I liked ASL Red Barricades. I really couldn't get the point with the little scenarios.
Didn't get playing a lot of ship vs. ship in SFB either.
I'm kind of itching to get Decision at Elst a try, but I'm not quite there yet.
I do not understand tournament SFB play. At all. For that matter, I don't understand one ship vs. one ship in SFB. Or any spaceship combat game. Of which I've played a bunch. 1-on-1 duels aren't that interesting to me. Fleet combat is far superior. When I was young and had time, we used to play 4-5 player SFB battles with 2-3 ships per player. Was good times.
I don't think I would have that patience to play that way again, however. Federation Commander is more my speed these days. Or something even faster.