Comments on: Newbie-Do Part 1 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/ The Advanced Squad Leader podcast Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:21:45 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 by: Jon White http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-249308 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:28:28 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-249308 Fantastic...PLEASE continue this series. As a true newb I learned/had reinforced many things while playing along. I too would second the request for an SK3 episode with tanks or guns. Thanks for your work in putting this together. Fantastic…PLEASE continue this series. As a true newb I learned/had reinforced many things while playing along. I too would second the request for an SK3 episode with tanks or guns. Thanks for your work in putting this together.

]]> by: Will Marrero http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-248765 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:16:29 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-248765 I caught another little thing. In American turn 2, a 747 moves into S7 and takes fire from one squad in P1with no effect. Although he decides not to, Joe says he could fire at the 747 with his other squad. In fact, he could not. He would have had to form a FG and fire them together in the first place. I caught another little thing. In American turn 2, a 747 moves into S7 and takes fire from one squad in P1with no effect. Although he decides not to, Joe says he could fire at the 747 with his other squad. In fact, he could not. He would have had to form a FG and fire them together in the first place.

]]> by: Nelson http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-244725 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:48:13 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-244725 at 53:32 - orchard is Inherent Terrain 'just like grain' In full ASL, grain is NOT inherent terrrain (B15) - see B Terrain Chart - Grain does not have the filled-in black box. Rule is ambiguous in ASLSK. It would be a great quiz Q - name all 9 items in which the whole hex affects LOS without looking at the Terrain Chart. Keep up the great efforts! at 53:32 - orchard is Inherent Terrain ‘just like grain’

In full ASL, grain is NOT inherent terrrain (B15) - see B Terrain Chart - Grain does not have the filled-in black box. Rule is ambiguous in ASLSK.

It would be a great quiz Q - name all 9 items in which the whole hex affects LOS without looking at the Terrain Chart.

Keep up the great efforts!

]]> by: Bryan Martin http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-240129 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:24:51 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-240129 Hey Guys, Just listened this to this again last night, and played along to it with my girlfriend. She enjoyed it as much as I did, and is looking forward to all the coming installments as much as I am. Everybody involved with the podcast does a great job with all the episodes and specials. Keep 'em coming! Thanks, Bryan Hey Guys,

Just listened this to this again last night, and played along to it with my girlfriend. She enjoyed it as much as I did, and is looking forward to all the coming installments as much as I am.

Everybody involved with the podcast does a great job with all the episodes and specials. Keep ‘em coming!

Thanks,

Bryan

]]> by: theSandmanCymru http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-239591 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:05:11 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-239591 Hi Guys, Just listend to this again - only this time I did take the time to set up play along. It really is worth doing this. Listening is fine - but you get so much more out of moving the units along with the podcast. Highly recommended. OK - please can we have part 2 :) Thanks again Phil Hi Guys,

Just listend to this again - only this time I did take the time to set up play along.

It really is worth doing this. Listening is fine - but you get so much more out of moving the units along with the podcast. Highly recommended.

OK - please can we have part 2 :)

Thanks again

Phil

]]> by: Jesse Walker http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-233623 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:53:44 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-233623 Hi Guys, Just want to let you know that this episode is much appreciated for us noobs. I was doing some thing incorrectly and this helped immensely. Can't wait for the next installment. Hi Guys, Just want to let you know that this episode is much appreciated for us noobs. I was doing some thing incorrectly and this helped immensely. Can’t wait for the next installment.

]]> by: theSandmanCymru http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-229327 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:09:47 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-229327 Newbie-Do Part Two, where are youuuuuuuuuu? :) Sorry ... couldn't help it Now where are my Scooby Snacks??? Cheers Phil Newbie-Do Part Two, where are youuuuuuuuuu? :)

Sorry … couldn’t help it

Now where are my Scooby Snacks???

