GWASL Consolidated Errata

[sswann]

T would be interested in a "sampler" if the price was low enough for a player on Social Security.

 

[Kohlenklau]

Please forgive me if this clutters up this thread on GWASL errata!

Another idea: I did a search on GameSquad AAR forum for "GWASL" and apparently absolutely zero GWASL scenarios there.
It could be a great place to show off GWASL. Demystify it or clear up confusion on how it plays.
What is the old saying? Any publicity is good publicity.

I am tinkering in Vassal to make a WW1 trench warfare game my buddy and I can play. But we see GWASL and are hesitant to take the plunge. A youtube video GWASL playthrough would be really great.

 

[sswann]

I designed several WW1 scenarios for the war fought in East & West Africa where Trench warfare was not the norm. Never published as no one was interested at that time.

 

[william.stoppel]

I designed several WW1 scenarios for the war fought in East & West Africa where Trench warfare was not the norm. Never published as no one was interested at that time.

Steve, I hope you will submit those to Dave or Ray. More GWASL scenarios the better. I’ve played a handful including one in East Africa and they are great fun. Also Dave would probably be interested in your pre-WWII armored train thoughts as well.

 

[william.stoppel]

"Free" being relative. I'm encouraging him to put it in an CH Annual magazine. (Of course, I'm frequently ignored by RT.)

Also ASLSK contain a few mapboards and several scenarios. My GWASL SAMPLER would be ONE mapboard plus a sheet of counters and rules necessary to play perhaps two scenarios included. Players unfamiliar, yet curious about GWASL, could then decide if they wish to dive deeper into the system.

I’d like to see the GWASL sampler as a part of the next CH! ASL Annual. Could even be an all sampler Annual with GWASL, Moderns, Arab-Israeli, etc samplers each with a scenario or two, a map or two and enough counters for each. If only I were retired (like Steve) to make that a reality.

 

[Dave Lamb]

I’d like to see the GWASL sampler as a part of the next CH! ASL Annual. Could even be an all sampler Annual with GWASL, Moderns, Arab-Israeli, etc samplers each with a scenario or two, a map or two and enough counters for each. If only I were retired (like Steve) to make that a reality.

Shush!! You'll ruin the surprise.

 

[william.stoppel]

Your new module arrived yesterday Dave. Looks great. Red Finns, White Finns, Estonians and Czechs! You have it all. Well done Dave

 

[Dave Lamb]

At todays Museumfest! I played Fred Schwarz in a GWASL scenario, Young Blood and Guts. I was the defender (the most important die roll determination of the game), and my German forces are fleeing a company of tanks under the command of George Patton. We're retreating through a small French village in September 1918. A company of infantry with MTR, AT Guns, and HMGs is in the village. Fred wisely played it cautiously waiting for his tanks to be reinforced by his infantry. They approach the hill where they are intercepted by concentrated fire from all of those Guns/SW mentioned earlier. American casualties mount quickly with multiple tanks either shocked or killed outright. The infantry pushes up, but is overwhelmed under fire and CC counterattacks. I give up the other village half, and just make a stand in the village on the hill. Fred suffers enough casualties to then throw in the towel.

This scenario was an early publication when GWASL was originally released. We were uncertain how much development time it might have gotten, but we have a few recommended changes which I will list for anyone interested in playing this scenario:

The Americans win if they >= 10 CVP than the Germans accumulate. The loss of even one tank is 5 CVP, which is a bit excessive. We recommend that each American AFV only counts as 1 CVP.

The second recommendation is to make the Germans suffer Tankschrecken 1917-18 (2.12.2), to make the Germans really feel the terror and helplessness the German infantry felt in that last year of the war. Just their presence nearby had a deleterious effect on the defenders, especially in these closing months of the war.

These are just recommendations, but we both are veteran GWASL players and feel that our fellow GWASL players will have a closer and more competitive game experience with these small changes.

Finally, I included a few pictures of most of this afternoons attendees to Museumfest in front the museum tank.

DL

 

[PTY]

Your new module arrived yesterday Dave. Looks great. Red Finns, White Finns, Estonians and Czechs! You have it all. Well done Dave

Which module is this?

 

[william.stoppel]

At todays Museumfest! I played Fred Schwarz in a GWASL scenario, Young Blood and Guts. I was the defender (the most important die roll determination of the game), and my German forces are fleeing a company of tanks under the command of George Patton. We're retreating through a small French village in September 1918. A company of infantry with MTR, AT Guns, and HMGs is in the village. Fred wisely played it cautiously waiting for his tanks to be reinforced by his infantry. They approach the hill where they are intercepted by concentrated fire from all of those Guns/SW mentioned earlier. American casualties mount quickly with multiple tanks either shocked or killed outright. The infantry pushes up, but is overwhelmed under fire and CC counterattacks. I give up the other village half, and just make a stand in the village on the hill. Fred suffers enough casualties to then throw in the towel.

