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Web-Grognards: indexes to Avalon Hill's 'The General'

The Australian Balance System

The Australian Balance System

Counter/Game Storage

Plano(tm) Site - The home of the Church of Plano. Many people use these as their counter storage.
Counter Storage For Dummies - Repetti's (in)famous article on counter storage. Starts out great, but sort of peters out in the end.
The French Way
Plano Labels Excel Spreadsheet - A spreadsheet containing a starter set of Plano 3701 Labels.
Storage Solutions, by Peter Young
Tom Lynch's labels for Plano 3701 plastic storage containers
Counter Clipping
Counter Sorting — Style vs. Function, by Bill Stoppel, 'Scripts 1:5:6 (Jan-03, D.C. Conscripts)
* Zen of the 1 PP ASL Set, by Robert Feinstein, Hit The Beach! 5:3:8 (October 2000, Southern California ASL Club)

Controversies

IFT vs. IIFT - The biggest and the best of the controversial issues in ASL

Realism Arguments - The second best way to make enemies in the ASL community.

Leadership Revisited - A discussion of the portrayal of leadership in ASL.
ASL, Simulation, Realism, and the Way Ahead: Random thoughts on the state of board wargaming, by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood, View From the Trenches 26/27: 5
An Analysis of Squad FP Values, View From the Trenches 26/27: 8
The Player Strikes Back: A Critical Look at ASL, by Kramer, Vincent, View From the Trenches 20:4 (Jul-98) - Realism Issues within the Rules System
Physics of ASL: Counter-Intuitive Rules/Mechanics, by Hadady, Wayne, View From the Trenches 36:13 (Mar-01) - General Rules vs Reality Analysis
Realism in ASL, by Peter Young
* The Physics of ASL: Counter-intuitive rules/mechanics, by Wayne Hadady (ASL and the real world meet, View From the Trenches 36: 13
* ASL, Simulation, Realism, and the Way Ahead: Random Thoughts on the State of Board Wargaming, by Brimmicombe-Wood, Lee, View From the Trenches 26/27:5 (May-99)

Third Party Publishers vs. Intellectual Property Rights

Schwerpunkt: An Announcement, View From the Trenches 34/35: 3
An Open Letter From Curt Schilling, View From the Trenches 29/30: 5
Will ASL Producers Survive Y2K? View From the Trenches 29/30:
Strange Love, or I How Stopping Hating TPPs and Starting Loving ASL, by Robert Delwood
Publishing Rivalry in ASL, with Ray Tapio, ASL Digest 6.7 (October 5, 1996)

Other Controversies

Rules Lawyer, Come Forth
The COWTRA Mantra, by John Brock, View From the Trenches 26/27: 10
The Role of Critical Dialog in ASL
Intolerance Sighting! - Don't tolerate intolerance!
SSR Rules Reminders, View From The Trenches, (43/44:35)
Faked Out, by Perry Cocke, View From the Trenches 39: 15 (fake die rolls)
Faking It According To D.5 - how ASLRB2 can affect older scenarios, View From the Trenches 38:14
Cheerleading for MMP, by Peter Young
Why I hate secret die rolls
* A Pox on Variantism, by Hanna, Marc, At the Point 11:4 (1992, Hanna Business Group) - Commentary on Variant Rules

History of ASL

* A Walk Down Memory Lane, by Neukom, Mark, Time on Target 3 Supplement:2 (Dec-96, Kinetic Energy Products) - History of Mark's Awsome Counters
* There and Back Again, by Lesthe Sarge - History and background on the system.
* It Was Twenty Years Ago Today, by Daglish, Ian, View From the Trenches 14/15:15 (Sep-97) - Revisting the Release of SL
* The Killer Elite, by Troha, Rick, Rout Report 5.2:13 (Dec-95, Dagger) - Who Designed What Scenario List -Miscellaneous

