<s>
East	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
West	I-Application
–	I-Application
A	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
grand	O
strategy	O
wargame	O
that	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
era	O
between	O
1946	O
–	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
East	O
vs.	O
West	O
was	O
not	O
an	O
expansion	O
for	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
but	O
rather	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Hearts	O
of	O
Iron	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
era	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
focus	O
mainly	O
on	O
large-scale	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
in	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
possible	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
limited	O
by	O
a	O
nation	O
's	O
state	B-Application
of	I-Application
emergency	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
diplomatic	O
,	O
political	O
,	O
economic	O
,	O
military	O
and	O
espionage	O
aspects	O
of	O
countries	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
period	O
and	O
the	O
decisions	O
the	O
player	O
make	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
retain	O
many	O
features	O
included	O
in	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
armed	O
forces	O
,	O
the	O
strategic	O
warfare	O
system	O
,	O
user	O
mods-friendliness	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
system	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
