VUCA’s Formation Series gets its second entry, and it’s a meaty one. Gateway to Falaise: Caen, Normandy 1944, designed by Andrew Glenn (following Mirages), tackles the grinding British-Canadian fight around Caen after D-Day. In this first look I open the box and see what you’re working with.
What’s in the box
I go through the components, the player aids, and the combat sequence charts, then walk the eight included scenarios — from the opening Operation Perch on up. The Formation Series is pitched as an accessible operational system, so the question I carry into the playthroughs is whether it keeps that promise while still capturing the frustration of the Normandy bocage. The components make a strong first impression; the proof comes on the table.
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