Hearts of Iron: The Board Game is a game of grand strategy warfare, tactical battles, and shrewd diplomatic choices based on the popular Hearts of Iron video game franchise released on PC by Paradox Interactive. The board game takes place during the WWII era, and with the expansions, allows for players to battle for territories across the world. Get ready to change the course of history and forge your nation's path to victory and glory! This is the core base game and features the Eastern European war theater. —description from the publisher