Advanced Squad Leader
A game by Don Greenwood
2 Players 120 - 480 minutes Extreme
Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Line of Sight, Modular Board, Movement Points, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Secret Unit Deployment, Simulation, Variable Player Powers, Variable Set-up, Critical Hits and Failures, Interrupts, Ratio / Combat Results Table
Wargame, World War II
Description
Advanced Squad Leader is a complex and immersive World War II board game designed for 2 players. Published in 1985, it has been a benchmark for wargames ever since. The game's intricate rules and mechanics, including dice rolling, grid movement, and line of sight, create a highly realistic and challenging experience. With a playtime of 120 to 480 minutes, players must be prepared to invest time and effort into mastering the game. The game's modular board and variable set-up ensure that each scenario is unique, with goals that range from exiting troops to capturing key buildings. With a vast array of expansions available, including historical modules and core modules, players can delve deeper into the world of Advanced Squad Leader and explore different nationalities, vehicles, and battles. While the game's complexity may intimidate some, experienced board game enthusiasts will appreciate the depth and realism that Advanced Squad Leader has to offer.
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Expansions
A GI's Dozen
2 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #1
2 Players
120 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #2
2 Players
0 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #3
Few Returned
2 Players
240 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #4
Normandy 1944
2 Players
240 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #5
East Front
2 Players
240 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #6
A Decade of War
2 Players
240 minutes
Extreme
ASL Action Pack #7
2 - 4 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #8
Roads Through Rome
2 - 4 Players
180 minutes
Extreme
ASL Action Pack #9
To the Bridge!
2 - 4 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #10
2 Players
180 minutes
Extreme
ASL Action Pack #11
29 Let's Go!
0 - 2 Players
0 - 180 minutes
Extreme
ASL Action Pack #12
ASL Oktoberfest XXX
2 Players
180 minutes
Extreme
ASL Action Pack #13
ASL Oktoberfest XXXII
2 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
ASL Action Pack #14
ASL Oktoberfest XXXIV
2 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
ASL Action Pack #15
Swedish Volunteers
2 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
ASL Action Pack #16
From the Land Down Under
2 Players
120 - 240 minutes
Extreme
ASL Action Pack #17
Oktoberfest XXXV
2 Players
120 - 240 minutes
Extreme
ASL Annual '92
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
Best of Friends 2
2 Players
180 minutes
Extreme
Friendly Fire Pack 1
2 Players
0 minutes
Simple
Friendly Fire Pack 2
2 Players
0 minutes
Simple
Red Barricades
ASL Historical Module 1
2 Players
180 minutes
High
Kampfgruppe Peiper I
ASL Historical Module 2
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Kampfgruppe Peiper II
ASL Historical Module 3
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
Pegasus Bridge
ASL Historical Module 4
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Blood Reef
Tarawa – ASL Historical Module 5
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
A Bridge Too Far
ASL Historical Module 6
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Valor of the Guards
ASL Historical Module Number 7
2 - 4 Players
600 minutes
Extreme
Festung Budapest
2 - 4 Players
360 minutes
Extreme
Red Factories
ASL Historical Module 10
1 - 2 Players
180 - 3600 minutes
Extreme
ASL
Journal – Issue One
2 - 4 Players
180 minutes
Extreme
ASL
Journal – Issue Ten
2 - 4 Players
180 minutes
Extreme
ASL
Journal – Issue Eleven
1 - 2 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
ASL
Journal – Issue Twelve
0 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
ASL
Journal – Issue Two
2 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
ASL
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2 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
ASL
Journal – Issue Six
2 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL
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2 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
Melee Pack I
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0 minutes
Unknown
Melee Pack II
2 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
Beyond Valor
ASL Module 1
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
Croix de Guerre
ASL Module 10
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Doomed Battalions
ASL Module 11
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
Armies of Oblivion
ASL Module 12
2 Players
0 minutes
High
Hakkaa Päälle!
ASL Module 14
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Paratrooper
ASL Module 2
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Yanks
ASL Module 3
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Partisan
ASL Module 4
2 Players
120 minutes
High
West of Alamein
ASL Module 5
2 Players
120 minutes
High
The Last Hurrah
ASL Module 6
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Hollow Legions
ASL Module 7
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Code of Bushido
ASL Module 8
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
Gung Ho!
ASL Module 9
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
Operation Veritable
ASL Historical Study 1945 Rhine
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
Operation Watchtower
ASL Historical Study Guadalcanal
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Out of the Attic
Issue One
2 Players
360 minutes
Extreme
Out of the Attic
Issue #2
0 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
Rivers to the Reich
2 Players
180 minutes
Extreme
ASL Roma 2020
1 - 2 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
Solitaire ASL
1 Players
120 minutes
High
Special Ops Issue #1
2 Players
0 minutes
High
Streets of Fire
ASL Deluxe Module 1
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Turning The Tide
2 - 4 Players
180 minutes
High
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #12
ASL Scenario Bonus Pack for Winter Offensive 2021
2 Players
120 - 240 minutes
Extreme
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #9
ASL Scenario Bonus Pack for Winter Offensive 2018
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
WO Bonus Pack
ASL Scenario Bonus Pack for Winter Offensive 2010
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #10
ASL Scenario Bonus Pack for Winter Offensive 2019
1 - 2 Players
120 - 360 minutes
Extreme
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #11
ASL Scenario Bonus Pack for Winter Offensive 2020
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
WO Bonus Pack #2
ASL Scenario Pack for Winter Offensive 2011
2 Players
120 minutes
High
WO Bonus Pack #3
ASL Scenario Pack for Winter Offensive 2012
2 Players
0 minutes
High
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #4
ASL Scenario Pack for Winter Offensive 2013
2 - 4 Players
180 minutes
High
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #5
ASL Scenario Pack for Winter Offensive 2014
2 - 4 Players
180 minutes
Extreme
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #6
ASL Scenario Pack for Winter Offensive 2015
2 - 4 Players
0 - 180 minutes
Extreme
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #7
ASL Scenario Bonus Pack for Winter Offensive 2016
1 - 2 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #8
ASL Scenario Bonus Pack for Winter Offensive 2017
2 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
ASL Annual '90
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
ASL
Journal – Issue Eight
2 - 4 Players
180 minutes
Extreme
Blood & Iron Map Pax 1
1 - 2 Players
30 minutes
Unknown
For King and Country
ASL module 5a
2 - 6 Players
240 minutes
Extreme
Out of the Bunker
0 - 2 Players
0 minutes
Extreme
Special Ops Issue #3
0 - 2 Players
0 minutes
High
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