David & Martin, many thanks for your podcast. Very entertaining, I’ve just started viewing and have enjoy listening to your banter. I play solo, so it’s nice to hear mates have a chat about ASL.
In regards to I.R. # 3 (Balance) & I.R.# 4 (DASL), you touched on importance of balance in selecting a scenario, and also, when to stop playing (concede) a game.
I, like you guys, play ASL for fun, so I rarely look at a ROAR score before playing a scenario; if the situation on the card looks entertaining to play, then I hopefully enjoy it, even if it ends up finishing 2 turns early (even bad ASL is better than no ASL). In regards to ‘conceding’, I usually play until the last turn, unless the VC’s are unobtainable (such as, if one side doesn’t got enough remaining units to exit for the win). Even though my ASL time is limited due to real life, I tend to complete games to the last turn, it’s axiomatic how many ‘good’ ASL scenarios finish in the last half turn.
Keep up your good work and enjoy our game. ?