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Designed By	Don Greenwood
Art By	Charles Kibler Rodger B. MacGowan
Published By	Avalon Hill Multi-Man Publishing (MMP)
Year Published	1985
# of Players:	2 − 2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 1, 2 players (44 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	180 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	14 and up
User Suggested Ages	16 and up (25 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (30 voters) [poll]
Category	Wargame World War II
Mechanic	Dice Rolling Hex-and-Counter
Primary Name	Advanced Squad Leader
Alternate Names	ASL
Expanded By	Action at Carentan! All American III: Shanley's Hill All American: Kellam's Bridge Armies of Oblivion - ASL Module 12 Armored Stand Arnhem: The Third Bridge ASL 7.SS - Gebirgs Division "Prinz Eugen" ASL Action Pack #1 ASL Action Pack #2 ASL Action Pack #3 - Few Returned ASL Action Pack #4 - Normandy 1944 ASL Action Pack #5 - East Front ASL Action Pack #6 - The Decade of War ASL GAP Aussie-ASL '96 Pack Aussie-ASL '97 Pack Aussie-ASL '98 Pack Baraque de Fraiture: The Battle for Parker's Crossroads Battle of the Hedgerows: The Storm Broke Berlin: Red Vengeance Beyond Valor - ASL Module 1 Blood & Iron - Map Pax 1 Blood Reef: Tarawa - ASL Historical Module 5 A Bridge Too Far - ASL Historical Module 6 Canada at War #2 The Canadians in Italy: D-Day Dodgers, August 1944 to February 1945 The Canadians in Italy: The Red Patch Devils in Sunny Sicily The Canadians in Italy: The Spaghetti League (ASL) Cemetery Hill Code of Bushido - ASL Module 8 Croix de Guerre - ASL Module 10 Desert Rats Devils in the Woods - The Battle of the Bulge 1944 Dezign Pak 1 Dezign Pak 2 Dezign Pak 3 Dezign Pak 4 Doomed Battalions - ASL Module 11 Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works Euro-Pack II: The Battle of the Bulge Fanatic Pack #1 Finland at War, v. I: Jatkosota First Wave at Omaha For King and Country - ASL module 5a Le Franc-Tireur #10: Division Azul Le Franc-Tireur #11: France 1940 Le Franc-Tireur #1: Indochine 1940 Friendly Fire Pack 1 Friendly Fire Pack 2 Friendly Fire Pack 3 Friendly Fire Pack 4 Friendly Fire Pack 5 From the Cellar: Pack 1 From the Cellar: Pack 2 From the Cellar: Pack 3 Gavutu-Tanambogo - ASL Annual 93b Historical Module Gembloux: The Feint Genesis 48: The First Arab-Israeli War A GI's Dozen God Save the King The Grain Elevator Grossdeutschland Pack 1 Grossdeutschland Pack 2 Guerra Civil - The Spanish Civil War: 1936-1939 Gung Ho! - ASL Module 9 Heat of Battle: FireFights! Heat of Battle: FireFights! 2 Hedgerow Hell - ASL Deluxe Module 2 Hell On Wheels Battle Pack Hell's Bridgehead Hero Pax 1 Hero Pax 2 Hero Pax 3: Jungle Heroes Hero Pax 4: Mediterannean Theater Hollow Legions - ASL Module 7 Into The Rubble Jatkosota: Finland's Continuation War for ASL Kakazu Ridge - ASL Journal 2 Historical Module Kampfgruppe Peiper I - ASL Historical Module 2 Kampfgruppe Peiper II - ASL Historical Module 3 King of the Hill Kreta - Operation Merkur The Last Hurrah - ASL Module 6 Leibstandarte Pack 1: Blitzkrieg Leibstandarte Pack 2: Barbarossa! Leibstandarte Pack 3: Clash at Karkov! Leibstandarte Pack 4: Turning of the Tide! March Madness '97 - Tournament Scenario Pack March Madness '98 March Madness '99 British Rare Vehicles March Madness '99 Scenario Pack March Madness 2009 Partisan Pack March Madness Movie Pack: ASL Goes to the Movies Melee Pack 1 Melee Pack 2 Melee Pack 3 Monster Pack #1 Neither Fear Nor Hope! Nhpum Ga - ASL Annual 97 Historical Module OAF Pack 1 The Oblivion Pack Oktobermessed! Zombie Rules for ASL Onslaught to Orsha Operation Veritable Historical Study - ASL Historical Study 2 Operation: Watchtower - ASL Historical Study 1 Ost Front Pack Paratrooper - ASL Module 2 Partisan - ASL Module 4 Pegasus Bridge - ASL Historical Module 4 Primosole Bridge - ASL Journal 6 Historical Module Purple Heart Draw Rally Point 3 Rally Point Volume 1 Rally Point Volume 2 - ASLSK Special Study Red Barricades - ASL Historical Module 1 Red Christmas: Moscow Counteroffensive Schwerpunkt - Volume 1 Schwerpunkt - Volume 10 Schwerpunkt - Volume 2 Schwerpunkt - Volume 3 Schwerpunkt - Volume 4 Schwerpunkt - Volume 5 Schwerpunkt - Volume 6 Schwerpunkt - Volume 7 Schwerpunkt - Volume 8 Schwerpunkt - Volume 9 Scotland the Brave Scotland the Brave II Singling Campaign Game Solitaire ASL Spanish Fury: Hell on the Eastern Front Special Forces St. Nazaire: Operation Chariot Stalingrad! Valor of the 37th Guards Stonne 1940 Streets of Fire - ASL Deluxe Module 1 Sudden Full Contact - The Battle of the Bulge 1944 Swedish Volunteers To Battle by Air #1 To Battle by Air #2 Total Axis Pack I: Eastern Front Firestorm Total Axis Pack II Tropic Thunder Turning The Tide Valor of the Guards - ASL Historical Module Number 7 Wacht Am Rhein Waffen-SS: No Quarter No Glory West of Alamein - ASL Module 5 Winpack #1 Witches Cauldron; The Oosterbeek Perimeter - Arnhem 1944 Yanks - ASL Module 3 Zombie Pak 1 Show More »
Families	Advanced Squad Leader

