Al came over yesterday afternoon for some Advanced Squad Leader. Al has been playing off-and-on for several years, so it was nice for us to play with someone who only needs to look a rule up every ten minutes, as opposed to every five minutes. As shown in the photo, Al (taking the Germans) played against Andrew (taking the Russians) in a Stalingrad scenario (S2). (The peeps in the front of the table were an early Easter snack.)Andrew made a rookie mistake in his setup, so Al was able to break about half of the Russian forces in his first prep fire phase. The Russians were reeling for most of the ensuing two hours, and the Germans were able to take the victory point buildings. Andrew conceded after four turns.
About half-way through the game, we realized that we had all been playing an important rule incorrectly (not just yesterday, but since we started). Andrew was the first to notice that the rules didn't really say what we thought they did. After re-reading the section several times, I visited BoardGameGeek and found a thread discussing the issue.
We had a good time, and I'm looking forward to getting in on the action next time.
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