The Last Hurrah (Advanced Squad Leader)

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The Last Hurrah is a board game published in 1988 by Avalon Hill.

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The Last Hurrah is an expansion in which the Allied minor nations are represented in the sixth module for Advanced Squad Leader . [1]

Reception

Ellis Simpson reviewed The Last Hurrah for Games International magazine, and gave it 3 stars out of 5, and stated that "a welcome module for ASL and one which proves Avalon Hill's dedication to the completion of the project." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Simpson, Ellis (May 1989). "Wargames". Games International (5): 36–37.
  2. https://archive.org/details/casus-belli-050/page/n29/mode/2up