	Description Edit \| History

Advanced Squad Leader is the completely reorganized and re-designed version of the original Squad Leader system. While ASL is "advanced," it actually is a simpler game than the original Squad Leader became after the first gamette. 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 beautiful pictures make this the most readable of rulebooks - and 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.

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.

Expanded by:

Official ASL Modules
Third party publications and magazine articles, see Other ASL Modules

ASL is devloped as a real-time computer game version under the name Close Combat (published by Microsoft, Strategic Simulations Inc. and Matrix Games).

	More Information Edit \| History

Online Play

http://www.vasl.org/ (real-time and PBEM)

Sequels and Spin Offs

Re-implements:

Squad Leader

All game names are linked to the BGG index. Forum discussions about certain articles can also be linked here.

Microbadges:

Magazine References:

See the Official ASL Modules wiki for a comprehensive list of Magazine References from The GENERAL Magazine and other publications

Resources:

ASL Mapboard Publication List - Official mapboards and what modules they were published in

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0	General Letter-Sized sheet protectors in Europe?	2009-11-20	Die Wespe	1
0	Rules ASL Rule Question	2009-11-17	SvenPatrick	5
0	Rules Broken squads in CC	2009-11-16	StAtiC9	5
7	Sessions SP154 On the Road to Hell - 2008 Albany Tournament	2009-11-15	jrtracy	2
12	Sessions FT87 Viva la Muerte - 2008 Albany Tournament	2009-11-15	jrtracy	3
8	Sessions DB67 Let's Dance - 2008 Albany Tournament	2009-11-15	jrtracy	1
7	Sessions SP150 The Legrew Maneuver - 2008 Albany Tournament	2009-11-15	jrtracy	2
5	Sessions VB1 Godet Hill - 2008 Albany Tournament	2009-11-15	jrtracy	0
0	Rules Hidden "Fortified building" rrules	2009-11-15	StAtiC9	4
9	Sessions OKC Thunderbird Tournament	2009-11-11	Roundhill	3

	Recommendations

Strong Recommendations
Advanced Squad Leader - Starter Kit #2	Advanced Squad Leader - Starter Kit #1	Advanced Squad Leader - Starter Kit #3

Weak Recommendations
Squad Leader	Breakout: Normandy	Air Force	Grant Takes Command
Sicily: Triumph and Folly	DAK2	Tunisia	Flat Top
Enemy at the Gates	Stonewall's Last Battle	Turning Point: Stalingrad	Here Come the Rebels
Stonewall Jackson's Way	Advanced Third Reich	Up Front	The Russian Campaign
Onslaught to Orsha	Italian Campaign, the: Anzio	Berlin - Fall of the 3rd Reich	Rise and Decline of the Third Reich
Wooden Ships & Iron Men	Storm Over Arnhem

Very Weak Recommendations
Aussie-ASL '97 Pack	Aussie-ASL '98 Pack	Platoon Leader	Ambush!

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ASL Country Placards

I created these placards in MS Word when I reorganized my ASL counters. I didn't want to put the labels on the boxes themselves so I printed a placard for each nationality and then applied the .5 in x 1.75 in labels to them (the file is here on the BGG site). I printed them on both sides of card stock using my HP printer.

tobiwonknobi

2009-08-06

ASL Counter Labels (.5 in x 1.75 in) v1

I recently reorganized my ASL counters using Plano 3701, 3700 & 3600 storage boxes. I wanted to be able to see an index of what was in the box and where so I created these labels. They're formatted to fit a standard Avery template 5267/8167. The labels themselves are .5 in high x 1.75 in. wide. There are 80 labels per sheet and I've uploaded labels for French, American (including Marines), German, Russian, Italian, SS, Japanese and British counters.

tobiwonknobi

2009-07-27

ASL Rules translation to spanish

Traducción de las reglas de ASL encontradas navegando por internet. Tan sólo las he cortapegado y transformado en documento *.pdf.

