Writing the the StAARs: Link to Main Thread

[TekcoR]

The next contest for Writing AARs:

LINK TO COMPETITION PAGE

Contest Details

How to Enter

• Create a new after action report for either Hearts of Iron II & III, Victoria 1 & 2, Europa Universals II & III, Crusader Kings and all sub-mods on or after January 1st, 2011.
• Post your a link to your after action report (entry) into the main thread of the contest. Entries will not be accepted until January 1st, 2011 and after March 31st, 2011.
• Only new after action reports will be accepted.

Rules & Regulations

• A Table of Contents with a link to each chapter or update.
• A minimum of ten (10) chapters.
• At least one (1) update a week, until the minimum of ten (10) chapters is met.
• Modification / edits of chapters is allowed for spelling, grammar, bad image links in chapters – anything outside of that must be notified to the moderator(s) of the contest.
• It is preferred each chapter / update contains at least four paragraphs worth of words. The minimal definition of a paragraph is three sentences. There is no maximum amount of paragraphs per chapter / update.
• It is not required, but please use a good ratio of pictures compared to paragraphs. A good ratio is for every two paragraphs, one picture (2:1). Picture only AARs will not be accepted into the contest.

Prizes

• First prize will be 50,000 Gamersgate Blue Coins.
• Second prize will be 25,000 Gamersgate Blue Coins
• Third prize will be 10,000 Gamersgate Blue Coins.
• Paradox Interactive has offered additional prizes to the winners.
• Gamersgate has offered an additional 50,000 Blue Coins to the winner.

Judging Criteria

• Each entry into the contest will be judged equally by a multitude of people throughout the community.
• In order to be a judge for the this contest, several criteria must be met:
• Cannot have an entry into the contest.
• Cannot announce they are a judge in any entry AAR or in any thread associated with the contest.
• Cannot announce scores to the contestants of the AAR until the end of the quarterly contest.

If you feel like contributing to the prizes in this contest, or judging in the contest please contact me either by private message or email to opgtekcor@gmail.com.

[Slan]

Shouldn't it be:
3-15-14-20-5-19-20: 4-15 25-15-21 20-8-9-14-11 25-15-21 3-1-14 2-5 1 23-18-9-20-1-1-18? 2-5-7-9-14-19 10-1-14-21-1-18-25 A-19-20 B0AA!

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Anyway, it was insultingly easy! You will have to do much better next time, mister Nigma

[Selzro]

Yes, going with "10-1-14-21-1-18-25 A-19-20 B0A0" would require some awkward retcon...

[enf91]

Let's do the Time Warp again!

Man, that movie was weird.

[TekcoR]

Haha, obviously I forgot to check my sanity level spelling.

3-15-14-20-5-19-20: 4-15 25-15-21 20-8-9-14-11 25-15-21 3-1-14 2-5 1 23-18-9-20-1-1-18? 2-5-7-9-14-19 10-1-14-21-1-18-25 A-19-20 B0AA! is right. But what does it translate to? There is a phrase/words its trying to spell.

[quaazi]

Yup, so blatantly easy I didn't realize what I was dealing with when I whipped open my encryption toy. Though your message in the Enigma code, using the key "AAR", would be

EE6E130855727348A0EA6A4B7A8D477BCC3F40F4427B04CD311BEDD2242BECD6E436D5E1B7F3B9198FFC6A77FDAA95212330951E539C7B8A2A4EF3DE2728D8632C376F3D

[Slan]

The code is cracked. But I guess you want me the spoil the fun of everyone else too, don't you? Well, here you go:

"Contest: Do you think you can be a writAAR? Begins January 1st 2011!"

[naggy]

Oh. I thought it was "Johan is a contestant on Dancing with the StAARs".

[TekcoR]

The code is cracked. But I guess you want me the spoil the fun of everyone else too, don't you? Well, here you go:

"Contest: Do you think you can be a writAAR? Begins January 1st 2011!"

Whats the fun of spoling the fun for everyone else? Well, there is a lot of fun in spoiling fun! I'll have some more teasers coming up in the next few days.

And yes: "Do You Think You Can Be A WritAAR?" is the name of a contest coming up.

[Alexspeed]

I am so excited allready about this

Good luck again!

[naggy]

Darn. I kinda liked Dancing with the StAARs. Other ideas:

DespAARate Housewives (maybe I should use that one for a thread for someone in my Canada AAR...)
SurvivAAR (each AAR should be titled SurvivAAR: <<province name in country>> for max effect)

[enf91]

Darn. I kinda liked Dancing with the StAARs. Other ideas:

DespAARate Housewives (maybe I should use that one for a thread for someone in my Canada AAR...)
SurvivAAR (each AAR should be titled SurvivAAR: <<province name in country>> for max effect)

SurvivAAR: Texas. Relations with USA modded to be Neutral, so it's just you against Mexico.
SurvivAAR: Krakow. Mod Prussian, Austrian, Russian cores, in no one's SOI.
SurvivAAR: Tripoli. No mods.
SurvivAAR: Israel. Release at start or mod to exist at start.
Any other ideas?

[naggy]

SurvivAAR: Manhattan Commune.
SurvivAAR: Wales. Britain keeps her cores on you.
SurvivAAR: Burma

[TekcoR]

I could possibly rename it, nothing so far has been laid in stone with the name. Writing with the StAARs sounds pretty good, and plays off dancing/skating with the stars.

[Communitarian!]

And here I was, all sad at the end of a wonderful contest... Looks like I need to finish up Letters so I can prepare to enter this at full force! Also - am I the only one who is both pleasantly pleased and slightly surprised to notice how many amateur (or maybe... Pro?! :O ) cryptographers we've got here? Maybe there should be a Paradox Cryptography Club...

I kind of like the contest name as is, actually - it reminds me of NaNoWriMo, for some reason.

[Poh]

Oh god ... first a contest when I have to write two reports and now another one for when I have to polish my reports and read for the exam. Add christmas and EUIII DW and I think I can squeeze in time for this ... I have to!

[TekcoR]

Teaser Image now updated on the first post.

[Tommy4ever]

Will entrants have to create totally new AARs for this contest?

[TekcoR]

Will entrants have to create totally new AARs for this contest?

Yes

[naggy]

Are judges appointed, by population, or two per state?

Er, appointed or volunteer?