ASL Journal # 9
Published by: Multi-Man Publishing. January 2011
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Introduction:
The ASL Journal #9 is a 64-page magazine for fans of Advanced Squad Leader. This magazine is stuffed full of ASL goodness (24 Scenarios J126-J144, VotG22-Votg24, 1 SC CG), also including:
Verdict at Nuremberg mini-campaign game designed by Pete Shelling;
Suicide Creek campaign game with:
* 24” x 26” map
* (180) x 1/2” counters and (64) x 5/8” counters
* Chapter Z rules pages Z63-Z78 with the Suicide Creek Campaign Game rules
* 6 stand-alone scenarios (J131-J136)
Articles include:
* The Art of the Banzai by Bret Hildebran
* The Science of the Banzai by Jim Bishop
* Getting Your Feet Wet by Jon Neall
* Verdict at Nuremberg by Pete Shelling
* The Battle of Suicide Creek by Darrell Andersen
* The Last House on the Left: The Art of Key Building Control by Mark Pitcavage
* A Method to the Madness: How Scenario Designs Happen by Pete Shelling
* Spass mit Panzerfaust! by Tim Hunsdorfer
* The Red Barricades Project by Jim Aikens
Verdict at Nuremberg mini-campaign game designed by Pete Shelling;
Suicide Creek campaign game with:
* 24” x 26” map
* (180) x 1/2” counters and (64) x 5/8” counters
* Chapter Z rules pages Z63-Z78 with the Suicide Creek Campaign Game rules
* 6 stand-alone scenarios (J131-J136)
Articles include:
* The Art of the Banzai by Bret Hildebran
* The Science of the Banzai by Jim Bishop
* Getting Your Feet Wet by Jon Neall
* Verdict at Nuremberg by Pete Shelling
* The Battle of Suicide Creek by Darrell Andersen
* The Last House on the Left: The Art of Key Building Control by Mark Pitcavage
* A Method to the Madness: How Scenario Designs Happen by Pete Shelling
* Spass mit Panzerfaust! by Tim Hunsdorfer
* The Red Barricades Project by Jim Aikens
Articles and Resources:
| Title | Author | Description | Page/url |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art of Banzai | Bret Hilderbran | Rules and Strategy | 2-4 |
| The Science of the Banzai | Jim Bishop | Rules and Strategy | 6-9 |
| Getting Your Feet Wet | Jon Neall | After Action Report | 10-17 |
| Verdict at Nuremburg | Pete Shelling | Rules and Strategy | 18-19 |
| The Battle for Suicide Creek | Darrell Andersen | Reference Material | 20 |
| Scenarios J126-J146, VotG22-Votg24 | Rules and Strategy | 21-45 | |
| The Last House on the Left | Mark Pitcavage | Rules and Strategy | 46-57 |
| A Method to the Madness: How Scenario Designs Happen | Pete Shelling | Analysis | 58-59 |
| Spass mit Panzerfaust! | Tin Hunsdolfer | Rules and Strategy | 60-61 |
| The Red Barricades Project | Jim Aikens | After Action Report | 62 |
| In the Pipeline...Some of the ASL Projects in Progress | Review | 63 |
Reviews:
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Scenarios:
| Scenario | Played | Total | Rating | Location | Theatre | Attacker | Defender | Length | Balance | Popularity* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J126: Ugly Faces | 0 | 12 | 6.57 | Nieuport, Belgium | ETO | German | French / British | 5.9 hrs | 63% French / British | 1% |
| J127: Messervy's Men | 0 | 89 | 6.89 | Tamanau Gap, Eritrea | E-AFR | British | Italian | 4.4 hrs | Balanced | 7% |
| J128: Opium Hill | 0 | 71 | 6.33 | Pasir Panjang, Malaya | CBI | Japanese | Malayan/British | 3.7 hrs | 66% Malayan/British | 5% |
