The 2 Half-Squads

The promised show about ASL in Germany is here. We have a few letters then we jump right in with the delightful and knowledgeable Kris Koch, joining us in the broadcast remote foxhole for a great interview. Mike Ryzy returns also to help us along.  Enjoy! SHOWTIMES  1:00 Brief Chat 3:00 Letters 25:30 Interview with Kris 1:02:20 Total Running Time   SHOW LINKS Conscripts Tourney in Germany Grenadie...

Hey, really short write up for this show.,  It truly is, almost, well practically, 100% or so, dedicated to the Greatest Game in the World, Advanced Squad Leader.  We have our knowledgeable, loyal and true friend, Mike Ryzy on hand to help us explain our rookie foray into Virtual Advanced Squad Leader, otherwise known as VASL.   Did you win the British counters from Broken Ground Design?  Listen t...

Lock down continues. The Skype recording is a little sketchy on Dave's end but acceptable. Since we recorded this show the ASL Open has canceled as have most of our tournaments.  The Texas ASL tourney is still on as of now.  It is not scheduled to happen for several months yet.  We open the most excellent New England Volunteers Pack as well as an interesting gift from Dennis. Subsequent First Fire...

The enthusiasm of Derek Ritter is contagious and it makes for a wonderful interview even though Jeff and Dave were not in the broadcast foxhole together for the first time. Skype seems to suffice as Derek calls in to tell us all about the gaming stuff happening in North Carolina area, the tournament there, and all the new products that have hit the ASL market lately.  There is a lot to hear here s...

Learning often happens best by repetition, so why not give our past shows a listen while you wait for the latest one to drop?  Tolkien's Letters, 1917, and The Witcher are the core of the discussion in the 0% ASL part of the show. Take a look, along with us, at the new game by Lone Canuck. It is The Battle of Konigsberg: The Bear's Revenge. Wow! The maps in this game are surely a step up from most...

Our banter includes a little bit about long range guns and such in WWI and buzz bombs in WWII. Some random thoughts occur on systems of government; their meaning and intent. If you are going for broke on the Broken Ground Design British counters, please note that your entry is due by March 15th at the latest. Listen closely for the specific instructions to get into the drawing. Jeff takes us on a...

You may want to listen to our Banter in this show, we discuss our various medical problems so.....yeah....on second thought......maybe you won't want to....too much information. If you came here for ASL all the time, you came to the mostly right place. The good news is that you can learn a lot about defensive fire in our rules segment. Listen along and see what you know about the rules, and what y...

Buon Giormo, O e la sera dove sei?    We are happy to bring you the tale of Jeff's Italian Trip.  Sadly he could not meet up with the gentlemen from the new Italian game company  Advancing Fire . Get over there and pre-order Brevity Assault and Biazza Ridge. Our "Letters" segment provides a delizioso distraction and Advanced Squad Leader talk. In case you are wondering after you listen, those are...

Greetings Listeners, Best wishes for the New Year from our broadcast to yours! We want to thank you for all of your amazing support over the years. We owe so much to you all. Listen and see if you have won the French Counters. The drawing happens now.    Dave Kand Dave T played Trap by Mishap SV12 from the  Swedish Volunteers.  There is an after action report in this show. Photos can be found on o...

Greetings Cheery Holiday Listeners, We believe you will forgive our slightly longer than usual banter, when you hear the heartfelt sharing that is included therein. Please remember to see your doctor.  In our Rules segment we cover First Fire rules and marvel that it took us nearly eleven years to get to them.  Learn all about First Fire in our usual kind of quiz show format.  You get to see what...

Dave Ramsey operates the fantastic Advanced Squad Leader website  The ASL Archive . You kind find a trove of interesting ASL material here, publications, scenarios reviews, opponents wanted and even a source that tells you the average length of a scenario. The audio quality is a bit uneven and we apologize but you will learn of all the angles that you can get on a scenario in this interview with D...

