Winter Offensive 2012 Pictures

Well, the 20th annual Winter Offensive ASL Tournament just concluded yesterday in Bowie, Maryland.  For the 131 people who made the trek, it was a lot of fun, and a lot of ASL was played.  Here are some pictures to commemorate that august event.

Three ASL-themed license plates right in a row!  I must be in the right place!

Early arrivals.  Only a few tables have even been set up, and no tablecloths.

That doesn't stop people from getting right into the action!  Here's an already-intense Soviet-German scenario.

Eventually, MMP arrives.  Brian and Perry start setting up their crack house.

By Thursday evening, this is what it looks like.

Here Desperation Morale supermodel Pete Shelling shows off the big release at Winter Offensive, the HASL module Festung Budapest.

ASLer Gary Trezza contemplates the contents of Festung Budapest.  Sure, the map is pretty, but it's no Board 9.

Even the homeless transients from the nearby men's shelter stopped in to see what was happening at Winter Offensive.

Some people were playtesting the campaign game for the upcoming ASL Starter Kit historical module on Elst.  Here is the map, in all of its polder-filled glory.

Festung Budapest, naturally, was very popular during the tournament.

Some more Buda-pestilence.  

J.R. van Mechelen, in all his wisdom, decided to do Flying Turrets from the recent Bounding Fire Productions' Blood and Steel Kursk module.  Here is his offboard set-up for the Soviets.

Chas Argent and Pete Shelling, no doubt playtesting some scenario goodness for you to lose at.

A shot from one of the scenarios I played, well into J126 Ugly Faces with Ray Woloszyn.  My French were able to slow him down and cause enough casualties that by the time my British arrived and got into position, he would not be able to crack the nut.  Fun scenario, though, and fun playing Ray.

Just a general shot of the tournament, probably Friday night.

Another general shot, looking 90 degrees to the right from my previous shot.

Desperation Morale supermodel Bret Hildebran displaying the other new release at Winter Offensive, the Bonus Pack #3, with two maps and a few scenarios, all by Pete Shelling.

My only "creative" shot, looking up admiringly at the phlegmatic face of J. R. Tracy.  To really appreciate the effort put into this shot, you have to imagine a fat man squatting with a camera.

More Festung-ivities.

Back to Flying Turrets.  The brown blog has moved!

A close-up

Parting Shot:  Schwerpunkt's Tatra Salad