The 2 Half-Squads: Advanced Squad Leader Podcast

Greatest hits? Were there ever any real hits? Probably not! Never-the-less we are taking this time to bask in the glow of our 100 episode accomplishment by looking back at some highlights -- or maybe lowlights -- from the first 20 installments of T2HS. Ah, the nostalgia -- or is it nausea? SHOW GUIDE 2:00:45 Total Running Time Listen Now: Download this episode: Right-click here

Hello everyone. How are you today? We are fine. Really, we are fine.  Because the long awaited Rising Sun has arrived on our doorstep.  We dig into it on this show, and there is a lot of it. But first we read some wonderful letters, and take a look at some interesting scenarios, while discussing what we've been playing lately on the Advanced Squad Leader front.  Rise On! Dave gleefully opens

Having recorded this episode nearly a month ago -- so it's been sitting in the can all this time -- one might think it's gotten a bit stale. But lo and behold, it's still fresh as a daisy and submitted here for your approval. As you might guess from the photo at right, we're going to be talking tonight about a wonderful product from Bounding Fire Productions, Crucible of Steel. (Our sincere

Happy Thanksgiving to our USA listeners. Just in time to cap off your celebrations, here is another episode of The 2 Half-Squads. Of course, this show is the last thing for which you should be giving thanks. If all the turkey, stuffing, casseroles, gravy rolls and pie didn't make you feel sick, this episode certainly will! In this episode we take a close look at the 1990 ASL Annual. Now

Happy New Year everyone! Did you make a resolution to always roll low and rally well? How's that workin' out for you so far? We can think of  no better way to welcome the new year than to enjoy the second part of our interview with Steve Dethlefsen of Heat of Battle.  Fortress Cassino: The Road to Rome, Berlin: Red Vengeance and Onslaught to Orsha are just a few of the many HOB products

Hello......hello......is there anybody out there?  Oh, there you are. We couldn't see you at first. We think you will enjoy this episode even though it contains an inordinate amount of banter and goofy chit-chat. Unless you think Munster model talk isn't goofy. First we chunk through a slew of letters -- and those letters cover a lot of Advanced Squad Leader topics of interest. Dave and

In the unlikely event you didn't realize already, let us warn you: if you're going to play Advanced Squad Leader you're going to need to have your troops fire their guns. There's no room for pacifists here. It wouldn't be much of a war if the armies in opposition didn't fire off all those cool guns and artillery and stuff. In today's episode we discuss the rules around Fire Attacks. Some of

Maybe one of the reasons we love Advanced Squad Leader is for those moments when not only our well-laid plans pan out, but further reward presents itself when fortune shines on the roll of the dice. Today in our rules discussion we talk about Field Promotion, that moment when luck smiles upon us, no matter how fleetingly. But as the Universe has a tendency to balance out the good with some bad,

Hi! Welcome to the not-so-long awaited part two of The 2 Half-Squads Greatest Hits series. Did we say series? Well, only time will tell. This show covers episodes 21-35, and boy did we ever have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to come up with enough "atrocities" "hits" for this one. Is it possible we should not even try to present such a collection? If you'd like us to refrain from such

We couldn't find a recent picture of Perry, but we recall him looking like this. Today we are happy to present our recent interview with Perry Cocke of Multi-Man Publishing, makers of Advanced Squad Leader and other fine products. Perry gives us an update on upcoming ASL goodies that you will most likely see in 2014. There's lots to look forward to, including -- could it be -- Haaka Paale?

Welcome to Episode 111 of the only podcast on the net dedicated 100% (kinda sorta) to the greatest game in the world; Advanced Squad Leader! Today we have a very simple show, for very simple fans. First up is an order to clear out our bursting mailbox -- and leaving nary a letter for Episode 112. There's a variety of topics including some ASL talk -- we guarantee it. Then Dave stands alone on

Sad to say Jeff was unavailable for this one. However, we do have Dave, Aaron, and Old Man Dan for your amusement and edification. This show contains a review of the latest issue of the Banzai Newsletter from the Texas ASL gents, as well as the latest issue of Special Ops from MMP.  The conclusion of the rules section on the Japanese, covering HIP, AT DC's and more arrives here just in time for

It's hard to believe but this is EPISODE 100! We guess we never really doubted that we would make it this far. It's kind of easy when you are having this much fun. This is the audio-only portion of the live broadcast we did via Google HangOut. You can check out the full video here. Creating a SHOW GUIDE for this one was a challenge as the ASL discussion was free flowing. There are some

Hard to believe this is Episode 99, and that the big 100 is next on the docket! Time flies when you are having fun. We are very pleased to have Cleetus and Bob return for more Advanced Squad Leader fun and mayhem. It's amazing how many of the letters we receive lead to such interesting discussions. You can find out for yourself in our Letters segment. We take an in depth look at the ASL Annual '

Have you ever wondered about the finer points of the Bridges rules?  Would you be interested in a story about a man who went fishing, and caught a Panzerfaust?  Do you think that by listening to a Box Art Review segment discussing the Advanced Squad Leader Journals #7 and #8, that you could increase your cultural awareness and sensitivity?  Well, have we got the show for you! Join Cleetus, Dave,