2013 Iron HeAARt -- Voting Thread

[Avindian]

The Iron HeAARt is awarded to the best Hearts of Iron 3 AAR for 2013. The nominees are:

We, the People by Avindian
The Terror of the Black Sea by Belgiumruler
Blitz Carnage by CptEasy
Defeat or Victory by Zorro
We shall not go gently by Zorro

Please vote in the poll above, a winner shall be declared 1 April!

 

[Surt]

Are these only multiplayer?

 

[Avindian]

Are these only multiplayer?

No, there should be some singleplayer AARs in there too.

 

[GermanKaiser]

Avindian I found link for Terror of black sea by belgiumruler http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...Terror-of-The-Black-Sea-An-YAMDaM-Ukraine-AAR

 

[Avindian]

Avindian I found link for Terror of black sea by belgiumruler http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...Terror-of-The-Black-Sea-An-YAMDaM-Ukraine-AAR

Thanks! I'll add it to the list!

 

[Surt]

Doppelegänger by Uhria
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...lg%E4nger-the-Untold-Story-of-the-Third-Reich

 

[Gen. Marshall]

Doppelegänger by Uhria
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...lg%E4nger-the-Untold-Story-of-the-Third-Reich

That one has not been completed, nor nominated

Anyway, Blitz Carnage for me. It was just too good.

 

[GermanKaiser]

I just read war parts of Blitz Carnage and I decided to vote for it.

 

[Surt]

That one has not been completed, nor nominated

oh they need to be complete.

 

[TehDarkMiner]

I want to also add my vote for Blitz Carnage.

 

[Avindian]

Make sure you're responding in the poll above, everyone! I won't count votes just included here in the thread.

 

[Ikarases]

I vote for "The Terror of the Black Sea" by my good friend Belgiumruler

 

[Schweppenburg]

My vote is for "The Terror of the Black Sea" too

 

[Surt]

Hmm, how can I see what I voted or if I voted at all?

 

[Ikarases]

Hmm, how can I see what I voted or if I voted at all?

You should only view the pool results in that case

 

[Avindian]

Hmm, how can I see what I voted or if I voted at all?

You can only vote once, so if it will let you vote, you haven't voted.

 

[Avindian]

It's CptEasy's world -- we're just living in it. I doubt very much anybody is surprised to see the winner of this awAARd, which will likely go to CptEasy for as long as he and his crew continue playing such fascinating games and writing about them for us. What wonders will they wreak with HOIV? Who can say??

A very respectable second place finish for Belgiumruler's AAR on Romania -- a difficult feat in and of itself. I'd like to personally thank all of the players in my We, the People AAR -- the third place finish really belongs to you, not the secretary who took everything down.

 

[Belgiumruler]

COngratz to the winners! Avindian, BTW it's a Ukraine AAR

 

[Avindian]

COngratz to the winners! Avindian, BTW it's a Ukraine AAR

And I haven't read it yet?! Something I will soon rectify, I promise you that!

 

[CptEasy]

It's CptEasy's world -- we're just living in it. I doubt very much anybody is surprised to see the winner of this awAARd, which will likely go to CptEasy for as long as he and his crew continue playing such fascinating games and writing about them for us. What wonders will they wreak with HOIV? Who can say??

Wow. This has an epic feeling to it.

As I am sure I am not the best writer (as you know I quit the narratives long ago as it seemed people did not care very much for those) I am actually quite curious what it is I manage to capture that people like so much. Personally, I am a complete sucker for bashing my wits against others in an as even battle as possible and I think that is what lies behind the success of the Carnage Series. They are, most of the time, very even and they are bound to offer surprises of different kind as we are 8 experienced players trying to out-smart each other. As we are long-standing friends, most of us, we have no incentives for cheating or do cheesy tricks (although we sometimes argue where that boundary lies ). There's no point in winning if it's not considered "fair" by the other. Most of us is also deeply interested in the era as such and that gives our gameplay another layer.

So - this grand title would not be possible without the other players who share the visions on how a good game should be. It would not be so good if we didn't have such different strengths and weaknesses (I have seen some rather correct analyzes of that). It would not be so good if they did not add chapters now and then or if they didn't respond to your questions now and then. It would not be so good if I didn't get my ass kicked so many times (so you can never trust the outcome). Lastly - the stories would not be at all if not for the great support from the forum.

I have told my wife several times that I should quit writing AARs due to time constrains. Thanks to you that haven’t happen. Thanks to you, even though I get another kid next week, the next AAR has is already out there with two chapters.

Thanks.