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City:Bismarck, ND US
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Subject:Re: Panzer Leader
Posted by: jesmith29 - 18years 141days ago.
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dcr66 wrote:
saltylog wrote:
Hi Sparrowhawk!
I have been playing ASL starter kits for the past 6 or so months. It really is the way to play these complex games because it is given to you in smaller bites. ASLSK1 first then ASLSK2 (don't skip to ASLSK 3- big jump). I have a small gamer group of 3-5 guys. Have started playing a bit of Wings of War too!
Regards, Tim

Sparrowhawk wrote:
Does anybody like to play Panzer Leader? I used to love that game. It is a very detailed and complex game. I would not recommend it to beginning war game enthusiasts.

I liked all those old Avalon Hill book shelf games. I remember as a teenager going to the local Hobby store and looking at all the games on the shelf and thinking to myself the thicker the box the better the game. Of course after playing several games I found that not to be the case.

I also liked Squad Leader. Does anybody still play Squad Leader?

One problem I had with these games was finding another player to actually read and unstand the rules to have a seriously competitive contest. The other problem was that I could never finish a game is a timely matter. Some of the scenarios would take hours to complete. It was frustrating to leave a game in progress on the dining room table and come back in a few days to find the cat had scattered the counters everywhere.

Anybody have any comments or stories about war gaming? Feel free to post. Maybe some first time posters would like to add their comments.


I like ASL for its complexity and accuracies in the equipment. Unfortunately as you get older there is less and less time for gaming, especially if you have a family. That is what make YouPlayIt so good. You can play against human opponents in hex based game without seeing each other.

You can try to download a free game called Steel Panther World At War. It is not ASL but it is a turn based hex wargame that deal with individual units and tanks. There are a lot a good scenarios, campaigns, and mods to make things interesting.


I played alot of these games growing up as well. Finding the time and players was always the challenge. One of the games we tried was Rise and Decline of the Third Reich. Never finished a game. I would love to play SFB again.

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