Personalities/Interviews

* Interviews With Important ASL Personalities - by Bahadir Erimli
* ASL Photograph Page, OK, but why?
* Photos of ASLers - Who would want to look?
* Aikens: Roll Call! ...Jim Aikens! Hit The Beach! 8:2:3 (June 2003, Southern California ASL Club)
* Baer: Ten Questions with a Conscript: Chris Baer, Conscripts! 1.3:4 (Jan-02, D.C. Conscripts)
* Bunten: Ten Questions with . . . Russ Bunten, by Brien Martin, View From the Trenches 28: 13
* Chapman: Ten Questions with a Conscript: Interview with Chris Chapman, Conscript Emeritus, 'Scripts 1:4:2 (Jan-03, D.C. Conscripts)
* Dalton: Keith Dalton Interview, by Don Maddox
* Dethefsen: The Men From Heat of Battle, Rate of Fire 7.1: (Dec-96, Paddington Bears)
* Earll: Roll Call! ...Bryan Earll! Hit The Beach! 7:3:2 (August 2002, Southern California ASL Club)
* Elfarra: Roll Call! Nadir “got Edson?” Elfarra, Hit The Beach! 6:2:3 (April 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
* Feinstein: Roll Call! ...Robert Feinstein! Hit The Beach! 8:1:3 (March 2003, Southern California ASL Club)
* Ferrell: Player Profile: Jim Ferrell, Banzai!! 8.1:13 (March, 2003, Austin ASL Club)
* Geraghty: Roll Call! ...Sean Geraghty! Hit The Beach! 8:4:5 (December 2003, Southern California ASL Club)
* Gillis: Player Profile: Tom Gillis, Banzai!! 7.2:10 (Aug 2002, Austin ASL Club)
* Harms: Player Profile: Jay Harms, Banzai!! 9.1:11 (January, 2004, Austin ASL Club)
* Kibler: A CHat with Mac & Charlie, by CH Staff, Critical Hit Special Edition - Stalingrad:7 (Jun-97, Critical Hit)
* Kinney: Rodney Kinney Q&A, by Don Maddox
* Liesemeyer: Roll Call! ...Brandon Liesemeyer! Hit The Beach! 7:1:9 (August 2002, Southern California ASL Club)
* Longworth: Roll Call! David Longworth and Ralph McDonald, by Robert Hammond, Hit The Beach! 6:4:6 (November 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
* McDonald: Roll Call! David Longworth and Ralph McDonald, by Robert Hammond, Hit The Beach! 6:4:6 (November 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
* MacNamara: A CHat with Mac & Charlie, by CH Staff, Critical Hit Special Edition - Stalingrad:7 (Jun-97, Critical Hit)
* Mosher: Roll Call! Ron “got Infantry?” Mosher, Hit The Beach! 6:3:3 (July 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
* Nixon: Mark Nixon Interview, by Don Maddox
* Reinking: Roll Call! ...Dave Reinking! Hit The Beach! 7:4:2 (November 2002, Southern California ASL Club)
* Romey: Roll Call! Matt “got DTO?” Romey, Hit The Beach! 6:4:7 (November 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
* Schwoebel: Player Profile: Aaron Schwoebel, Banzai!! 7.1:8 (Feb 2002, Austin ASL Club)
* Shelling: Roll Call! “Chatting with Pete Shelling,” by Jim AIkens, Hit The Beach! 6:2:10 (April 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
* Simonsen: Roll Call! ...Paul Simonsen! Hit The Beach! 7:2:10 (August 2002, Southern California ASL Club)
* Slotwinski: Ten Questions with a Conscript: John Slotwinski (Interview Questions Provided by Chris Baer), 'Scripts 1:5:7 (Jan-03, D.C. Conscripts)
* Stai: Roll Call! ...Rob Stai! Hit The Beach! 8:3:6 (September 2003, Southern California ASL Club)
* Svare: Roll Call! Steve “got IJA?” Svare, Hit The Beach! 5:3:3 (October 2000, Southern California ASL Club)
* Taylor: Player Profile: Jeff “T-bone” Taylor, Banzai!! 8.2:8 (September, 2003, Austin ASL Club)
* Thompson: Roll Call! Scott “got Dice?” Thompson, Hit The Beach! 6:1:3 (January 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
* Zeman: Ten Questions with . . . Eddie Zeman, by Brien Martin, View From the Trenches 26/27: 17
* Zeman: The Men From Heat of Battle, Rate of Fire 7.1: (Dec-96, Paddington Bears)
* ORDER OF BATTLE - An Interview with the Atlanta Area ASL Group, by Scott Faulk, The Forward Observer, Summer, 2001:4
* ORDER OF BATTLE - An Interview with the Southern Kansas ASL Club, by Scott Faulk, The Forward Observer 2:4 (Sep-01, CFGG)

Crosswords, Quizes, etc.

