Episodes

Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Episode 350: 'Bout That Rate of Moving Guns
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Oh boy, have we got a show for you! Not only do we bring back our special guest from last show, Mike Ryzy, but we also give you a great opening SONG with lyrics by D. Donovan and beautiful vocals by Megan K.
But that's not all! We also present a rip roaring edition of Quiz Show/ Rules that finishes rule C10. Would you believe that we have the usual and somewhat interesting BANTER?
Not only that, but we also provide you with a look at ASL Action Pack #18: Roads to Rangoon
SHOW TIMES
0:02 Song "All About That Rate"
3:40 Rules
40:10 Banter
47:30 What's in the Box?
1:02:20 Total Running Time
LINKS
They are in the write-up above. Look for the blue letters.
LYRICS
Because you know I'm all about that rate
'Bout that rate, no re-zid
I'm all about that rate
'Bout that rate, no cowers
I'm all about that rate
'Bout that rate, no malfing
I'm all about that rate
'Bout that rate...
Yeah, Rate of Fire’s, in A9.2
And I can make it, make it, it’s not that hard to do
'Cause I got that good luck, that all the guys crave
And all the right rolls in all the right phases
You’ll see my machine guns, workin' that R.O.F
You know my luck’s unreal, I just can’t make it stop
When I get lucky rate runs, I use ‘em up
By shooting up all your kill stacks from the bottom to the top
Yeah, my mentor he told me "Don't worry about the SAN"
He says, "Boys like a little more shooty in a fire fight"
You know with ordnance, guns and MGs I get rate with them all
So defeating you in two turns – won’t take very long
(Chorus)
I'm bringing shooty back
So many shots you’ll have a heart attack.
So, when we’re playing, I know I’ll squish you flat
But I'm here to tell you...
Gonna shoot up all your kill stacks from the bottom to the top
Yeah, my mentor he told me "Don't worry about the "SAN"
He says, "Boys like a little more shooty in a fire fight"
You know I will get a one on the colored die when I roll
Yo, just letting you know my rate runs can last all year long

Saturday Sep 14, 2024
Episode 349: It Came in the Mail
Saturday Sep 14, 2024
Saturday Sep 14, 2024
Mike Ryzy brings the box for this show and he gives us a look inside Special Ops #12. Why Special Ops #12? Because it came in the mail. It has a new map and 4 scenarios (2 for Starter Kit), and a look at Jim Bishops article on the third die for R.O.F.
Rule C10 finishes off the show for today.
SHOW TIMES
00:01 "ASL Edelweiss" Song
2:00 Much Chit Chat
"ASL Edelweiss" Lyrics by Rich Spilky
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Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Episode 348: Pleva Part Two
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sleeze Freezer! An Advanced Squad Leader parody song replay from episode 180. It relates well to the Heretical rules Sleeze Freeze rule rewrite from last episode. From part one of the Pleva interview. This show presents part one of said interview. Enjoy!
SHOW LINKS
None today
SHOW TIMES
00:01 "Sleeze Freezer" Song
4:00 Steven Pleva Part Two
"I'm a Sleeze-Freezer" by Jim Bera and Dennis Donovan (not The 2 Half Squads Singers).
Victory is only true in fairy tales,
Earned by other guys, but not by me
Luck was out to get me. That's the way it seemed.
When I play Squad Leader I get creamed
Then I saw that page About our pet peever
It's D2.3, and it's quite the find
VBMmmmmmm, it's called sleeze-freezing But its not cheating, lighten up guys
I thought "maybe I should try a different game."
Seems the more I played, the more I lost.
What's the use in tryin'? I'll get crushed a-game.
When I need a victory, I get slain.
Then I read that page, now I'm a sleeze-freezer
Not a trace of shame in my mind
VBMmmmmmmm, I'm a sleeze-freezer I'm not a cheater, lighten up guys
Aaaarg. Luck was out to get me.
Well that's the way it seemed.
Disappointment haunted all my games
But then I used that rule, now I'm a sleeze-freezer
Not a trace of shame in my mind.
Bet your boots, I'm a sleeze-freezer . . . But not a cheater, lighten up guys...
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Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Episode 347: Positively Pleva
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
The marvelous Steven Pleva is our guest today. Steve is one of the better players of the game and has won many tournaments during his storied career. In part one of this interview he discusses the Pleva Heretical Rules and several other topics.
We are unworthy!
SHOW TIMES
00:01 Right into the interview.
8:00 Pleva Bidding System
48:14 Total Running Time
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Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Episode 346: VC After Midnight
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
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Picture of Vincent Maresca's Dice Tower |
SHOW LINKS
None today
SHOW TIMES
00:01 "ASL After Midnight" Song
7:00 Rules VC
46:28 Total Running Time
ASL After Midnight
Lyrics by Dennis Donovan
Performed by The 2 Half Squad Singers
ASL after midnight, rolling dice till the dawn
AFVs all burning wreckage, they're gone, they're gone
I took the building 'bout 1 A.M. Rolling, rolling.
Close Combat phase skills showing again, rolling, rolling.
My squads lit up in his IR light
Its time to assault move to the right.
ASL after midnight, rolling dice till the dawn
AFVs all burning wreckage, they're gone, they're gone
Got T-34's, 1.8 inch thick steel, rolling, rolling
Ready to target a German Stug, rolling, rolling
The dice are heavy, the games at stake
Can't roll boxcars and see the MA break
ASL after midnight, rolling dice till the dawn
AFV's all burning wreckage, they're gone, they're gone
The air's electric, with Armored power, rolling, rolling
My dice are hotter, by the hour, rolling, rolling
The VC Buildings, are mine for the win
The buildings rockin' as my squads advance in
ASL after midnight, rolling dice till the dawn
AFV's all burning wreckage, they're gone, they're gone
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Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Episode 345: Can't Explain (the Rout Rules)
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
It's those scary rout rules! Yes, we finally tackle them in the rules section. They read fairly easy but require that 2 page example in the rule book. Must be a bit challenging.
SHOW LINKS
None today
SHOW TIMES
00:01 "Can't Explain (the Rout Rules)" Song
3:00 Bantero
25:00 Rules
58:28 Total Running Time
Can't Explain
Lyrics by Dennis Donovan
Performed by The 2 Half Squad Singers
These rules here guys
A10.5 (can't explain)
Smartest guys in the world
Yeah, any Rout Rules, yeah
Grofaz (can’t explain)
Almost grokked them once
but they (hurt my brain)
Dizzy in the head when
reading Rout rules
They’re really complex,
you know that it’s true
They give me headaches
again and again
A Gordian Knot, dude
Can’t explain
Just what they mean
Tried to decipher them dude
But haven't a clue
And they hurt my brain
(can’t explain)
Yeah, they're giving me a headache, man
(can’t retain)
A bit of help would
make me real glad
From the Rosetta Stone?
That wouldn’t be bad
I get little glimpses every
now and again
About what they mean, but
Can't explain
A single word
I’ve studied those rules
Since ‘eighty two
And still can’t explain
(wracked my brain)
Even Oppenheimer,
(can’t explain)
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