Advanced Squad Leader
A board game by Don Greenwood
A large amount of text on components is needed during play.
2 Players 120-480 minutes Extreme
Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Grid Movement, Variable Set-up, Simulation, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Hexagon Grid, Critical Hits and Failures, Line of Sight, Movement Points, Secret Unit Deployment, Interrupts, Ratio / Combat Results Table
Wargame, World War II
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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.
Expansions
Beyond Valor
ASL Module 1
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
Red Factories
ASL Historical Module 10
1-2 Players
180-3600 minutes
High
For King and Country
ASL module 5a
2-6 Players
240 minutes
High
Doomed Battalions
ASL Module 11
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Armies of Oblivion
ASL Module 12
2 Players
0 minutes
High
Yanks
ASL Module 3a
2 Players
0-120 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #6
A Decade of War
2 Players
240 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #9
To the Bridge!
2-4 Players
180 minutes
High
Red Barricades
ASL Historical Module 1
2 Players
180 minutes
High
Festung Budapest
2-4 Players
360 minutes
High
ASL
Journal – Issue Two
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
Turning The Tide
2-4 Players
180 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 #7
2-4 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #10
2 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #15
Swedish Volunteers
2 Players
0 minutes
Medium
Pegasus Bridge
ASL Historical Module 4
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Valor of the Guards
ASL Historical Module Number 7
2-4 Players
600 minutes
High
West of Alamein
ASL Module 5
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Hollow Legions
ASL Module 7
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Out of the Attic
Issue One
2 Players
360 minutes
High
Out of the Attic
Issue #2
0 Players
0 minutes
High
Rivers to the Reich
2 Players
180 minutes
High
Solitaire ASL
1 Players
120 minutes
High
Special Ops Issue #1
2 Players
0 minutes
High
Rising Sun
ASL Module 13
2-4 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #8
Roads Through Rome
2-4 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #11
29 Let's Go!
0-2 Players
0-180 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #12
ASL Oktoberfest XXX
2 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #13
ASL Oktoberfest XXXII
2 Players
0 minutes
High
ASL Action Pack #14
ASL Oktoberfest XXXIV
2 Players
0 minutes
Medium
ASL Action Pack #16
From the Land Down Under
2 Players
120-240 minutes
Medium
ASL Action Pack #17
Oktoberfest XXXV
2 Players
120-240 minutes
Medium
ASL Annual '92
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Best of Friends 2
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
High
Blood Reef
Tarawa – ASL Historical Module 5
2 Players
120 minutes
High
A Bridge Too Far
ASL Historical Module 6
2 Players
120 minutes
High
ASL
Journal – Issue One
2-4 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL
Journal – Issue Ten
2-4 Players
180 minutes
High
Croix de Guerre
ASL Module 10
2 Players
120 minutes
High
The Last Hurrah
ASL Module 6
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Code of Bushido
ASL Module 8
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Gung Ho!
ASL Module 9
2 Players
120 minutes
Extreme
Operation Veritable
ASL Historical Study 1945 Rhine
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Operation Watchtower
ASL Historical Study Guadalcanal
2 Players
120 minutes
High
ASL Roma 2020
1-2 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
Streets of Fire
ASL Deluxe Module 1
2 Players
120 minutes
High
ASL Annual '90
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Special Ops Issue #3
0-2 Players
0 minutes
High
Beyond the Beachhead 2
2 Players
0 minutes
High
Hedgerow Hell
ASL Deluxe Module 2
2 Players
120 minutes
High
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
Journal – Issue Eleven
1-2 Players
0 minutes
High
ASL
Journal – Issue Twelve
0 Players
0 minutes
High
ASL
Journal – Issue Five
2 Players
0 minutes
High
ASL
Journal – Issue Six
2 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL
Journal – Issue Seven
2 Players
0 minutes
High
ASL
Journal – Issue Eight
2-4 Players
180 minutes
High
Out of the Bunker
0-2 Players
0 minutes
High
Croix de Guerre
ASL Module 10a
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Hollow Legions
ASL Module 7a
2 Players
60-240 minutes
High
Advanced Squad Leader
Deluxe Pack 1
2-3 Players
120 minutes
High
ASL Annual '89
2 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL Annual '91
2 Players
120 minutes
High
ASL Annual '93a
0-2 Players
0 minutes
High
ASL Annual '93b
0-2 Players
0 minutes
High
ASL Annual '95
2 Players
0 minutes
High
ASL
Journal – Issue Nine
2-4 Players
180 minutes
High
ASL
Journal – Issue Three
2 Players
180 minutes
High
Hurtgen Surprise
1-2 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
The Long March
2 Players
120 minutes
High
Neither Fear Nor Hope!
