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1990Richard Berthold, Don Greenwood, Robert Haines
- Videos
- 36
- Creators
- 11
Mostly how-to-play and playthroughs
1 - 6 players300 minVery heavy weight
Advanced Squad Leader
1985Don Greenwood
- Videos
- 264
- Creators
- 23
Mainly how-to-play. Advanced Squad Leader is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 12 reviews, 171 how-to-play guides, 70 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 10 other videos.
2 players
120 - 480 min
Very heavy weight: Rules-dense, long sessions
From BoardGameGeek
Advanced Squad Leader is the completely reorganized and re-designed version of the original Squad Leader system. This three-ring binder is the basic rules for the entire system and provides the ultimate combination of playability and detail. Full-color charts and pictures make this the most readable of rulebooks - and it includes a full-service index as well for quick reference. And ASL is more than "squads"; the system includes the rules for everything from machine guns to bazookas, tanks and ordnance weapons, paratrooper drops, glider landings and beach assaults. And much more. This set of rules is constantly kept up to date by expansions included with the modules. ASL goals are scenario-defined and vary from tasks such as exiting troops off of one edge of the board, to inflicting a certain number of casualty points on the opposing force, to capturing a certain number of goal-buildings or areas. This is just the rulebook. To start playing the game the newcomer must get, at least, the Beyond Valor: ASL Module 1. There are a great many ASL Modules available. "Core Modules" provide additional rules, units from different nationalities, and additional geomorphic mapboards. "Historical Modules" provide campaign games simulating multi-day battles using actual historical maps rather than geomorphic mapboards, including additional rules, counters and paper maps. Many modules have dependencies on earlier modules. Rulebook contents: Introduction Chapters A, B, C, D, H (Design Your Own, German & Russian vehicle notes only), J [1st edition] Chapters A, B, C, D, E, H (Design Your Own, German & Russian vehicle notes only), J, K [2nd edition] Index & Glossary 1st edition additional changes/chapters: chapter E in Yanks: ASL Module 3 chapter F in West of Alamein: ASL Module 5 chapter G in Code of Bushido: ASL Module 8 / Gung Ho!: ASL Module 9 chapter K in Paratrooper: ASL Module 2 8 revised RuleBook pages [A 17-18/A 29-30/B 31-32/F 1-2 all marked "92"] in Croix de Guerre: ASL Module 10 2nd edition additional chapters: chapter F in Hollow Legions: ASL Module 7a chapter G in Rising Sun: ASL Module 13 (Note: this is a description of the ASL rulebook which is published separately. For the ASL family, check Game wiki.)
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Which Advanced Squad Leader video should I watch?
Advanced Squad Leader has 264 videos from 23 creators: 12 reviews, 171 how-to-play guides, 70 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 10 other videos. They date from 2008 to July 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Advanced Squad Leader Tutorial #1 - The ASL System" by Advanced Squad Leader Academy, which runs 28 min. For a quicker teach, "Overruns in ASL" by J and D Hobbies runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Advanced Squaded Leader Rulebook - Pocket Edition" by Counter Attack. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "VASLing with Stew- [Episode 4]- ASL 54 Bridge to Nowhere" by Advanced Squad Leader Strategy, one of 70 playthroughs.
If you like it, try The Republic of Rome, Caesar's Legions, Tide of Iron: Designer Series Vol. 1 and Baseball Strategy, also by Don Greenwood.
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About Advanced Squad Leader
From BoardGameGeek:
Advanced Squad Leader is the completely reorganized and re-designed version of the original Squad Leader system. This three-ring binder is the basic rules for the entire system and provides the ultimate combination of playability and detail. Full-color charts and pictures make this the most readable of rulebooks - and it includes a full-service index as well for quick reference. And ASL is more than "squads"; the system includes the rules for everything from machine guns to bazookas, tanks and ordnance weapons, paratrooper drops, glider landings and beach assaults. And much more. This set of rules is constantly kept up to date by expansions included with the modules. ASL goals are scenario-defined and vary from tasks such as exiting troops off of one edge of the board, to inflicting a certain number of casualty points on the opposing force, to capturing a certain number of goal-buildings or areas. This is just the rulebook. To start playing the game the newcomer must get, at least, the Beyond Valor: ASL Module 1. There are a great many ASL Modules available. "Core Modules" provide additional rules, units from different nationalities, and additional geomorphic mapboards. "Historical Modules" provide campaign games simulating multi-day battles using actual historical maps rather than geomorphic mapboards, including additional rules, counters and paper maps. Many modules have dependencies on earlier modules. Rulebook contents: Introduction Chapters A, B, C, D, H (Design Your Own, German & Russian vehicle notes only), J [1st edition] Chapters A, B, C, D, E, H (Design Your Own, German & Russian vehicle notes only), J, K [2nd edition] Index & Glossary 1st edition additional changes/chapters: chapter E in Yanks: ASL Module 3 chapter F in West of Alamein: ASL Module 5 chapter G in Code of Bushido: ASL Module 8 / Gung Ho!: ASL Module 9 chapter K in Paratrooper: ASL Module 2 8 revised RuleBook pages [A 17-18/A 29-30/B 31-32/F 1-2 all marked "92"] in Croix de Guerre: ASL Module 10 2nd edition additional chapters: chapter F in Hollow Legions: ASL Module 7a chapter G in Rising Sun: ASL Module 13 (Note: this is a description of the ASL rulebook which is published separately. For the ASL family, check Game wiki.)
Designer
Don Greenwood
Artists
Nicolás Eskubi, Charles Kibler, Rodger B. MacGowan
Publisher
The Avalon Hill Game Co
Categories
WargameWorld War II
Mechanics