Red Barricades: ASL Historical Module 1

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Red Barricades: ASL Historical Module 1 is a board game published in 1990 by Avalon Hill.

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Red Barricades is a game in which an area of Stalingrad is depicted to scale. [1]

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Mike Siggins reviewed Red Barricades for Games International magazine, and gave it a rating of 9 out of 10, and stated that "For non-ASL players this one won't be on the purchase list. For the fans, it's a must buy." [1]

The Chicago Tribune said that "The game includes more than 400 additional counters, a new rules chapter and several campaign games. The Advanced Squad Leader game system requires a serious commitment of time and money and is for specialists only." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Siggins, Mike (June 1990). "Wargames". Games International (15): 34–35.
  2. ↑ "War". Chicago Tribune . November 23, 1990. p. 144 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/casus-belli-057/page/n25/mode/2up
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