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Episode 256: Goldman's Gold

The 2 Half-Squads: Advanced Squad Leader Podcast ·

2020/09/26

Todays show covers the terrain gems from Onslaught to Orsha II. That includes slopes, culverts, cupolas and a little bit more. We do apologize for the poor audio quality. Covid is taking it's tech toll. We follow that up with an in depth report from David Goldman about the ASL Open's first fully remote tournament played on VASL.There is a lot of valuable information in this interview. It's

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Episode 255: Dinant in the Box

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2020/09/07

Finally, we break open that box containing Croix de Guerre and Dinant and revel in the wonderful Advanced Squad Leader counters, maps and more. Dan Dolan must be proud. This game even has some NEW French counters, The Vichy French and Free French. We finish with a discussion of virtual gaming and the St. Louis Tournament with Jim Burris.SHOW LINKSRitterkrieg's

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Episode 254: Beanies Galore!

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2020/08/23

Storms in Chicago, disaster strikes, cars stuck on lifts in garages without power, gaming table order attempt disasters on Kickstarter; these are just a few of the topics in Chit Chat. In the Box are both, the new Ritterkrieg Counter Stackers, and the rest of Onslaught to Orsha II (the parts that we didn't get to in our previous episodes). Add in a look at Scenario HS2: War Without Quarter

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Episode 253: Chas' Job

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2020/08/10

This episode is a whole lotta letters covering a ton of ASL, VASL and T2HS topics. Our listeners bring their ideas, opinions, curses, praises, corrections, tech issues, playing suggestions, and much more to our doorstep this show.DON'T FORGET TO WATCH THE EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELSHOW LINKSASL Players MapAdam Lunney on WW2TVSHOW TIMES00:02 Chas's Job (song)4:00 Lot's O' Letters31:00 Free

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Episode 252: Too Much Good Stuff, You Hexy Thing!

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2020/08/01

It was such a pleasure to talk with Michael Koch in our second episode on the ASL scene in Germany. The discussion covers WWII sites to see in Germany when you attend the Grenadier Tournament, the history of ASL, and the wonderful fact that there is just too much good Advanced Squad Leader stuff being published today. What a problem to have! Michael also gives us a detailed look at what it takes

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Episode 251: OTO Charts Away!

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2020/07/20

Rich returns to the Remote Broadcast Foxhole and has a serious conversation with Jeff about the state of some young Americans' lack of historical knowledge. They also discuss Churchill's books on WW II. The meat of the show is a look at Rich's involvement with the development ofOnslaught to Orsha II by Bounding Fire Productions. You get a chance to hear the designer of the new charts

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Episode 250: Last Bid vs. Men of Steel

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2020/07/05

What better way to start episode #150 than with the witty lyrics of a new song by Dennis Donovan. Then the studious Rich Spilky joins us and presents his amazing analysis of both,RB5: The Last Bid, andRO5: Men of SteelfromRed October.Advanced Squad Leader at its finest. Does your love of our soothing voices leave you longing for a look at our handsome faces?

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Episode 249: All ASL, Except For the Parts That Aren't

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2020/06/16

Mike Ryzy joins us once again in the broadcast remote foxhole. The NEW Rules segment theme song makes its debut, thanks to Aaron Kleinschmidt and The Two-Half Squad Singers. Can a machine gun kill a lightly armored vehicle? Find out right here and right now. Then break out your cover of Onslaught to Orsha 2 for the return of Box Art Review. SHOWTIMES 1:00 Banter 14:00 Rules! 51:00

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ASL Extra 26: Broich Bash

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2020/06/09

Wow, it's been a long time since we put up an ASL Extra for your enjoyment. This one was recorded last year. Dave Timonen faces off against Chris Walters, who is playing his first game in many years. It's amazing how the rules and tactics come back to him so quickly. Advanced Squad Leader is like learning to ride a bicycle, once you learn you never forget how to do it. Dave and

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Episode 248: Patio or Porch?

