Turning The Tide

About this expansion

Turning The Tide is a scenario pack for 2–4 players, with an average play time of 180 minutes, featuring 20 updated scenarios for the Advanced Squad Leader system.

These scenarios adapt material from Cross of Iron, Crescendo of Doom, GI: Anvil of Victory, the 100 Series, the 200 Series, and the “Rogue 200” scenarios. They span the opening of World War II in Poland through the Russian offensive in Ukraine across the Dnieper River after the Battle of Kursk in 1943.

The battles bring Germany into conflict with Poland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway, France, Britain, Greece, Russia, Russian partisans, and the United States. Scenarios take place in both daylight and darkness, across winter and summer conditions, with battles involving infantry, armor, cavalry, motorcycles, air support, parachutes, and gliders.

• 20 scenarios, numbered U14 through U33
• Settings ranging from countryside and forests to cities, towns, and mountains
• Actions focused on armor clashes, infantry battles, and the seizure of bridges over rivers and canals
• The majority playable using only boards 1–5
• No scenarios require overlays

Scenario highlights include Sacrifice of Polish Armor, Resistance at Chabrehez, Road to Kozani Pass, Rehearsal for Crete, Swatting at Tigers, and The Bukrin Bridgehead. The collection includes early-war matchups such as Matildas against PzKpfw IIs alongside later confrontations between T-34s and PzKpfw IVs.

Twenty-five years in the making, Turning The Tide is described as a labor of love and the penultimate step in converting Squad Leader scenarios to ASL, offering a broad selection of historical engagements for players familiar with either system.