Troubled Times One & Two

"Troubled Times" One and Two were published by Wild Bill's Raiders and first advertised in On All Fronts January, 1984 and March, 1984, respectively. The purpose of the Special Scenarios is to provide the gamer with an opportunity to relive current events and to enhance and enlarge the Squad Leader game system even more. Conflicts occur in Korea, the Middle East, South East Asia and Latin America.

Wild Bill's Raiders include Bob Safin, Jeff Shaw, Kurt Manglos, Norm Benjamin, Rick Viera, Dave Gross, Geff Hinds, Chip Berton, and Rick Walton.

"Troubled Times" was advertised in OAF Issues 14, 15 and 16 and WBR given a brief history in issue 80.

Components

• • Troubled Times 1

    • Seven scenarios

    • Colored and mounted counters

    • Island board

    • Rules

    • Price was $5.00 USD

  • Troubled Times 2

    • Seven scenarios

    • Mounted counters

  • We are missing the counter sheets and scenario S-9

Special Scenarios

Map of scenario locations is here.

Downloads

• Troubled Times 1

• Troubled Times 2

• Counters *

• Island board P-20 for VASSAL Squad Leader Module

* Counters sheet is a incomplete and mixes several publications including Blood and Sand, Troubled Times, and Glory and Grief.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to Brian Laskey for contributing "Troubled Times" One and Two. He saved a piece of the Squad Leader story that takes us back to the early days of the hobby. It is a little bit of history that shouldn't be lost or forgotten.

In Memoriam

Sadly, William Howard Wilder, Jr. passed away on August 20, 2020. His knowledge of 20th century conflict and penchant for designing scenarios provide us with many of the significant battles of the period. He covered everything from Mongolia, the PTO, Korea, South East Asia, the Spanish Civil War, the Middle East, Latin America and more. His medium included not only Squad Leader and ASL but also crossed the digital divide with scenarios for Combat Mission, Steel Panthers and others. The Squad leader community will always appreciate his PTO rules and scenarios for the Squad Leader system, his kindness and faith.. Thank you for the ride, Wild Bill.

• Obituary

  • Gamesquad announcement