The 2 Half-Squads: Advanced Squad Leader Podcast
The 2 Half-Squads is the only podcast dedicated 100% to Advanced Squad Leader. Join Dave and Jeff for an informative, frolicking hour of ASL talk. It's tactics and antics, tips and quips, guns and puns, strategy and comedy. It's ASL like you've never heard before!
Episode 363: Unbelievable Bombshell
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0:01 Small Talk
8:30 Rick Reinisch
40:00 Jeff DeYoung
55:30 Total Running Time
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Episode 362: Ponyri and Mareske
We continue our interviews from March Madness with Dave Mareske, who give us a great preview of the new March Madness 2025 Scenario Pack Snake Eyes, as well as many other interesting tidbits. On with the show!Opening song is a new one, Minimum Move!
SHOWTIMES0:1 Song Minimum Move!
2:00 Interesting Chat
10:00 What's In the B...
361: DC Hero Works Best
Opening song was a repea...
Episode 360: Mannerheim Steamrollin'
Best of Friends on the Archive
SHOW TIMES01: Bantero
12:01 Contest BoF2 Winner Draw13:20 What's in the Box? 47:03 Total Running Time
The 2 Half-Squads is brought to y...
Episode 359: Best of Friendly Fields of Fire 2
Best of Friends on the ArchiveMario's Dice Towers
SHOW TIMES01: Song Fields of Fire (Lyrics by Dennis Donovan)
2:31 Bantero39:00 Letters40:10 What's in the Box? Best of Friends 2
54:06 Total...
Episode 358: eOpen Little PTO
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SHOW TIMES01: Song PTO (Lyrics by Dennis Donovan)
2:31 Interview with Dave Goldman39:00 Another contest winner40:10 What's in the Box? AP14
59:35 Total Running Time<...
Episode 357: A Minuet With Bret
him grace the Broadcast Foxhole with his wisdom and insight as the Director of Advanced Squad Leader Oktoberfest Tournament in Ohio. It is the largest tournament in terms of ASL players in attendance. SHOW LINKS
ASLOK.ORG
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00:31 Interview with Bret Hildebran55:00 Bret draws the contest winner
57:31 Total Running Time
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356: Hit the Starter Kit Beach
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00:31 Interview wi...
Episode 355: Action Packed Sugar Tanks!
Happy Holidays All! Jump into the Broadcast Foxhole with us and hear a What Have You Been Playing Lately segment that covers Dave and Dave's game of Scenario FB 13: Don't Economize. What better way to enjoy the holidays than having a listen and sipping some warm cider along with that nice big bowl of Sugar Tanks. After that we open our present and find Action Pack 13 in the box. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza and Happy New Year!SHOW TIMES
0:02 Sugar Tanks Song
3:00 Banter
10:00 Letters
22:00 What Have...
Episode 354: Guns Galore
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0:02 OBJECTIVE SCHMIDT Parody Song (lyrics by D. Donovan, Performed by the T2HS Singers)
3:34 Greetings and Chat about Earthquake Rules
10:20 Gu...
Episode 353: BGD, ASLOK and More
0:02 MASH Parody Song (lyrics by D. Donovan, Performed by The 2 Half-Squads Singers)
3:34 Gree...
Episode 352: ASLOK Take Two
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0:32 Banter
3:40 Letters
16:10 Latest ASL Gaming Aids
42:00 Interview with Jonathan Kay and Wai Wong
49:44 Total Running Time
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Victory Games on Youtube
Episode 351: Wrong Way to Cincinnati
0:02 Song "Wrong Way to Cinci...
Episode 350: Bout That Rate of Moving Guns
Not only do we bring back our special guest from last show, Mike Ryzy, but we also give you a great opening SONG with lyrics by D. Donovan and beautiful vocals by Megan K.
But that's not all! We also present a rip roaring edition of Quiz Show/ Rules that finishes rule C10. Would you believe that we have the usual and somewhat interesting BANTER?Not only that, but we also provide you with a look at ASL Act...Episode 349: It Came in the Mail
Rule C10 finishes off the show for today.
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Special Ops #12
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00:01 "ASL Edelweiss" Song
2:00 Much Chit Chat12:00 Contest Winner Announced13:00 What's in the Box?29:00 Rules
49:43 Total Running Ti...
Episode 348: Pleva Part Two
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00:01 "Sleeze Freezer" Song
4:00 Steven Pleva Part Two59:07 Total Running Time
"I'm a Sleeze-Freezer" by Jim Bera and Dennis Donovan (not The 2 Half Squads Singers).
Victory is only true in fairy tales,
Earned by...
Episode 347: Positively Pleva
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00:01 Right into the interview.
8:00 Pleva Bidding System21:00 ASL Memories of Opponents25:00 What Makes a Great Player pt. 131:00 Heretical Rules
45:14 Total Running Time
Episode 346: ASL After Midnight
Picture of Vincent Maresca's Dice Tower
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Episode 345: Can't Explain (the Rout Rules)
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00:01 "Can't Explain (the Rout Rules)" Song
3:00 Bantero16:00 Letters
25:00 Rules
58:28 Total Running Time
Can't Explain
Lyrics by Dennis Donovan
Performed by The 2 Half Squad Singers
These rules here guys
A10 point five (can't explain)
Smartest guys in the wor...
