AARland Choice AwAARds 2009 (Round 3)

[The Swert]

Hello and welcome to the 3rd round of the 2009 AARland Choice Awards. It's The Swert here and in phargle's absence I have the honour of taking over the reigns of this great event. I hope to put these awards back on a more timely track and look forward to your participation. So without further ado, let's get on with the rules.

Now this round of voting brings into effect the rule changes introduced at the start of the year. No AAR is allowed to win the same award more than twice per year and so that means we have a selection of esteemed AARs that are now ineligible for this round's voting. Hopefully this will encourage wider reading and greater diversity to the votes. Also this period sees the arrival of HoI3 AARs, these aars will be categorised with the other HoI AARs in what will surely be some highly competitive categories.


All AARs updated between 1st January and 30th September 2009 are eligible except for the following:

Rome:
history book
- The Games Gods Play by RossN

EU:
comedy
- Kanem Bornu - Out of the Sahara by Duke of Wellington
history book
- Paris ne vaut pas une messe! by milites
gameplay
- The Audacity of Hope - An Iroquois IN AAR by Prawnstar

HOI:
history book
- Ireland, Ascend! by demokratickid
gameplay
- The Setting Sun - Gotterdammerung, Japan 1944. by Remble

CK:
narrative
- Piety of the North Star by saithis
history book
- The Siwards - A Family Story by tudor

Vicky:
narrative
- Saints and Angels by volksmarschall
comedy
- Oh Those Japanese! by FallenMorgan
gameplay
- The real purpose of war by qwerkus​

Those AARs are ineligible for those particular categories but are still eligible in other categories.


So those are the rules, voting will close on 1st November with the results likely the be posted in the AARlander. As before voting may be made using a PM or by filling out one of the ballots below. Happy voting, good luck, and please promote these awards in your AARs and signatures.

Sample ballot:

- - - - -

Favorite Narrative AAR, Rome
Favorite Comedy AAR, Rome
Favorite History-Book AAR, Rome
Favorite Gameplay AAR, Rome

Favorite Narrative AAR, EU
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU

Favorite Narrative AAR, HOI
Favorite Comedy AAR, HOI
Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI

Favorite Narrative AAR, CK
Favorite Comedy AAR, CK
Favorite History-Book AAR, CK
Favorite Gameplay AAR, CK

Favorite Narrative AAR, Vicky
Favorite Comedy AAR, Vicky
Favorite History-Book AAR, Vicky
Favorite Gameplay AAR, Vicky

- - - - -

 

[XHR]

Good to see you are back
Happy voting everyone - and good luck to all competitors!

 

[Myth]

Favorite Narrative AAR, HOI - The Horthy Maddening by HungaryForBlood
Favorite Comedy AAR, HOI - Impo- Difficult Victory by Alexus
Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI - Ostfront 1941 by XHR
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI - Império Novo by Rensslaer

 

[Qorten]

Favorite Narrative AAR, Rome: Regnum Iudaeorum - The Lost Ten Tribes of Israel, by crusaderknight.
Favorite Comedy AAR, Rome: SPQR: The Senate and People of Rhodes, by Alfred Packer.
Favorite History-Book AAR, Rome: We Three Kings - An MP AAR, by Peter Ebbesen, Jarkko Suvinen and Wyvern.
Favorite Gameplay AAR, Rome: We Three Kings - An MP AAR, by Peter Ebbesen, Jarkko Suvinen and Wyvern.

Favorite Narrative AAR, EU: The Last Knights and the Book of St John, by The Swert.
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU: The Swiss Account, by comagoosie.
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU: Gesta Danorum - Deeds of the Danes, by Salik.
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU: Scotland the Brave,...but a wee bit cowardly sometimes..., by Babington-Smyth.

Favorite Narrative AAR, CK: The Potter - A Byzantine AAR, by Cecasander.
Favorite Comedy AAR, CK: If You Can't Do It, Nubia Can! A (hopefully) comedic AAR, by Eron12.
Favorite History-Book AAR, CK: Homelands: Tales of the Anglo-Prussians, by Mr. Capiatlist.
Favorite Gameplay AAR, CK: The High Kings of Alba - A Scots MegaCampaign, by Lord Valentine.

Favorite Narrative AAR, Vicky: The Lost Century, by Fiftypence.
Favorite Comedy AAR, Vicky: Forward in the name of God - a Scotland Megacampaign, by Iain Wilson.
Favorite History-Book AAR, Vicky: Carefully Applied Force: A Prussian AAR, by robou.
Favorite Gameplay AAR, Vicky: Maintain the Monarchy: A Russia VIP .301 AAR, by Brandenburg III.

