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Alas, my reading remains quite confined to Vicky II, even if I have managed to get in a pair of HOI4 AARs. My apologies again to the many writAARs writing brilliant stuff outside the Vic II forum. In my Vicky votes, I've tried to keep to stuff that's updated regularly in the eligibility period.

HoI IV

1. A Royal Prerogative - A UK AAR by @Le Jones

Brilliant stuff. Narrative AARs usually aren't my first choice, but this one grabs me in a way that makes me think of A Special Providence, which is the very opposite of a mean feat.

2. The American Phoenix: The History of the United States in the Second American Civil War and the Second Weltkrieg by @Kautz

Quite simply, well-written and very enjoyable. I only play Kaiserreich in Darkest Hour, but Civil War II is a pain for me to navigate whenever I try on anything but the most lenient settings, so it's nice to see someone spin a good yarn about what, so far, looks a competent handling of it.


Victoria II

1.
Echoes of A New Tomorrow: Life After Revolution in the Commonwealth of Britain by @DensleyBlair

It's just so good. So good. Redadder alone would earn it top billing this time but, my God, it's so good. I also managed to recently cause in Densley the same reaction much of Echoes causes in me, so sheer envy at the author's skill at doing so no longer clouds my judgement.

2. Jihad on the Savannah: A Vic2 Serious Sokoto AAR by @mad orc

My praise from H1 remains the same. The amount of research our dear orc of unsound mind must do for this boggles the mind.

3. Annuntio Vobis: A Papal History of Italy by @slothinator

I didn't nominate slothinator for WritAAR of the Week for nothing!

4. Here Dwells God - A Jewish Poland AAR, Part Three by @Tommy4ever

Absolutely blistering pace of updates for such fine work. I'm usually sceptical of megacampaigns, enjoying AARs where things are familiar, but clearly different to OTL, as I do. This easily overcame that scepticism.

Honourable mention; Empire for Liberty, which topped the bill last time, but had the least updates in the eligibility period, which was about the only way I could think of to make the final cut. As last time, I urge people to get thee to the Vic II AAR subforum; it was a little quieter this quarter, but what is there all remains top notch!
 
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Crusader Kings II
1. Lady Macbeth II by @Fiftypence
2. The People of the Forest by @Dunaden
3. Something to Remember Me By by @hjarg

Crusader Kings III
1. Ged's Existential Nightmare by @TheButterflyComposer
2. The Right Hand of the Karlings by @alscon
3. Gesta Filii Cunerici - The Deeds of the Sons of Cyneric, @castlera
4. The Carolingian Renaissance by @The Kingmaker

Victoria II
1. 1901 by @BigBadBob
2. Annuntio Vobis by @slothinator
3. Echoes of a New Tomorrow by @DensleyBlair
4. Read All About It! - A Community NewspapAAR (I may have organised it, but I'm voting for the excellent writing by everyone else it contains. Not least Le Libertaire by @DensleyBlair and Tickey-Boo by @TheButterflyComposer )

Hearts of Iron 3
1. Odin and Stalin's Secret Committee by @roverS3
2. A wehraboo and a hat in charge of Italy by @Farsky
3. Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne; by Wraith11B
4. Utsunimiya's War - HoI3(TFH) Japan AAR by @Eurasia

Hearts of Iron IV
1. A Royal Prerogative by @Le Jones
2. The Thorn of the Rose by @stnylan

Other
1. Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR) by @Bullfilter
2. Epirus Ascendant, Part 1 (I:R) by @HistoryDude

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If the Vicki 2 vote for RAAI needs changing let me know, but it was a community project so I'm really not voting for myself. If that was allowed I would have a full slate in the Other category. ;)

Updated to fill out the CK3 list.
 
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Only two days left, folks!
 
