The 2 Half-Squads

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  • Episode 316: The Dukes of Dinant

    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. 
     

    SHOWTIMES

    00:30 We jump right in! 
    54:35 Total Running Time
     
    SHOWLINKS
    Croix de Guerre on Game on BGG

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    55 min
  • Episode 315: Cows Possessed

    Wow, yet another product to review. In the Box is Drop Zone Sainte-Mere-Eglise.  Check 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. 

    SHOWTIMES

    00:30 Mostly Non-ASL Chat
    11:00 Letters
    23:10 ChatGPT Live
    24:50 Contest Winner Announced!
    27:30 What's in the Box?
    55:02 Total Running Time
     
    SHOWLINKS
    VASL Info Updates
    Sainte-Mere-Eglise at MMP


     


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    56 min
  • Episode 314: Journal 13 Deuxium Partie

    We titled this one "deuxiem partie" to make us seem smart. Did it work? 

    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. 

     

    SHOWTIMES

    :30 ASL and Non ASL Chat
    11:45 What's in the Box?
    23:10 Box Art Review - BAR
    32:00 Scenarios
     
    1:01:09 Total Running Time
     
    SHOWLINKS
    ASL Journal 13 on Board Game Geek
    ASL Net Videos and Such
    Second Front Games

     



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    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 313: Lucky Journal 13

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, and people 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?


     
     
     
    Dave on the beach!
     
     

    SHOWTIMES

    :30 Some talk of Dave's CA Vacation

    11:55 Contest Winners Announced and
    17:30 Yet Another Give-away. Entries Due by February 18
    18:20 Letters
    22:45 What' in the Box?
    52:43 Total Running Time
     
    SHOWLINKS
    ASL Journal 13 on Board Game Geek

     



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    53 min
  • Episode 312: Vasl Shimmers with Doug Rimmer

    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!
     

    SHOWTIMES

    :03 Let's Get Right to the Interview 
    1:13:09 Total Running Time
     
    SHOWLINKS
    The VASSAL Engine
    1 hr 14 min
  • Episode 311: Surrender Your Integrity!

    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 Donovan
    Performed 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 point 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 


    SHOWTIMES

    :03 Song "Surrender!"
    2:40 ASL Talk
    15:00 Tour of Jeff's Game/Music Room
    18:55 In the News
    29:30 Rules 
    1:02:54 Total Running Time
     
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    The views and opinions expressed on The 2 Half-Squads are not necessarily those of the hosts.
    1 hr 3 min
  • Episode 310: Cruising Through the Crucible

    Holiday greetings to you all! This is the season for joy and gladness, before the 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.

     

     

     

    SHOWTIMES
    0:40 Bantero
    8:00 Letters
    23:30 Crucible of Steel Talk
    1:00:11 Total Running Time

    SHOW LINKS 
    Errata for Covered Scenarios
    Covered Scenario Pack
    John Tewell's Flikr Philippines Photos
    Armored Train Smialy
    ASL eopen Info
     
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    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 309: We Got You Covered

    Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving!  There is a whole lot of new products in the Advanced Squad Leader World of Gaming Goodness to be thankful for.  One of these gems is the new scenario pack Covered from Broken Ground Design . It includes a new board and 13 scenarios.  We also take a look at Dispatches From the Bunker #53, which includes the usual fantastic game tips from Carl Nogueria.  

    There are no turkeys in this flock of ASL goodies. Gobble them up!

    SHOWTIMES
    0:40 Banter
    8:18 From the Bunker #53
    23:30 Covered
    1:02:38 Total Running Time

    SHOW LINKS 
    Dispatches From the Bunker
    Great Mink Escape
    Covered Scenario Pack
     
     
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    1 hr 3 min
  • Episode 308: Ken and Perry

    There's Ken Dunn makes a long looked forward to interview along with Multi Man Publishing's very own Perry Cocke. Ken has designed a boatload of ASL goodness in the form of many scenario designs. He is also the man that brought us Operation Veritable, and the ASL Starter Kits (but that is a story for another show).

    Perry gives us an update on what we can expect from MMP in the near and far future, things like Journal #13, AND Journal #14 soon after that. Yes, let's get excited! Also a coming HASL on Timor, Battle of Mokra (tracks the Polish Army all through the war) and a Marco Polo Bridge pack.  There is also a little chat about some non-ASL games that are in the pipeline at MMP. Card Games too. 
    There is some discussion about Kawaguchi's Gamble: Edson's Ridge and the rules issues that were dealt with in the production process. 
     

    SHOWTIMES

    1:00 Interview
    54:18 Total Running Time 

    SHOW LINKS
    Drop Zone: Sainte-Mere-Eglise 
    A Conversation with Ken on Reddit
    Get Your Electronic Rulebook Here
    55 min
  • Episode 307: Chili Party Games

    Hope you enjoy the brief banter about Chili Parties, before we get in to what Dave has played lately which is ASL Scenario 206: A Line Too Thinly Held.  Dave is defending with the Americans against Dave T's North Koreans who are attacking at night. 

     

    We then finish the prisoner rules/quiz section (finally).  This portion covers how we move our prisoners around the Advanced Squad Leader Board, the way that they can escape, and the methods that said prisoners can use to rearm them selves once they are free. 

    In the Box Jeff discovers the newest issue of Dispatches from the Bunker #54, and it is a good one. 

     
    SHOW TIMES
    1:00 Brief Banter
    7:00 What We've Been Playing Lately
    14:00 The Rules
    43:00 What's in the Box?
    58:12 Total Running Time
     
    SHOW LINKS
    Spreading Blaze ASL Tourny
    Dispatches From the Bunker
     
     
    Don't forget that you can watch this episode on our Youtube channel. 
     
     
    The 2 Half-Squads is brought to you by Bounding Fire Productions, Broken Ground Design and kind donations from listeners like you!
    59 min

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