CONTENTS: ? 2 8"x22" mapboards ? 2 Countersheets (one of 1/2" counters, one of 5/8" counters ? 1 rulebook ? 2 player aid cards (QRDC & To Hit) ? 4 scenario cards ~~ "Welcome to (he exciting world of Advanced Squad Leader. ASL is the premier inline system of tactical-level World War II corn-hat. You are holding ASL Starter Kit #2-Guns. This is a complete game that introduces the player to the ASL infantry and ordnance rules. It includes squads, half squads, crews, leaders, support weapons, guns, and simplified rules and terrain to use with them. This game builds on ASL Starter Kit #1, hut neither that game nor experience with it is required to enjoy Starter Kit #2-Guns (although we do recommend that players who are unfamiliar with ASL infantry combat begin with Starter Kit #l). Starter Kit #2-Guns provides new players with an easy, low cost method for becoming familiar with the basics of the ASL infantry and ordnance system using entry-level scenarios, counters, boards, and rules. It also introduces the British, Italians, and Allied Minor nations to the Starter Kit series. The eight scenarios included cover action in both the Northwest European Theater of Operations and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations from Greece 1940 to the Battle of the Bulge! They are instantly playable by anyone familiar with ASL and ASL ordnance. Some of the usual ASL bells and whistles have been dropped, and simplified rules have been provided in order to make these scenarios easy to play for anyone interested in an exciting WWII tactical-level experience. This allows beginners to rapidly get into the thick of the action as no prior experience or purchase is needed. This is a complete game. Beginners may want to start with ASL Starter Kit #1, but that is not a requirement to play these scenarios."