
Rock comic books were still under a dollar a copy, reruns of COMBAT aired on late night TV, and model kits of all the various hardware was comparatively cheaper than today. We were all young boys living in the shadow of the Second World War – Sgt. I was introduced to SQUAD LEADER in junior high school in the early 1980s. If you experience problems downloading the following documents, send an email to I will email it to you.Īdvanced Squad Leader Scenarios 1 through 74 (PDF)įor more information about Squad Leader, go to Squad Leader on Wikipedia. Squad Leader Rules & Scenariosīelow are some Squad Leader rules and scenarios that are free to download in PDF.

The original print run of 2,500 copies of Squad Leader had a purple trim to them and have become a prize collector’s item. Squad Leader was produced in time to debut at the 1977 Origins Game Fair, an annual gaming convention that was first held in 1975 and is run by Game Manufacturer’s Association. All of the pieces of Squad leader represent the regular squads rated for firepower, range and morale as well as weapon and vehicle crews and elite squads with high firepower and morale. Squad Leader is the absolute natural extension of the trends toward realism. It is virtually unique among World War II board games focusing on infantry combat in Europe.


The 2nd Edition, published by MMP, is essentially the same as the first, except that the text font in the Chapter H pages is slightly larger than in the original version.Hall of Fame Game Designer John Hill designed Squad Leader, one of the most complex and thrilling wargames of its time. Overall, Italians are represented well in ASL, with the exception of their elite troops, who are probably under-rated (the Italian Alpini units were pretty elite). The boards included with the module expand the range of desert terrain, but the scenarios include a variety of actions with Italians on a number of different fronts. Hollow Legions brings the Italians to the world of ASL, including a wide mix of squad types and AFVs. 1st Edition, 1989 2nd Edition (Multi-Man Publishing), 2000Īvalon Hill (1st Edition, 1989) Multi-Man Publishing (2nd Edition, 2000)īoth Editions: 2 8" x 22" mounted mapboards (30-31) three countersheets 8 scenarios Chapter H rules (Italian) Commentary:
