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Squad Leader Scenarios (SL) is a tactical board wargame created by Avalon Hill (Hasbro Gaming) that focuses on infantry combat during the Second World War. Players use map boards and counters to control small units of soldiers, vehicles, and weapons.

In the game, situations are presented to players in the form of Scenarios. The original Squad Leader game comes with 12 scenarios, and additional scenarios, numbered in sequence, follow in the three sequel gamettes. There are also many "official" Scenarios in The General or sold as special releases (the Rogue Scenarios).

In total, 123 official Scenarios were made for the Squad Leader series.

## Scenario format

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Each scenario in the original four-game releases was printed on an 8-1/2" × 11" cardstock with the scenario number, an illustrative graphic, and a historical overview of the aftermath of the event depicted. Rodger MacGowan did the artwork for the original SL, COI and COD Scenarios and Charles Kibler took over with GI: Anvil of Victory.

The original core Scenarios from the 4 games are numbered as follows:

* Squad Leader – 1 through 12
* Cross of Iron – 13 through 20
* Crescendo of Doom – 21 through 32
* GI: Anvil of Victory – 33 through 47

### Rules sections

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The four Squad Leader games use Programmed Instruction to teach the game system; each Scenario included with the games lists the new rules introduced with that Scenario.

Squad Leader scenarios come with specific victory conditions, which vary depending on the nature of the scenario, some common victory conditions are:

* Assault on a Village: The victory condition might be to occupy certain buildings within the village.
* Withdrawal: The victory condition could be to exit a specific number of units from the map.
* Defense of a Bridge: Players might need to hold a bridge against enemy attacks for a set number of turns.
* Rescue Mission: One side might need to reach and secure a group of trapped units, then escort them to safety.
* Encirclement: The goal could be to surround and eliminate a significant portion of the opposing force.

## Official Scenarios

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Game  | #  | Name  | Allies  | Axis  | Date  | Location

