The 2 Half-Squads

Break out your Box art of Twilight of the Reich and Festung Budapest and put on your art appreciation eyeglasses for the return of Box Art Review. In the Box is the Grumble Jones Pack Vol 1 from the Kansas City March Madness folks. Scenario FB2: The Devils Free to Have a Try is analyzed in this show.  The 2 Half Squads are brought to you by the most Amazing Bounding Fire Productions and our Wonder...

Join us twits as we look in the box to find Avalon Hill's Partisan, and Twilight of the Reich from MMP. Letters and a new parody song from Donovan and Rider!       SHOW TIMES 0:01 Song Partisans, Partisans! 3:00 Chit Chat About Stuff 14:50 Letters 28:00 LFT #16 Board Controversy 33:40 What's in the Box? 53:18 Total Running Time SHOW LINKS ASL EU ROMA '24 Tournament    Partisans, Partisan  a parody...

Buon giorno! More Advanced Squad Leader Maestros appear right here. We finally secure an interview with Sebastiano Caltabiano and Ulric Schwela of  Advancing Fire  fame. The in and outs of scenario design, historical research, game production, and much more are discussed! Prego. SHOW TIMES 0:30 Right into the Interview 57:50 Total Running Time SHOW LINKS ASL EU ROMA '24 Tournament  International W...

Welcome to part two of our time with Doug Rimmer looking at how you can create your own counters and maps in VASL! Make your own 9-1-9 Engineer! Just like last show, you might want to watch on YouTube,  but if you are a good listener the podcast may work fine. After that we have an after action report on Scenario FB1: Uncles and Pups from  Multi-Man Productions game Festung Budapest.     SHOW TIME...

Happy Holidays All!  Jump into the Broadcast for a look with Doug Rimmer at the newest and coolest things that can be found in VASL! Watching on Youtube may be your best way of ingesting this content but if you are a good listener the podcast may work fine. We are wishing you all a Happy 2024!The 2 Half Squads is brought to you by our sponsors Bounding Fire Productions and our wonderful Patreon an...

  Happy Holidays All!  Jump into the Broadcast Foxhole with us and learn about Gun Duels during our Rules segment. Box Art Review makes it's return with a look at Ken Smith's fantastic art for the Sainte-Mere-Eglise game from Multi-Man Publishing. What better way to enjoy the holidays than having a listen and sipping some warm cider.  Merry Christmas, Happy Hanakkuh, Happy Kwanza and Happy New Yea...

Join us as we take a shot at the firing modifiers from Chapter C Rule 6; Target-Based to Hit Determination DRM. Hard to believe that we haven't covered those in the previous 331 shows. The Knights of the Podcast Table song was written by Dennis Donovan of course. He is indefatigable. If you want to get an early Christmas gift copy of Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works from  Critical Hit , find the contest...

We are so glad that all of the Halloween "Spooktackular" advertisements stuff is over! Please enjoy the opening song repeated from episode 65. There are some interesting and entertaining letters. Our AFV segment takes a look at the M3 and M3A1. Lastly, Jeff and Dave take a look at a playing of Operation Neptune's ON-6.  SHOW TIMES 00:01 The Ring of Fire with Lyrics by Dennis Donovan; Performed by...

 It's a Halloween Special that includes very few chills and thrills, but banter, AFV segment and an after action report on ON-6 Sweeping West from Bounding Fire Productions.    SHOW LINKS Bounding Fire Productions SHOW TIMES 00:01 OBA From the Sky with Lyrics by Troy Nordine; Sung by A 2 Half-Squad Singer (originally appeared in Episode 63) 2:10 Small Talk 12:30 Contest Winner and New Contest 18:3...

We know you want to get a look at Dave's Tar Pit Diorama(sculpted by the great Sean Cooper  and molded at The Alchemy Works), so here it is! Since we didn't have time last show to dig into the insides of Le Franc Tireur #15, we now take the time to get into the articles therein. Oui, Oui, we, promised that we would not speak in French accents for the show but Jeff manages to make a French gutteral...

Le Franc Tireur has put out another gem. Le Franc Tireur #15 featuring some fantastic maps from Steve  Swan and Tom Repetti. We take a look at these fun boards as well as the new Arid/Desert rules. Minarets on Mosques, can you believe it?  Before we get to that information we read some letters from our beloved listeners, we cover the British rules in the nationality section of the Advanced Squad L...

It is an honor to have the illustrious, bright and optimistic Adam Lunney appear on the show all the way from Canberra, Australia. Yes, this is THE Adam Lunney who authored the books  We Together  and  Ready to Strike .  Once again you can see from his credentials that we are unworthy to have Adam on this lowly podcast.  In spite of that he agreed to discuss his books, his gaming background, and m...

