Advanced Squad Leader Modules
Beyond Valor
This initial game featured all system counters necessary for playing ASL, as well as the complete infantry, vehicle and ordnance counter mix for the Germans, Russians and Finns. (A new edition published by MMP many years later deleted the Finnish counter mix but added the HASL Module "Red Barricades"). The scenarios were sometimes decried as lacklustre, and mainly centred on urban combat, in keeping with the four new mapboards issued with the game. Mapboard 1 from SL and mapboard 8 from GI were necessary to play four of the ten printed scenarios as well.
| Board 20 | City Terrain | File:Slboard20.gif |
| Board 21 | City Terrain | File:Slboard21.gif |
| Board 22 | City Terrain | File:Slboard22.gif |
| Board 23 | City Terrain/Canal | File:Slboard23.gif |
Scenarios: ASL1-ASL10
A 2nd Edition included additional counters for rules added in Chapter E (which was included with the 2nd Edition Rulebook), as well as changing the colour scheme for Finnish counters, and included the otherwise out of print Red Barricades HASL module, including two mapsheets, informational counters, and rulebook Chapter O).
There has been discussion of a module featuring the Finnish order of battle to be called Hakka Palle, which may include Board 52.
Paratrooper
This game was the least expensive offering of the initial modules, containing a skeleton order of battle for US parachute troops in Normandy and their German opponents, a small sampling of system markers, and just one mounted mapboard. The game was billed as a self-contained introductory module, and came with a rulebook chapter (Chapter K) written in conversational style that contained examples of play and a basic grounding in ASL rules for newcomers to the system. The chapter was written as a "basic training" story and included Days 1 to 6 (other days were released as part of other modules). Unfortunately, boards 1 to 4 from the original SL was still a necessity for play of all eight scenarios contained in the game, so either ownership of SL was required, or the boards had to be ordered seperately by mail. Ownership of the ASL Rulebook was also a requirement. C
| Board 24 | Valley Terrain | File:Slboard24.gif |
Scenarios: ASL11-ASL18
A 2nd Edition deleted the Chapter K pages, as they became available with the 2nd Edition Rulebook, and added dice as well as boards 2 and 4, reissues of the boards from SL.
| Board 2 | Hill Terrain | File:Slboard2.gif |
| Board 4 | Rural Terrain | File:Slboard4.gif |
Yanks
After the disappointment among SL fans when GI: Anvil of Victory contained no DYO values for American forces, the third module of Yanks made up for this, for those that could afford the steep cost of this module, which had both the ASL Rulebook and Beyond Valor as prerequisites, as well as board 2 from SL,board 7 from COD and board 12 from GI (if one wanted to play the preprinted scenarios). The entire order of battle for US forces in Europe (and North Africa) was included, along with Chapter E which contained "miscellaneous" rules for amphibious landings, night fighting, air support, weather, parachute drops, glider landings, boats, convoys, swimming, ammunition vehicles, and special barrage rules for OBA (Off Board Artillery). Unfortunately, for those not interested in US forces, Chapter E would have to be purchased seperately by mail order if one wanted to simulate any of these aspects with any of the other nationalities (and many printed scenarios in future modules would in fact have ownership of Chapter E a prerequisite. Chapter H pages for US forces were also included (with DYO values and special vehicle notes describing any special in-game characteristics for each vehicle and ordnance type, as well as a brief history of each). Note that only European and North African theatre forces were included, not US forces from the Pacific theatre.
| Board 16 | Rural Terrain | File:Slboard16.gif |
| Board 17 | Rural Terrain | File:Slboard17.gif |
| Board 18 | Low Hill Terrain | File:Slboard18.gif |
| Board 19 | Open Terrain | File:Slboard19.gif |
Scenarios: ASL19-ASL26
Partisan
Partisan also required the ASL Rulebook, Boards 1, 2, 3 and 4 from SL, and Beyond Valor as prerequisites to play the printed scenarios, as well as providing counters for "Partisan" or irregular forces that could represent western European Resistance members, Yugoslavian guerrillas, or Soviet partisan troops. A redo of Board 10 from the original Rogue Series boards was included in this module, with the new artwork up to the usual high standards of the mounted mapboards of every game in the series to date, as well as a brand new board.
