OT - Advanced GDW Ambush

[Cdnwolf]

http://www.myassaultpage.com/home.html

Found this sweet little site that updates the Ambush series of games and included complete rules, counters and maps.

I am using VASSAL system to recreate the battle in Kenneth Macksey's book First Clash and will post updates on how it goes.

BTW something is wrong with the Manage Attachment and for now I can't post pictures. (FIXED)

[kato13]

Image problem was new server configuration error.

Should work now.

[kato13]

BTW I am a HUGE assault fan so this is greatly appreciated.

[kcdusk]

Virtual Advanced Squad Leader? Great system. Love my ASL.

"Ambush" was the solitaire game, wasn't it?

[Cdnwolf]

Virtual Advanced Squad Leader? Great system. Love my ASL.

"Ambush" was the solitaire game, wasn't it?

No Assault was GDW platoon/battn/rgmt game with command and control.

Solitaire ASL was solitaire game.

Vassal is a system with over 1000 titles of old board games converted to online PVP virtual games.

http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Category:Modules

[Silent Hunter UK]

I looked on Amazon UK: First Clash is only available second hand... for at least £15.

Do you mean this game? (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1608/ambush)

[kato13]

No Ambush was GDW platoon/battn/rgmt game with command and control.


Do you mean "Assault" not "Ambush"?

[Cdnwolf]

Love the fact you can change the labels for the units in Vassal.

(Taking the Info from the book so don't yell at me if the designations are wrong lol)

[kcdusk]

I'm playing Advanced Squad Leader.

I thought this thread was about Avalon Hills, Ambush! System which i always wanted to try but never got hold off.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush!


Glad to see another "system" apart from ASL is using VASSAL.

[Cdnwolf]

I'm playing Advanced Squad Leader.

I thought this thread was about Avalon Hills, Ambush! System which i always wanted to try but never got hold off.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush!


Glad to see another "system" apart from ASL is using VASSAL.


I have in PDF format all the different rules for all the Ambush series including Purple Heart and Move Out and VASSAL does have it in their Module library.

http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Ambush

I got the PDF's from an UK company that put a lot of old GDW game rules into PDF format.

[Adm.Lee]

Cool. I played a fair bit of Assault back then (actually started with Boots & Saddles), have all of the modules. I played (lost) a VASSAL game 2 years ago, should get back into that.

I don't know if you ever saw the Airstrike game from GDW, its maps are the same scale and art as Assault's, so one might cobble together an air-to-mud module that way.

[Cdnwolf]

Cool. I played a fair bit of Assault back then (actually started with Boots & Saddles), have all of the modules. I played (lost) a VASSAL game 2 years ago, should get back into that.

I don't know if you ever saw the Airstrike game from GDW, its maps are the same scale and art as Assault's, so one might cobble together an air-to-mud module that way.

Is that the Air to Ground version of Air Superiority? Vassal has it and I still have my rules (somewhere lol)

[Adm.Lee]

Is that the Air to Ground version of Air Superiority? Vassal has it and I still have my rules (somewhere lol)

Yep, that's it.