 

[unmerged(87183)]

Favorite Narrative AAR, HOI Ostfront 1941 By XHR
Favorite Comedy AAR, HOI The Horthy Maddening (Hungary 1936) By HungaryForBlood
Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI Explorations in Strategy - Italy at War By Myth
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI Império Novo - An Axis Portugal AAR By Rensslaer​

 

[The Swert]

Favorite Narrative AAR, HOI Ostfront 1941 By XHR
Favorite Comedy AAR, HOI The Horthy Maddening (Hungary 1936) By HungaryForBlood
Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI Explorations in Strategy - Italy at War By Myth
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI The Setting Sun - Gotterdammerung, Japan 1944. By Remble​

I'm afraid The Setting Sun is ineligible this time due to having won twice already this year.

BTW, where is everybody? No AARlander, No happy birthday threads, no voters? AARland is a ghost town. Come out of the closet people and vote!

 

[Salik]

Favorite Narrative AAR, EU
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU Historia Slovakæ by Democratic Kid
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU Bolivar's Dream by Capibara

 

[unmerged(81979)]

BTW, where is everybody? No AARlander, No happy birthday threads, no voters? AARland is a ghost town. Come out of the closet people and vote!

I couldn't agree more, friend. THis place has dried up a bit in the last several months...

Thi'll eventually turn into a vote page, but the votes will be far from complete...

 

[unmerged(169228)]

First time voter:

Favorite Narrative AAR, HOI - The United states: 'Prophets of a New Order - TC Pilot
Favorite Comedy AAR, HOI - Impo-Difficult Victory - Alexus
Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI - Ostfront 1941 - XHR
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI - China'AARight to be hostile - A different way for the Guomindang - Porkman

 

[XHR]

Favorite Narrative AAR, HOI: Timelines: What if Stauffenberg had failed to save the World? by Kurt_Steiner
Favorite Comedy AAR, HOI: Impo-Difficult Victory by Alexus
Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI: Historia Slovakæ by democratickid
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI: Explorations in Strategy - Italy at War by Myth

Favorite Narrative AAR, EU: The Dark Muse by Brandenburg III
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU: The Swiss Account by comagoosie
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU: A History Of The Roman Empire by asd21593
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU: The Shortest Road to Damascus by aldriq

EDIT: I have to add a Rome AAR which is quite entertaining.
Favorite Gameplay AAR, Rome: IMPERIUM ROMANUM: Manifest Destiny AAR by Darthvegeta800

 

[nsahn]

Favorite Narrative AAR, CK
Favorite Comedy AAR, CK: There and Never Back Again: Escape From Sweden by Kommunaut
Favorite History-Book AAR, CK: Homelands: Tales of the Anglo-Prussians by Mr. Capiatlist
Favorite Gameplay AAR, CK

Favorite Narrative AAR, EU: The Dark Muse by Brandenburg III
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU: An extremely Assam AAR by L Lawliet
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU: Gesta Danorum - Deeds of the Danes by Salik
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU: There Must Be Order - A Teuton AAR by kebzero

 

[HungaryForBlood]

Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI: Explorations in Strategy - Italy at War by Myth
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI: The Fortress Balkan - Yugoslavia by General War

Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU: There Must Be Order - A Teuton AAR by kebzero

i'm a man of exacting tastes, what can i say?

 

[unmerged(87183)]

I'm afraid The Setting Sun is ineligible this time due to having won twice already this year.

Alright, I changed my vote.

 

[Milites]

Favorite History-Book AAR, EU: Gesta Danorum - Deeds of the Danes by Salik

 

[daemonofdecay]

Favorite Comedy AAR, EU: An extremely Assam AAR by L Lawliet
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU: The Shortest Road to Damascus by aldriq

My votes are a bit limited. With school and all that, I havn't had the time to read much, unfortunately.

 

[PanzerMan7]

Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI: democracy's last legs

 

[General_Hoth]

Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI: democracy's last legs

 

[unmerged(166917)]

Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI: democracy's last legs

 

[{LD}Firestorm]

Favorite Narrative AAR, HOI: The Channel Pact - Germany&UK Coop AAR (TRP)
Favorite Comedy AAR, HOI: DOWNFALL OF THE REICH - or how i ruined hitler's empire in a few months (rule_them_all)
Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI: Flight of the Eagle - A German MDS2 AAR (TemplarComander)**
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI: The Channel Pact - Germany&UK Coop AAR (TRP)


**States that it is written as history.

 

[Nodscouterr]

Favourite EU Gameplay AAR: We come in peace - A Ashanti AAR by Starfury
Favourite EU Comedy AAR: An extremely Assam AAR - By L Lawliet
Favourite EU Narrative AAR: Range, Scotlands High Chieftain by Range
Favourite EU History Book AAR: Historia Slovakae by Democratic Kid

Favourite CK Comedy AAR: Suenik the Beleaguered - A none to serious AAr by Ian Wilson