| Board 10 | Village Terrain | File:Slboard10.gif |
| Board 32 | Forest Terrain | File:Slboard32.gif |
Scenarios: ASL27-ASL34
West of Alamein
West of Alamein brought the complete order of battle for British forces to ASL, and unlike COD/GI covered the entire war, both British and US manufactured vehicles and weapons. However, the scenarios focused on North Africa, and five new mapboards as well as a large number of cardboard terrain overlays were included, along with Chapter F with several pages of special rules for simulating combat in a desert environment. Only one printed scenario included with the game required a board from a previous module (Yanks) in order to play (as well as the Chapter E rules for parachute landings), though both the rulebook and Beyond Valor were prerequisites. The module was popular for the new terrain types it brought to the game, many veteran players describing this as the "long awaited desert module." Chapter H pages for British forces were also included (with DYO values and special vehicle notes describing any special in-game characteristics for each vehicle and ordnance type, as well as a brief history of each).
| Board 25 | Desert Hill Terrain | File:Slboard25.gif |
| Board 26 | Desert Terrain | File:Slboard26.gif |
| Board 27 | Desert Terrain | File:Slboard27.gif |
| Board 28 | Desert Terrain | File:Slboard28.gif |
| Board 29 | Desert Terrain | File:Slboard29.gif |
Scenarios: ASL35-ASL42
Overlays: "D1-D6", "E1", "H1-H6", "S1-S8", "SD1-SD8", "W1-W4", "X1-X5".
A 2nd Edition reorganized the content of this module, splitting the British/Commonwealth content into two seperate purchases (see For King and Country). The 2nd Edition contained Chapter F for the rulebook, associated information counters, and the 5 mapboards contained in the 1st Edition. For King and Country will now be an additional prerequisite to play scenarios A35-A42, also included in the 2nd Edition. A final addition is an installment of Chapter M of the rulebook, devoted to "ASL Analysis" and reprinting an article on desert tactics from The General Magazine.
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah brought a complete set of infantry counters for the so-called "Allied Minors" to generically represent soldiers from Poland, Norway, Belgium, The Netherlands, Greece, and some Yugoslavian forces. Another of the Rogue Boards was rereleased, again with updated artwork to ASL standards, as well as a new board. Prerequisites for the printed scenarios included with this module included the rulebook, Beyond Valor, and boards 2, 3 and 4 from SL. The third mapboard in the game was a new offering. Some unique matchups were included in the scenarios, including Polish cavalry vs. German armoured cars and tanks, Yugoslavian cavalry vs. German motorcycles, and Polish cavalry vs. Russian armoured cars.
| Board 11 | Low Hill Terrain | File:Slboard11.gif |
| Board 33 | Rural Terrain | File:Slboard33.gif |
Scenarios: ASL43-ASL50
The 2nd Edition also included Board 3 from the original Squad Leader series.
| Board 3 | Village Terrain | File:Slboard3.gif |
Hollow Legions
Hollow Legions contained a wealth of exclusively new materials unseen in the Squad Leader/ASL world before. The entire order of battle for the much-maligned Italian Army was included (along with the applicable Chapter H pages providing DYO values and special vehicle notes describing any special in-game characteristics for each vehicle and ordnance type, as well as a brief history of each). Two new desert boards were provided, and prerequisites for playing the scenarios were extensive, including the rulebook, Beyond Valor, West of Alamein, and Yanks, as well as board 4 from SL, board 7 from COD and board 12 from GI. A great variety of forces made up the scenarios, however, in addition to the varied terrain, with Italian forces variously fighting against British, American, Russian and German troops!
| Board 30 | Desert Terrain | File:Slboard30.gif |
| Board 31 | Desert Terrain | File:Slboard31.gif |
Scenarios: ASL51-ASL58
Code of Bushido
Code of Bushido was another departure for the ASL system, taking players for the first time to the Pacific Theatre of Operations (PTO).
