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Wasn’t Siege of Jerusalem (SoJ) the original HACL module to which all future HACL modules are compared?
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Quite true indeed! A collector's dream if you can find a copy!
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Augustus 8th, 54 AD
On this date the very first scenario special rule was introduced to board gaming. It was in the original Cohort Leader, scenario CL 27, The Rubicon Bridgehead.
It read: Special Rule; Any cohort within one javelin throw of the Testacles Maximus Centurion has it's Cojones Level increased by one. And so it began. Great rule and greater scenario!
August 8th, 1987
Paw of the Tiger
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Begun 1600 Ends 0140
Turn 9A Fish wins
August 9th, 1987
Paw of the Tiger
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Begun 0146 Ends 0515
Turn 5B Darryl wins
August 9th, 1987
Dash For the Bridge
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Russians get the balance
Begun 1040 Ends 1504
Turn 9A Darryl wins
August 9th, 1987
Dash For the Bridge
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Begun 1505 Ends 1616
Turn 1B Fish wins
August 9th, 1987
Gavin Take
Allies = Fish Axis = Darryl
Begun 1845 Ends 2118
Turn 5B Fish wins
On this date the very first scenario special rule was introduced to board gaming. It was in the original Cohort Leader, scenario CL 27, The Rubicon Bridgehead.
It read: Special Rule; Any cohort within one javelin throw of the Testacles Maximus Centurion has it's Cojones Level increased by one. And so it began. Great rule and greater scenario!
August 8th, 1987
Paw of the Tiger
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Begun 1600 Ends 0140
Turn 9A Fish wins
August 9th, 1987
Paw of the Tiger
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Begun 0146 Ends 0515
Turn 5B Darryl wins
August 9th, 1987
Dash For the Bridge
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Russians get the balance
Begun 1040 Ends 1504
Turn 9A Darryl wins
August 9th, 1987
Dash For the Bridge
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Begun 1505 Ends 1616
Turn 1B Fish wins
August 9th, 1987
Gavin Take
Allies = Fish Axis = Darryl
Begun 1845 Ends 2118
Turn 5B Fish wins
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I had been thinking about this thread but the Creativity Checks weren't being passed. Too tired to sleep, too buzzed for effective Civilization playing so I decided to do some Today In ASL History and the only link I could come up with was SSRs.Augustus 8th, 54 AD
On this date the very first scenario special rule was introduced to board gaming. It was in the original Cohort Leader, scenario CL 27, The Rubicon Bridgehead.
It read: Special Rule; Any cohort within one javelin throw of the Testacles Maximus Centurion has it's Cojones Level increased by one. And so it began. Great rule and greater scenario!
August 8th, 1987
Paw of the Tiger
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Begun 1600 Ends 0140
Turn 9A Fish wins
August 9th, 1987
Paw of the Tiger
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Begun 0146 Ends 0515
Turn 5B Darryl wins
August 9th, 1987
Dash For the Bridge
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Russians get the balance
Begun 1040 Ends 1504
Turn 9A Darryl wins
August 9th, 1987
Dash For the Bridge
Allies = Darryl Axis = Fish
Begun 1505 Ends 1616
Turn 1B Fish wins
August 9th, 1987
Gavin Take
Allies = Fish Axis = Darryl
Begun 1845 Ends 2118
Turn 5B Fish wins
I pulled out one of the notebooks, opened it and there was August 8th, 1987! Serendipity!
Lol still can't sleep. ASL Haiku?
ScottRomanowski
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I knew Fish was good, but this is incredible. What happened? Exit via SSR4 and a dr 6?
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Probably Epic F Up on my part!! Some of our games were very short.
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Occasionally LOGAs ( loss of gravity accidents ) or unexpected psychokinetic events would bring a scenario to an abrupt and untimely end. Boards and dice towers flying across the room probably due to a gaming poltergeist. Or something.Probably Epic F Up on my part!! Some of our games were very short.
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Probably Epic F Up on my part!! Some of our games were very short.
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Colonel Cuervo says I should point out that I was not adverse to trying risky, unorthodox, foolhardy and to be honest stupid tactics in scenarios against Fish. Just to keep the jick on his toes.
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Or I just sucked. Most likely the correct answer.
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Augustus 14th, 60 A.D.
On this date the very first FOBA in Advanced Cohort Leader history occurred in Alexandria, Egypt. Testacles Maximus and Cranius Minimus, two longtime CL and ACL opponents were playing the ACL remake of the CL classic The Rubicon Bridgehead. One of their favorites as it featured the Testacles Maximus counter.
Suddenly one of Cranius' many miws ( Old Egyptian for cat ) comes dashing into the villa chasing a bird and lands squarely on the boards, scattering counters all over the marble floor.
Legend had it that the bird was an African Swallow. The two old gamers would have been furious with the miw but in a spectacular leap it caught the bird. Perhaps aided by the fact that the Swallow was carrying a coconut!