Episode 344: In a Bitterest Stack
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00:01 "In a Stack" Song
6:00 What's in the Box?
44:30 Contest Draw and New Announced
50:28 Total Running Time
In a Stack
Lyrics by Dennis Donovan
Performed by The 2 Half Squad Singers
I have three elite...
Episode 343: ASL Journal 9 in the News
D-Day Commemorative CoinD...
Episode 342: Cirillo and Deller Return!
SHOW LINKSTwilight of the Reich at MMP
Episode 341: Cirillo and Deller: They're Stellar
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Twilight of the Reich at MMP
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00:01 Right into the Interview
4:45 Creation of Twilight of the Reich
Episode 340: Rushing Berserkers with Dennis
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00:01 Russian Berserkers Song
1:45 Chitty Chitty Chat Chat
13:05 What's in the Box?
36:00 Upcoming Products
39:00 Rules
1:06:55 Total Running Time
Episode 339: Hakkaa Hokey Paalle Eclipsed
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Episode 338: We Ran
0:01 I Ran Parody...
Episode 337: Twilight Partisan Twits
Join us twits as we look in the box to find Avalon Hill's Partisans!, and Twilight of the Reich from MMP. Letters and a new parody song from Donovan and Rider!
3:00 Chit Chat About Stuff
14:50 Letters
28:00 LFT #16 Board Controversy
33:40 What's in the Box?
55:18 Total Running Time
SHOW LINKSASL EU ROMA '24 Tournament
Episode 336: Sebi & Ulric: Advancing Fire Maestros
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0:30 Right into the Interview
57:50 Total Running Time
SHOW LINKSASL EU ROMA '24 Tournament International Wargame Competition on Youtube
The 2 Half Squads is brought to you by our sponsors Bounding Fire Productions and our wonderful contributors on Patr...
Episode 335: Vassaling Gems
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0:02 Banter and Contest Draw
8:40 After Action Report
17:45 Doug Rimmer and VASL Tips
48:09 Total Running Time<...
Episode 334: Here We Go a Vasling (Hello Vasl)
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0:02 Hello Rally
4:00 Doug Rimmer and VASL Tips47:00 Total Running Time
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VASL Templates
VASL Table TemplatesScenario Set-up Fil...
Episode 333: Tarawa for Christmas!
Happy Holidays All! Jump into the Broadcast Foxhole with us and learn about Gun Duels during our Rules segment. Box Art Review makes it's return with a look at Ken Smith's fantastic art for the Sainte-Mere-Eglise game from Multi-Man Publishing. What better way to enjoy the holidays than having a listen and sipping some warm cider. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanakkuh, Happy Kwanza and Happy New Year!
The 2 Half Squads is brought to you by our sponsors Bounding Fire Productions and our wonderful Patreon and Paypal sponsors.
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Episode 332: Orsogna Knights
Join us as we take a shot at the firing modifiers from Chapter C Rule 6; Target-Based to Hit Determination DRM. Hard to believe that we haven't covered those in the previous 331 shows. The Box contains the new Orsogna from Advancing Fire. The Knights of the Podcast Table song was written by Dennis Donovan of course. He is indefatigable. If you want to get an early Christmas gift copy of Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works from Critical Hit, find the contest announcement in this show.Knights of the ASL Table lyricsWe’re the Knights of the ASL table. We play when er...
Episode 331: Ring of Tinnitus
We are so glad that all of the Halloween "Spooktackular" advertisements stuff is over! Please enjoy the opening song repeated from episode 65. There are some interesting and entertaining letters. Our AFV segment takes a look at the M3 and M3A1. Lastly, Jeff and Dave take a look at a playing of Operation Neptune's ON-6.
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Episode 330: Spooktacular Spectacle
It's a Halloween Special that includes very few chills and thrills, but banter, AFV segment and an after action report on ON-6 Sweeping West from Bounding Fire Productions.
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Bounding Fire Productions
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Episode 328: Lumberjacks and Le Franc Fifteens
Steve Swan and Tom Repetti. We take a look at these fun boards as well as the new Arid/Desert rules. Minarets on Mosques, can you believe it? Before we get to that information we read some letters from our beloved listeners, we cover the British rules in the nationality section of the Advanced Squad Leader rulebook, and banter about Dave's favorite toy soldiers, Britain's Swoppet Knights. SHOW LINKSSwords and Roses - Britain's Swoppet Knights
Heroes on...
Episode 327: Sunny Adam Lunney
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Episode 326: Run Through the Jungle with Jim
SHOW LINKSUSS Iowa Museum
SoCal ASL
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00:01 (Don't) Run Through the Jungle Song with Lyrics by Dennis Donovan; Sung by The 2 Half-Squad Singers12:40 Rules: Nationalities of ASL; Americans 23:50 Jim Aikens Part 2
51:28 Total Running Time
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Episode 325: Breaking in the Grain with Jim Aikens
Episode 324: Humans Wave at J14
We like to wave at Humans. We were so busy waving hello, and singing along to the wintry song Human Wave (sung to the tune of The Carol of the Bells), that we forgot to banter for a really long time. Just an average time. Aren't you the lucky ones?
The Rules covered in this show continue rule 25:Nationality Distinctions. Focusing on Human Waves and Partisans. Remember partisans don't do a human wave.
SHOW LINKSHuman Wave at DC ConscriptsHuman Wave at Wiki
Human Wave Tutorial at AS...