ASL Scandinavian Open 2026, February 25-March 1 2026

[bo_siemsen]

The preparations for the 2026 Edition of the Scandinavian Open are under way – and the first players have already stated their intention to participate. The tournament will again be held at Danhostel Ishøj, the location that served us so well since 2021. Book your flights early - we've been told that they are quite inexpensive at the moment.

The dates of the main event will be February 25 - March 1 2026. There will be friendly gaming Wednesday/Thursday February 25-February 26 leading up to the classic 5 round ASO main tournament starting friday February 27 running through sunday March 1st. The friendly gaming Wednesday and Thursday will take place at the same venue as the main tournament, so you can see it as a chance to warm up for the main tournament or just a chance to play some new opponents in a friendly atmosphere.

Contact Michael Hastrup-Leth (hastrupleth@gmail.com) or Bo Siemsen (bo.siemsen@gmail.com) for registration and a specific price for your stay.

Updates with regards to registered players, scenarios, PBS etc. will be made available on our website leading up to the tournament. Updates will also be announced in the Gamesquad forums in this thread. This year we will attempt to release a preliminary/partial scenario list early. Perhabs at some point here in September.


WEBSITE
LINK - asl-so.dk


Contact Bo if you see something that doesnt work

 

[Partizan Eric]

My brother Michel and I will be in ASO2026. Planes are booked.

 

[Jacometti]

the legendary Bongi Brothers.....terrors of the lowlands!

 

[bo_siemsen]

ASO 2026 SCENARIO LIST READY
The scenario List for ASO 2026 has been finalized. This might be the earliest we've ever produced a full list. The list is finalized to the extend that we reserve the right to make late changes if we've overlooked some scenario dogs

Scenarios for the Mini Tournaments are being worked out. Should be ready soon.
ASO Balances has been added to some scenarios too. More can be added.

Participants can email me at bo.siemsen@gmail.com and they will receive the scenarios as PDF's.
(Only possible for registered players)



ROUND 1 (EARLY START)
SP 287 "The Vienna Bypass"
AP 171 "Pössel's Possé"
J261 "Beyond the Pakfront"

ROUND 1 (LATE START)
DTF -18 "Death at the Albert Canal"
SP 300 "Fellin Froggy"
SaP 6 "Rough Recess"

ROUND 2
SP 299 "Ride Ghurka Ride"
J253 "The Melting Pot"
- ASO balance; add a 467 to German OB
DB 159 "Autumn Approach"
- ASO balance; add a 51 MTR to Initial British OB

ROUND 3
J269 "Things are Hot"
AP 220 "No Answer"
HazMo 55 "The Wounded Beast"

ROUND 4
AP 221 "Viking Surprise"
- ASO SSR; No Wind Change DR's in game turn 1 and 2.
WC4 "With Iron Will"
SaP3 "For The Fatherland"

ROUND 5
153 Totsugeki
HazMo 31 "Cloak of Disorder"
AP 211 "The Doomed and The Damned"
- ASO balance; add a 228 Crew + 20L ATR to Japanese OB


WEBSITE
All relevant info has been updated at our website.
LINK - asl-so.dk

 

[bo_siemsen]

MINI TOURNAMENT UPDATE
We have decided which two Mini Tournaments to run at ASO 2026. We are very excited about running a HASL mini from the upcoming Jebsheim Module currently being designed and developed by top designers @Bill Cirillo and @Sean Deller. We have the pleasure to be involved with the playtesting proces and can already see 3 scenarios suitable for a mini tournament. We will provide the maps needed. Thanks to Bill and Sean for letting us do this.

Jebsheim os a village area in Alsace where fierce fighting took place been an allied force of French Foreign Legion, French Paratroopers and American forces against a mixed bag of German forces. The Map is really nice too.


#1 Jebsheim HASL Mini
#2 will be a PTO mini with scenarios from the main tournament from the final round. Possibly replacing one of them with a larger (PTO) scenario for Saturday night

 

[Juan SantaX]

Here it is. This year´s. Beyond the pakfronts...

