VonHutier
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Thanks for the info, I live in hope !LFT has a Kohima project on hold that hopefully will be resurrected one day....
Thanks for the info, I live in hope !LFT has a Kohima project on hold that hopefully will be resurrected one day....
I wish MMP would publish the ASL Journal on a more regular basis (i.e., annually) as well as more HASL modules of manageable size like Hatten in Flames or those inserted in Journal or other MMP publications in the past. At the same time, I am aware that asking this of MMP might be a little theoretical as I suspect the response would be that they depend on ASLers to write, design, and submit material to MMP.I always have a wishlist of stuff I wish MMP would eventually produce. Some of them realistic, some probably not. But I thought it would be interesting to see what others think.
My list is (aside from Slaughter at Ponyri which goes without saying - though I'll say it): What are yours?
Agree. HiF was a right-sized kind of HASL in my view also. Wonder if it made good economics for MMP?I wish MMP would publish the ASL Journal on a more regular basis (i.e., annually) as well as more HASL modules of manageable size like Hatten in Flames or those inserted in Journal or other MMP publications in the past. At the same time, I am aware that asking this of MMP might be a little theoretical as I suspect the response would be that they depend on ASLers to write, design, and submit material to MMP.
It sold out in four years (a few copies still left at retailers at the moment though) so it seems like there was reasonable demand for it. Guess just a question of whether they priced it right, but based on its physical contents compared to other module prices it seems like they probably did.Agree. HiF was a right-sized kind of HASL in my view also. Wonder if it made good economics for MMP?
Hatten was awesome, my favorite HASL to play without getting a ton of new rules to wade through. How about some of the major battles in Aachen? You don't need the whole city, just the most important sectors/buildings. It is not MMP but Objective Schmidt from Bounding Fire is another nice looking effort from Chas. HASLs done well that are 'playable' is what I would like to see more of. Too bad Ortona seems to be lost in MMPs que...More "Hatten in Flames"-like HASL. Handsome map, not much special terrain nor units nor SSRs, one or two campaigns, some scenarios....
While there are a number of wonderful ASLs out there, Hatten is the epitome of a "playable" HASL. It allows both the CGer and single scenario player to find satisfaction in the product. Despite very limited new rules, there is certainly a unique desperate-bleak-winter flavor to it. The scenarios are exciting and balanced and have all delivered (have played 6 of 8, with Bertoldo on my playlist). I have toyed around with getting CG2 on the table as well. Much of this is due to the absence of night CG date scenarios and smaller number of dates. This from a guy that played his first CG earlier this year and found it a great experience: Inor CG1 - a no-night three-date affair that had very manageable special rules. HASL on!Hatten was awesome, my favorite HASL to play without getting a ton of new rules to wade through. How about some of the major battles in Aachen? You don't need the whole city, just the most important sectors/buildings. It is not MMP but Objective Schmidt from Bounding Fire is another nice looking effort from Chas. HASLs done well that are 'playable' is what I would like to see more of. Too bad Ortona seems to be lost in MMPs que...
Likely to be interesting. Wikipedia Battle of Ortona.Ortona was mentioned twice in this thread. We are currently playtesting the campaign games. Be patient.
See also Canadian Military Journal.Wikipedia said:The battle was known to those who fought it as the "Italian Stalingrad," for the brutality of its close-quarters combat, which was only worsened by the chaotic rubble of the town and the many booby traps used by both sides. ... By late 1943, the entire Italian campaign was not intended to win the war but ... by dividing Nazi forces between several separate fronts, the Allies would prevent Hitler from striking a deadly blow at the USSR or from concentrating an invincible army along the coast of Normandy ... [also] it was one of Italy's few usable deep water ports on the east coast, and was needed for docking allied ships and to shorten Eighth Army's lines of supply which at the time stretched back to Bari and Taranto.
Jim must be looking down and pleased that it has not been forgotten, but wondering when it might ever be released...Ortona was mentioned twice in this thread. We are currently playtesting the campaign games. Be patient.