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Crusader Kings II

1. The People of the Forest by @Dunaden
2. Before Plantagenet-A House d'Anjou AAR by @JabberJock14
3. Road of Queens - CKII India AAR by @Eurasia
4. The First Few - A Shattered Realm AAR by @WJS

Crusader Kings III

1. Ged's Existential Nightmare by @TheButterflyComposer
2. The LARP by @Jestor
3. A Most Forgiving Land: A Nigerian Coast AAR by @Cora Giantkiller

Europa Universalis IV

1. The White Eagle & the Knight: A Polish AAR by @RossN
2. Khorasan into Mughals - "True Heir of Timur" by @WolframS67

Victoria II

1. Jihad on the Savannah by @mad orc

Hearts of Iron III

1. Inevitable Defeat - Slovakia '44 by @El Pip
2. Talking Turkey: Alternative History from 1936 by @Bullfilter

Hearts of Iron IV

1. The Thorn of the Rose by @stnylan

Stellaris

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Other

1. For King Haakon and the Fjords by @El Pip
2. Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR) by @Bullfilter
 
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Partway through the votes now folks. :)

So far all AARs I've checked has been eligble, but I'm sure I'll forget to check some. :p This one though, was ended in March TBC. ;)

3. Rule Kartago; by Nikolai

Also, for the love of God, please remember to link to AARs not voted on earlier in the thread. I'm looking at you TBC. ;) :p
 
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The Results!
Hi there, folks! The results are in. :D All faults in counting are mine etc. ;)

First, we have the new entry this time, Crusader Kings III! Ten AARs got votes - the shared (with EUIV) second most of any category - and as the only AAR in any category, @TheButterflyComposer 's Ged's Existential Nightmare got results in the double digits! The next three places were shared by @castlera , @ChicagoZohan and @Snap Wilson with four votes each!


Second up is Crusader Kings II, which had 17 AARs with votes! Nine of which got 1 vote each. The winners were @Dunaden and @Eurasia , whom both got seven votes, followed by @JabberJock14 with 6 votes!

Crusader Kings II
VotesNameAuthorLink
7The People of the ForestDunadenhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-people-of-the-forest.1230760/
7Road of Queens - CKII India AAREurasiahttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/road-of-queens-ckii-india-aar.1035262/
6Before Plantagenet – A House d’Anjou AARJabberjock14https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/before-plantagenet-a-house-danjou-aar.1014631/
5Give 'Em the Ol' Basel Razzle DazzleGreen Ricehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...l-razzle-dazzle-a-habsburg-aar.1391615/unread
5Blut und Schlact (Blood and Battle)Bullfilterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...cht-blood-and-battle-a-learners-saga.1045928/
4Fires of New Olympus - an Indo-Greek Kingdom AARDoctor Babyhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/fires-of-new-olympus-an-indo-greek-kingdom-aar.1407767/
3Empire of the Bear: A History Book After the End AARGangsterSynodhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ear-a-history-book-after-the-end-aar.1405934/
3Lady Macbeth IIFiftypencehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-an-earldom-of-buchan-1066-aar.1393723/page-2
1House Targaryen: The Abridged Work of Maester JonRemfulhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...en-the-abridged-works-of-maester-jon.1258849/
1The Book of the Brothers, AGOT AAREtzelHoverihttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-book-of-the-brothers-agot-aar.1409071/
1A Narrative History of Byzantium, Book 1: Gloria Sine Fine HistoryDudehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...of-byzantium-book-1-gloria-sine-fine.1350985/
1French Lions: A Capetian Francecodiehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/french-lions-a-capetian-france-aar.1371200/
1A Storm from the West: a Sunset Invasion AARKazanovhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/a-storm-from-the-west-a-sunset-invasion-aar.1140712/
1The Crusader Queen- A Kingdom of Jerusalem AARJSB217118https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-crusader-queen-a-kingdom-of-jerusalem-aar.1379712/
1Dragon Kin (a Targaryen AAR)Zamarak500https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/dragon-kin-a-targaryen-aar.1124426/
1Something to Remember Me Byhjarghttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/something-to-remember-me-by.1408826/
1The First Few - A Shattered Realm AARWJShttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-first-few-a-shattered-realm-aar.1387440/

