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Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
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 Dave.
SHOW TIMES
55:10 Total Running Time
SHOW LINKS
Illuminating Rounds on Youtube
Barkmann's Corner Early Animation
The 2 Half-Squads is brought to you by Ritterkrieg, Bounding Fire Productions, Broken Ground Design and kind donations from listeners like you!
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
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 Tokyo War Trails, titled The Other Nuremberg, goes into more detail than the normal banter.
We finally get to taking a gander at Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #4 thanks to Ritterkrieg.com.
SHOWTIMES
0:01 Hooked on the Swedish Song
3:20 Banter With Special Offers So Listen Closely
16:50 What Have You Been Playing Lately?
29:30 Book Review
39:35 What's in the Box?
1:11:05 Total Running Time
Hooked on the Swedish
Concept: The2HalfSquads
Lyrics: Dennis Donovan
I just played the Swedish
Versus the Ruskis
Somewhere in North Finland
1943
Yeah, I saw those
Counters blue on white
For the first time
Earlier tonight, now..
I…, I’m hooked on the Swedish
And I don’t mean IKEA
I mean the Volunteers
The Swede pack’s sweet as candy
But it’s hard to find
It runs about one thirty
From an auction house on-line
It’s quite the smorgasbord:
14 scenarios
One hundred plus counters
Historical notes
Chapter H and
Chapter A updates
Give it a whirl
It will turn you on
I..., I’m hooked on the Swedish
And I don’t mean IKEA
I mean the Volunteers
Go and get one
Before they’re all gone
Give it a whirl
Get your ASL game on!
I, I’m hooked on the Swedish
And I don’t mean IKEA
I mean the Volunteers
I’m hooked on the Swedish
And I don’t mean IKEA
mean the Volunteers
Said I’m hooked on the Swedish
And I don’t mean IKEA
I mean that ABBA band...
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
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 with French Counters in the subject line and you will be entered into our drawing.
For Box Art Review we run a special compare and contrast of bonus pack #7 and #10 viewed side by side. Dave adds an in depth look at the scenarios of Hatten in Flames.
The beautiful shot glasses with Clink and Drink printed on them along with our logo are available now in limited quantities (only 14 to be exact). Send us a gmail asking if there are any available and we will let you know what you need to do to get one....if you are one of the lucky 14 that is.
SHOWTIMES
0:01 Counterstruck Song
5:10 Banter With Special Offers So Listen Closely
19:13 Box Art Review and Shot Glass Fundraiser Details and Unicum Taste Testing.
27:00 Actual Box Art Review
35:00 What's in the Box?
45:00 Hatten Scenarios in Depth
1:09:30 Total Running Time
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
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, you may enjoy some guys just talking about ASL.
SHOW TIMES
1:00 Chit Chat
11:30 What Have You Been Playin' Lately?
19:30 Allied Minor Counters from Broken Ground Design
23:00 Terrain Time
47:45 PAASL Chat - Just Talking ASL
56:00 Total Running Time
SHOW LINKS
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
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. Grab your conductor hat and get on board as we depart the station and cover Railroads and Steeples during Terrain Time.
SHOW TIMES
1:00 Banter
17:30 Letters
41:00 Terrain Time
1:13:52 Total Running Time
SHOW LINKS:
Broken Ground Counters Explained
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
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 HG-2 Konista Crackdown and Scenario 43: Into the Fray.
Together we discuss our visit to Comic Con and our wonderful time with Henry Winkler.
Letters are as fascinating as usual.
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DAVE, HENRY, and MIKE |
SHOW TIMES
1:00 Banter
13:00 Letters
31:00 PAASL After Action Report
58:45 Total Running Time
SHOW LINKS
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The Greeks attacking the hill on left and woods on right. |
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Near the end. Success in taking the hill and most of the village. |
