Q4 2023 ACAs

[Nikolai]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to every AARland resident!

It is now time for the Q4 2023 ACAs! For the new here, that is AARland Choice Awards!

The ACAs are as before hosted under the supervision of me, your friendly AAR fan Nikolai.

This time around you can vote for any AAR that had an update between October 1st, 2023 and December 31st,, 2023 (inclusive). In other words, this ACA will cover Q4 2023.

Voting will start now and end in five weeks, at 20.00 CET Sunday February 4th, 2023.

You may nominate up to four AARs for each of the following games:

Crusader Kings II
Crusader Kings III
Europa Universalis IV
Victoria II
Victoria 3
Hearts of Iron IV
Stellaris

and up to four additional games in the "Other" category, which includes all other Paradox games not mentioned above.

Kindly use the following format:

[Name of game/"other"]
1. AAR name, author, URL
2. AAR name, author, URL
3. AAR name, author, URL
4. AAR name, author, URL

If an URL has already been posted once, there is no need to put it up again.

The deadline for voting is 20.00 CET Sunday February 4th, 2023.

With that said, it is now time for the voting to begin!

- Nikolai, host of the ACAs

 

[Nikolai]

I know I am having my deadline a day after yours @coz1 , but you tend to extend the end date with a week or two anyways. If the date is problematic, I can change it!

 

[Eurasia]

Let me start the ball. I think most of these are valid picks.

Crusader Kings II

1. Avon Las Observes by @Midnite Duke
2. CK2AGOT - Breaker of Chains And Mother of Dragons by @Thaiga


Europa Universalis IV

1. The Wars of the Roses by @coz1
2. The Leicesters: History of England under the House of Dudley-Tudor by @ageofadelina


Victoria II

1. Shining Stars - A United States Coming of Age Saga by @Rensslaer
2. Echoes of A New Tomorrow: Life after Revolution in the Commonwealth of Britain by @DensleyBlair


Hearts of Iron IV

1. Poles Apart by @Bullfilter
2. Tomorrow Belongs To Me - A 'Democratic' Germany AAR by @TheButterflyComposer

Stellaris

1. Life2.0 - a Broken Shackles Narrative by @CBR JGWRR
2. Die Wacht Im Raum - A Kaiserreich Stellaris AAR by @Side

Other

1. To Boldly Go - A Star Trek Infinite AAR by @VILenin?
2. Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 (HoI3) by @Bullfilter (Yeah, almost forget this one....)

Back to my nap.....

 

[Rensslaer]

Don't we usually have an Other category?

Rensslaer

 

[Nikolai]

Don't we usually have an Other category?

Rensslaer

We do, it's right there.

 

[coz1]

...and up to four additional games in the "Other" category, which includes all other Paradox games not mentioned above.

It is. And about time to vote with just a few weeks left. It is not hard with ALL of this talent, but it does take some time.


Crusader Kings II

Blood and Empire: A Clash of Civilisations by @Bullfilter
Road of Queens - CKII India AAR by @Eurasia
Song of the Karlings: Karloman's Legacy by @LPDK 356
Wings of Faith, Wings of Fury - A Slavic Pagan Revival AAR by @Superstorm


Crusader Kings III

The Socialist World Republic | A Megacampaign AAR | Part One-Crusader Kings III by @Bfc kfc
Confessing Their Apostasies (A Mildly Interactive AAR) by @HistoryDude
The Line of Alexios by @Nikolai
Mead and Blood by @The Kingmaker


Europa Universalis IV

The Leicesters: History of England under the House of Dudley-Tudor by @ageofadelina
Machinations of the Medici by @jak7139
Rex Germania - A Brandenburg to Prussia Strategy AAR by @Rensslaer
The Thin Wedge of Europe by @Revan86


Victoria II

Echoes of A New Tomorrow: Life after Revolution in the Commonwealth of Britain by @DensleyBlair
Victoria II - Japan - AAR by @Eurasia
The Hohenzollern Empire 5: Holy Phoenix - An Empire of Jerusalem Megacampaign in New World Order by @zenphoenix
En la sombra de Morazán: A Central American AAR by @Zeogludon

Victoria 3

Do better Pdox.


