Recon! In Fours to Heaven | WW2 | Poland 1939 | Hex & Counter | Preview

Description provided by Wayne Hansen on YouTube:

This is an unboxing and preview of the two player, but solitaire/solo capable war board game In Fours to Heaven. Designed by Grzegorz Kuryłowicz and published by VUCA Simulations. In Fours to Heaven is a strategic level board wargame about the first campaign of the Second World War. Battle for Poland, that took place September 1st to October 6th, 1939. The game portrays dramatic clash between Poland and Hitler's Third Reich. It was the first introduction of what will be later called "Blitzkrieg" tactics. From military point of view, Poland was doomed from the start due to many reasons. Because of this, this story cannot be told without taking them into consideration. The biggest issue for Polish defenders was stubborn implementation of defensive "Plan West". It assumed Allied intervention or opening of the second front days after the potential attack. Many flaws of the plan and pointless actions, if the circumstances were different, caused quick downfall of Polish defenders. The story in this game is told mostly from the Polish perspective, introducing Polish propaganda, morale and General Staffs standpoint. All of this combined creates many layers of the campaign beyond simple hex&counter wargame, which is crucial to the gameplay and makes Polish player really decide, how to play. The game covers the whole campaign from it's start on the September 1st to the bitter end on October 6th and can be played in many ways, as a whole campaign or in series of smaller scenarios. Unit scale is division/regiment, 1 hex covers 10km of the real terrain. Support me directly! Monthly: https://www.patreon.com/wargaminghansen One-time donation: https://paypal.me/wargaminghansen Shop for Wargames at Amazon (Affiliate Link): https://www.amazon.com/shop/waynehansen?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_7QA6E7NSZ70ZNE2E2KTN The game on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/399903/in-fours-to-heaven The game on the publisher's website: https://vucasimulations.com/products/in-fours-to-heaven Contact me: On BGG at username "wtjbatman", or via email at murdly@gmail.com Interested in providing review copies of your game(s)? Contact me at the above email. Can't get enough of me? Check out my socials: https://x.com/wtjbatman https://www.substack.com/@wargaminghansen 0:00 Introduction and overview 1:36 Game background and scale 4:21 Unboxing components 8:50 Rulebooks and scenario aids 17:34 Counter sheets 20:42 Map display 23:20 Maps and scenario variety 27:43 Final thoughts and recap