ilopez10

2009-07-14

Labels for matchboxes part two

Labels for matchboxes. Finns, French, Italians, Japanese, Chinese, Axis and Allied minors. Vehicles sorted according to size of MA. Includes system markers. (v1.0 posted by designer)

labe1

2009-07-14

Labels for matchboxes part one

I made some labels to put on the matchboxes I use to store all the units and markers. I sort the vehicles according to size of MA. Part one for germans, russians and americans. (Version 1.0 posted by designer)

labe1

2009-07-13

ASL Phases Quick Reference

This 12-page player aid provides an abbreviated Sequence of Play, a list of special DRs, a list of needed miscellaneous tables, and some rules summaries for each of the phases of ASL. It may be particularly useful for beginners and intermediate/casual ASL players.

richfam

2009-06-14

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IIFT Quick Data Reference Card

cscottk

2009-06-04

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IFT Quick Data Reference Card

cscottk

2009-06-04

In Progress Scenario Record

This sheet is used to record a game "in progress" to be picked up later. (posted by author)

jtisdel

2009-05-29

ASL RULES JAVA E-BOOK

ARCHIVOS JAVA. CAPITULOS A, B, C y D DEL ASL RULE BOOK + ASLSK3 RULE BOOK + TUTORIAL EN CASTELLANO DE ASLSK1. ONLY SPANISH.

diegoperez

2009-03-13

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Board Game Rank:	43
Wargame Rank:	10
Num Ratings:	1553
Average Rating:	7.93
Standard Deviation:	2.09
Num Views:	186268
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Avg. Game Weight:	4.7
Fans:	108

Personal Comments:	754
Users Owning:	2035
Users Wanting:	67
Users Trading:	60
Has Parts For Trade:	8
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Total Plays:	5647
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Action at Carentan!

Rank	0
Num Ratings	1
Average Rating	7.00
Average Weight	0.00

Owned	15
Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	1
Wanted in Trade	0

Wishlist	0
Comments	2
Year Pub.	2004

All American III: Shanley's Hill

Rank	0
Num Ratings	15
Average Rating	6.75
Average Weight	0.00

Owned	55
Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	2
Wanted in Trade	1

Wishlist	1
Comments	6
Year Pub.	1998

All American: Kellam's Bridge

Rank	0
Num Ratings	7
Average Rating	7.43
Average Weight	0.00

Owned	31
Prev. Owned	1
For Trade	0
Wanted in Trade	2

Wishlist	2
Comments	1
Year Pub.	1997

Armies of Oblivion - ASL Module 12

Rank	0
Num Ratings	113
Average Rating	8.36
Average Weight	4.45

Owned	417
Prev. Owned	4
For Trade	4
Wanted in Trade	23

Wishlist	37
Comments	61
Year Pub.	2006

Armored Stand

Rank	0
Num Ratings	1
Average Rating	7.00
Average Weight	0.00

Owned	14
Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	1
Wanted in Trade	0

Wishlist	1
Comments	0
Year Pub.	1997

Arnhem: The Third Bridge

Rank	0
Num Ratings	14
Average Rating	6.36
Average Weight	3.00

Owned	60
Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	1
Wanted in Trade	1

Wishlist	4
Comments	8
Year Pub.	1999

ASL 7.SS - Gebirgs Division "Prinz Eugen"

Rank	0
Num Ratings	1
Average Rating	8.00
Average Weight	0.00

Owned	8
Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	0
Wanted in Trade	1

Wishlist	2
Comments	0
Year Pub.	2005

ASL Action Pack #1

Rank	0
Num Ratings	81
Average Rating	8.03
Average Weight	3.92

Owned	240
Prev. Owned	4
For Trade	4
Wanted in Trade	18

Wishlist	23
Comments	27
Year Pub.	1997

ASL Action Pack #2

Rank	0
Num Ratings	74
Average Rating	8.08
Average Weight	4.44

Owned	252
Prev. Owned	3
For Trade	3
Wanted in Trade	12

Wishlist	20
Comments	28
Year Pub.	1999

ASL Action Pack #3 - Few Returned

Rank	0
Num Ratings	55
Average Rating	8.03
Average Weight	4.27

Owned	275
Prev. Owned	2
For Trade	2
Wanted in Trade	6

Wishlist	12
Comments	25
Year Pub.	2007

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View From The Trenches - UK based ASL journal	http://www.vftt.co.uk/index.aspx	2009-05-28
The 2 Halfsquads	http://www.the2halfsquads.com/	2009-04-12
Desperation Morale by Mark Pitcavage - The ultimate ASL center	http://www.desperationmorale.com/	2008-10-06
ASL WebDex Wiki - Here you can find nearly everything about ASL	http://www.aslwebdex.net/wiki/index.php?title=ASLW...	2008-10-06
Finnish ASL Community Online	http://www.self-rally.org	2008-04-08
World Boardgaming Championships Tournament	http://www.boardgamers.org/yearbook/ASLpge.htm	2008-01-30
Advanced Squad Leader forum	http://forums.gamesquad.com/forumdisplay.php?f=30	2007-11-11
ASL news, historical info about ASL modules, links and more.	http://www.cardboardwarriors.com/	2007-08-31
Database of rankings, reviews, scenario lists and more	http://www.aslscenarioarchive.com	2006-08-13
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