Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #1

Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.9

Teaching signal

Replay 4.1

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

The Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #1 has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and scalability. The presence of expansions and moderate easiness to learn further enhance its replay value.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #1 is 7, indicating a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

(from MMP website and user's description:) Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) Starter Kit #1 teaches new players the basic concepts of the major Infantry and Terrain rules from Advanced Squad Leader by using an abbreviated and illustrated rulebook. The ASL Starter Kit #1 is a stand-alone game, with six scenarios that require only the maps and counters provided in the module. The two mapboards that are included also work with both Squad Leader and Advanced Squad Leader, and the scenarios can be played using full Advanced Squad Leader rules if desired. Contents: 2 8x22 Geomorphic Maps (y and z) for the ASL System 1 full Countersheet of 1/2" counters 6 scenarios printed on 3 individual cardstock sheets 1 Quick Reference Data Chart printed on cardstock sheet 1 12-page rules booklet with plentiful color illustrations 2 dice Scenario List: ASL S01 Retaking Vierville ASL S02 War of the Rats ASL S03 Simple Equation ASL S04 Welcome Back ASL S05 Clearing Colleville ASL S06 Released from the East Time Scale: Two minutes per turn Unit Scale: Individual men, half-squads, and squads Players: Two Playing Time: Up to 4 hours per scenario Complexity: Medium Solitaire Suitability: High

Mechanism

3

Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Line of Sight

Family

3

Game: Advanced Squad Leader Game: Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit Players: Two Player Only Games

Type

1

Wargames

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