We announce the winner of the last contest and give details about our newest one. If you want to win these Schwerepunkt scenario packs you might have to break out of your comfort zone. But you can do so anonymously. Dave recounts his second spill -- an NDE -- while Kayaking. He definitely did not want more of that, eh? We finish covering Rule 19: Unit Substitution. Then take an in depth look at the scenarios from March Madness 2019 Close Combat Pack. We received copies of the latest from The Kansas City gents and will cover those on a future show.

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Close Combat Pack

Nippersink Creek

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00:01 That's Amore (Hollow Legions) Song

4:00 Banter

16:00 Contest Winner and New Contest Announced

24:40 Rules

45:22 Scenario Deep Dive

1:05:05 Total Running Time

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Dave and Jeff banter a bit about Jason and the Argonauts and the new Dungeons and Dragons films before jumping into Rule 19: Unit Substitution. In our What Have You Been Playing Lately? segment Dave T and Dave K discuss two playing's of Scenario ON-1 Freedom!, from Operation Neptune by Bounding Fire Productions for the Advanced Squad Leader game system.

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00:30 Banter
11:53 Rules 
36:51 What Have You Been Playing Lately?
56:58 Total Running Time

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Once again we are honored to be joined by the designers of Dinant. Dan Dolan, Nadir Elfarra, and Carl Nogueira, who provide more advice and insight on said game. Before that we take some time to read fascinating letters all about the greatest game in the world Advanced Squad Leader. 

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00:30 Banter
10:30 Letters

25:00 Contest Announced26:00 Dukes of Dinant Interview Part 2 43:49 Total Running Time SHOW LINKSPeriscope FilmYankee ASL

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Check out that amazing hand drawn map by Dan Dolan. Do you like it? We are honored to be joined by the designers of Dinant, Dan Dolan, Nadir Elfarra, and Carl Nogueira. It is a fascinating tale of how the whole project came about. Starting with the map and covering all aspects of game design. Dinant is a great addition to the world of Advanced Squad Leader.

We present the first half of the interview in this episode and will continue it in #317.

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00:30 We jump right in!

54:35 Total Running Time

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Croix de Guerre on Game on BGG

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Wow, yet another product to review. In the Box is Drop Zone Sainte-Mere-EgliseCheck out that whopping, over seven foot long, full color, kind of kinky, map board. Do you like hedgerows? We like hedgerows. The cows in France are not holy, they may even be....unholy!  At least when they die they do take on a Salvador Dali look. 
We introduce a new segment where we search Advanced Squad Leader topics on ChaGPT and see what we get. Let us know what you think. Some letters topics include the ASL Periodic Table by Dennis Donovan. Take a look, it's a whole lot of fun. 

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00:30 Mostly Non-ASL Chat11:00 Letters23:10 ChatGPT Live24:50 Contest Winner Announced!27:30 What's in the Box?
55:02 Total Running Time SHOWLINKSVASL Info UpdatesSainte-Mere-Eglise at MMP


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We titled this one "deuxiem partie" to make us seem smart. Did it work? 
:30 ASL and Non ASL Chat

No matter your answer, we present the rest of the Advanced Squad Leader Journal #13. You probably have noticed that the cover of said journal is unique among ASL Art.  You are, most likely, therefore hoping for a BAR - Box Art Review. It is your lucky day. Box Art Review returns.  

Some banter topics include ChatGPT, the Second Front Computer game, and the wonderful ASL Players.Net.  Cool stuff. 

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11:45 What's in the Box?23:10 Box Art Review - BAR32:00 Scenarios1:01:09 Total Running Time SHOWLINKSASL Journal 13 on Board Game GeekASL Net Videos and SuchSecond Front GamesChanges added to VASL

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, and peoples of all ages, get ready for a look at the newest ASL arrival; Journal 13!

