ASL rules, tips, and tactics
I got a chance to sit down with Dave and Martin and chat about ASL. The interview covers a lot of topics. Since making this, I have learned errata IS in the official eASLRB offered by MMP. As I say in the interview, I do not own it so I probably shouldn’t have been as…
One of the biggest shocks new players experience is the notorious “Sleaze Freeze”. This occurs when an enemy AFV ends its MPh in Bypass, usually in Motion, of some key defensive position. It is at this point the new player learns the joys of A7.212 and Target Selection Limits. In this article, we will examine…
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In this post, we will once again use my ASL Tactical Maxims to examine a scenario. Here, we will take a look at HazMo 5 The Blood of Lambs. I have spoken previously about this pack available from Hazardous Movement Gaming or an ASL retailer near you. I examined this scenario in preparation for The…
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In this post, we are going to take an in-depth look at HazMo 4, Kids These Days, using my ASL Tactical Maxims. By applying these maxims, I hope to show how a player may systematically approach a scenario to set up a cogent defense and make an initial plan to defend the victory conditions. For…
Oh boy. If you have visited any on-line ASL community, there is little doubt you have seen question after question regarding prisoners. It is possibly the single-most confusing section of the rules. Questions such as: The list goes on for quite some length. To cover these topics, and more, I am going to use a…