Basic Training: ASL Starter Kit Magazine

Basic Training: ASL Starter Kit Magazine

Expansion for Base-game, Wargame, World War II

by Steve Anderson, Joseph Gochinski, Tom Morin

Score

5.5

Ratings

30

Published

2025

Players

2 players

BGG community rating

Complexity

4.0

Heavy

Best with

Play time

60–120 min

Age

10+

Information

Players

2 players

Play time

60–120 min

Age

10+

Complexity

4.0 / 5 · Heavy

Published

2025

Designers

Steve Anderson, Joseph Gochinski, Tom Morin

Artist

Nicolás Eskubi

Publisher

Multi-Man Publishing

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Basic Training: Issue One is a support magazine for the Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit series. It contains 48 pages with several articles, 12 new scenarios for ASLSK, 3 player aid cards, and a half countersheet with 90 half inch counters and 32 5/8th inch counters. Clarification on S115 Task Force Sparks: The German Balance should be - Add a PSK to the German OB. Articles include: -Guides to Learning SK has tips for learning SK from Craig Renier. -S2 War of the Rats Scenario Replay by Andrew Maly, Greg Schmittgens, and Perry Cocke -In Behind the Numbers Andrew Maly looks at some statistics on dice rolls from the replay. -Run Away! is a quick primer on routing from Ken Dunn. -Basic Rout Training by Neal Ulen and Stephen Stewart provides some good options when routing. -In Two Halves Make a Hole Vincent Maresca gives tactical tips on using half squads. -If … Then … Elst gives a tactical perspective on Decision at Elst by Neal Ulen and Scott Rowland. -Solo ASL Starter Kit provides some tips by Mark Stevens on playing SK by yourself.

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Categories & mechanics

Expansion for Base-gameWargameWorld War IICritical Hits and FailuresDice RollingHexagon GridLine of SightModular BoardMovement Points

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