ASL Journal #16

ASL Journal 16 is a 40-page magazine for Advanced Squad Leader featuring articles, the latest errata and scenario updates in the Debriefing, 17 new scenarios printed on cardstock, and two new 8" x 22" geomorphic boards (96 and 97).

ASL Journal 16 articles include:

• Control Freaks has Jim Bishop taking a deep dive into Control rules.
• A World Boardgaming Championship (WBC) After Action Report features a round-by-round analysis by participant Mike McGrath, followed by...
• The First Ever ASL World Championship After Action Report by Tournament Director Curt Schilling, which covers the bigger picture of the entire tournament.
• A Better ASL? by Steve Pleva and Mike McGrath, ponders some of the "quirks and issues" of The Game and offers suggestions.
• No "No Brainers" by Perry Cocke addresses those suggestions and the rules changes put forth in this issue of the ASL Journal.
• Kharkov in Flames is a preview by designer Andy Rogers of this upcoming HASL.
• ALT OBA takes a look at OBA predictability in this article by Jim Bishop.
• Pre-Combat Check: SF20 Through The Breach, Into The Fire is Sean Deller's examination of the critical rules players must understand when playing this Sword & Fire: Manila scenario.
• Operation Windsor: The Battle for Carpiquet is designer Don Petros' look at the battle and the scenarios of Journal 16 that cover this Canadian-German action one month after D-Day.

ASL Journal 16 has 17 ASL scenarios:

• J258 Wilia River Showdown (Polish vs Russian, 20 September 1939)
• J259 Disengagement Under Fire (British vs German, 27 May 1942)
• J260 Reclaiming Hill 772 (Italian vs American, 31 March 1943)
• J261 Beyond the Pakfronts (Russian vs German, 8 July 1943)
• J262 Hangars On (German vs Canadian, 4 July 1944)
• J263 Boys Town (German vs Canadian, 4 July 1944)
• J264 A Royal Pain (German vs Canadian, 4 July 1944)
• J265 Operation Windsor (German vs Canadian, 4 July 1944)
• J266 Finders Keepers (Canadian vs German, 5 July 1944)
• J267 Aces Over Eights (German vs British, 8 August 1944)
• J268 Independence Day (German vs Czech, 28 October 1944)
• J269 "...Things Are Hot!" (American vs German, 17 January 1945)
• WC1 Bloody Burgberg (German vs American, 6 December 1944)
• WC2 Another Bowl of Borscht (Russian vs German, 29 April 1942)
• WC3 Earned, Not Given (Japanese vs American, 19 December 1944)
• WC4 With Iron Will (German vs Russian, 18 April 1945)
• WC5 Foreshadowing Ruin (German vs Russian, 7 March 1944)

Errata: Carpiquet Airfield Scenario Special Rules: In SSR CA1, at the end add "Each building on board 96 that has a road entering it is a Factory (B23.74).".