Jeff Leslie
Member
Actually, I was going to mention intro ASL but my post was getting rather lengthy and I forgot what all I wanted to say...
I think Paratrooper was the greatest thing that ever happened to ASL. It was stand alone (for the most part... still needed the original SL boards) and gave you a taste of the big system if you didn't have BV yet. Once the other modules came out though, Paratrooper was not really needed.
The same could be done today, have an introductory module that comes with the HTML rulebook or even an introductory version of the RB, real cardboard charts, and a select bunch of scenarios from different theaters and nationalities. Unmounted boards too, again to save cost and space in the box. A stand alone module that if you wanted to, would be the only module you would ever need. But, you would only be getting a taste of the overall system and just like Lay's potato chips...
If the modules were packaged in a logical time period order, then you would have no problem adding modules for other time periods. You could have your Spanish Civil War module, Korea, even move into WWI or Vietnam.
BTW, ATGM's would be doable in ASL terms, most ATGM's fly their max effective range in just a few seconds, so it wouldn't impact the system much.
I think Paratrooper was the greatest thing that ever happened to ASL. It was stand alone (for the most part... still needed the original SL boards) and gave you a taste of the big system if you didn't have BV yet. Once the other modules came out though, Paratrooper was not really needed.
The same could be done today, have an introductory module that comes with the HTML rulebook or even an introductory version of the RB, real cardboard charts, and a select bunch of scenarios from different theaters and nationalities. Unmounted boards too, again to save cost and space in the box. A stand alone module that if you wanted to, would be the only module you would ever need. But, you would only be getting a taste of the overall system and just like Lay's potato chips...
If the modules were packaged in a logical time period order, then you would have no problem adding modules for other time periods. You could have your Spanish Civil War module, Korea, even move into WWI or Vietnam.
BTW, ATGM's would be doable in ASL terms, most ATGM's fly their max effective range in just a few seconds, so it wouldn't impact the system much.