There are three winners of  our contests announced in this show, so listen closely. Maybe it will be you! We take a wee bit of time to read the latest letters, and then we are off to the races with a look in the box to see Journal #13.  Can you believe it?  A journal again? It's been so long, so very long. Now we can all relax on the couch and read ASL stuff and not the stupid newspapers and art mags that we are used to reading to fill the void in our vacant, dull, lives. Is that last sentence a bit over the top?

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:30 Some talk of Dave's CA Vacation
11:55 Contest Winners Announced and 
Dave on the beach!17:30 Yet Another Give-away. Entries Due by February 18
18:20 Letters
22:45 What's in the Box?
52:43 Total Running Time SHOWLINKSASL Journal 13 on Board Game Geek

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We are very fortunate to have Doug Rimmer join us this evening. Doug is one of the many unsung heroic developers of the Virtual Advanced Squad Leader site. Doug discusses the wonders of VASL, revealing some of the more recent developments in the upcoming version of the program. We chat a bit about the future plans for VASL and even let you know how you can send in some suggestions and ask about problems you are having with the system. If you listen closely, you will hear some trouble shooting advice!  

Long Live the Selfless Developers of VASSAL and VASL!

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:03 Let's Get Right to the Interview 1:13:54 Total Running Time SHOWLINKSThe VASSAL Engine

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Clink and Drink Boys and Girls!
(as long as you are of age)Clink and drink in the New Year kids!  Best wishes for 2023 to all of us! We welcome Mike Ryzy back to the broadcast foxhole for an interesting discussion of  Battlefield Integrity and the Field Promotion rules.  We hope you will indulge us as we banter a bit longer today, and also cover some of the most amazing WWII/War related items that appeared In The News in 2022. And we think you might enjoy the tour of Jeff's game/music room.
But first, let's listen to Surrender! 
Surrender! Concept and Lyrics: Dennis DonovanPerformed by: The 2 Half-Squad Singers

Took an MC, a 3MC, and I rolled a ‘2’
A Russian half-squad, also broken

and they’re inexperienced.

Plus 4 DRMs on to their Heat of Battle roll:

I rolled box cars, now a white flag’s being flown

  

Chorus

It’s 16 alright?, okay, alright

That just seems a little weird
Surrender, surrender, they

Throw in the towel today, ay, ay, ay

F.5 says in the Desert, refusal it is NA                             
Unlike the late war, Allies vs. the Japs in the Philippines
No, fanatics, Gurkhas, commissars, or Partisans,          
Will surrender via the Rout Phase Method  A20.21

Chorus

Surrender at night?  In CC?  That’s right

It just seems a little weird
Surrender, surrender

You’re disrupted anyway, ay, ay, ay 

Whatever happened to all my broken half-squads over there?
Thought they rallied in the building, but they all disappeared
Oh yeah, that’s right, they got captured ‘cuz they couldn’t rout
Got surrounded, they all gave up, put that ol’ white flag out

Chorus

They were next to, your K.E.U.s, 

It was, just as I feared
Surrendered, surrendered

Because they couldn’t rout away, ay, ay, ay 

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:03 Song "Surrender!"2:40 ASL Talk15:00 Tour of Jeff's Game/Music Room18:55 In the News29:30 Rules 1:02:54 Total Running Time 

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Holiday greetings to you all! This is the season for joy and gladness, beforethe great grey days of the New Year that will inevitably arrive for many of us. 
Mike Ryzy and John Harmeyer drop by the broadcast foxhole and present their view of Bounding Fire Productions fantastic Crucible of Steel. Mike and John played all 32 scenarios in chronological order and using a campaign system that Mike modified from The Long March by Heat of Battle.  Yes, you heard that right, ALL 32.  
But first, how about some letters?  It's been awhile since we shared some.

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0:40 Bantero8:00 Letters23:30 Crucible of Steel Talk1:00:11 Total Running Time
SHOW LINKS Covered Scenario Pack
John Tewell's Flikr Philippines Photos
Armored Train Smialy
ASL eopen Info
Grumble Jones Excellent Flying Turrets Game

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