* ASL Word Search, View From the Trenches 55/56:38 (May - Aug 2004)
* ASL Word Search
* Quiz Answer, by Devaux, Jean, ASL News 28:16 (Dec-94) -Answer to ASL 1 Quiz (In ASL News 27)
* Pop Quiz #1: The Early Years, by Leslie, John, On All Fronts 100:3 (Apr-92)
* ASLUG Tactical Contest 1, by Fortenberry, Gary, ASLUG 1:2 (Apr-93) - ASL Complete the Scenario Puzzle
* Stategy 101, Fire for Effect 1.1:3 (Feb-92, Fire for Effect) - ASL Rules Quiz -Rules Quiz/Puzzle
* About Tactics 101: Tough Talk, by Wyar, Bob, On All Fronts 101:5 (Jun-92, M.C.C.) - Basic Game Tactics
* ASL Puzzles, ASL Junk:65 (WCW) - Three ASL Complete the Scenario Puzzles -Rules Quiz/Puzzle
* Fighting Withdrawal Quiz, by Devaux, Jean, ASL News 27:22 (Sep-94, Number Nine) - Win Scenario Based on Setup Quiz
* ASLUG Tactical Contest 2 / ASLUG Tactical Contest 1 Answer, by Youse, Brian, ASLUG 2:1 (May-93)
* The Fifth Column, by Haseler, Paul, Rate of Fire 6: (Jul-95, Paddington Bears) - Rules Quiz
* The Challenge, Tips for ASL Tankers: Defeating Enemy Armor:12 (Critical Hit) - Win Scenario Based on Setup Quiz - AFVs
* Overrun Quiz, by Fago, Carl, Backblast 2:25 (Apr-95, M.M.P.) - Overrun Quiz
* Pastor's Corner Quiz, by Hammond, Robert, Hit the Beach! 5.2:3 (Aug-00, SoCal ASL Club) - Overrun Quiz
* The Enigma, by Faulk, Scott, Forward Observer 1, The:3 (Jul-01, CFGG) - ASL Crossword Puzzle -Rules Quiz/Puzzle
* The Puzzler AFV Edition, by Faulk, Scott, Forward Observer 2, The:15 (Sep-01, CFGG) - ASL AFV Crossword Puzzle
* The ASL Test, by de Bakker, Bas, View From the Trenches 34/35:35 (Nov-00) - Rate Your ASL Expertise
* Assault Fire Quiz, by John Slotwinski, Conscripts! 1.3:6 (Jan-02, D.C. Conscripts)
* ASL Challenge! F-Einstein’s Quiz, Hit The Beach! 7:4:2 (November 2002, Southern California ASL Club)
* The Pastor’s Corner: Unarmed/Prisoner Quiz, by Robert Hammond, Hit The Beach! 7:3:5 (August 2002, Southern California ASL Club)
* ASL Challenge! Defiance on Hill 30 (ASL11), by Matt Romey, Hit The Beach! 7:1:2 (August 2002, Southern California ASL Club)
* ASL Challenge! A Vehicular Quiz..., Hit The Beach! 6:4:4 (November 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
* ASL Challenge! An Ordnance Quiz..., Hit The Beach! 6:3:2 (July 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
* ASL Challenge! A Word Find, by Rob Stai, Hit The Beach! 6:3:6 (July 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
* ASL Challenge! A Terrain Quiz..., Hit The Beach! 6:2:2 (April 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
* ASL Challenge! A Marine Quiz..., Hit The Beach! 6:1:2 (January 2001, Southern California ASL Club)
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ASL Challenge! The Wood Building Assault, Hit The Beach! 5:3:2 (October 2000, Southern California ASL Club)
* The ASL Quiz We’d Like To See, Rate Of Fire 15:34 (Summer 2000, Paddington Bears ASL Club)
* Testing Your ASL Knowledge, Out of the Attic 1:45 (2003, Multi-Man Publishing) reprinted from In Contact 2
* Crossfire Quiz, by Michael Colbert, Crossfire 1:1:7 (2003, Army Group South)
* THE ENIGMA (crossword puzzle), by Scott Faulk, The Forward Observer, Summer, 2001:3
* THE PUZZLER AFV EDITION (crossword puzzle), by Scott Faulk, The Forward Observer 2:15

Internet

*The Hun's Corner: First on the List, by Hunsdorfer, Tim, Critical Hit 3.1:8
*Connecting to the Internet, by Youse, Brian, Backblast 1:41 (Oct-94, M.M.P.)
*Navigating the Net or Who Gave That Clueless Newbie the Mailing List Address?, by Repetti, Tom, Backblast 1:40 (Oct-94, M.M.P.)

