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Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
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 Wonderful Patreons.
SHOWTIMES
0:01 I Ran Parody Song
4:00 Banter
19:00 Box Art Review
23:15 Contest Winner and New Contest Announced
38:00 What's in the Box?
49:09 What Have You Been Playing Lately?
1:00:47 Total Running Time
SHOW LINKS
Grumble Jones Pack at Encircled Productions
I RAN
Lyrics: Dennis Donovan Vocals: The 2 Half Squad Singers
Assaulting down the avenue
I never thought I’d see a stack like you
Thirty-six down two
With 8-3-8s and HMGs
That kind of at-tack broke me right into
A 6 + 1 it’s, true.
And I ran, I routed far away
I just ran, I ran towards hex row A
Low crawl? No way!
A DM appears above my head
A badge of shame for the next turn or two
The troops hate me it’s true
The coward’s running faster still
Until some woods or buildings come in view
‘Til cover comes in view
And I ran, I ran far from the fray;
I just ran, ‘cuz no quarter’s in play
In cover I will stay
Reached out a hand to roll the dice
I can’t believe I need to roll a two
To rally? Need a two!
Got shot at and rout-ed again
I’m running like that Forrest Gump it’s true
Soon I’ll be off board two
And I ran, don’t want to pass away
I just ran, stay and fight? No way?
We will lose any way
And I ran, to live another day
I just ran, what can a coward say?
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
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!
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0:01 Song Partisans, Partisans!
53:18 Total Running Time
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Partisans, Partisan a parody song to Naked Eyes’ “Promises, Promises”
Concept: Russ Rider Lyrics: D. Donovan, R. Rider 8/2021
When it first came out
In the late ‘80s
Never a doubt
That it’d be cool
I remember buying
Module 4 dude
To complete my ASL kit
At first I didn’t care for it
Then played the Partisans!, Partisans!
Knowing they’re stealthy
Partisans!, Partisans!
E.L.R. of 5 is neat
They don’t surrender
During the route phase
And don’t disrupt
No multi-hex fire groups
Elite they are never
Nor inexperienced
Broken morale is a six
Irregulars are in the mix
I played the Partisans! Partisans!
You know I’ll always keep [the]
Partisans!, Partisans!
On the ‘to play’ list
They’re in the BV counter set
Are Partisans all Russian? Nyet
There’s lots of other instances
Of other National Resistances [by]
You can play the Partisans, Partisans!
I thought I’d never play
Irregular troops
Partisans!, Partisans!
Thought I’d never keep
Module 4, Partisans!
But now I believe!
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
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
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Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
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 LINKS
VASL Templates
VASL Table Templates
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
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 and Paypal sponsors.
SHOW TIMES
0:02 Hello Rally
4:00 Doug Rimmer
47:00 Total Running Time
SHOW LINKS
VASL Templates
VASL Table Templates
Lyrics to Hello Rally (lyrics by Donovan, performed by the 2THS Singers)
Hello?? RALLY!!! Would you schmoes, rally?!?!
Just get back up on the line where you belong!
You don’t look swell, golly. I can tell, by golly.
You’ve been bawlin’ and low crawlin’ for now, way too long.
DM’d you ain’t, staying The attack, you’re delaying.
Try to whistle a different tune every now then.
Won’t, take no crap fellas. Get back up on your feet, fellas.
Rally! Don’t you Rout away again!
I said, “Hello?!?!? Rally!!!” Don’t you dilly-dally!
It’d be nice to have you back where you belong.
You’ve been through hell, golly. That charge was indeed folly.
You’ve been chokin’ and you’re broken, you won’t be for long.
I feel my hair, grayin’, cause DM’d you’re stayin’
Try to get, good order status every now and then,
So, woe is me fellas, hope that you can roll a three, fellas
Rally! Don’t you rout away again!
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
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 Year!
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SHOW TIMES
0:02 I Want a Blood Reef Tarawa for Christmas Song
4:00 Banter
13:00 Box Art Review
21:00 Contest Winner
41:00 Total Running Time
SHOW LINKS
Here Comes Santa Claus
Lyrics to I Want a Blood Reef Tarawa for Christmas (lyrics by Donovan, performed by Megan Kleinschmidt)
I want a Blood Reef Tarawa for Christmas, Only Blood Reef Tarawa will do
Don't want Gung Ho! or Code of Bushido, I want a Blood Reef Tarawa to with and enjoy
I want a Blood Reef Tarawa for Christmas, I don't think Darling wife will mind do you?
It doesn't have to be unpunched or even new, Just get one off ebay, That's exactly what I'd do
I can see it now on Christmas morning, with my gift so rare. Oh what joy, you might surmise
When I open up the box and see some DC Hero standing there.
I want a Blood Reef Tarawa for Christmas, an Armies of Oblivian won't do.
No Haakke Paalles, no Pegasus Bridgeses.
I want a Blood Reef Tarawa-whatsits.That Blood Reef Tarawa is really cool.
Friends say a HASL would east up all my time, owning and not playing is a very heinous crime.
There's lot's of room to play in our two car garage. I'll keep it there and play all year.'
Safe from feline barrage.
Refrain
I want a Blood Reef Tarawa for Christmas, an Operation Watchtower won't do.
No Bridge Too Fart or Forgotten Warses, I only want Blood Reef Tarawa-whatis
That PTO module's really cool!