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Publications
Books
In 2007, the
webmaster of tacticalwargamer.com published Scenario Designer's
Handbook, a resource for Advanced Squad Leader scenario
designers. Information is available at this
link.
...though it purports to be a handbook for scenario designers, in actual fact it is much, much
more. Perhaps the author was afraid of promising too much. Personally, I should
instead describe this book as a ‘handbook for all ASL players’.
Going further, I recommend to anyone already possessing much or all
of the ASL stuff available and wondering what next to invest in: look no further.
Though the same advice could be offered to anyone new to ASL. Indeed, a goodly
number of non-ASL wargamers picking this book up may be drawn in to sampling our hobby.
- - Ian Daglish,
View
from the Trenches
Issue
74
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Periodicals
In 2009, publication has commenced on
the Tactical Wargamer's Journal (ISSN 1918-9729). Information
is available at
this link.
Tactical Wargamer's Journal (ISSN 1918-9729), published on a
non-regular schedule, covers topics of interest on all aspects of
the world of commercial tactical wargaming, with its focus set on
warfare at the man-to-man, squad and platoon level in the 20th
Century and contemporary era. Tactical Wargamer's Journal (TWJ)
places emphasis on both military history and the history of tactical
level gaming itself.
"Tactical
Wargamer's Journal is the
most recent wargaming magazine...What draws you to it is the
eye-catching, bound journal with a slick cover, that reminds you
of certain academic journals...My
best guess is if you give this seemingly expensive journal a
pass solely due to price, that decision will nag and later come
back to haunt you. In general it is an outstanding read for any
aficionado of wargaming, and will provide a number of hours of
reading pleasure."
- - LTC Robert G. Smith,
Panzer Digest
Issue 9
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Issue 2 was published in the late
summer of 2011, in both print and electronic form. The download page
is at
this link.
Issue 2 is intended
as a "gamer's guide" to the U.S. Army in the Battle of Normandy (6
June 1944 to July 25 1944) with a comprehensive history of the
campaign (including 70+ full colour maps) and a survey of tactical
level PC and board game treatments of the subject. Other articles
cover subjects such as scenario briefings, military operation orders
and battle procedure and their relationship to wargaming, a detailed
article on the Sherman tank and its depiction in games, a study of
the Battle of Singling, and more.
A full preview is
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Issue 3 is in preparation. |
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