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 Customer Emails (click here for a large list of emails): "Your emailers are one of the highlights of my Fridays. The Dutch Trucks update had me in stitches! I can't wait for my set to come in!" "Just wanted to write to say that I love the CH counters in the newer sets. I have just recently gotten back into ASLing after a long hiatus, and love the new CH counters. In fact, I think I like them better than the [other company] ones, even the newer [other company] ones that have larger graphics and print. The new CH counters are nicer, with color, easier to read (even the vehicle counters are easier to read). I might even play more with those than my official ones." "Once again keep up the hard work Ray & all the rest of your hard working crew at Critical Hit there! All your hard work is appreciated by people like me here who are always looking for new ASLcomp items here & counter sheets too! Not to mention your emails with up coming news of new items too!" Sincerely, Dear Miss Maureen, Thank you so much for letting me know...really appreciate all your help...you are a gem! Have a great weekend. M. Ps....got my order yesterday that I placed last weekend. Thanks again. To our knowledge, CH is the ONLY company to ever comission a song, specifically for a release series. That series is GWASL ... and the song is from the 'Fighting 69th' 'Faugh A Ballagh' sheet music, from the period of World War One. We had Doug of The Martins sing lead in a period voice ... and All Rights Reserved for "69 Fight", which you can listen to by clicking on the DOUGHBOY above. CH CONTRIBTORS LIST 152 and counting- Some have died, a couple were fired, but they are ALL accounted for and it is an honor to bring you the list: Ian Daglish (dec.)
- 1 Critical Hit is the proud publisher of the first edition of Bob Murphy's NO BETTER PLACE TO DIE, the story of the Battle of La Fiere. Bob is gone but the words and story of this true American hero, confirmed to be the 'first man in' on D-Day, live on. The contest for the crucial Merderet River crossing following the 82nd Airborne's D-Day paradrop is now being made into a movie and Bob was an important consultant in the making of the ATS title AGAINST ALL ODDS. Here we've provided the full interview conducted with Bob during the making of that game: MURPHY INTERVIEW.  A new set of Winter Geo Boards is NOW shipping! CH aims to be the largest publisher of geo boards in the hobby and thanks EVERYONE that submitted entries during past GEO BOARD CONTESTS! We are bringing them to gaming tables in an ongoing basis! |
The study of history via the simulation metaphor is what we are all about. Our topics include a massive library of Arab-Israeli Wars modules, the American Civil War, the Great War and beyond. In our 27th year of publishing YOUR labors of love and counting! Founded in 1994, Critical Hit, Inc. aka 'CH' coined the term "Enthusiast Media" to describe the strategy of bringing together the publisher and the hobbyist/designer via voluntary submissions in a unique method of cooperation that strips away everything but a mutual effort to bring labors of love to the fore. This combined effort has proven successful in the form of more tactical-level battlefields created and shared than any other publisher in the history of the genre. We're just getting started with more works coming, and in hand than have seen the printing press to date. Our work brings original period uniforms to the fore, as well as studies that reveal the history of ordnance, AFVs and motor vehicles, many of which have been lost, buried in the sand of time. Until we bring them back to life for you to command. To find the latest gear for our ASLComp line, click here.                                                                                                               SPECIAL THANKS to VASL man Pete for creating the new module - which you can get by clicking the large 'button' above! It's all there for you to play remotely using your VASL software, available free from VASSAL.org. Thanks to Pete also for the new Portland Class Cruiser Play Aid!   Send a smiley star with two thumbs up because you are happy about customer service and -- Clint Eastwood voice -- 'make my (Maureen's) day'. Send in your loving creation in the form of the Tarawa VASL module for one and all to enjoy, make a bunch of guys days. Create new Russian tank Damage Tables for BRL 1192, make MY day. Update me on plans for a winter Mamayev Kurgan module, zang Eastern Front gear makes EVERYONE's day. All in a single week around here, making today ... Friday Emailer day. ASLComp VASL TARAWA IS HERE Many thanks and a lot of AMTRACs to Big Pete the VASL man - with Pete demanding Big Rob McG get a shout out for his assistance > in creating the VASL software for CH's TARAWA module. And at the time of this writing the feedback has been solid, errata minimal, and nothing game breaking. We've updated the Q & A document - al0ong with an Optional Portland Class Cruiser Play Aid to add Direct Fire from that naval asset (the 200+mm currently only fires NOBA): Additionally, a brand new BA1 TARAWA BONUS COUNTER SHEET has been added to the short stack of additional copies we cobbled together to go with the VASL release -- but NO FEAR > if you already own ASLComp Tarawa from us direct, Maureen is going to add a copy of the counter sheet to your next order parcel -- AT NO CHARGE. You can also nail copies of it here:                                        UPDATE: The
Tobruk DEPRO material has been moved to its own page here. |
The CH ANNUAL is here and heading into a 6th Edition right around the corner!       The inaugral CH ANNUAL sold out quickly. Yes, it was 'finally here' and aimed to be a retro experience, follow the CH approach of being all-inclusive, welcoming designers from all parts ... and then some .. not ony a clique, claque, or anything along those lines. We're grateful of your support for our first full-color magazine and more are in the works. In the meantime, the CH ANNUAL is out for REPRINT and we expect to have it on the streets in late April again! CH Annual content is courtesy of YOUR ASLer gaming brothers, albeit the ones with a creative bent to share! We go all out in this first issue and present a varied mix of content, including a full-blown historical module with counters and map -- not to mention writing by THOSE THAT WERE THERE -- 'in theater' and hands-on developing a ground-breaking combat platform. CH ANNUAL 1 Mike Klautky brings us "The Wolf and the Bear Trilogy" a set of scenarios and designer's notes from his special HQ ... aka his houseboat hideaway. Ok, a hint— being a Klautky design you KNOW the focus is on inrtense Eastern Front action .. and in this case you are right on, spot on in fact as the scene is Oboyan, the year is 1943 .... and the month is July. Need we say more? All scenarios in color format! Ok, we can say more .... Mike's article on "ASL® and Dating" is also included in the issue. Who knew you could do both? Mike proves the two are not mutually exclusive—and has a beautiful family—to go along with his expert skills as an ASLer.  Click here for an updated version of ASLComp LZ X-Ray #4.  If you're looking
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