So, my votes for the 3rd Quarter. All the AARs have been mentioned before, so I’ll just tag the user names below.
CK2
Before Plantagenet – A House d’Anjou AAR by
@JabberJock14
Still catching up, but this one has everything. Always riveting, great characters and dialogue. Wonderful engagement with readers. Engrossing.
Road of Queens - CKII India AAR by
@Eurasia
Amusing, engaging, prolific, addictive. Despots and Buddhist Greeks in India! What more do you want?
The Wolves of Westseaxna-a tale of Wessex by
@Asantahene
Great story telling, excellent characters, episodic approach that works well. Go Wulfryth!
Ƕar Baris Standiþ — A Hypothetical East Germanic AAR by
@A Yorks
Linguistics, lyricism, great attention to the period, history, culture and religion. Quality.
Other – HOI3
'Odin' and Stalin's Secret Committee by
@roverS3
A very novel approach, with stats, characters, stories, Soviet Aircraft Carriers and a bold approach to using the AI. Barbarossa will be a cracker!
“U-boats for Uruguay” a short TFH farce by
@markkur
Light-hearted, very different, well-thought out invisibility shtick. Though the farce is now approaching medium length!
Inevitable Defeat - Slovakia '44 by
El Pip
Ah, it's El Pip, starring Tiso and Tuka. You just gotta!
Honourable mentions:
The Bold Prince by
@coz1 (CK2)
Just haven’t had a chance to read it yet - it makes me feel somewhat inadequate not having done so! But I will do when I get up to speed on the other CK2 AARs that I’m only just getting to grips with now. I read the first few entries and will definitely be coming back for more.
The Little Dux by
@TheButterflyComposer
I really also wanted to include this under CK2 – it is still relatively young, but is developing. Some lovely and very clever writing. I suspect I will be nominating it in the next ACAs. TBC's more established Empire of Albion is also a great read.
HOI3. There are a bunch of newer AARs that have just come out more recently on HOI3 that are worth watching, but the three I’ve nominated stood out for me, all for different reasons. I may be nominating some of those new ones for the next ACAs if they can establish a similar body of work. Keep up the good work guys - and I really encourage those who haven't had a look at the HOI3 forum (for a while, or ever) to give it a try if you like your WW2. It's still alive and kicking!
And to anyone I read and comment on but
haven’t nominated here - I'm sorry!
I love your work too or I would be doing so. Only so much room to nominate here, and I'm also nominating not
just for quality, but also for sustained contribution and audience/reader engagement (including responses to comments and willingness to have a conversation). And then there's the luck of the draw - there is always lots of great stuff out there and only so much time to sample it, especially if you actively write and comment too. So a big thank you to
all writAARs!