[Aslml] Complete Beginner

Thu Oct 30 17:07:28 PST 2003

Hey Charles,

To answer your first question from someone who has recently emerged from beginner status, I would recomend Gavin Take as a scenario for beginners to play.  It's small, infantry only and fair.  If you like, I can play you a VASL email game of Gavin Take.

As for infantry smoke placement, you do have it all wrong.  The smoke exponent is the superscript (raised and small) number on the fire-power value of an infantry MMC.  Check out an American 5-4-6 squad for example with a superscript 2 next to the 5.  That means that you must roll a 2 or less to place smoke.  If a squad does not have a smoke exponent, they don't get to use smoke.

As for cowering.  It is my impression that NO rules are ignored.  Ever.

As for you and your friend who is also a newbie playing each other, you would probably just get into bad rules habits that way.  I would suggest you try and find established players to play with via e-mail. 
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Hi all,

I originally sent this to the old list but I don't think it ever got through 
:(

I'm a complete newbie to ASL (something of a rarity these days I believe) and 
will be pestering the list for questions to dumb questions on a regular 
basis.

First off what is the best scenario for two absolute beginners to play in 
order to begin to get a working grasp of the rules?

Secondly could someone explain infantry smoke placement in simple terms to 
me. I'm OK with the MF involved and the fact it takes place in the MPh but I'm 
mightly confused by the "exponent" part of A24.1. To me exponent means "raise 
to the power of" but that makes little sense in the context the rule uses it 
since, if I'm reading it correctly, only a single die is rolled and for the MMC 
I have raising their firepower to the power of the exponent results in numbers 
well above six. Thus MMC can always place smoke but ends its MPh if it rolls 
a six. Is that true or have I completely misunderstood? 

Thirdly do people tend to use the IFT or IIFT? Personally I lean towards the 
IFT at the moment due to its simplicity but if the IIFT is in common use I 
guess we should use that.

Fourthly is the "cowering" rule widely enforced or do folks tend to ignore 
it? 

Just in case it's helpful I have ASL v2, Beyond Valour, Yanks, Paratrooper 
and Solitaire and will be PBEM using VASL (at least until we get a better grasp 
of the rules - then we might venture onto the server)

I look forward to your suggestions and answers.

Cheers

Charles

Ima Gen Ri Ryu instructions on the use of the spear: "Place pointy end in 
opponent. Repeat as necessary."

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I originally sent this to the old list but I don't think it ever got through=
 :( 
 
I'm a complete newbie to ASL (something of a rarity these days I believe) an=
d will be pestering the list for questions to dumb questions on a regular ba=
sis. 
 
First off what is the best scenario for two absolute beginners to play in or=
der to begin to get a working grasp of the rules? 
 
Secondly could someone explain infantry smoke placement in simple terms to m=
e. I'm OK with the MF involved and the fact it takes place in the MPh but I'=
m mightly confused by the "exponent" part of A24.1. To me exponent means "ra=
ise to the power of" but that makes little sense in the context the rule use=
s it since, if I'm reading it correctly, only a single die is rolled and for=
 the MMC I have raising their firepower to the power of the exponent results=
 in numbers well above six. Thus MMC can always place smoke but ends its MPh=
 if it rolls a six. Is that true or have I completely misunderstood? 
 
Thirdly do people tend to use the IFT or IIFT? Personally I lean towards the=
 IFT at the moment due to its simplicity but if the IIFT is in common use I=20=
guess we should use that. 
 
Fourthly is the "cowering" rule widely enforced or do folks tend to ignore i=
t? 
 
Just in case it's helpful I have ASL v2, Beyond Valour, Yanks, Paratrooper a=
nd Solitaire and will be PBEM using VASL (at least until we get a better gra=
sp of the rules - then we might venture onto the server) 
 
I look forward to your suggestions and answers. 
 
Cheers 
 
Charles 
 
Ima Gen Ri Ryu instructions on the use of the spear: "Place pointy end in op=
ponent. Repeat as necessary."</HTML>

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