This scenario was an early publication when GWASL was originally released. We were uncertain how much development time it might have gotten, but we have a few recommended changes which I will list for anyone interested in playing this scenario:

The Americans win if they >= 10 CVP than the Germans accumulate. The loss of even one tank is 5 CVP, which is a bit excessive. We recommend that each American AFV only counts as 1 CVP.

The second recommendation is to make the Germans suffer Tankschrecken 1917-18 (2.12.2), to make the Germans really feel the terror and helplessness the German infantry felt in that last year of the war. Just their presence nearby had a deleterious effect on the defenders, especially in these closing months of the war.

These are just recommendations, but we both are veteran GWASL players and feel that our fellow GWASL players will have a closer and more competitive game experience with these small changes.

Finally, I included a few pictures of most of this afternoons attendees to Museumfest in front the museum tank.

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Nice AAR Dave. Looks a tad chilly in Michigan

 

[Dave Lamb]

Which module is this?

The module Bill is referring to is the brand new Border-Lands module.

criticalhit.com GWASL BORDER Lander: 1918-1922 Battles

 

[PTY]

The module Bill is referring to is the brand new Border-Lands module.

criticalhit.com GWASL BORDER Lander: 1918-1922 Battles

Thanks.

 

[sswann]

I’d like to see the GWASL sampler as a part of the next CH! ASL Annual. Could even be an all sampler Annual with GWASL, Moderns, Arab-Israeli, etc samplers each with a scenario or two, a map or two and enough counters for each. If only I were retired (like Steve) to make that a reality.

William

Adding a sampler pack to another product just added (increased) the price of a "Sampler Pack" thus defeating the purpose of introducing a sampler to gain new members.

Keep the sampler as a stand alone introductory product as a starter.
Being "Retired" on Social Security limits buying power now days.

 

[Kohlenklau]

I wish it was a free downloadable pdf file we'd get from CH website.

 

[Dave Lamb]

William

Adding a sampler pack to another product just added (increased) the price of a "Sampler Pack" thus defeating the purpose of introducing a sampler to gain new members.

Keep the sampler as a stand alone introductory product as a starter.
Being "Retired" on Social Security limits buying power now days.

I might be able to help you out with getting a free sampler, Steve. Please see the private message I sent you.

 

[Kohlenklau]

My buddy ordered CH GWASL I Tankshreken 2nd edition I think and it arrived yesterday and so I am now TRYING to create a VASL map so he and I can play the GWASL scenarios.
He scanned GWASL Board A in 2 parts. I am taking those scans and manipulating to get GIFs into a bd file.
At my humble skill level, they end up being horizontal maps with the actual play area map in the left half and just plain open in the right half.
2 bd files that then we load in VASL.

bdGWASLAtop

bdGWASLAbottom

One on top and then another as an added row.
I have done this before and I just do an Easy Breezy version without any advanced LOS capability.
Then I will do the GWASL counters we need. As an extension. Done this before many times. Gave my buddy his favorite "Bufla" counter, 88mm on a half-track.
This is just for our private enjoyment.

I guess RT is not keen to get his GWASL into VASL cuz it is a great big hassle.
To me it could/might generate more sales. But what do I know.

 

[sswann]

I guess RT is not keen to get his GWASL into VASL cuz it is a great big hassle.
To me it could/might generate more sales. But what do I know.

Probably More!

 

[Kohlenklau]

Good news. I successfully processed these 5 GWASL maps to be usable in VASL.
Took me 5 minutes

GWASL A
GWASL V
GWASL W
GWASL X
GWASL Y

Note: The LOS tool works for providing ranges but not for blocked terrain. I tested also by dragging a counter down to a hex and they seem to behave fine.

If RT tells me in writing that I can share it, I would only then share it out.

 

[Dave Lamb]

Good news. I successfully processed these 5 GWASL maps to be usable in VASL.
Took me 5 minutes

GWASL A
GWASL V
GWASL W
GWASL X
GWASL Y

Note: The LOS tool works for providing ranges but not for blocked terrain. I tested also by dragging a counter down to a hex and they seem to behave fine.

If RT tells me in writing that I can share it, I would only then share it out.

I only discovered earlier (at the end of last year) that all of those GWASL maps from the first three modules (2nd edition) have since been relabeled B# in the CH catalog. It was quite confusing. I'll list them when I get the chance.

 

[Dave Lamb]

Here is the list of map names relabeled. For most players, it's largely irrelevant. For designers it has a small impact for identification purposes.

Here is a screen show with file names --

So, one can see GWASL Board A is now labeled B1; Board V is now B22, etc., up through #26. All remaining GWASL boards remained as A# as originally labeled.