Third, we have Europa Universalis IV, which had 10 votes and a very close race until the end! First is @Tommy4ever , followed by shared second place for @quicksabre and @JerseyGiants88 with three votes each. :)


With nine AARs voted on in total, Victoria II also had a close race to the end, but ultimately @DensleyBlair won with 7 votes. Shared second place went to @slothinator and @mad orc with 5 votes each! As you can see, the numbers were very close here. :D


Another category with a close run, with a total of seven AARs in the ballot, was Hearts of Iron III. Here shared first place went to @Bullfilter and @Eurasia with 6 points each, followed by shared second place to @Farsky and @Wraith11B with 5 points each!

Hearts of Iron III
VotesNameAuthorLink
6Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 Bullfilterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/talking-turkey-alternate-history-from-1936.996127/
6Utsunimiya's War - HoI3(TFH) Japan AAREurasiahttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/utsunimiyas-war-hoi3-tfh-japan-aar.1269819/
5A wehraboo and a hat in charge of ItalyFarskyhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...a-hat-in-charge-of-italy-a-story-aar.1312087/
5Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne: Die Geschichte des StahlpaktsWraith11Bhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-sonne-die-geschichte-des-stahlpakts.1067851/
4Odin and Stalin's Secret CommitteeroverS3https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/odin-and-stalins-secret-committee.1000475/
3Inevitable DefeatEl Piphttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/inevitable-defeat-slovakia-44.571801/
1Quick and Dirty 2: A Soviet Resurgence (HOI3 - March 1944 start)Bullfilterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...iet-resurgence-hoi3-march-1944-start.1301171/

Surprisingly enough, Hearts of Iron IV only got five AARs voted on, but the total of votes of the top two were a runaway from the get go! @stnylan won with 8 points, with @Le Jones taking second place and @Henry v. Keiper taking third place.

Hearts of Iron IV
VotesNameAuthorLink
8The Thorn of the Rosestnylanhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-thorn-of-the-rose.1385418/
7A Royal PrerogativeLe Joneshttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/a-royal-prerogative-a-uk-aar.1365990/
4Rise of EaglesHenry v. Keiperhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...eam-of-white-russian-victory-mod-aar.1394707/
2The American Phoenix: The History of the United States in the Second American Civil War and the Second WeltkriegKautzhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...n-civil-war-and-the-second-weltkrieg.1411567/
1Make Italy Roman Again!defensedefumerhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/make-italy-roman-again.1423537/

With six AARs voted on this time, Stellaris' winner writAAR was @Chilango2 with 5 votes, followed by shared second place to @Macavity116 and @Cora Giantkiller !


Last, we have the Other category, where only four AARs got votes, but the winnAAR still took a clear lead from early on, with @Bullfilter raking in six points, followed by @El Pip and..... @El Pip , on second and third place!


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And with that, the ACAs for Q3 2020 is over. May the winnAARs bask in the glory and all who got votes; you really should feel proud! :D Thank you to all who voted! :D I hope even more people vote next time, and even better, that the ones who do vote fill in even more votes! :) The structure of the categories are up to debate of course, how do you guys feel it went this time? Any proposes changes? :)
 
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Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! Thanks @Nikolai for organizing this. Also thanks all the voters. I hope our AAR landscape traditions continue for many years to come :)
 
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Thanks to @Nikolai indeed. Congratulations to all nominees and category winners and my personal thanks to those who voted for my works - very much appreciated.
 
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Many congratulations to all our winners, and thank you to everyone who voted – not just for my work, but in general. The ACAs quite literally do not happen without votes, and here's to Q4 coming out even stronger. Naturally, biggest thanks go to @Nikolai for tirelessly working to get everything organised.

Some time now for celebrations, and then maybe the usual debrief? My first thought is that we really need to do more to get votes in from CK3. Considering its wild popularity, second-placing AARs getting only four votes a piece might suggest a problem with depth of engagement.. That said, it's encouraging to see that CK2 is holding out strong. 17 different AARs getting a nod is great.
 
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