Bullfilter's Inkwell
Entry updated 4 July 2018.
1. My first AAR began in January 2017 and is still going strong: Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 - an HoI3 AAR
3. France: A Quick and Dirty HOI3 AAR was intended as a rapid fire 'summer' (southern hemisphere) project. It lasted until mid-autumn , but is now completed (on 10 April 2018). In essence, I took a game I had finished before I started writing AARs but found interesting at the time and reconstructed the story by using the save games, which I had fortunately kept. I think it worked surprisingly well. It is deliberately short and sharp in its format, really just the gameplay and tactics as I tried to win as France, having failed abjectly at every previous attempt. I will return to this at some point with a new AAR, taking things past the current end point, but in a different direction.
4. Other Stuff:
Entry updated 4 July 2018.
1. My first AAR began in January 2017 and is still going strong: Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 - an HoI3 AAR
It starts with the 'Road to War' as Turkey in 1936. It is written as gameplay and alternate history, with a bit of narrative and a few plot twists and humour that I hope make it different from the average HoI3 AAR (if there is such a thing). Subscribers are very warmly welcomed . And it now has summaries for the first two 'books' of the story if you don't think you have the time to read it from the very start (though of course I'd love you to).
Difficulty: Normal.
Mod: "Prepare for War" event extended to 12 March 1937. Otherwise, as it is shipped!
Style: Gameplay as alternate history, with screenshots. Comments and game-related discussions welcomed.
Awards: ACAs (Other): 1st Q1 2018, =2nd Q1/2, Q3 & Q4 2017. Weekly Showcase AAR: 26 Mar 2017. Best Character Writer of the Week: 10 Sep 2017. Proud recipient of @markkur's Silver Silo Award [], 23 Jan 2018. Gameplay AAR of the Year: 2nd 2017.
2. My second (CK2 this time) AAR is Blut und Schlacht (Blood and Battle): A Learner’s Saga. It started on 24 Sep 2017 and follows the story of the Rurikid Dynasty (think Viking Russia, Novgorod, 867 AD) and my own story of learning the game via an AAR! Mod: "Prepare for War" event extended to 12 March 1937. Otherwise, as it is shipped!
Style: Gameplay as alternate history, with screenshots. Comments and game-related discussions welcomed.
Awards: ACAs (Other): 1st Q1 2018, =2nd Q1/2, Q3 & Q4 2017. Weekly Showcase AAR: 26 Mar 2017. Best Character Writer of the Week: 10 Sep 2017. Proud recipient of @markkur's Silver Silo Award [], 23 Jan 2018. Gameplay AAR of the Year: 2nd 2017.
Style: Gameplay and narrative as well as being a learning vehicle with a 'hive mind' following to explore both newbie and trickier game questions as we go along.
Awards: ACAs (CK2): =2nd Q4 2017 & Q1 2018, =3rd CK2 Q3 2017. Weekly Showcase AAR: 12 Nov 2017. Gameplay AAR of the Year: 2nd 2017.
Awards: ACAs (CK2): =2nd Q4 2017 & Q1 2018, =3rd CK2 Q3 2017. Weekly Showcase AAR: 12 Nov 2017. Gameplay AAR of the Year: 2nd 2017.
3. France: A Quick and Dirty HOI3 AAR was intended as a rapid fire 'summer' (southern hemisphere) project. It lasted until mid-autumn , but is now completed (on 10 April 2018). In essence, I took a game I had finished before I started writing AARs but found interesting at the time and reconstructed the story by using the save games, which I had fortunately kept. I think it worked surprisingly well. It is deliberately short and sharp in its format, really just the gameplay and tactics as I tried to win as France, having failed abjectly at every previous attempt. I will return to this at some point with a new AAR, taking things past the current end point, but in a different direction.
Style: Quick gameplay description, no-frills presentation.
Award: ACAs (Other): =3rd Q1 2018.
4. Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR). The style of this AAR is gameplay with commentary, as short and sharp as I can make it (anyone familiar with my 'Quick and Dirty' format can expect the equivalent of that, except with a few more illustrations and quotes). It is not a narrative or detailed history book. It is intended as a quick, fun romp to anticipate what should be a far more handsome and sophisticated game (Imperator Rome) when it is released. Please feel very free to offer advice, comments, requests or suggestions along the way.Award: ACAs (Other): =3rd Q1 2018.
Style: Quick gameplay description, no-frills presentation.
Award: Weekly Showcase AAR: 3 Jun 2017.
Award: Weekly Showcase AAR: 3 Jun 2017.
4. Other Stuff:
Fan of the Week Award 19 May 2017 and 12 Feb 2018.
WritAAR of the Week 24 Jan 2018.
YAYAs:
WritAAR of the Week 24 Jan 2018.
YAYAs:
WritAAR of the Year: 2nd in 2017.
Newcomer of the Year: 2nd in 2017.
AARtist of the Year: 4th in 2017.
Newcomer of the Year: 2nd in 2017.
AARtist of the Year: 4th in 2017.
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