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SL | 1  | The Guards Counterattack  |  |  | 6 October 1942  | Stalingrad, USSR
SL | 2  | The Tractor Works  |  |  | 6 October 1942  | Stalingrad, USSR
SL | 3  | The Streets of Stalingrad  |  |  | 6 October 1942  | Stalingrad, USSR
SL | 4  | The Hedgehog of Piepsk  |  |  | 14 November 1941  | Piepsk, USSR
SL | 5  | Hill 621  |  |  | 1 July 1944  | near Minsk, USSR
SL | 6  | Escape From Velikiye Luki  |  |  | 12 January 1943  | Velikiye Luki, USSR
SL | 7  | Buchholz Station  |  |  | 16 December 1944  | Buchholz, Germany
SL | 8  | The Bitche Salient  |  |  | 14 January 1945  | Bitche, Germany
SL | 9  | The Cannes Strongpoint  |  |  | 23 August 1944  | Cannes, France
SL | 10  | Hitdorf on the Rhine  |  |  | 6 April 1945  | Hitdorf, Germany
SL | 11  | The St. Goar Assault  |  |  | 24 March 1945  | St Goar, Germany
SL | 12  | The Road to Wiltz  |  |  | 17 December 1944  | Wiltz, Luxembourg
COI | 13  | The Capture of Balta  |  |  | 3 August 1941  | Balta, Ukraine
COI | 14  | The Paw of the Tiger  |  |  | 12 January 1943  | South of Leningrad, USSR
COI | 15  | Hube's Pocket  |  |  | 6 April 1944  | near Buchach, USSR
COI | 16  | Sowchos 79  |  |  | 8 December 1942  | Chir River Line, Russia
COI | 17  | Debacle at Korosten  |  |  | 30 August 1941  | Korosten, Ukraine
COI | 18  | The Defense of Luga  |  |  | 19 July 1941  | Luga, USSR
COI | 19  | A Winter Melee  |  |  | 17 February 1942  | Okorovo, Russia
COI | 20  | Breakout From Borisov  |  |  | 2 July 1941  | Borosov, Russia
COD | 21  | Battle for the Warta Line  |  |  | 6 September 1939  | Central Poland
COD | 22  | The Borders are Burning  |  |  | 30 November 1939  | Kuhmo, Finland
COD | 23  | Silent Death  |  |  | 9 December 1939  | Aittojoki, Finland
COD | 24  | Action at Balberkamp  |  |  | 22 April 1940  | Balberkamp, Norway
COD | 25  | Resistance at Chabrehez  |  |  | 10 May 1940  | Chabrehez, Belgium
COD | 26  | Assault on a Queen  |  |  | 11 May 1940  | The Hague, Netherlands
COD | 27  | The Dinant Bridgehead  |  |  | 13 May 1940  | Houx, Belgium
COD | 28  | Counterstroke at Stonne  |  |  | 15 May 1940  | Stonne, France
COD | 29  | In Rommel's Wake  |  |  | 17 May 1940  | on the Meuse, France
COD | 30  | Ad Hoc at Beaurains  |  |  | 21 May 1940  | Arras, France
COD | 31  | Chateau de Quesnoy  |  |  | 6 June 1940  | Le Quesnoy, France
COD | 32  | Rehearsal for Crete  |  |  | 26 April 1941  | Peloponnesus, Greece
GI | 33  | A Belated Christmas  |  |  | 27 December 1944  | Bastogne, Belgium
GI | 34  | Climax at Nijmegen Bridge  |  |  | 20 September 1944  | Nijmegen, Netherlands
GI | 35  | The French Decide to Fight  |  |  | 10 November 1942  | Port-Lyautey, Morocco
GI | 36  | Weissenhof Crossroads  |  |  | 16 December 1944  | Schnee Eifel, Germany
GI | 37  | Medal of Honor  |  |  | 21 September 1944  | Nijmegen, Netherlands
GI | 38  | The Factory  |  |  | 11 February 1944  | Aprilia Settlement, Italy
GI | 39  | Sweep For Bordj Toum Bridge  |  |  | 10 December 1942  | Bordj Toum Station, Tunisia
GI | 40  | The Dornot Watermark  |  |  | 10 September 1944  | Dornot, Germany
GI | 41  | Swatting at Tigers  |  |  | 11 July 1943  | Biazzo Ridge, Italy
GI | 42  | Bridgehead on the Rhine  |  |  | 24 March 1945  | Speldrop, Germany
GI | 43  | Action at Kommerscheidt  |  |  | 4 November 1944  | Kommerscheidt, Germany
GI | 44  | Prelude to Breakout  |  |  | 7 July 1944  | Vire et Taute Canal, France
GI | 45  | Hide and Seek  |  |  | 7 June 1944  | Normandy, France
GI | 46  | Operation Varsity  |  |  | 24 March 1945  | near Hamminkeln, Germany
GI | 47  | Encircling the Ruhr  |  |  | 30 March 1945  | the Ruhr, Germany

### Other official Scenarios (Avalon Hill)

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#### Series 100

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Avalon Hill released Series 100, ten new Scenarios for Cross of Iron, in 1979. The Scenarios were designed by Courtney Allen (SL playtester and designer of Storm Over Arnhem).

#  | Title  | Allies  | Axis  | Date  | Location

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101  | Blocking Action at Lipki  |  |  | 3 July 1941  | near Borisov, USSR
102  | Slamming of the Door  |  |  | 17 August 1941  | Panikovo forest, USSR
103  | Bald Hill  |  |  | 11 September 1941  | Leningrad, USSR
104  | The Penetration of Rostov  |  |  | 24 July 1942  | Rostov, USSR
105  | Night Battle at Noromatyevka  |  |  | 1 January 1943  | Noromaryevka, USSR
106  | Beachhead at Ozereyka Bay  |  |  | 4 February 1943  | Ozereyka valley, USSR
107  | Disaster On The Dneiper Loop  |  |  | 24 September 1943  | Dnieper River, USSR
108  | Block Busting in Bokruisk  |  |  | 29 June 1944  | Bokruisk, USSR
109  | Counterattack On The Vistula  |  |  | 6 August 1944  | near Wola Chodkowska, Poland
110  | The Agony of Doom  |  |  | 19 April 1945  | Muncheberg, Germany

#### Series 200

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Avalon Hill released Series 200 with 10 new Scenarios for Crescendo of Doom.

