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Advanced Squad Leader
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<p><i>Advanced Squad Leader</i> (ASL) is a <a href="/facts/Tactical_wargames/06rPdE2s">tactical-level</a> <a href="/facts/Board_wargame/Ce8h59Ey">board wargame</a>, originally marketed by <a href="/facts/Avalon_Hill_Games/IU0XnRsC">Avalon Hill Games</a>, that simulates actions of squad sized units in <a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">World War II</a>. It is a detailed game system for two or more players (with solitary play also possible). Components include the ASL Rulebook and various games called modules. ASL modules provide the standard equipment for playing ASL, including <a href="/facts/Geomorphic_mapboard/U1WRePeQ">geomorphic mapboards</a> and <a href="/facts/Counter_(board_wargames)/v2Tsz6zN">counters</a>. The mapboards are divided into <a href="/facts/Hex_map/ucxvaJQm">hexagons</a> to regulate fire and movement, and depict generic terrain that can represent different historical locations. The counters are cardboard pieces that depict <a href="/facts/Squad/XU2uE66j">squads</a> of <a href="/facts/Soldier/f3tcRU9C">soldiers</a>, crews, individual leaders, support weapons, heavy weapons, and vehicles. </p><p>Combined with the sales of the original <i><a href="/facts/Squad_Leader/8mt9gRWy">Squad Leader</a></i>, <i>Advanced Squad Leader</i> sold over 1 million copies by 1997. </p>