hemingstein (Brandscheid, Germany, 14 September 1944); Germans vs. Americans J122 Bloody Bois Jacques (Bastogne, Belgium, 22 December 1944); Germans vs. Americans J123 Charging Chaumont (Chaumont, Belgium, 23 December 1944); Germans vs. Americans J124 The Cobra Kings (Assenois, Belgium, 25 December 1944); Germans vs. Americans J125 Everything is Lost (Berlin, Germany, 30 April 1945); Germans vs. Russians VotG 19 Cellar Dwellars (Central Stalingrad, 17 September 1942); Germans vs. Russians VotG 20 Terror at Twilight (Central Stalingrad, 18 September 1942); Germans vs. Russians VotG 21 Defending the Voentorg (Central Stalingrad, 22 September 1942); Germans vs. Russians

game anatomy
Complexity4.4 / 5
BGG rating8.2 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
180 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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ASL: Journal – Issue Eight is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of ASL: Journal – Issue Eight take?
A game of ASL: Journal – Issue Eight takes about 180 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is ASL: Journal – Issue Eight for?
ASL: Journal – Issue Eight is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is ASL: Journal – Issue Eight?
ASL: Journal – Issue Eight has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 4.4 out of 5.
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