What a great opening song, thanks to Dennis and Steve again! Speaking of the Swedish Volunteer pack Dave discusses his latest game from said pack, SV9 Mexico and Morocco.  A new segment about books premieres in this episode. You may be saying to yourself...."self, haven't the Half-Squads always talked about WWII books?" And you would be correct, however Dave's review of Brackman's book about the T...

Hello Fans, Friends, and Family,   Sorry for the slight delay in publishing, we won't name names but....Dave forgot to keep our scheduled time.  A time that was already delayed due to scheduling issues.  But, anyway.   We hope you enjoy the wonderful opening song by Dennis and Stephen Stewart.   The contest for the French Broken Ground Design Counters ends December 15th. Simply send us a gmail wit...

Lately Dave has played SV7 Probing Korsus from the Swedish Volunteers Pack.  We cover Stream-Woods hexes, Light Woods, Prepared Fire Zones and Towers in our Terrain Time segment. That is a ton of terrain and it moves us nearer to the end of the terrain rules section in the Advanced Squad Leader Rule Book. At the end of the episode we tack on some recorded ASL talk from a meeting of the PAASL club,...

Not sure that opening the show with banter about aging bodies is, by any stretch of the imagination, a good idea, but of course we do it anyway.  Then we discuss getting stuck in the mud in your Kayak.  Kayakers beware. During the letters segment we take a look at the new Pacific Theater offerings from Broken Ground Design. Exciting stuff. We introduce you to a few others. See their links below. G...

Together we discuss our visit to Comic Con and our wonderful time with Henry Winkler. Then Dave tells  what it is like to become an almost empty nester, then he gives us an update from the Palatine Area Advanced Squad Leaders game club. During that report, you will hear from Will Marrerro, Dan Janezik, Mike Stubits, Ron Schatz, and Bill Forg. They discuss Scenario RPT 55: Coudehard Cache, Scenario...

We are honored to have the privilege of interviewing the designer of Multi-Man Publishing's Advanced Squad Leader Historical Module Number 9, Hatten in Flames, Andy Rogers. He is an interesting person to talk with. The game is a wonderful module with 8 scenarios and 2 campaign games based on the World War II battle. Check out the amazing website linked below to learn more about the battle and have...

Welcome to another fascinating episode of the one and only podcast dedicated 100% to the greatest game in the world, Advanced Squad Leader. Mike Stubits joins us again as Dave banters a bit too long perhaps but he recounts his wild adventures while in Greece. Just check out these photos from a most romantic Air B&B.  That ought to get you interested. In our What's in the Box segment we look at Bro...

Mike Stubits joins Dave and Jeff in the Broadcast Foxhole as he discusses his gaming background and his tournament experiences.  He is freshly back from the St. Louis Tournament that he attended with Rich Spilky.  And he recounts his adventures and the wonderful generosity of the Texas ASL boys!   You can brush up on your pillbox rules during Terrain Time, which doubles as a kind of Quiz Show so p...

Lot's of letters get us off on the right foot on this show. You can always rely on the listeners to provide some great material. Tournament announcements, commendations, questions and answers (although not very good ones, from us). What's in the Box? examines the Polish and Romanian counters from Broken Ground Design and...wait for it....the new contest!  BING, BING, BING, simply get on Twitter if...

Welcome to episode 222.  We are proud to present our interview with Oliver Gray.  He has a lot's of interesting things to say about all of our favorite topics including but not limited to his counter storage system known as the Great Wall of Raaco, his collection of counters,WW2 history books,  his Battleschool dice and of course his Advanced Squad Leader collection itself.    He is currently payt...

Despite the title of this episode it is, as usual, rated PG. Perhaps Dave and Jeff's natural animal magnetism is to blame. If you are wondering what this conversation is all about you will want to jump right into the letters section where you will be granted understanding as well as access to good old ASL talk. For the most detailed rules discussion continue to Terrain Time and learn about Narrow...