Steven Linton
Maniac with keyboard
Be aware, however, that he looks nothing like his picture.Hey, where in MD are you? I'm in Baltimore and there are many players in the DC metro area as well...email me or PM me if you want to play some time.
Be aware, however, that he looks nothing like his picture.Hey, where in MD are you? I'm in Baltimore and there are many players in the DC metro area as well...email me or PM me if you want to play some time.
CRAP! Beat me to it. :angry:Be aware, however, that he looks nothing like his picture.
Maybe so, but his plumbing is all wrong so he is next to useless in that regard. -- jimAgreed! He's much prettier. :shy:
Hello All,
I'm Santiago from Madrid, and I have been abducted by ASL ...
I played one game of SL 20 years ago and since then I have been waiting for playing again and 2 months ago I could do it. Right now I have rulebook and BV and I have preordered VoTG (well a friend of mine did it for me).
I have a lot of questions and doubts and I hope you'll help me to solve them. First of all and most important is. Do you know the best way for learning ASL? I will tell you how I'm doing, I don't know if it's a good way.
Almost every friday I have a lesson with a friend who is teaching me and 3-4 more guys, we have been learning infantry and OBA and we'll start with Ordnance and Vehicles next friday. Some days he explains us the rules and the rest of the days we play a scenario. But we never finish it (no more than 3-4 turns) and that's not enough for me. So I decided to buy rulebook and Beyond Valor and started playing myself and after that with another friend who had ASLSK and wanted to play ASL . But he didn't know the rules so we started together from the scratch. We have played 3 ASLSK scenarios, finished and enjoyed them, and we are using some of the ASL rules (like Dash, Deployment, Battle Hardering ...), and as soon as we finish the first 6 scenarios of ASLSK we have planned to play some of the Classic and BV ones, before begining with OBA/Ordnance. I don't know if it's a good idea adding ASL rules to ASLSK scenarios or if this is a good way for learning, but lessons without gaming it's really boring (specially if we are talking about ASL rules ...).
Well this is more than a presentation and a question, I hope I will enjoy the forum (in fact I'm enjoying it right now) and I'll learn from all of you. There are a lot of posts really interesting for newbies.
PS. I'm sorry because of my english is not very good :OHNO: but I will try to do my best.
Sounds familiar. Welcome to Gamesquad!Scott Jackson here. Was stonewall7 on ASLML. Still stonewall7 here.
Great to have you here, Scott. I'm looking forward to your comments again.Scott Jackson here. Was stonewall7 on ASLML. Still stonewall7 here.
First of all, welcome the the forum for the insane...er, ASL players. You'll find a lot of help here, so feel free to ask anything. Regarding the "daunting rulebook"...what I've found works well for new players is to set up a couple boards and pull a few counters. As you read the rules and follow the examples shown, replicate them on the boards you set up. It makes "digesting" all that info a lot easier and faster. Good to have ya aboard, and no matter what anyone else says about me I'm only slightly neurotic about the Manila HASL...okay, totally neurotic.:nuts::nuts::nuts:Hello All. I'm a new ASL recruit although I used to play SL, Tobruk, and Russian Campaign back in the late 70s when I was too young to know many rules. My older brother would always "interpret" the rules somehow so that my shots would miss and my men would break.
I have the rulebook and Beyond Valor so far and it is a bit daunting. My brother is now helping me learn the rules by playing on VASL and I don't think he's cheating this time. Anway, I am most interested in the Eastern Front so I'm thinking about adding VoTG. I'm too much of a novice to go to WO, although I live only about 45 minutes away. Time to get back to that rulebook.
You're welcome. Lots of ASL players back in Maryland. Check the "Home" listing under guys names...when you see someone from Maryland, drop 'em an email and see if you can get together for some ASL training. Most vets are more than willing to help newer players learn the system. And have fun!Thanks for the welcome Sarge. This is certainly a great site filled with dedicated ASLers.
Hello Mr -Wall (Scott...) !Guess we'll see if you can teach an old dog like me new tricks, like how to subscribe to ASL forums and such.
Scott Jackson here. Was stonewall7 on ASLML. Still stonewall7 here.
So how the heck do I get this thing to automatically send me just the new posts each day?
BTW, I lost to SAM BELCHER last Tuesday...how did that happen! Sam has sure sharpened his game in the last coupla years!!
Scott Jackson
aka stonewall7
Santiago - first of all WELCOME to the world of ASL. You're in for some great times. Second, no need to apologize for your grasp of English. It is far better than most of us abusers of the language could do. Just take on the rules sections one at a time til you feel comfortable with it, then move on to the next rules section. Absorb it it bite-size pieces you can handle and slowly expand your overall knowledge. It's great you have someone who can teach you. That will be a big help. Don't be afraid to ask any questions here either. You'll be surprised how many replies you get back. Roll low, win big.Hello All,
I'm Santiago from Madrid, and I have been abducted by ASL ...
PS. I'm sorry because of my english is not very good :OHNO: but I will try to do my best.