Announcing our Q1 & Q2 2017 ACA winners!
Starting by
Europa Universalis IV, the latest title in what has been considered as the flagship series of Paradox Development Studio, a total of 13 different AARs were nominated. The winners are the following:
1st:
Italian Ambitions: A Florence AAR, by
@JerseyGiants88 with 7 votes
2nd:
North Sea Empire: A Knýtling AAR, by
@ShinWalks with 6 votes
3rd:
The Nutty Neapolitans: A Quest for Pizza and Power, by
@Ykcin81 with 5 votes
4th:
The Crown of Good King Wenceslaus -- Bohemia 1.20, by
@fabiolundiense with 4 votes
Moving on to
Crusader Kings II, a game which is known for the stories it has been providing us since launch, 15 different AARs were nominated. The winners are the following:
1st:
The Rightful King, by
@coz1 with 10 votes
2nd:
Before Plantagenet – A House d’Anjou AAR, by
@JabberJock14 with 7 votes
Joint 3rd:
Res Gestae Gentis Lartiae - a Roman Restoration AAR, by
@LudoOttavio and
The Wolves of Westseaxna-a tale of Wessex, by
@Asantahene with 5 votes each
4th:
The Empire of Albion, by
@TheButterflyComposer with 4 votes
The third category is the one of
Victoria 2, of which the Victorian era context still inspires an active and thriving AAR community, as evidenced by the 16 different AARs which were nominated. The winners are the following:
1st:
L'Empereur est mort: A French AAR, by
@RossN with 7 votes
2nd:
A VictoriAARn Education - Learning Victoria II with Sweden, by
@stnylan with 6 votes
3rd:
Empire for Liberty: America in the Long Nineteenth Century, by
@volksmarschall with 5 votes
Joint 4th:
In the Footsteps of Alexander : A Divergences Macedonia AAR, by
@TreizeV,
The Greatest Germany: The Formation of the Pan-Germanic Union, 1836-1936, by
@The B,
The Hohenzollern Empire 5: Fallen Phoenix, by
@zenphoenix and
Forza Italia!, by
@Jape with 3 votes each
Continuing on to
Hearts of Iron IV, of which the World War setting attracted a lot of interest, with as many as 13 different AARs being nominated. The winners are the following:
1st:
Hindsight 20/20: a Dutch narrative AAR, by
@J_Master with 5 votes
Joint 2nd:
Bastion of Democracy - A Belgium AAR, by
@Tom D. and
The Sun and the Lion: A Fascist Iran AAR, by
@Henry v. Keiper with 4 votes each
3rd:
The Jewel in the Crown - a Kaiserreich British Indian AAR, by
@George_VI with 3 votes
Joint 4th:
Kaiserreich - Swedish Dreams of Grandeur, by
@Nikolai,
Imperial Hearts (Pt. 4 Austrian Image Heavy Mega campaign), by
@dragoon9105 and
Lads on War - A UK HOI4 AAR, by
@stanonwheels with 2 votes each
The next game is
Stellaris, of which the science-fiction theme has inspired many stories during these two quarters, amongst which 13 different AARs were nominated. The winners are the following:
Joint 1st:
The Thoughts of a (Hive) Mind, by
@lifehole and
Regere Imperio Populos: The Romans Bring the Gift of Peace to the Universe, by
@Uriah with 6 votes each
2nd:
Pax Humanitas, by
@stnylan with 4 votes
Joint 3rd:
Rome in the StAARs, by
@General_BT and
Even Better Hautevilles, by
@hjarg with 3 votes each
Joint 4th:
The Manifold Stampede: The Ones Who Would Roam Across the Galaxy - a Semi-Interactive/Democratic AAR, by
@Yenzen,
The First Century: A United Nations Stellaris AAR, by
@cookfl and
Deus Ex Anniona (Austrian Mega Campaign Part 5), by
@dragoon9105 with 2 votes each
Finally the last category in the AARland Choice Awards for these quarters, the one aptly named
Other covering all other Paradox Development Studio games, of which 16 different AARs from both Darkest Hour and Hearts of Iron III were nominated. The winners are the following:
Joint 1st:
Empire of the Rising Sun - TRP AAR, by
@Vlad_Dracul1989,
AARchtung panzer!' II (WiF2), by
@Lucifer and
An Alternate World War II - "Realtime" – UK,
@MacGowan with 3 votes each
Joint 2nd:
Odin' and Stalin's Secret Committee, by
@roverS3,
Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936, by
@Bullfilter,
“The Crown Atomic”: A Kaiserreich Cold War AAR (Canada and Entente), by
@cookfl,
"UK Motorway" a Blitzkrieg-Scenario AAR, by
@markkur,
Prosperity through Peace Alone: Germany After the Great War, 1933 –, by
@MastahCheef117 and
Black Tsar - Kaiserreich AAR, by
@Vlad_Dracul1989 with 2 votes each
Having all received one vote each, all other nominees ended up on a joint third place!
With that said, this round of the ACAs has been wrapped up. It has been a pleasure so far and I look forward to seeing you next time when it will be time for the AARland Choice Awards for Q3 2017. Thank you all for participating in this vote, it both allows to give some recognition to all the authors present on this board and to keep this general discussions section alive with activity. Furthermore I want to give my hearty congratulations to all AARs that were nominated!
- Loup, current host of the ACAs