Jim Aikens returns and shares his thoughts on printing scenario packs and playtesting in general. We open with a blast from the past. The Run Through the Jungle song from good ol' Episode 53. In the rules segment we cover the Yanks, Americans, U.S.A., troops and their corresponding nationality traits from Rule 25.3.    SHOW LINKS USS Iowa Museum SoCal ASL   SHOW TIMES 00:01 (Don't) Run Through the...

It is a pleasure to present a look at the SoCal gamers lives, through an interview with the charismatic and wise Jim Aikens. This discussion is so thorough, that we will present it in two parts. In part one we learn about Jim's gaming background and how very well organized this club is, with players who are "pretty far out there" in the wide open spaces of the large state of California, having a s...

We like to wave at Human's. We were so busy waving hello, and singing along to the wintry song Human Wave (sung to the tune of The Carol of the Bells), that we forgot to banter for a really long time. Just an average time. Aren't you the lucky ones?     The Rules covered in this show continue rule 25:Nationality Distinctions. Focusing on Human Waves and Partisans. Remember partisans don't do a hum...

Scenario ON-3 from Operation Neptune This show's opening number originally appeared in the middle of Episode 50. It is called Bungle in the Jungle with lyrics by Dennis Donovan and performed by one of the worst of The 2 Half-Squad Singers. Letters includes a Robert Barratt's report on the CA guys game day on the USS Iowa. 18 gents gaming away. Amazing! Also David Wiley shares how he got into this...

We rally hope you rally liked the Rally Phase song by Dennis Donovan that opened this episode. If you ever find yourself wondering what actions you can take in the Rally Phase just pull this episode up on your phone and have a listen. It will remind you of all the wonderous possibilities. And your opponents will not think less of you, will they?     If you would like a review of the rules that mig...

We open this show with a blast from the past.  We have decided to repeat some of the classic AdvancedSquad Leader parody songs, starting with "My Favorite ASL Things" with lyrics by Whit Richardson. This allows us to post them with lyrics on our Youtube Channel also.    There are a few letters to share to get us caught up. In the Box is the newest item from Broken Ground Design, the  Sticky Overla...

It is a pleasure to have Paul Works return to the show especially when he is accompanied by his friend and compatriot Dave Mareske. Dave gives us a wonderful review of his fathers life, including his time in the service and his time spent thereafter. We think you will agree that Cpl Ernie Mareske led a fascinating life and served in a challenging arena during WWII.   Paul provides some insights in...

We announce the winner of the last contest and give details about our newest one. If you want to win these Schwerepunkt scenario packs you might have to break out of your comfort zone. But you can do so anonymously. Dave recounts his second spill while Kayaking. He definitely did not want more of that, eh?  We finish covering Rule 19: Unit Substitution. Then take an in depth look at the scenarios...

      Dave and Jeff banter a bit about The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, film and the new Dungeons and Dragons film before jumping into Rule 19: Unit Substitution. In our What Have You Been Playing Lately? segment Dave T and Dave K discuss two playing's of  Scenario ON-1 Freedom! , from Operation Neptune by Bounding Fire Productions for the Advanced Squad Leader game system.      SHOW TIMES 00:30 Banter 1...

Once again we are honored to be joined by the designers of Dinant. Dan Dolan, Nadir Elfarra, and Carl Nogueira, who provide more advice and insight on said game. Before that we take some time to read fascinating letters all about the greatest game in the world Advanced Squad Leader.    SHOWTIMES 00:30 Banter 10:30 Letters 25:00 Contest Announced 26:00 Dukes of Dinant Interview Part 2  43:49 Total...

Check out that amazing hand drawn map by Dan Dolan. Do you like it? We are honored to be joined by the designers of Dinant. Dan Dolan, Nadir Elfarra, and Carl Nogueira.       It is a fascinating tale of how the whole project came about. Starting with the map and covering all aspects of game design. Dinant is a great addition to the world of Advanced Squad Leader.  We present the first half of the...

Wow, yet another product to review. In the Box is Drop Zone Sainte-Mere-Eglise.  Check out that whopping, over seven foot long, full color, kind of kinky, map board. Do you like hedgerows? We like hedgerows. The cows in France are not holy, they may even be....unholy!  At least when they die they do take on a Salvador Dali look.    We introduce a new segment where we search Advanced Squad Leader t...

We titled this one "deuxiem partie" to make us seem smart. Did it work?  No matter your answer, we present the rest of the Advanced Squad Leader Journal #13. You probably have noticed that the cover of said journal is unique among ASL Art.  You are, most likely, therefore hoping for a BAR - Box Art Review. It is your lucky day. Box Art Review returns.   Some banter topics include ChatGPT, the Seco...