The entire order of battle for the Japanese Army was included (along with the applicable Chapter H pages providing DYO values and special vehicle notes describing any special in-game characteristics for each vehicle and ordnance type, as well as a brief history of each). The first half of Chapter G was also included, introducing many special rules for the Japanese, as well as Pacific Theatre terrain. Four new boards were provided, representing mainly jungle terrain though using standard mapboard symbology from previous maps. Special rules converted woods to jungle, buildings to huts, etc. An extensive set of terrain overlays were also provided, much like the desert overlays in the West of Alamein module. Prerequisites for this game included the rulebook, Beyond Valor, Yanks, and West of Alamein as well as board 2 from SL. The US forces in the scenarios provided were representative of US Army units and thus no special counters or rules were needed, though the majority of scenarios dealt with Japanese troops fighting Russian, British, and Phillipine partisan troosp with only two situations involving American forces.
| Board 34 | Forest (Jungle) Terrain | File:Slboard34.gif |
| Board 35 | Rural Terrain | File:Slboard35.gif |
| Board 36 | Hilly Forest (Jungle) Terrain | File:Slboard36.gif |
| Board 37 | Rural Terrain | File:Slboard37.gif |
Scenarios: ASL59-ASL66
Overlays: "1-5", "B1-B5", "G1-G5", "M1-M5", "O1-O5", "RP1-RP5", "Wd1-Wd5", "X6".
Gung Ho
By the time Gung Ho was released, no serious player of ASL could deny that the system had become a highly complex and detailed game system that retained little of the playability of the original Squad Leader. Gung Ho introduced a complete order of battle for both Chinese forces and the United States Marine Corps, (along with the applicable Chapter H pages providing DYO values and special vehicle notes describing any special in-game characteristics for each Chinese vehicle and ordnance type, as well as a brief history of each, and also notes on amphibious craft as used by both sides in the Pacific). For anyone who had bought all the modules to date, they found that their rulebook was overflowing, with Chapter H alone having 112 pages. The second half of Chapter G was included, with special rules for amphibious operations, beach and ocean terrain (as well as more terrain overlays to help simulate these), tropical climate rules, new fortification types, and even rules for bulldozers. Prerequisites for this game included the rulebook, Beyond Valor, Yanks, West of Alamein, and Code of Bushido, as well as board 2 from SL.
| Board 38 | Rural Terrain | File:Slboard38.gif |
| Board 39 | Hilly Forest (Jungle) Terrain | File:Slboard39.gif |
Scenarios: ASL67-ASL74
Overlays: "Be1-Be7", "Ef1-Ef3", "OC1-OC4", "P1-P5".
Croix de Guerre
Croix de Guerre provided the complete order of battle for French forces in 1939-40, as well as Vichy French troops, as well as their vehicles and ordnance (along with the applicable Chapter H pages providing DYO values and special vehicle notes describing any special in-game characteristics for each Chinese vehicle and ordnance type, as well as a brief history of each). Eight revised pages for the 1st Edition rulebook were also included with the game as well as a sheet of additional terrain overlays. Prerequisites for this game included the rulebook, Beyond Valor, Yanks, West of Alamein, as well as boards 2 and 4 from SL
| Board 40 | River Terrain | File:Slboard40.gif |
| Board 41 | Hill Terrain | File:Slboard41.gif |
Scenarios: ASL75-ASL82
Overlays: "OG1-OG5", "St1-St3", "X7-X18"
Doomed Battalions
Doomed Battalions was the last module published by Avalon Hill before the purchase by Hasbro, and expanded the earlier coverage of the Allied Minors by providing their vehicles and ordnance (along with the applicable Chapter H pages providing DYO values and special vehicle notes describing any special in-game characteristics for each vehicle and ordnance type, as well as a brief history of each). A rerelease of the Rogue Board 9 with improved artwork was accompanied by two brand new boards, as well as more terrain overlays. Twelve revised rulebook pages for the 1st Edition rulebook were also included. Prerequisites for playing the included scenarios were the rulebook, Beyond Valor, The Last Hurrah, Hollow Legions, and Yank, as well as boards 42 and 43 (only available by seperate purchase through MMP who was selling these bundled with a set of new scenarios), board 32 from Partisan, and boards 2 and 3 from SL.
