Robert Delwood's ASL Homepage

Welcome to my ASL web site. Feel free to write me about anything you see. I like comments of all types even if you disagree with me.

Those of you unfamiliar with ASL, it stands for Advanced Squad Leader, recreating WW II battles on a squad, or 10 men unit, level. The board game covers most aspects of the war from a listing of Dutch trucks to the ironically named Maus.

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Kampfgruppe Peiper Articles
Our Houston group has played KGP perhaps more extensively that any other ASL group. Here are our notes, ideas, things to do and things not to do.

Kampfgruppe Peiper

An American in Stoumont
Game Analysis and Strategy Notes Kampfgruppe Peiper CG1: “Clash at Stoumont”

Phil Swanson, of Houston and Alabama fame, writes the most detailed review of CG1 on the Web. See his notes, ideas, favorite hexes, and even dirty tricks.

Tips for KGP I

Four Houston players make therir comments about the CG.

Want to know how to
play KGP I?
Want to know what NOT to do? My experts list their tips.

Victory in KGP!

Our KGP game is over! See
who won, who lost and how!

Also, see the best and worst
of our
Best and Worst

Tips for KGP III

Perhaps the only site for
KGP III CG.
See what my Houston KGP experts think of this overlooked CG and maybe they can help you.

12 Point Facing 12 point facing for ASL seems like such an easy adaptation that we're surprised it's not in the rules yet. See what we mean.	OBA, My Way Could the OBA rules be any more complex? Perhaps, I propose realism to make it simple.	Operation Veritable Review I review the 21st ASL module. (As seen in the Wargamer.com)
How Many Shots With a Flamethrower? Many people think they know this answer and even though they may be right, it's wrong. Confused? Read on.	Squad Leader Paved The Road For Advanced Squad Leader Are you a Squad Leader player who left in the forgin of ASL? Come back! (As seen in the Armchair General's StrategyZone Online) (Alternate location)
Loving Your Third Party ASL Provider Third Party Producers have come under attack for reasons that make no sense. Love them or hate them but we need them.	SASL Is Not ASL SASL is great game but many don't like it because it's different than face-to-face ASL. That's the point! (As seen in the ASL Journal #2)	The Role of Criticism in ASL Does Avalon Hill fuel rules debates? Here's my take on this. Sesquipedalian maybe, but no demurred veracity for me!
The New Errata is Out! Check out latest errata for your favorite nonexistent scenario.	Abilene Bid System The bid system is not dead! It lives and it's back. (As seen in Critical Hit)	Sing Along with Me! Playing ASL to tunes.
Photo album See the folks I play with both here and from Houston.	See Robert! See Dirk! See Phil and understand why you should pretend not to know him if you ever meet.	Offense on the Ambeleve How did Ambeleve, the largest scenario ever played, end? Updated with old materials for the first time!
March Madness 98 Reading my review will be like you were there. Now complete with a picture of me and tournament director Mike Reed.	Enfilade 99! See what Seattle's premier ASL tournament was like. I didn't win but please read this anyway.	March Madness 2000 The former ToT crew put a new twist in tournament play: Fog of War. This might be the only good thing to come outta Kansas.

Leaders - Do leaders purport to represent what they should? I think not.
House Rules Rule - With some common sense these rules guidelines make uncommon sense.
Houston Players - Check out who they are. As for me, I'm a proud Puget Sound ASLer now (that's Seattle, if you needed to ask).
March Madness 97 - The Kansas City ASL tourney. Even if you don't care how I did, check it out.
Clear Lake Area Gamers - CLAG. A wargame club for Houston.

Best of Year 2004* D e l w o o d.org does it again! Best of Class, taking first and second place Limited Ammo: The True Availability Number of 37 mm AP rounds before and after the tungsten strikes and races riots of South Africa 1938 The Secret Chilean Connection for Hitler's Tiger Tanks: Ball Valves no German Could Have Made Best New Scenarios: Taking Time, Too Late for Building Bridges, Himmler Turns West Best of Class Web site.
Best of Year 2003* Top 9 Best Articles: Rethinking The Old Ways Best New Module, Scenario Pack, or Miscellaneous Big Thing: SALSA II Nationality Paks Top 3 ASL Websites
Best of Year 2002 was not held. However, be assured Delwood.org would have taken the honors and awards.
Best of Year 2001 Delwood.org swept the competition again. Top 12 Best Articles: Rules of Engagement with SASL Guidelines Best New Module, Scenario Pack, or Miscellaneous Big Thing: SALSA II Top 15 ASL Websites	Collectively, Delwood.org has won the following from years past. Best of Year 2000 votes: SASL Is Not ASL - Top 11 Best Articles Winner of the Top 14 ASL Websites, 1999 Winner of the Top 11 ASL Websites, 1998

	IIFT(M)QRDC (Incremental IFT (Mini) Quick Reference Data Card) by Ole Boe. (This is a very useful IFT/IIFT/CC chart in Adobe PDF format. That means you can print it out all you want)
	AFV(M)QRDC (AFV Combat (Mini) Quick Reference Data Card) by Ole Boe. (This is a very useful TH/TK chart in Adobe PDF format. That means you can print it out all you want)
	Blank hex sheet. 12x12 long grain sheet in Adobe PDF format. Every Web site needs one.
	Blank hex sheet. 12x12 long grain sheet in Postscript format. The more daring programmers can change the code to fit their needs.
	Mike O'Leary's original guidelines for a solitaire ASL.