Love At First Sight! I played a lot of Panzer Leader in college but it always left me wanting more. wandered into a local game shop early '90's and saw bright yellow and orange RB, Beyond Valor, and Paratrooper all lined up smartly on a shelf. I looked at the graphics and read the back of the boxes then I offered to buy the lot if the shop owner could get someone local to show me how to play. he did and I did. but the guy who showed me 'how to play' was no longer interested in ASL and we only played a couple of small infantry only scenarios before he gave it up completely, sold me all the kit he had (all official gear to that point), and went all in on miniatures. I'm not disciplined enough or smart enough to figure it all out on my own but I pushed counters around every now and again and read the good book in fits and starts. early/pre-internet days it was several years, late '90's, before i found a local player in the 'opponents wanted' section in an old General magazine. that connection led me to Ted Wilcox and Lee Neeman who finally led me to the Light