| Board 9 | Mountain Terrain | File:Slboard9.gif |
| Board 44 | Open Terrain | File:Slboard44.gif |
| Board 45 | City Terrain | File:Slboard45.gif |
Scenarios: ASL83-ASL90
Overlays: "RR1-RR14", "X19-X24", "OW1"
The 2nd Edition is a bit of a misnomer; a small print run was made by Avalon Hill before MMP took over the franchise. A reissue of the module by MMP was made very quickly, however, the rules chapters of this so-called "2nd Edition" of DB were compatible with the 1st Edition ASL Rulebook, not the 2nd.
For King and Country
For King and Country was released, chronologically, after Doomed Battalions and is a reissue of material originally found in West of Alamein. The British order of battle has been split with the new 2nd edition of West of Alamein, which will include only desert terrain and rules, with King and Country containing the order of battle for British/Commonwealth forces. Included in this module are rereleases of mapboard 1 from SL, board 7 from COD, and boards 8 and 12 from GI. The Chapter H pages for the British are included in this module, and 20 scenarios round out the contents. The decision by MMP not to reprint the earlier SL/COI/COD/GI games no doubt prompted the decision to reissue these boards, which would otherwise be available only through special order. In order to play all included scenarios, however, prerequisites include the rulebook and Beyond Valor as well as mapboards 2, 3 and 4 from SL, board 5 from COI, board 6 from COD, boards 13 and 14 from GI, board 9 from Doomed Battalions, board 10 from Partisan (also not being reprinted), and boards 11 and 33 from The Last Hurrah.
| Board 1 | City Terrain | File:Slboard1.gif |
| Board 7 | River Terrain | File:Slboard7.gif |
| Board 8 | River Terrain | File:Slboard8.gif |
| Board 12 | Village Terrain | File:Slboard12.gif |
ASL 91-110 - these scenarios are actually reworkings of older scenarios
ASL91 - rework of scenario A40 from ASL Annual, itself an update of SL30 (COD)
ASL92 - rework of scenario A15 from ASL Annual
ASL93 - rework of scenario A1 from ASL Annual
ASL94 - rework of scenario A2 from ASL Annual
ASL95 - rework of scenario A3 from ASL Annual
ASL96 - rework of scenario A22 from ASL Annual
ASL97 -
ASL98 - rework of scenario A102 from ASL Annual
ASL99 - rework of scenario A43 from ASL Annual, itself an update of SL scenario
ASL100 - rework of scenario A24 from ASL Annual
ASL101-
ASL102-
ASL103 - rework of scenario G22
ASL104-
ASL105-
ASL106 - rework of scenarion G43
ASL107-
ASL108 - rework of scenario A35 from ASL Annual
ASL109-
ASL110 - rework of scenario A38 from ASL Annual
Armies of Oblivion
Armies of Oblivion expands the earlier coverage of the Axis Minors by providing their vehicles and ordnance (along with the applicable Chapter H pages providing DYO values and special vehicle notes describing any special in-game characteristics for each vehicle and ordnance type, as well as a brief history of each). Also included are reprinted counters from the out-of-print Partisan module and four new mapboards, as well as terrain overlays. Armies of Oblivion is only in the pre-order phase as of this writing (November 2005). Once it is released, it is felt that all conceivable major nationalities for the Second World War would have been covered by the ASL game system.
| Board 48 | Rural Terrain | File:Slboard48.jpg |
| Board 49 | Suburb Terrain | File:Slboard49.jpg |
| Board 50 | Forested Hill Terrain | File:Slboard50.jpg |
| Board 51 | City Terrain | File:51map.jpg |
Scenarios: ASL111-ASL122