#  | Title  | Allies  | Axis  | Date  | Location

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201  | Sacrifice Of Polish Armor  |  |  | 1 September 1939  | Novy Targ region, Poland
202  | Under Cover Of Darkness  |  |  | 12 September 1939  | Gdynia, Poland
203  | Bitter Defense At Otta  |  |  | 28 April 1940  | Gudbrandsal valley, Norway
204  | Chance D'une Affaire  |  |  | 14 May 1940  | Chehery, France
205  | Last Defense Line  |  |  | 15 May 1940  | Bouvellemont, France
206  | Fighting At The World's Edge  |  |  | 28 May 1940  | Tarladsvikfjell, Norway
207  | The French Perimeter  |  |  | 2 June 1940  | Spyckar, France
208  | Road To Kozani Pass  |  |  | 13 April 1941  | Komanos, Greece
209  | The Akroiri Peninsula Defense  |  |  | 20 May 1941  | Profitilias, Crete
210  | Commando Raid At Dieppe  |  |  | 18 August 1942  | Varengeville, France

#### Rogue Series 200

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The Rogue Scenarios Series 200, named because they used boards 9, 10 and 11 which were not "official" boards at the time, used rules from the Crescendo of Doom. Some of the Scenarios needed multiple copies of several boards.

#  | Title  | Allies  | Axis  | Date  | Location

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R211  | Auld Lang Syne  |  |  | 1 January 1945  | Gerimont, France
R212  | On The Road To Andalsnes  |  |  | 24 April 1940  | near Andalsnes, Norway
R213  | Traverse Right...FIRE!  |  |  | 23 June 1941  | S of Bialystok, Poland
R214  | The Front In Flames  |  |  | 22 August 1943  | S of Kharkov, USSR
R215  | Hasty Pudding  |  |  | 27 May 1940  | near Dunkirk, France
R216  | A Small Town In Germany  |  |  | 8 April 1945  | Friesoythe, Germany
R217  | The Whirlwind  |  |  | 18 April 1945  | Aschaffenburg, Germany
R218  | Operation Switchback  |  |  | 6 October 1944  | Scheldt estuary, Holland
R219  | Scheldt Fortress South  |  |  | 25 October 1944  | Scheldt estuary, Holland
R220  | Clearing the Breskens Pocket  |  |  | 6 October 1944  | Scheldt estuary, Holland
R221  | Vitality I  |  |  | 24 October 1944  | South Beveland, Holland
R222  | Infatuate II  |  |  | 1 November 1944  | Westkapelle, Walcheren Island, Holland
R223  | Night Drop  |  |  | 6 June 1944  | Cherbourg Peninsula, France

#### Series 300

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Avalon Hill released Series 300 with additional Scenarios for GI: Anvil of Victory.

#  | Title  | Allies  | Axis  | Date  | Location

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300  | Trial by Combat  |  |  | 27 February 1945  | Elsdrof, Germany
301  | The Clearing  |  |  | 10 October 1944  | Huertgen Forest, Germany
302  | Stand Fast  |  |  | 10 December 1944  | Obergeich, Germany
303  | Thrust and Parry  |  |  | 15 March 1945  | Pfaffenheck, Germany
304  | Riposte  |  |  | 15 March 1945  | Pfaffenheck, Germany
305  | The Duel  |  |  | 15 March 1945  | Pfaffenheck, Germany
306  | The Rag Tag Circus  |  |  | 12 April 1945  | Barby on the Elbe, Germany
307  | Point D'Appui  |  |  | 9 October 1944  | Bardebberg, Germany
308  | Han-Sur-Neid  |  |  | 11 November 1944  | Han-sur-Neid, France
309  | The Roer Bridgehead  |  |  | 23 February 1945  | Koerrenzig, Germany

#### The General Magazine

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Over the years, Avalon Hill also released Scenarios in issues of their magazine The General.