Cheers

Phil

]]> by: Stephan Rasmussen http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-223014 Tue, 19 May 2009 20:24:54 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-223014 I think playing one more scenario would be very helpful. I know I had great fun and learned alot from the first episode. I wish the next one will be scenario 2 from the Sk1 pack :) I also like the idea of explaining specific situations and the rules & tactics that relate to that. So I hope you will do a mix of those two approaches. Cheers I think playing one more scenario would be very helpful. I know I had great fun and learned alot from the first episode. I wish the next one will be scenario 2 from the Sk1 pack :)

I also like the idea of explaining specific situations and the rules & tactics that relate to that.

So I hope you will do a mix of those two approaches.

Cheers

]]> by: Joe Pellam http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-222911 Tue, 19 May 2009 13:27:33 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-222911 Hello Cam, I think the plan moving forward after we finish this scenario (recorded part two a few days ago) is to discuss a particular situation in detail such as how to effectively use a heavy machine gun, anti tank gun, tank etc instead of an entire scenario. Concentrating on a particular rule/situation will allow us to cover it in much better detail. Thanks, Joe Hello Cam,

I think the plan moving forward after we finish this scenario (recorded part two a few days ago) is to discuss a particular situation in detail such as how to effectively use a heavy machine gun, anti tank gun, tank etc instead of an entire scenario. Concentrating on a particular rule/situation will allow us to cover it in much better detail.

Thanks, Joe

]]> by: Cam http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-222892 Tue, 19 May 2009 12:19:23 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-222892 Thanks for this episode, guys. Looking forward to the continuation of this one, and would love to hear one from ASLSK3 with tanks, which would fit in nicely with the Tanks 2 U series. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into these podcasts! Thanks for this episode, guys. Looking forward to the continuation of this one, and would love to hear one from ASLSK3 with tanks, which would fit in nicely with the Tanks 2 U series.

Thanks for all the time and effort you put into these podcasts!

]]> by: Dave K http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-221545 Fri, 15 May 2009 12:33:03 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-221545 When Joe moved into the building on his left flank, he assault moved which he can not do because he forgot that he had to move into the open ground half hex before he could get to the building near the edge of the board. FYI When Joe moved into the building on his left flank, he assault moved which he can not do because he forgot that he had to move into the open ground half hex before he could get to the building near the edge of the board. FYI

]]> by: The 2 Half-Squads http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-220329 Tue, 12 May 2009 02:48:55 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-220329 Trebormills, teaching is the best way to learn yourself. And winning isn't everything . . . or so I keep telling myself! Thanks for listening and participating. Jeff, Dave and Joe Trebormills, teaching is the best way to learn yourself. And winning isn’t everything . . . or so I keep telling myself!

Thanks for listening and participating.

Jeff, Dave and Joe

]]> by: trebormills http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-220254 Mon, 11 May 2009 23:05:21 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-220254 Followed along using VASL...great listen + useful tips and comments re this show. Might help with my replay of s1 face to face Ill be playing with a mate i bluffed into giving it a go...he wants a rematch sometime. I think he enjoyed winning on the last die roll of the last turn in the last CC phase. Broken squads dont win you see so I'm 0-2 on this module so far. Keep teaching the rules rather than playing the game...well thats my excuse Followed along using VASL…great listen + useful tips and comments re this show.

Might help with my replay of s1 face to face

Ill be playing with a mate i bluffed into giving it a go…he wants a rematch sometime. I think he enjoyed winning on the last die roll of the last turn in the last CC phase. Broken squads dont win you see so I’m 0-2 on this module so far. Keep teaching the rules rather than playing the game…well thats my excuse