2 Players
0 minutes
High
Roman Glory
2 Players
60 minutes
High
Special Ops Issue #11
1-2 Players
60-120 minutes
Unknown
Special Ops Issue #2
2 Players
0 minutes
High
Special Ops Issue #4
2 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
Special Ops Issue #8
0 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
ASL Action Pack #19
Roads to Rangoon
2 Players
60-120 minutes
Extreme
ASL
Journal – Issue Fourteen
1-2 Players
120-480 minutes
Unknown
The Fight for Seoul
2 Players
0 minutes
Medium
Best of Friends
2-4 Players
180 minutes
High
Operations Special Issue #3
2 Players
0 minutes
Medium
ASL Action Pack #18
Oktoberfest XXXVII
2 Players
60-120 minutes
High
Bitterest Day
2 Players
120 minutes
Unknown
A Fistful of Scenarios
1-2 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
The Luzon Pack
2 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
Oktoberfest
2-4 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
Orsogna
2 Players
0 minutes
Medium
Prokhorovka!
2 Players
0 minutes
Medium
Scenario Designers Guide
0 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
Blood & Iron Map Pax 1
1-2 Players
30 minutes
Unknown
The Battle of Königsberg
The Bear's Revenge
1-2 Players
120-480 minutes
Unknown
Forgotten War
Korea 1950-1953 – ASL Module 15
2 Players
120 minutes
High
ASL Mannual '98
2 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
Special Ops Issue #5
2 Players
0 minutes
High
Special Ops Issue #6
0-2 Players
0 minutes
Medium
Special Ops Issue #9
2 Players
90 minutes
Medium
ASL
Journal – Issue Thirteen
1-2 Players
120-480 minutes
Unknown
Drop Zone
Sainte-Mère-Église
1-2 Players
120 minutes
High
Sword & Fire Manila
2 Players
180-2400 minutes
High
Twilight of the Reich
Endgame in the European Theater 1944-45 – Module 16
2 Players
60-240 minutes
Unknown
Advanced Squad Leader Overlay Bundle
0 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
Special Ops Issue #7
2 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
7.SS-Gebirgs Division "Prinz Eugen"
2 Players
0 minutes
Simple
ASL Annual '96
2 Players
0 minutes
High
ASL Annual '97
2 Players
0 minutes
High
ASL
Journal – Issue Four
2 Players
180 minutes
High
Buckeyes!
2-4 Players
0 minutes
Medium
Escape from Chosin
Toktong Pass 1950
2-6 Players
30 minutes
Low
Dos Equis Scenario Pack
2 Players
0 minutes
Unknown
Monster Pack #1
2-16 Players
600 minutes
Unknown
Operations Special Issue #1
2 Players
0 minutes
High
Operations Special Issue #2
2 Players
0 minutes
High
Spanish Fury
Hell on the Eastern Front
2 Players
180 minutes
High
White Beach One
Peleliu
2-4 Players
1200 minutes
Medium
Slaughter at Ponyri
Battle of the Northern Kursk Salient 7-9 July 1943
2-6 Players
180-1200 minutes
High
Special Ops Issue #12
1-2 Players
60-120 minutes
Unknown
Compatible With
Advanced Squad Leader
Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1
2 Players
120-480 minutes
High
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