#  | ID  | Title  | Allies  | Axis  | Date  | Location

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15–6  | A  | Burzevo  |  |  | 2 December 1941  | Burzevo, USSR
15–6  | B  | Hill 253.5  |  |  | 9 July 1943  | North of Kursk, USSR
15–6  | C  | The Burkin Bridgehead  |  |  | 24 September 1943  | SE of Kiev, Ukraine
15–6  | D  | Delaying Action  |  |  | 30 October 1944  | Western Lithuania
17–2  | E  | The Niscemi-Biscari Highway  |  |  | 10 July 1943  | Biscari, Sicily
17–2  | F  | The Pouppeville Exit  |  |  | 6 June 1944  | Normandy, France
17–2  | G  | Devil's Hill  |  |  | 19 September 1944  | Kleve-Nijmegen, Holland
17–2  | H  | The Attempt to Relieve Peiper  |  |  | 21 December 1944  | the Ardennes, Belgium
17–2  | I  | Hunters from the Sky  |  |  | 24 March 1945  | Rhine river, Germany
18–2  | J  | Semper Paratus  |  |  | 27 September 1944  | Oorderen, Holland
18–3  | K  | Fast Heinz  |  |  | 7 August 1944  | Roslayl, USSR
18–4  | L  | The Long Road  |  |  | 16 September 1942  | S of Andriba, Madagascar
18–5  | M  | The Dead of Winter  |  |  | 29 December 1941  | NW of Staritsa, Russia
19–5  | TS1  | First Crisis at Army Group North  |  |  | 25 June 1941  | Daugav river, USSR
19–5  | TS2  | Pavlov's House  |  |  | 20 October 1942  | Stalingrad, USSR
19–5  | TS3  | Land Leviathans  |  |  | 3 July 1941  | Lipki, USSR
19–5  | TS4  | Soldiers of Destruction  |  |  | 10 October 1944  | Radzymin, Poland
19–6  | N  | Faugh A'Ballagh!  |  |  | 16 May 1944  | Sinagoga, Italy
20–2  | 1000  | Operation Marston  |  |  | 14 July 1943  | Catania, Sicily
20–4  | O  | Strayer's Strays  |  |  | 6 June 1944  | Normandy, France
20–6  | SSTK 1a  | Death's Head at Lusho  |  |  | 24 September 1941  | Lusho, USSR
20–6  | SSTK 1b  | Death's Head at Lusho  |  |  | 24 September 1941  | Lusho, USSR
21–2  | P  | Aachen's Pall  |  |  | 25 October 1944  | Aachen, Germany
21–3  | Q  | Gambit  |  |  | 21 May 1941  | Maleme, Crete
21–4  | 2000  | Operation Hubertus  |  |  | 11 November 1942  | Stalingrad, USSR
22–5  | 3000  | Assault on Round Top  |  |  | 30 September 1944  | north of Riga, Latvia

### ASL Annual

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The final "official" Scenarios issued by Avalon Hill for the original Squad Leader game were in the first two issues of the ASL Annual.

Issue  | #  | Title  | Allies  | Axis  | Date  | Location

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ASL Annual '89 | A1  | On the Borderline  |  |  | 30 November 1939  | Artahuhta, Finland
ASL Annual '89 | A2  | Sbeitla Probe  |  |  | 17 February 1943  | Sbeitla, Tunisia
ASL Annual '89 | A3  | Regalbuto Ridge  |  |  | 31 July 1943  | Regalbuto, Italy
ASL Annual '90 | A4  | King's Castle  |  |  | 26 November 1944  | Frenzenberg, Germany
ASL Annual '90 | A5  | The Professionals  |  |  | 7 April 1941  | Pirot, Yugoslavia
ASL Annual '90 | A6  | A Meeting of Patrols  |  |  | 26 December 1944  | Hofen, Belgium
ASL Annual '92 | ACG  | Commando Campaign Game  |  |  |  |

All official Squad Leader Scenarios printed by Avalon Hill have been reissued for Advanced Squad Leader and released in either The General, ASL Annuals, or scenario packs. The ASL Journal had released seven Scenarios for Squad Leader but Multi-Man Publishing has indicated no intention to support the original SL game system.

#### Non-official scenarios

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The Wargamer also released Scenarios 81–90 and a pack with Scenarios 91–100 in 1982. These were designed by contributors.

Scenario 81  | A Bridge Too Near

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Scenario 82  | To Lose A Battle
Scenario 83  | The Final Attempt
Scenario 84  | Le Paradis
Scenario 85  | The Far Bank
Scenario 86  | Raid on Vaagso
Scenario 87  | The Bruneval Raid
Scenario 88  | The Backwater of War
Scenario 89  | Cherkasskoye
Scenario 90  | The Bridge at Kanev
Scenario 91  | Assault At Wadelincourt
Scenario 92  | Patton's End Run
Scenario 93  | Cassino Station
Scenario 94  | Hill 112
Scenario 95  | The Attempt To Exploit
Scenario 96  | Scratch Force
Scenario 97  | The Breaking Wave
Scenario 98  | Night Assault
Scenario 99  | Cooperative Venture
Scenario 100  | A Day At The Races

## References

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### General references

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* Original Squad Leader Scenarios
* ASL Scenario Archive
* Wargame Academy