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2020/06/02

Mike Ryzy joins us once again as we banter about the film Gettysburg and more. We are always thrilled with the quality of the letters that our listeners send, and the ones we read on this episode, are no exception. VASL tips abound within them. We have quite a few scenarios that we have played lately. All of them on VASL of course. Take a listen as Mike explains the "connected scenario"

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Episode 247: Curse Skype, Love VASL

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2020/05/14

Well, Skype seems to make Dave's voice sound like he is on a telephone. Which, we guess, he technically is. In the box is Adam Lunney's wonderful book "We Together". Adam tells the untold story of the 451 and 453 Australian Squadrons in WWII. Give it a read. We recount our playing of AP 118 Wise's War on VASL of course. And then we thought it would be fun to

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Episode 246: Back to the Family

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2020/05/08

Here is a show produced entirely in the Kleinschmidt household. We cover a bunch of back loggedletters, dating back to February. Shame on us for being so delinquent. But at least here they are now and they are read by our guests Aaron and Laura Kleinschmidt. Did we ever mention that "Operation Schmidt" should have been called "Operation Kleinschmidt"? &

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Episode 245: The German Scene with Kris

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2020/05/01

The promised show about ASL in Germany is here. We have a few letters then we jump right in withthe delightful and knowledgeable Kris Koch, joining us in the broadcast (remote) foxhole for a great interview. Special guest Mike Ryzy returns to help us along. Enjoy! SHOWTIMES 1:00 Brief Chat 3:00 Letters 25:30 Interview with Kris 1:02:38 Total Running Time SHOW LINKS Conscripts

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Episode 244: Here we go a Vasling!

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2020/04/14

Hey, really short write up for this show. It truly is, almost, well practically, 100% or so, dedicated to the Greatest Game in the World, Advanced Squad Leader. We have our knowledgeable, loyal and true friend, Mike Ryzy on hand to help us explain our rookie foray into Virtual Advanced Squad Leader, otherwise known as VASL. Did you win the British counters from Broken Ground Design? Listen and

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Episode 243: Chia Head

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2020/04/01

Lock down continues. The Skype recording is a little sketchy on Dave's end but acceptable. In the time since we recorded this show the ASL Open has been canceled as have most of our tournaments. The Texas ASL tourney is still on as of now. It is not scheduled to happen for several months yet, so we can hope this scourge on humanity will pass by then. Take a look with us at the

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Episode 242: RitterKrieg Live!

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2020/03/17

The enthusiasm of Derek Ritter is contagious, and it makes for a wonderful interview, even though Jeff and Dave were not in the broadcast foxhole together, but rather worked remotley from home. That was a first. Skype seems to suffice as Derek calls in to tell us all about the gaming stuff happening in North Carolina area, the tournament there, and all the new products that have hit the ASL

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Episode 241: Konigsberg and Korea

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2020/03/02

Learning often happens best by repetition, so why not give our past shows a listen while you wait for the latest one to drop? Tolkien's Letters, 1917, and The Witcher are the core of the discussion in the 0% ASL part of the show. Take a look, along with us, at the new game by Lone Canuck. It is The Battle of Konigsberg: The Bear's Revenge. Wow! The maps in this game are surely a step up from most

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Episode 240: Game of the Rising Sun

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2020/02/17

Our banter this time includes a little bit about long range guns and such in WWI and buzz bombs in WWII. Some random thoughts on systems of government abound herein. If you are hoping to win the Broken Ground Design British counters, please note that your entry is due by March 15th. Listen closely to this episode for the specific instructions needed to get into the drawing.Jeff takes

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Episode 239: SFF, DFF, and TMI

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2020/02/02

You may want to listen to our Banter in this show, we discuss our various medical problems so.....yeah....on second thought......maybe you won't want to....too much information. If you came here for ASL all the time, you came to the mostly right place.The good news is that you can learn a lot about defensive fire in our rules segment. Listen along and see what you know about the rules, and

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Episode 238: That's Amore!

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2020/01/23

Buon Giormo, O e la sera dove sei? We are happy to bring you the tale of Jeff's Italian Trip. Sadly he could not meet up with the wonderful gentlemen from the new Italian game companyAdvancing Firewhile he was there. We suggest you go to their site and pre-order Brevity Assault and Biazza Ridge. Our "Letters" segment provides a delizioso distraction from ordinary life by

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