Perhaps counter-intuitively, Germany can be considered the most difficult nation to play in BICE.Careful decisions must be made to prioritize victory and to avoid the pitfalls it faced in World War I in pursuing too many things at once. There are many options available in how Germany wishes to secure its destiny, but a player cannot pursue them all. Germany, as in standard Hearts of Iron 4, is perhaps the country that the player actions have the most impact on the course of the game. Germany is a fascist country in Europe during the period 1933 - 1945.