August 13th, 1988
Bucholz Station
Axis = Darryl Allies = Fish
Begun 1931 Ends 0044
Turn 6A Fish wins
August 14th, 1988
Midnight Massacre
Axis = Fish Allies = Darryl
Begun 0113 Ends 0959
Turn 5B Fish wins
Ambush
Axis = Fish Allies = Darryl
Begun 1015 Ends 1210
Turn 3A Fish wins
Ambush
Axis = Fish Allies = Darryl
Begun 1215 Ends 1510
Turn 6A Fish wins
Among the Ruins
Axis = Fish Allies = Darryl
Begun 1600 Ends 0002
Turn 8A Fish wins
The Whirlwind
Axis = Fish Allies = Darryl
Begun 0102 Ends 0300
Turn 3A Fish wins
The last two are on a different page but is listed as 1988. The begin and end times are consistent still the notebooks are not totally accurate and my apologies for any misinformation. Other than the obvious " misinformation ".
On this date the very first FOBA in Advanced Cohort Leader history occurred in Alexandria, Egypt. Testacles Maximus and Cranius Minimus, two longtime CL and ACL opponents were playing the ACL remake of the CL classic The Rubicon Bridgehead. One of their favorites as it featured the Testacles Maximus counter.
Suddenly one of Cranius' many miws ( Old Egyptian for cat ) comes dashing into the villa chasing a bird and lands squarely on the boards, scattering counters all over the marble floor.
Legend had it that the bird was an African Swallow. The two old gamers would have been furious with the miw but in a spectacular leap it caught the bird. Perhaps aided by the fact that the Swallow was carrying a coconut!
August 13th, 1988
Bucholz Station
Axis = Darryl Allies = Fish
Begun 1931 Ends 0044
Turn 6A Fish wins
August 14th, 1988
Midnight Massacre
Axis = Fish Allies = Darryl
Begun 0113 Ends 0959
Turn 5B Fish wins
Ambush
Axis = Fish Allies = Darryl
Begun 1015 Ends 1210
Turn 3A Fish wins
Ambush
Axis = Fish Allies = Darryl
Begun 1215 Ends 1510
Turn 6A Fish wins
Among the Ruins
Axis = Fish Allies = Darryl
Begun 1600 Ends 0002
Turn 8A Fish wins
The Whirlwind
Axis = Fish Allies = Darryl
Begun 0102 Ends 0300
Turn 3A Fish wins
The last two are on a different page but is listed as 1988. The begin and end times are consistent still the notebooks are not totally accurate and my apologies for any misinformation. Other than the obvious " misinformation ".
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Damn, that like the ship's log!
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Professor Talo of the University of Astragal contends that the Swallow was carrying the dried gourd of the jickfruit and not a coconut. Further research is needed.
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And that was a bad omen for the bird:
The fate of the bird appeared to be written on the wall by its very name - the African Swallow got swallowed by the miw. So goes the myth of the miw.
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According to another legend, a lesser known nickname of Fish was 'Casino'.
The 'Casino' always wins...
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Now there's a guy who certainly plays for the fun of the game! I thought I had it rough when I was on a 13 game losing streak!
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Yes that is quite true. Lost a ton of games to Fish but his skill level made it a joy and an honor to be his main opponent.Now there's a guy who certainly plays for the fun of the game! I thought I had it rough when I was on a 13 game losing streak!
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Yeah, one of my long time buddies, Steve "Captain America" J. Rogers, all but owns me in ASL. I would venture a guess I've got less than a 25%-30% win percentage against him over 25+ years of playing, and we used to get together weekly for many years! IIRC he has beaten my weekly partner in crime, Curtis Brooks - a very good player and great friend, in all but two of their playings over the past 10 years. Our only effective response to him is that he has yet to win a tournament as did we (mine in the ASL Open of 2015 & Curtis in the 2019 ASL Open) and do we ever jokingly lord it over him (especially when we're in the process of getting our butt whacked by him). Unfortunately with house moves and COVID our encounters have become fairly sparse and we rarely get together much anymore. I can certainly empathize with your loss of Fish as I've had quite a few of my best friends pass in the last few years. I have yet to lose a close FtF ASL buddy though the loss of Lester Castelanna (Binchois here on the forum) a long time PBEM opponent & friend was a heart punch to me. As we say in the service,"As long as the good time memories are there with you, they are not really gone."
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My condolences on the loss of your gunnin buddy. These things happen.Yeah, one of my long time buddies, Steve "Captain America" J. Rogers, all but owns me in ASL. I would venture a guess I've got less than a 25%-30% win percentage against him over 25+ years of playing, and we used to get together weekly for many years! IIRC he has beaten my weekly partner in crime, Curtis Brooks - a very good player and great friend, in all but two of their playings over the past 10 years. Our only effective response to him is that he has yet to win a tournament as did we (mine in the ASL Open of 2015 & Curtis in the 2019 ASL Open) and do we ever jokingly lord it over him (especially when we're in the process of getting our butt whacked by him). Unfortunately with house moves and COVID our encounters have become fairly sparse and we rarely get together much anymore. I can certainly empathize with your loss of Fish as I've had quite a few of my best friends pass in the last few years. I have yet to lose a close FtF ASL buddy though the loss of Lester Castelanna (Binchois here on the forum) a long time PBEM opponent & friend was a heart punch to me. As we say in the service,"As long as the good time memories are there with you, they are not really gone."
My winning percentage against Fish moved into the 25% to 30% range after years of playing. Getting your butt kicked on a regular basis will either discourage you or motivate you to get better. I got better. Actually beat Fish in the finals of a tournament in Michigan. We were in the final round together maybe three times so one victory over him is not bad. Celles Melee was the scenario. I think it was Michicon.