I'd like to give WritAAR award next to Seelmeister for his March of the Ealges AAR "
In the Shadow of Greatness: Etienne's War".
Unlike most AARs, Etienne's War does not necessarily follow one country has a whole but instead follows one individual general during the Napoleonic Wars: Etienne MacDonald. This made reading the AAR more personal and meaningful as I was following the successes and failures of one man instead of the 'faceless' state. So when life's blessings shone upon Etienne I cheered, when the injustices of life clouded Etienne I moaned. Following one man was a very clever idea that I find very original.
I'm delighted that you enjoyed the approach I've taken with Etienne, focusing on just one army has certainly made for an interesting game. At least once in the AAR I let the Grande Armee be heavily defeated, all because my attention was focused elsewhere!
A very well deserved recipient and a very deserving AAR. Good choice, Nick – and many congratulations to Seelmeister! My sincerest contrafibularities.
Thank you very much for the kind words Densley.
A wonderful AAR -- one of my own favorites, and I'm not just saying that because he's a colleague.
I think March of the Eagles has all kinds of untapped potential for AARs, and I'm legitimately surprised that there aren't more. Keep up the good work, Seelmeister!
Thank you Avindian! I couldn't agree more about MotE, it's a very fun and accessible game, and the shorter time frame certainly lends itself to a focus on individuals.
Thank you Tanzhang!
Finally, the AwAARd goes to a MotE AAR. A game with so much potential! Congratz!
Thank you Belguimruler! I am always happy to see MotE get some attention, I got a lot of time out of that title considering it's price!
Congrats Seelmeister! Will have to go check that out sometime soon
Thank you Nick, I hope to see you around
Congratulations Seelmeister
Thank you Derahan!
With the thank yous out of the way, my turn is over and it is time to nominate a new WritAAR of the Week.
I've tried to dip into a few different forums throughout the week, as well as working through all my subscriptions to find a nominee, and it was far from an easy choice. After due consideration, I'd like to nominate Merrick Chance' as the new WritAAR of the Week. Merrick Chance' has (rather surprisingly) won this award only once before, way back in July 2011, and since then has produced many fine updates to his excellent
Lords of France: Roads to the Enlightenment.
Merrick Chance' work has generally been of the history-book genre, and something I particularly enjoy is the immense detail that comes with each update - it is quickly apparent that a lot of research and planning goes into each and every update. The writing is complemented with a mix of in game and real life images, and in particular the choice of maps is excellent. Not just an overview of warfare and expansion, updates focus of political intrigue, religious friction, internal instability and, well, every aspect of history one would expect to find in a text.
Those of you who read the AARlander will be familiar with Merrick Chance' popular contributions on
writing big events,
three big mistakes of history-book AARs and
why he writes. (And those of you who do not read the AARlander, why not?!)
Merrick Chance' first AAR,
The Lords of Prussia: from feudalism to modernity (a MMP2 AAR) was regrettably cut short by a corrupt save game, but for those interested there are still ten pages of excellent material, well worth checking out.
So please join me in congratulating our new WritAAR of the Week, Merrick Chance'!