]]> by: Joe Pellam http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217711 Tue, 05 May 2009 12:50:19 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217711 Stephan Rasmussen said, It would be nice with a clarification/answer to the rules questions that have been raised in some of the comments There were some times you rolled a double which I thought means a column shift but not sure for instance ( I am a newbie afterall). Also the +1 to the self rally attempt on the leader was that forgotten or played correctly? Finally I think the leader routed from the wrong hex. But that was probably just a case of the counter having slipped to the wrong hex. (I think it was supposed to rout from the s row instead of the r row). Hello Stephan, You are correct on all three points. Rolling doubles without leadership direction does result in cowering (Elite and 1st line British squads are exempt from this rule). The penalty for cowering is that your attack is resolved on the next lower column on the Infantry Fire Table (IFT). A unit that cowers is automatically marked with a Final Fire or Prep counter as appropriate (including all its support weapons). All “personnel” units (which includes leaders) whose morale level is enclosed with a square have the ability for Self-Rally but with a +1DRM. The Self-Rally attempt for the leader should have had the +1 DRM applied. Its very possible that we misstated the wrong hex number as the game had been reassembled a couples times during the process of recording the episode back in December but I would have to blame Jeff’s dog “Charlie” for bumping the table numerous times during our recording session.  (Sorry Jeff) Thanks for keeping me on my toes regarding the rules and I am thankful for the many good comments received for this show. It is good to know that other players are benefiting from this stuff. Cheers, Joe Stephan Rasmussen said,

It would be nice with a clarification/answer to the rules questions that have been raised in some of the comments There were some times you rolled a double which I thought means a column shift but not sure for instance ( I am a newbie afterall). Also the +1 to the self rally attempt on the leader was that forgotten or played correctly? Finally I think the leader routed from the wrong hex. But that was probably just a case of the counter having slipped to the wrong hex. (I think it was supposed to rout from the s row instead of the r row).

Hello Stephan,

You are correct on all three points.

Rolling doubles without leadership direction does result in cowering (Elite and 1st line British squads are exempt from this rule). The penalty for cowering is that your attack is resolved on the next lower column on the Infantry Fire Table (IFT). A unit that cowers is automatically marked with a Final Fire or Prep counter as appropriate (including all its support weapons).

All “personnel” units (which includes leaders) whose morale level is enclosed with a square have the ability for Self-Rally but with a +1DRM. The Self-Rally attempt for the leader should have had the +1 DRM applied.

Its very possible that we misstated the wrong hex number as the game had been reassembled a couples times during the process of recording the episode back in December but I would have to blame Jeff’s dog “Charlie” for bumping the table numerous times during our recording session.  (Sorry Jeff)

Thanks for keeping me on my toes regarding the rules and I am thankful for the many good comments received for this show. It is good to know that other players are benefiting from this stuff.

Cheers, Joe

]]> by: Joe Pellam http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217575 Tue, 05 May 2009 01:46:06 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217575 # John Boone said, April 24, 2009 @ 11:24 am On units with the Assault Fire Bonus don’t you round fractions up? Hi John, You are correct, fractions are rounded up for Assault Fire. A good example would be a 5-4-8 firing during the Advance Fire Phase. 5 FP halved to 2.5, plus one for Assault Fire = 3.5, then FRU = 4) Thanks for pointing this out to us. Regards, Joe Pellam # John Boone said,

April 24, 2009 @ 11:24 am On units with the Assault Fire Bonus don’t you round fractions up?

Hi John,

You are correct, fractions are rounded up for Assault Fire.

A good example would be a 5-4-8 firing during the Advance Fire Phase. 5 FP halved to 2.5, plus one for Assault Fire = 3.5, then FRU = 4)

Thanks for pointing this out to us.