| J129: Mountain Hunters | 0 | 163 | 7.00 | Novo Shuli, Crimea | ETO | Romanian/German | Russian | 5.7 hrs | Balanced | 12% |
| J130: The Art of Dying | 0 | 177 | 7.31 | Kotovskij, Russia | ETO | Italian | Russian | 7 hrs | Balanced | 13% |
| J131: First Love | 0 | 17 | 6.33 | Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island | PTO | American (USMC) | Japanese | 2.5 hrs | 67% American (USMC) | 1% |
| J132: Jungle Infiltration | 0 | 28 | 5.35 | Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island | PTO | Japanese | American (USMC) | 1.7 hrs | 65% Japanese | 2% |
| J133: One Miserable Night | 0 | 12 | 6.00 | Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island | PTO | Japanese | American (USMC) | 9.4 hrs | Balanced | 1% |
| J134: Kerry's Crossing | 0 | 15 | 5.00 | Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island | PTO | American (USMC) | Japanese | 3.9 hrs | 73% Japanese | 1% |
| J135: Diversion | 0 | 8 | 5.67 | Cape Gloucester, New Britain | PTO | American (USMC) | Japanese | 1.6 hrs | Balanced | 1% |
| J136: Muddy Mayhem | 0 | 17 | 6.86 | Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island | PTO | American (USMC) | Japanese | 7.6 hrs | Balanced | 1% |
| J137: No Mercy in Burcy | 0 | 15 | 4.60 | Burcy, France | WTO | German (SS) | British | 5 hrs | 66% British | 1% |
| J138: Point To Make | 0 | 14 | 6.44 | Pont-À-Marcq, France | WTO | British | German | 5.4 hrs | Balanced | 1% |
| J139: Light Aid Detached | 0 | 34 | 5.73 | Lessines, Belgium | WTO | German | British / Partisan (Belgian) | 4.3 hrs | 75% German | 3% |
| J140: All Down the Line | 0 | 179 | 6.53 | Oosterbeek, Holland | WTO | British | German (SS) | 2.7 hrs | 58% British | 13% |
| J141: Riding with the King | 0 | 85 | 6.82 | Nagykallo, Hungary | ETO | Russian | German | 8.3 hrs | 56% Russian | 6% |
| J142: Penny Packets | 0 | 29 | 6.40 | Senonchamps, Belgium | WTO | German | American | 11.4 hrs | Balanced | 2% |
| J143: Circle of Doom | 0 | 8 | 5.90 | Nüremberg, Germany | WTO | American | German | 6.3 hrs | 68% German | 1% |
| J144: Three for the Third | 0 | 41 | 5.38 | Nüremberg, Germany | WTO | American | German | 7.6 hrs | 66% American | 3% |
| J145: Golden Pheasants | 0 | 12 | 5.71 | Nüremberg, Germany | WTO | American | German (SS) | 7.3 hrs | Balanced | 1% |
| J146: Ragnarök | 0 | 153 | 6.57 | Weidendammer Bridge, Berlin, Germany | ETO | German (SS) | Russian | 3.5 hrs | Balanced | 11% |
| VotG22: Bark You Dogs! | 0 | 16 | 6.25 | Central Stalingrad, Russia | ETO | German | Russian | 1.7 hrs | 56% Russian | 1% |
| VotG23: Heroes of the Soviet Union | 0 | 5 | 7.14 | Central Stalingrad, Russia | ETO | Russian | German | 0.4 hrs | 64% Russian | 0% |
| VotG24: Raid on Rodimtsev | 0 | 4 | 7.20 | Central Stalingrad, Russia | ETO | German | Russian | 20.6 hrs | 57% Russian | 0% |
| SC CG I: The Green Inferno | 0 | 2 | 7.50 | Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island | PTO | American (USMC) | Japanese | 42.4 hrs | Balanced | 0% |
* Popularity is the sum of Roar and Archive reported playings based as a percentage of the parent publication's total games.
(Dark) grey rows indicate Night scenarios.
Median length of scenarios: 5.4hrs
Average rating of scenarios: 6.3
Total playing time: 180.3hrs