Hearts of Iron IV

The German Century (Kaiserreich AAR) by @Basileus2
Poles Apart – an HOI4 Ahistory by @Bullfilter
The Empire Strikes Back - Part 4 by @Idhrendur
Tomorrow Belongs To Me - A 'Democratic' Germany AAR by @TheButterflyComposer


Stellaris

Stellaris Wars: A Clone Wars Ironman Saga by @Arithmetician
Life2.0 - a Broken Shackles Narrative by @CBR JGWRR
Song of the Solitaire by @Macavity116
Deeper Understanding: Anthology of Short Stories by @Von Acturus


Other

Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 (HoI3) by @Bullfilter
The Butterfly Effect: A British AAR (HoI2) by @El Pip
Epirus Ascendant, Part 1 (Imperator:Rome) by @HistoryDude
Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne: Die Geschichte des Stahlpakts (HoI3) by @Wraith11B

* * *

Not easy as it takes some time AND memory. But entirely worth it! All of these are, as always, listed in alpha order. And anyone not included - it has nothing to do with the worth of your work. There are just so many to choose from!

Major Kudos for some amazing work done in this last quarter and I hope all look to it as well as the work done this past year! Remember back...what did you enjoy?

No worries on the timeline @Nikolai. We both just want to honor these great writAARs. So vote, vote, vote!

 

[Idhrendur]

Crusader Kings III
The Line of Alexios - @Nikolai
Song of the Karlings: Karloman's Legacy - @LPDK 356
Medieval Lithuanian History - Lecture Notes - University of Kaunas - @Flinteroon
The Socialist World Republic | A Megacampaign AAR | Part One-Crusader Kings III - @Bfc kfc

Europa Universalis IV
The Thin Wedge of Europe - @Revan86
The Nation of the Tagalogs: A Tondo Megacampaign AAR - @Black Watch
The Third Odyssey - An Elysian Tale [Redux] - @Crimson Lionheart
Legacy of the Golden Dragon: An EU4 Anbennar Balrijin AAR - @Sybot

Victoria II
Victoria II - Japan - AAR - @Eurasia
En la sombra de Morazán: A Central American AAR - @Zeogludon

Victoria 3
The Great War - A German Mini-AAR - @Nikolai

Hearts of Iron IV
Poles Apart – an HOI4 Ahistory - @Bullfilter
Sisu: A Historical Finland AAR - @RedNapoleon99
Tomorrow Belongs To Me – A ‘Democratic’ Germany AAR - @TheButterflyComposer

Stellaris
Song of the Solitaire - @Macavity116

Other
Epirus Ascendant, Part 1 - @HistoryDude
RISE OF THE REPUBLIC: Codex Historia - Part One: Massilia Campaign - @asom

 

[The Kingmaker]

Starting up my ballot. It will take me a while. Please come back February 1!

Crusader Kings II
Lost Seasons of the Danes by @Chac1
Blood and Empire by @Bullfilter

Crusader Kings III
The Line of Alexios by @Nikolai
Confessing Their Apostasies (A Mildly Interactive AAR) by @HistoryDude

Europa Universalis IV
The Wars of the Roses by @coz1
Rex Germania - A Brandenburg to Prussia Strategy AAR by @Rensslaer
Be the Light by @Apelstav
Dreams of Frisian Freedom by @Bullfilter

Victoria II
Echoes of a New Tomorrow by @DensleyBlair
Shining Stars by @Rensslaer

Victoria 3
The Great War - A German Mini-AAR by @Nikolai
Quick and Dirty China by @Nikolai

Hearts of Iron IV
Poles Apart by @Bullfilter
Tomorrow Belongs to Me by @TheButterflyComposer

Stellaris
Song of the Solitaire by @Macavity116
I Have a Dream by @Nikolai
Deeper Understanding by @Von Acturus

Other
Epirus Ascendant, Part 1 by @HistoryDude
To Boldly Go - A Star Trek Infinite AAR by @VILenin
The Fourth Age by @Uriel Blackwing

Edit - 1/31/24: votes finalized.

 

[Midnite Duke]

My apologies and thank you to @Eurasia, but Avon is not eligible as I did not update it during the quarter.

 

[Emissary of the Prophets]

Crusader Kings III
1. Blood and Mead, @The Kingmaker

Other
1. Omentide, @The Kingmaker

 

[Tom D.]

I'm starting to read some AARs again so I might as well show my appreciation by voting for them. It's a very selective list though, I'm so not used anymore to read long texts .

Europa Universalis IV:
1. Rex Germania - A Brandenburg to Prussia Strategy AAR by @Rensslaer

Victoria 3:
1. The Great War - A German Mini-AAR by @Nikolai

 

[jak7139]

I didn't read as much as I would've liked this quarter. But here is my ballot anyway.

