Still more Murphy's rules of ASL

[Old Noob]

That guaranteed OBA's Battery Access just hung up on you.
Do not treat red-MP AFVs as sports cars, there's no AAA.
Someone always puts cognac where the special ammunition (APCR, APDS or Canister) racks are located.
Insanity is not required to play ASL (but it couldn't hurt!).

 

[Old Noob]

The HASL module you've dreamed of will be available, but will be $25-30 over your gaming budget.
If there's an obscure ASL ruling, someone will quote it.
Remember ASL is a game requiring skill and tact, especially when you lose.

 

[Old Noob]

The only viable exit route for VC purposes is mined, with two LMGs for covering fire.
Never hold a B11 MG in contempt, if you have to cross Open Ground to get past it.
Always keep your cool, nobody likes flying dice.

 

[Old Noob]

Defensive Fire is sincere criticism of your attack strategy.
At night, all muzzle flashes look the same.

 

[Old Noob]

You memorize the LOS on the most critical board in a scenario, then you get errata changing the board.
Never trust a smiling tourney director, on Saturday night.

 

[Old Noob]

You see something you like on a gaming website, THEN you remember that the other half has the plastic.

 

[KhandidGamera]

The only viable exit route for VC purposes is mined, with two LMGs for covering fire.
Never hold a B11 MG in contempt, if you have to cross Open Ground to get past it.
Always keep your cool, nobody likes flying dice.

. . . or the 136 Italian conscript half squad manning it . . . Ah yes playing Primosole Bridge campaign.

 

[Old Noob]

Never brag about how your MMGs are doing, the dice are listening!
Always stay at least two hexes away from the one SMC who triggers booby traps.

 

[Old Noob]

Three things that trigger arguments at tourney: Counter clipping, counter storage and IFT/IIFT.

 

[von Marwitz]

Three things that trigger arguments at tourney: Counter clipping, counter storage and IFT/IIFT.

Darn, that means that the Oberst must be in the thick of it... Nevertheless, he found tournaments quite enjoyable.
Blame it on the dog.

von Marwitz

 

[Actionjick]

Darn, that means that the Oberst must be in the thick of it... Nevertheless, he found tournaments quite enjoyable.
Blame it on the dog.

von Marwitz

Fortunately Hasso and your amply stocked wine cellar go a long way to ease whatever philosophical differences you may encounter.

 

[Old Noob]

When two opponents agree on a scenario, the argument begins on which version to use.

 

[Actionjick]

When checking a rules section your cat will always lay on your rulebook covering that exact section. At least mine do.

Every time I break out the ASLRB a couple of them come over to cuddle up on it. Must be comfortable.

 

[Old Noob]

They're just looking for the warmth of the desert rules (Chapter F).

 

[Old Noob]

Just when you finish that 8 page review of a scenario for Journal publication, the scenario gets revised.

 

[Old Noob]

The nearest Rout target is 1 MF further away than you'd like it to be.
Never shoot at a moving Beserk MMC, they might not know you're there.
Never Kindle something that you might to Rout to later.
Residual Firepower always asks your follow-up MMCs "You want some of this?".
Any tank can be a mine-clearance vehicle, at least once.
Never make a move while angry, it messes up your thinking for the Advance Phase.
Don't blame your dice. They're doing the best they can under the circumstances.

 

[Eagle4ty]

The nearest Rout target is 1 MF further away than you'd like it to be.
Never shoot at a moving Beserk MMC, they might not know you're there.
Never Kindle something that you might to Rout to later.
Residual Firepower always asks your follow-up MMCs "You want some of this?".
Any tank can be a mine-clearance vehicle, at least once.
Never make a move while angry, it messes up your thinking for the Advance Phase.
Don't blame your dice. They're doing the best they can under the circumstances.

Love the last one. I've added it to my Murphy's Laws of ASL Combat.

 

[Actionjick]

Love the last one. I've added it to my Murphy's Laws of ASL Combat.

Especially considering the physical and verbal abuse that they have to contend with.

 

[Old Noob]

The more you need to concentrate on your scenario plan, the more distracting your opponent becomes.

 

[Eagle4ty]

If you've got the perfect plan for the win in a scenario don't forget to tell your opponent, he may have one as well.