Fiction

* St. Joost in My Mind: An ASL Fantasy Trip, by Leoce, Joe, Critical Hit 1:8 (Aug-94, Critical Hit)
* The Oak Leaves, by Bahadir Erimli, ASL Digest 2.7
* The Sniper, by Bahadir Erimli, ASL Digest 2.9

Other

* What’s In a Name, by Neil Andrews, Crossfire Special Issue:4 (2003, Army Group South) non-English-language unit designations
* Slang and Jargon Glossary, by Glenn Connot
* ASL Acronyms (and a few definitions) - The stuff that isn't in the ASLRB index, by Peter Young
* ASL Abbreviations, by Brad Sanders, ASL Digest 2.5
* German for ASL Players, by Edwards, Trevor, View From the Trenches 13:13 (May-97, Philipps, Pete) - German Military Terms Defined
Some Basic Terms, Conscripts! 1.3:2 (Jan-02, D.C. Conscripts)
German ASL/WWII acronyms
Current ASL News - from View from the Trenches (but somewhat lacking in currency)
Squids and Squid Races - The answer to a burning question.
ASL related graphics
Pantone Color Codes for ASL counters
The Hex Files

Reppetti's Dusty Attic
The Desiderata of ASL
The Wargames and Military Search Engine
ASL SURVEY
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, by Tim Hundsdorfer
When Panthers Fly, by Jim McLeod, View From the Trenches 42: 14
A Weekend in Normandy - Andy Saunders visits the Normandy battlefields, View From the Trenches 39: 9
Throwing Away The Rulebook, by Mike Rudd, View From the Trenches 34/35:16
Avian Airpower - birds in ASL, View From the Trenches 32: 5
Grab 'Em While They're Young (ASL for kids), View From the Trenches 32: 6
Number of leader counters from each module
Numbers of Squads and Half Squad counters from each module and total
Number of Support Weapons in each module
. . . and the Rest of the Motor Pool, by Hill, Richard, ASLUG 7:2 (Oct-93) - Total Times Each Brit, Italian, Jap, Chinese & French AFV/Ord Appeared in Scenarios (Outdated)
The ASL Museum
* The Rulebook, THE ASL poem, by Peter Young
* The famed Dicetowers of Sam Belcher
* Sam Belcher's Gaming Table
* The DAGGER Rules of ASL Etiquette, by Kurt Martin
* ASL Etiquette, or, the Finer Points of Playing Finely, by Appel, John, Conscripts! 1.1:4 (Jul-00, D.C. Conscripts)
* ASL Etiquette: Staying Out of Trouble, by Jim Aikens, Hit The Beach! 8:1:9 (March 2003, Southern California ASL Club)
* How and Why to Play Fast, by Wallace, Karl, Rout Report 2.1:6 (Feb-92, Dagger)
* Tips From a Speedster: Playing ASL Faster, by McGilchrist, Mark, Rate of Fire 16: (Jul-00, Paddington Bears)
* A Look Through Private Murphy's Eyes: ASL Truisms, by Ockeklmann, John E., Dispatches From the Bunker 8:5 - Murphy's ASL Laws
* ASL in "Desert Strom", by Zeman, Eddie, Recon. by Fire! 1:7 (Sep-99, Heat of Battle) - ASL's Role in Planning Desert Strom
* Klingon Phrases for ASL, by Romanowski, Scott, View From the Trenches 32:18 (Jul-00) - Klingon for ASL Players
* Random Selections - Part 1, by Nixon, Mark C., ASLUG 4:8 (Jul-93) - Nixon's Overview of ASL Hobby Good & Bad
* Random Selections - Part 2, by Nixon, Mark C., ASLUG 5:10 (Aug-93) - Nixon's Overview of ASL Hobby Good & Bad
* Random Selections - Part 3, by Nixon, Mark C., ASLUG 7:3 (Oct-93) - Nixon's Overview of ASL Hobby Good & Bad
* The Adventures of Sargeant Rock in the 3rd Dimension, by Probst, Bruce, View From the Trenches 38:8 (Jul-01) - AP 4: Abbaye Blanche Fictonalized
* Morale in ASL, but Not the Cardboard Counter Variation, by Tokarz, Louie, ASL Stuff:2 (WCW) - Playing Through Bad Circumstances
* The Story of the 1996 WCW Color Scenarios or How to Fail Your Way to Success, by Banozic, Rob Tokarz, Louie, ASL Junk:15 (WCW)
* It's Not So Much What You Roll, But When You Roll It! Simon Spinetti - Observations about the effects of die rolls during ASL play.
* Favorite Scenarios Units, by Aaron Schwoebel, Banzai!! 7.2:11 (Aug 2002, Austin ASL Club)
* I was Diced – Thoughts on Die, by Fritz Tichy, Crossfire 1:1:6 (2003, Army Group South)
* The Many Faces Of ASL, by Matt Cicero, Hit The Beach! 7:3:5 (August 2002, Southern California ASL Club)
* Tips from A Speedster: Playing ASL Faster, by Mark McGilchrist, Rate Of Fire 16:4 (Winter 2000, Paddington Bears ASL Club)
* Converting from ATS to ASL, by Chris Riches, View From the Trenches 55/56:27 (May - Aug 2004)

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