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gr_c17Most of my friends know that I am a collector and a completist, which is probably something found in the DSM somewhere. I am also a wargamer, a military history aficionado, and an Anglophile.
The nexus of these traits resulted some years ago in my getting involved in a very complex, detailed, brain-hurting World War Two wargame called Advanced Squad Leader (ASL). It's practically a hobby in and of itself. It's also like a habit that you know isn't going to do you much good, but you can't give it up. :-) I think about selling all the bits I've acquired for the game from time to time, but I can't bear to, even though I don't play that often (and one needs to play often so as to keep one's understanding of the rules fresh).
Well, one particular module, a HASL or Historical ASL Module, has eluded me for many years. I got a copy when it first came out, but I then loaned it to a friend who somehow not only forgot he had it but forgot he had ever borrowed it. It's never been reprinted, so it's as rare as hen's teeth.
I finally got a line on a copy at a game reseller who helps me :-) recycle games I've played into ones I haven't (at a healthy markup of course). It took turning in all the Flames of War and all the Warhammer Historical army books I had (plus a little extra cash), but I now have a handsome, unpunched copy of A Bridge Too Far. And I seem to recall a certain friend of mine expressing some cautious interest in ASL recently. It didn't cost quite as much, but I think that finally punching out the counter on this baby will be even more satisfying than cracking open a bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1870.
The nexus of these traits resulted some years ago in my getting involved in a very complex, detailed, brain-hurting World War Two wargame called Advanced Squad Leader (ASL). It's practically a hobby in and of itself. It's also like a habit that you know isn't going to do you much good, but you can't give it up. :-) I think about selling all the bits I've acquired for the game from time to time, but I can't bear to, even though I don't play that often (and one needs to play often so as to keep one's understanding of the rules fresh).
Well, one particular module, a HASL or Historical ASL Module, has eluded me for many years. I got a copy when it first came out, but I then loaned it to a friend who somehow not only forgot he had it but forgot he had ever borrowed it. It's never been reprinted, so it's as rare as hen's teeth.
I finally got a line on a copy at a game reseller who helps me :-) recycle games I've played into ones I haven't (at a healthy markup of course). It took turning in all the Flames of War and all the Warhammer Historical army books I had (plus a little extra cash), but I now have a handsome, unpunched copy of A Bridge Too Far. And I seem to recall a certain friend of mine expressing some cautious interest in ASL recently. It didn't cost quite as much, but I think that finally punching out the counter on this baby will be even more satisfying than cracking open a bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1870.
