Yes - excellent choice and a fitting award for someone who appears to read and comment on everything out there. Very well done
@DensleyBlair
Congratulations
@DensleyBlair !
Warm congratulations
@DensleyBlair
Some nice warm toast for
@DensleyBlair, and also a toast (the alcohol kind) to him
Congratulations,
@DensleyBlair; one of the best.
Warmest congratulations
@DensleyBlair very well deserved
Many congratulations,
@DensleyBlair!
Congratulations Captain
@DensleyBlair of the
WayBack Machine! Thank you for your support.
Congratulations,
@DensleyBlair!
Congratulations indeed young DB, may this award prompt you to stop writing so quickly and allow people who have been distracted by small people to catch up.
But more seriously, sincere congratulations for a well deserved award.
My deepest thanks one and all. And Pip – fear not: the long-awaited intermission is nigh. There will be plenty of time to catch up while I am waylaid by trivial things like starting new degrees.
Now to the fun bit: recommendations!
Butterfly was good enough to recommend a whole host of things I am currently enjoying, so that frees me up to highlight – as I tend to like to try doing when I win this – a few of the projects that have perhaps gone under the radar.
Starting with my home turf of Vicky 2 –
@Qwerty7 's
A Nation of Sadness is a cracking piece of work exploring a divergent 20th century in which the Nationalists win the Chinese Civil War. Authoritatively researched and engagingly written – and still in early days, so well worth catching up on. Of comparable quality is
@volksmarschall 's
Empire For Liberty, now approaching its
fifth anniversary and always good value.
In HOI4, TBC covered most of the big beasts but a couple of 'non-standard' favourites include the latest installment of
@RedTemplar 's Estonia megacampaign,
The Eastern Vikings, Part 4 and also
@Alex Kamal 's
The DumpstAAR Fire Republic – a well-presented AAR for the infamous TNO mod, if you're into that sort of thing.
@coz1 's two current projects are near enough single-handedly keeping me up to date with EUIV at the moment. Butterfly mentioned
God Willing and the Creek Will Rise, but
The Wars of the Roses is another cracker and is, I think its fair to say, a real passion project of its author. Has all of the makings of a classic coz narrative!
For CK3, I'm currently working my way through
@filcat 's
The Secret History of the Bargas, which in my humble opinion is taking the art of the AAR to exciting new places. The first instalment of
@tubplunger 's Welsh megacampaign,
Haw Dywedyd “Mynydd” Na Myned Drosto has also been good fun – although we're currently waiting to see whether our author can overcome some technical issues.
@Gamov_Andrew also deserves a mention for their
Russian Path, another megacampaign first parter – this time for the Russo–Finnic peoples – which boasts great graphic work. And I've literally just seen it myself, but I would like to draw your attention to
@daird 's
I Bless The Reigns Down In Africa, which warrants a follow for the title alone imo. Started on Tuesday. Get in on the ground!
CK2 is notable at the moment as the home to two fairly eccentric, though very different AARs.
@Midnite Duke 's
Avon Las Observes is… well, frankly it defies summary – but it's great fun and has a good community around it.
@GangsterSynod 's
Empire of the Bear TBC already pointed out, but it's always fun checking in with our post-apocalyptic Californian warlords so I'll give it another push.
Despite the fact that I have literally never got past its main menu, I do read a few Stellaris AARs.
@Chilango2 's
Songs of the Saiiban is an admirable injection of poetry to AARland and continues to entertain me with its innovative framing of the game events. I'm behind with
@Cora Giantkiller 's
You Would Have A Queen, but what I've read so far is great and tells a timely story of catastrophe and rebirth.
Finally, in the prestigious 'Other' category, it looks like
@Argead33 's
Alexander's Funeral Games is back, which is great news. One to be enjoyed by anyone who wants to see an expanded Alexandrine Empire in action.
Also, I cannot let slip an opportunity to plug
Guess the Author. Come along and join the fun guessing and critiquing!
Oh, and
vote in the ACA's!
All that remains to say is: Happy reading all! (Nomination post incoming…)