WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR ASL?
ASL products fall loosely into two categories: “official” products, which are released by TAHGC, and “third-party” products, which are released by others. While it is generally true that the TAHGC products are better-looking and better researched, this is by no means always the case, and many of the third-party products are the best things that an ASL gamer could spend his money on. There is a tacit understanding however that if it comes down to rules conflicts or similar problems, the “official” products will win out, mostly because the TAHGC products usually have a much wider distribution, and it is unfair to expect new players to know about the alternatives. Within the above broad categories, ASL products may be defined as “modules”, “magazines”, or “other”. Modules are self-contained settings for a particular nationality or campaign, usually with rules and counters. Magazines should be self-explanatory. “Other” includes things like scenario packs. Following the acquisition of TAHGC