Turn 1

OK, so I'm goofing around with the Advanced Squad Leader starter set I got. I'm using VASL, which is the ASL module for VASSAL, which is a java-powered gaming engine that let's you play various boardgames over the internet.

VASSAL is cool.

VASL is cool.

ASL? Well...perhaps I'm not grasping the subtleties yet.

I've got a stack of 3 German 4-6-7's with a 7-0 leader Defensive Firing on an American 7-4-7 trying to get under cover. Even with a -2 modifer for the target being in the open and not assault moving, I still can't get any better than a -1 Morale check and dude, their morale is *7*.

Now at the start of turn two, everyone is bulked up in stone buildings. So now it's going to be nothing but assault moves. The Germans have another squad coming in, but American reinforcements on Turn 1 mean that they can't zip down the same road I used without getting cut to pieces.

It's going to be very bloody. The East side stack has to fight through everyone, but the West side stack has to make it across the street to enter one of the victory buildings.

whee!
Tom

Turn 1

OK, so I'm goofing around with the Advanced Squad Leader starter set I got. I'm using VASL, which is the ASL module for VASSAL, which is a java-powered gaming engine that let's you play various boardgames over the internet.

VASSAL is cool.

VASL is cool.

ASL? Well...perhaps I'm not grasping the subtleties yet.

I've got a stack of 3 German 4-6-7's with a 7-0 leader Defensive Firing on an American 7-4-7 trying to get under cover. Even with a -2 modifer for the target being in the open and not assault moving, I still can't get any better than a -1 Morale check and dude, their morale is *7*.

Now at the start of turn two, everyone is bulked up in stone buildings. So now it's going to be nothing but assault moves. The Germans have another squad coming in, but American reinforcements on Turn 1 mean that they can't zip down the same road I used without getting cut to pieces.

It's going to be very bloody. The East side stack has to fight through everyone, but the West side stack has to make it across the street to enter one of the victory buildings.

whee!
Tom

Dance my monkeys! Dance!

Hey,

The girl has a hot date Friday night.

Sadly, it's not with me.

What are people up to?

later
Tom

Dance my monkeys! Dance!

Hey,

The girl has a hot date Friday night.

Sadly, it's not with me.

What are people up to?

later
Tom

And also..

...I got my warp coil today.

It's a large crucible made of quartz crystal (which was liquified and then molded into shape). At the top, it's about 16" in diameter.

It also comes with a suede-wrapped stick.

Gently strike the crucible and it rings like a gong.

Run the stick around the outside edge of the bowl...

...imagine running your finger along a wine glass and making it hum. Now imagine that your wine glass is 16" across at the top.

The tones are amazing. Once you let up on the stick, it continues to ring for 20-30 seconds. If you put your hand near the edge, you can feel the vibrations coming off it.

Big fun
Tom

And also..

...I got my warp coil today.

It's a large crucible made of quartz crystal (which was liquified and then molded into shape). At the top, it's about 16" in diameter.

It also comes with a suede-wrapped stick.

Gently strike the crucible and it rings like a gong.

Run the stick around the outside edge of the bowl...

...imagine running your finger along a wine glass and making it hum. Now imagine that your wine glass is 16" across at the top.

The tones are amazing. Once you let up on the stick, it continues to ring for 20-30 seconds. If you put your hand near the edge, you can feel the vibrations coming off it.

Big fun
Tom