Crusader Kings II

1. Blood and Empire – @Bullfilter

2. Siberian Prosperity – @Sanvone

Crusader Kings III

1. Confessing Their Apostasies – @HistoryDude

2. Mead and Blood – @The Kingmaker

Europa Universalis IV

1. Dreams of Frisian Freedom – @Bullfilter

2. Rex Germanica – Rensslaer

Victoria II

1. En la sombra de Morazan – @Zeogludon

2. Shining Stars – @Rensslaer

Hearts of Iron IV

1. Poles Apart - @Bullfilter

 

[Rensslaer]

Okay ballot is likely complete.

@Nikolai thank you for running this again! - Rensslaer

Crusader Kings II
Blood and Empire by @Bullfilter
Lost Seasons of the Danes by @Chac1


Crusader Kings III
Mead and Blood by @The Kingmaker


Europa Universalis IV
The Wars of the Roses by @coz1
Nation of the Tagalogs by @Black Watch
Machinations of the Medici by @jak7139
Be the Light by @Apelstav


Victoria II
Echoes of a New Tomorrow by @DensleyBlair
En la Sombra de Morazan by @Zeogludon


Victoria 3
The Great War by @Nikolai
Quick and Dirty China by @Nikolai


Hearts of Iron IV
Poles Apart by @Bullfilter
Tomorrow Belongs to Me by @TheButterflyComposer
The German Century by @Basileus2


Stellaris
Song of the Solitaire by @Macavity116
Life 2.0 by @CBR JGWRR
Deeper Understanding by @Von Acturus
I Have a Dream by @Nikolai


Other
To Boldly Go by @VILenin
Talking Turkey by @Bullfilter
Forlorn Hope (Germany Endsieg) by @Rolexovsky

 

[Nikolai]

Eight voters so far! Not bad! A little over two weeks left, can we get to 16?

 

[Rensslaer]

I'm suspecting others may have done what I was doing -- finishing my YAYA ballot and then using it to fill out the ACA ballot.

And the YAYAs are definitely starting to fill out in the last couple of days.

Rensslaer

 

[coz1]

I have to say that the ACAs help tremendously to remember what happened throughout the year. Memories are short, and we all have a lot going on. Vote here and vote there. Every one matters and counts.

I can promise you that all writAARs will thank you!

 

[WPCSolver]

Stellaris
Deeper Understanding by @Von Acturus

Other
Omentide by @The Kingmaker

 

[Chac1]

Thanks @Nikolai for hosting. Here is my ballot. If I add additional votes, I will certainly let you know. Thanks for the opportunity to honor these good works.

*As of 2/2/2024: Adding two votes in the Victoria II category.

Crusader Kings II

1) Blood and Empire: A Clash of Civilisations by @Bullfilter

2) Wings of Faith, Wings of Fury - A Slavic Pagan Revival AAR by @Superstorm

3) The Dragons Realm, A House Targaryen AAR by @streaker77 https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-dragons-realm-a-house-targaryen-aar.1517886/

4) A History of the Iron Throne - Embers of Rebellion - A CK2 AGoT by @AxolotlKnight https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ebellion-a-ck2-agot-history-book-aar.1616336/

Crusader Kings III

1) Mead and Blood by @The Kingmaker

2) Confessing Their Apostasies (A Mildly Interactive AAR) by @HistoryDude

Europa Universalis IV

1) Machinations of the Medici by @jak7139

Victoria II

1) Shining Stars - A United States Coming of Age Saga by @Rensslaer

2) En la sombra de Morazán: A Central American AAR by @Zeogludon

Hearts of Iron 4

1) Poles Apart – an HOI4 Ahistory by @Bullfilter

Stellaris

1) Song of the Solitaire by @Macavity116

Other

1) Omentide by @The Kingmaker

2) To Boldly Go - a Star Trek: Infinite AAR by @VILenin

 

[Nikolai]

With less than one week left, we have 10 voters! Do we manage to get to 15? Come on folks, the more votes, the more honor and recognition for our writAARs, and the more to read up on for our readAARs!

 

[Macavity116]

Stellaris:

• Life2.0 - a Broken Shackles Narrative by @CBR JGWRR
• Deeper Understanding by @Von Acturus
• Stellaris Wars: A Nemesis Ironman Saga II - Rebellion: The Imperium at War by @Arithmetician
• I Have A Dream - The Tale of the Sol Republic by @Nikolai

Crusader Kings III:

• Lost Seasons of the Danes - A Viking AAR by @Chac1

Other

• Omentide by @The Kingmaker