Voting closed Monday, and now after a short delay it is time for the results for the Q3 & Q4 ACAs for 2016! Thank you all again for participating in this vote, it both allows to give some recognition to all the authors present on this board and to keep this general discussions section alive with activity.
Moving on, here are the results:
Starting by
Europa Universalis IV, the latest title in what has been considered as the flagship series of Paradox Development Studio, a total of 15 different AARs were nominated. The winners are the following:
1st:
HAIDA 1.18 North American natives WC on very hard mode AAR, by
@atwix with 7 votes
2nd:
North Sea Empire: A Knytling AAR, by
@ShinWalks with 4 votes
Joint 3rd:
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by
@volksmarschall and
The Hosokawa Hootenanny, by
@Ykcin81 with 2 votes
All other nominees had one vote each and thus ended up on a joint fourth place!
Moving on to
Crusader Kings II, a game which is known for the stories it has been providing us since launch, 14 different AARs were nominated. The winners are the following:
1st:
The Rightful King, by
@coz1 with 7 votes
Joint 2nd:
The Wolves of Westseaxna-a tale of Wessex, by
@Asantahene and
The Empire of Albion, by
@TheButterflyComposer with 3 votes
3rd:
Meh, I Can Take 'Em - Hohenzollern HIP AAR, by
@Crushric with 2 votes
For this category too, all other nominees received one vote each and consequently ended up on a joint fourth place!
The third category is the one of
Victoria 2, an older game no longer in development but which still has an active and thriving AAR community, as evidenced by the 7 different AARs who were nominated. The winners are the following:
Joint 1st:
L'Empereur est mort: A French AAR, by
@RossN and
La Serenissima - A Venetian Divergences AAR, by
@vyshan with 2 votes
For this game all other contenders were with one vote each, so they all ended up on a joint second place!
Continuing on to
Hearts of Iron IV, the most recent of the games which still attracted a lot of interest, with as many as 7 different AARs being nominated. The winners are the following:
1st:
Lads on War - A UK HOI4 AAR, by
@stanonwheels with 6 votes
Joint 2nd:
Bastion of Democracy - A Belgium AAR, by
@Tom D. and
Hindsight 20/20: A Dutch narative AAR, by
@J_Master with 3 votes
Joint 3rd:
The Sun and the Lion: A Fascist Iran AAR, by
@Henry v. Keiper and
Imperial Hearts (Pt. 4 Austrian Image Heavy Mega campaign), by
@dragoon9105 with 2 votes
The two remaining AARs both received one vote and ended up on a joint fourth place!
The next game is
Stellaris, of which the science-fiction theme has inspired many stories during these two quarters, amongst which 10 different AARs were nominated. The winners are the following:
1st:
New and Improved Hauteville Empire, by
@hjarg with 3 votes
Joint 2nd:
Pax Humanitas, by
@stnylan ,
The Stars are Ours, by
@JohnnyMacintosh and
The Light Speed Lombards, by
@RedTemplar with 2 votes
All other nominees in this category having received 1 vote, they also share a joint third place!
Finally the last category in the AARland Choice Awards for these quarters, the one aptly named
Other covering all other Paradox Development Studio games, of which 7 different AARs from both Darkest Hour and Hearts of Iron III were nominated. The winners are the following:
1st:
Inevitable Defeat - Slovakia '44, by
@El Pip with 2 votes
Having all received one vote each, all other nominees ended up on a joint second place!
With that said, this round of the ACAs has been wrapped up. It has been a pleasure so far and I look forward to seeing you next time when it will be time for the Choice Awards for Q1 2017. Furthermore I want to congratulate everyone who was nominated as all nominees also ended up on a winning position!
- Loup, new host of the ACAs
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