It plagues nearly every tactical World War II wargame on the market! What is tactical?įirst, we have to set some parameters here for what tactical might be considered for the purposes of this article. This identity crisis isn’t limited to Advanced Squad Leader. The ASL rules surely have rules for the kitchen sink now that I think about it! In short, you’re everything and the kitchen sink. At other times, you’re a single man charging heroically down the road. Sometimes, you’re the radioman trying to secure radio connection to get a fire mission. You’re also a company and sometimes regimental commander. A game like Advanced Squad Leader puts you in the role of the titular squad leader. The answer is more evident in a game like Churchill or Pericles. Players must ask themselves, “who am I?” In many cases, as the case of Normandy ’44 I am the operational and perhaps the battalion commander by turns. Fields of Fire is one of the few titles that doesn’t suffer from this existential affliction. Wargaming has an existential crisis each time a player sits down at the table.
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