(pd: it says I think, Victory! For Stalin! and Death to the Hitlerites!)

 

[bo_siemsen]

Here it is. This year´s. Beyond the pakfronts...

(pd: it says I think, Victory! For Stalin! and Death to the Hitlerites!)

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Looks great as always.
Thanks Juan

 

[Juan SantaX]

Looks great as always.
Thanks Juan

No, I thank you for your friendly and wonderfull tournament. Always (edit:Every time) I go there, I feel as If I was at my Wargames Club in Sevilla.

(Edit... well, for Mediteranean people, those who know what is the DRM of a olive groove or how to get the fruit out of a cactus hedge, the food isn't the most deserved...lol)

 

[Actionjick]

No, I thank you for your friendly and wonderfull tournament. Always I go there, I feel as If I was at my Wargames Club in Sevilla

Well that's about as good a compliment as could be given. Very nice.

 

[bo_siemsen]

ASO 2026 FINAL UPDATE - ONE WEEK OUT
ASO 2026 is less than a week away.

• The final list of ASO SSR's, Balances and PBS (Point Bidding System) has been added to the website.
• The updated stuff can be found at our website under the header "ASO 2026 - PBS and Special Rules".

WEBSITE
LINK - asl-so.dk

 

[bo_siemsen]

ASO 2026 is well under way with a strong field of players.
We have introduced an experimental new concept this year with a 6-player round robin tournament for players with less experience. The players were offered this as an option and it was well-received. They will play a full 5 games and compete for prices. This also means that the Main Tournament will be even more competitive.


ASO Would like to thank all our Generous Sponsors without who a lot of players would go home empty handed:
– Multimanpublishing (www.multimanpublishing.com)
– Le Franc Tireur (https://www.lefranctireur.org/)
– Trojan Games (www.trojangames.se)
– Key’s Game Emporium (https://keysgameemporium.com/price-lists-and-catalog/)
– Broken Ground Design (http://www.brokenground.design)
– Bounding Fire Productions (www.boundingfire.com)
– Lone Canuck Publishing (www.lonecanuckpublishing.ca)


Bo and Michael
/ASO

 

[MajorDomo]

Nice accomodations at the Danhostel Ishoj. The food is good. Really liked their fish salad.

Here is gaming room and round one pairings.

Rich

 

[Actionjick]

Nice accomodations at the Danhostel Ishoj. The food is good. Really liked their fish salad.

Here is gaming room and round one pairings.

Rich

Thanks for the pictures!!

 

[M.Koch]

Tournament live support
Got a phone call from a player regarding one of my scenarios played at the Tournament.
Glad i could help.

Good luck and fun to all!

 

[bendizoid]

Best game ever

 

[bo_siemsen]

After the first round there's a French/Norwegian dominance among the undefeated players.

6 Norwegians
4 Frenchmen (one who lives and works in Norway)
Spain, USA, Denmark and Sweden (2) also represented in the undefeated field

Lots of Melting pots in the second round.
Meanwhile Tournament Directors are in the proces of getting ready to playtest another exciting scenario from Ted Wilcox in the most Factory-laden one-map scenario every created (my guesstimate). A 50 squad bloodbath will soon commence.


/ASO
Bo and Michael

 

[Del]

How are the standings after Friday?
wish I was there!

 

[GeorgeBates]

Nice accomodations at the Danhostel Ishoj. The food is good. Really liked their fish salad.

Here is gaming room and round one pairings.

Rich

No snow on the ground?

 

[MajorDomo]

No snow on the ground?

Just traces of snow in vegetation areas, much the same as I left in Chicago.

 

[bo_siemsen]

No snow on the ground?

We had ground snow conditions the last two weeks before the tournament - but almost all of it melted away last weekend as the temperature increased to a balmy 7 degrees (celcius).