Regards, Joe Pellam

]]> by: The 2 Half-Squads http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217344 Mon, 04 May 2009 15:47:29 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217344 Joe and I appreciate all the great feedback on this first installment. As we were editing the episode -- and there was quite a bit of editing necessary -- we noticed some of the errors mentioned here, but not all of them. Thanks to all of you for correcting us. In the next episode we'll start with a reading of the corrections so generously donated here. We're going to change our method in the next installment to a) speed things along a bit, b) obviate errors, c) construct varied and interesting situations. We'll get on it as soon as possible, so stay tuned! Jeff and Joe Joe and I appreciate all the great feedback on this first installment. As we were editing the episode — and there was quite a bit of editing necessary — we noticed some of the errors mentioned here, but not all of them. Thanks to all of you for correcting us. In the next episode we’ll start with a reading of the corrections so generously donated here. We’re going to change our method in the next installment to a) speed things along a bit, b) obviate errors, c) construct varied and interesting situations. We’ll get on it as soon as possible, so stay tuned!

Jeff and Joe

]]> by: Stephan Rasmussen http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217260 Mon, 04 May 2009 11:54:46 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217260 It would be nice with a clarification/answer to the rules questions that have been raised in some of the comments :) There were some times you rolled a double which I thought means a column shift but not sure for instance ( I am a newbie afterall). Also the +1 to the selfrally attempt on the leader was that forgotten or played correctly? Finally I think the leader routed from the wrong hex. But that was probably just a case of the counter having slipped to the wrong hex. (I think it was supposed to rout from the s row instead of the r row). Cheers It would be nice with a clarification/answer to the rules questions that have been raised in some of the comments :)

There were some times you rolled a double which I thought means a column shift but not sure for instance ( I am a newbie afterall). Also the +1 to the selfrally attempt on the leader was that forgotten or played correctly?

Finally I think the leader routed from the wrong hex. But that was probably just a case of the counter having slipped to the wrong hex. (I think it was supposed to rout from the s row instead of the r row).

Cheers

]]> by: theSandmanCymru http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217239 Mon, 04 May 2009 10:08:28 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217239 Excellent work - please keep them coming - this is the podcast us newbies have been asking for, and boy did you deliver!!! Cheers Phil Excellent work - please keep them coming - this is the podcast us newbies have been asking for, and boy did you deliver!!!

Cheers

Phil

]]> by: Terry Chase http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217237 Mon, 04 May 2009 10:04:22 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217237 This was great. Ive been trying to figure out the SK rules and have played a few solo games, but still felt a little lost. I sat down late at night, with the iPod in my ears and followed the podcast through. I'm happy to say i was playing it all correctly, except I had forgotten about residual fire. You guys did a good job, and Im hoping the concluding podcast to this comes soon, as my better half is getting 'edgy' with the game being a permanent feature on the table in the lounge room. :-) Keep up the good work, your podcast is greatly appreciated. This was great. Ive been trying to figure out the SK rules and have played a few solo games, but still felt a little lost. I sat down late at night, with the iPod in my ears and followed the podcast through. I’m happy to say i was playing it all correctly, except I had forgotten about residual fire.

You guys did a good job, and Im hoping the concluding podcast to this comes soon, as my better half is getting ‘edgy’ with the game being a permanent feature on the table in the lounge room. :-)

Keep up the good work, your podcast is greatly appreciated.

]]> by: Kevin A http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217207 Mon, 04 May 2009 07:09:54 +0000 http://www.the2halfsquads.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/#comment-217207 Hey guys, nice episode. I think you made 2 mistakes though. First, when Jeff's Para dudes broke and ran to U6, that hex is closer to P1 then the hex the units started their rout in. I think that is illegal, since those guys know those troops in P1. Also, when Jeff rolled the snake eyes to rally the ldr, why no Heat of Battle. I didn't look to see if HoB isn't in the SK rules. I'm not trying to be a know it all, I just thought newbies might miss those. Hey guys, nice episode. I think you made 2 mistakes though. First, when Jeff’s Para dudes broke and ran to U6, that hex is closer to P1 then the hex the units started their rout in. I think that is illegal, since those guys know those troops in P1. Also, when Jeff rolled the snake eyes to rally the ldr, why no Heat of Battle. I didn’t look to see if HoB isn’t in the SK rules. I’m not trying to be a know it all, I just thought newbies might miss those.

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