While I got the challenge I was looking for, managing trade agreements and what little resources I had in comparison to the main belligerents, I found myself left wanting. In my first few games, I tried my hand as Brazil, Greece, and Latvia relatively small players (if at all) in the global turmoil of the mid-20th century. But having kicked numerous hindquarters as all five major powers, I needed a new challenge. Smelling strongly of Axis & Allies - the family-friendly Hasbro game pitting five friends in total war as Germany, America, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the USSR - HOI4 had me swoonin’ from the get-go. As a huge fan of World War II history and the strategy genre, I can’t get enough of games like these. If you haven’t gotten the chance to try Hearts of Iron IV out yet, I suggest you fix that.
