ASL Classic

About this expansion

ASL Classic is a 1997 collection for 2 players, with an approximate play time of 180 minutes, devoted to the Advanced Squad Leader game system. It presents authoritative articles, tested scenarios, variants, and analysis for this premier tactical simulation.

This volume combines practical advice and detailed discussion with a substantial scenario selection. The first 10 scenarios are updated ASL versions of Squad Leader scenarios, while the remaining 6 are new tournament scenarios.

• Squad Leader Clinics: tips to better your ASL play
• 1987 ASL Tournament: discussion of the tournament scenarios
• One-Half FP: the Incremental IFT Variant
• First Impressions: Advanced Squad Leader: Infantry Training
• Broken Swords: minor neutral powers in ASL
• Scenario Analysis—Dead of Winter: an analysis of a tournament classic

The scenario lineup includes updated versions such as The Guards Counterattack, The Tractor Works, Streets of Stalingrad, Hedgehog of Piepsk, Hill 621, Paw of the Tiger, Hube’s Pocket, Escape from Velikile Luki, Buchholz Station, and The Bitche Salient.

Six additional tournament scenarios round out the collection: Gavin Take, The Puma Prowls, Ranger Stronghold, Shklov’s Labors Lost, The Pouppeville Exit, and Dead of Winter. With its mix of strategy-focused articles, variants, scenario analysis, and tested scenarios, ASL Classic offers a focused collection for players exploring the depth of Advanced Squad Leader.