ASLSK #1 : Dipping My Toe in the Water

Although I've gone through the rule book more than once now, I still hadn't had taken the time to put the ASL Starter Kit (ASLSK from now on) #1 on the table. Last night, I set up the first scenario just to play through part of a turn to start really learning.

Here's what it looked like after the Germans moved onto the board and took what amounts to reaction fire from the US paratroops:

While it doesn't look as enticing as toy soldiers on the table, once I'm stuck in my brain doesn't really care.

I made more than a few errors I'm sure, and I had to read and re-read rules bits, but I haven't been this excited to play a game since I got my Moldvay basic D&D book (aka the 'magenta' cover, the one with the three-holes punched) in '82.

Tonight, I'm going to see Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut (I've never seen the original cut but no matter) in the theater, but if there's time afterwards, I hope to work through a full turn for both sides for ASLSK.