Q4 2020 ACAs

[Nikolai]

The ACAs are back, as this year comes to an end! It is hosted under the supervision of me, your friendly AAR fan Nikolai.

This time around you can vote for any AAR that had an update between October 1st, 2020 and December 31st, 2020 (inclusive). In other words, this ACA will cover Q4 2020.

Voting will start now and end in about five weeks, at 20.00 CEST Sunday January 31st, 2021.

You may nominate up to four AARs for each of the following games:

Crusader Kings II
Crusader Kings III
Europa Universalis IV
Victoria II
Hearts of Iron III
Hearts of Iron IV
Stellaris

and up to four additional games in the "Other" category, which includes all other Paradox Development Studio games not mentioned above.

Kindly use the following format:

[Name of game/"other"]
1. AAR name, author, URL
2. AAR name, author, URL
3. AAR name, author, URL
4. AAR name, author, URL

If an URL has already been posted once, there is no need to put it up again.

The deadline for voting is 20.00 CEST Sunday January 31st, 2021.

With that said, it is now time for the voting to begin!

- Nikolai, host of the ACAs

 

[Derahan]

Alright let's get the vote going!

Victoria II
1. For All We Have and Are: Britain in the Great War - (1901 Series), @BigBadBob
2. Echoes of A New Tomorrow: Life after Revolution in the Commonwealth of Britain, @DensleyBlair
3. Jihad on the Savannah: A Vic2 serious Sokoto AAR, @mad orc
4. Empire for Liberty: America in the Long Nineteenth Century, @volksmarschall

 

[TheButterflyComposer]

Reserved

 

[DensleyBlair]

Not finished yet.

Crusader Kings II

1. Empire of the Bear by @GangsterSynod
2. Fires of New Olympus by @Doctor Baby
3. Lady Macbeth II by @Fiftypence
4. Chronicles of Conradin by @Tyler96

Crusader Kings III

1. The Mabinogi by @smrice
2. The Caliphate of al-Rus by @Cora Giantkiller
3. Gesta Fillii Cunerici by @castlera
4. Ged's Existential Nightmare by @TheButterflyComposer

Europa Universalis IV

1. The Mad Princes of Denmark by @quicksabre
2. Khorasan into Mughals – "True Heir of Timur" by @WolframS67
3. The White Eagle and the Knight by @RossN
4.

Victoria II

1. Vpred, Zachadie! by @Kienzle
2. For All We Have and Are by @BigBadBob
3. Annuntio Vobis by @slothinator
4. Read Even More All About It! by @El Pip (ed.) et al.

Hearts of Iron III

1. Talking Turkey by @Bullfilter
2. Der Adler, Der Wolf und Die Sonne by @Wraith11B

Hearts of Iron IV

1. Rise of Eagles by @Henry v. Keiper
2. A Royal Prerogative by @Le Jones

Stellaris

1. Songs of the Saiiban by @Chilango2
2. The Stars Beckon by @ChicagoZohan

Other

1. The Butterfly Effect by @El Pip
2. Alexander’s Funeral Games by @Argead33

 

[Eurasia]

Crusader Kings II

1. The People of the Forest, @Dunaden , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-people-of-the-forest.1230760/post-25726093
2. Empire of the Bear: A History-Book After the End AAR, @GangsterSynod , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-book-after-the-end-aar.1405934/post-26736224
3. The Crusader Queen - A Kingdom of Jerusalem AAR, @JSB217118 , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ingdom-of-jerusalem-aar.1379712/post-26493014
4. A Storm from the West: a Sunset Invasion AAR, @Kazanov , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...t-a-sunset-invasion-aar.1140712/post-24992133

Victoria II

1. Empire for Liberty: America in the Long Nineteenth Century, @volksmarschall , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-long-nineteenth-century.981654/post-22085483
2. The Hohenzollern Empire 5: Rising Phoenix - A Roman Reich Megacampaign in New World Order, @zenphoenix , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...aign-in-new-world-order.1022999/post-22837863
3. For All WE Have and Are: Britain in the Great War (1901 Series), @BigBadBob , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...e-great-war-1901-series.1401290/post-26682172
4. Read Even More About It! An Ottoman Flavored Community NewspapAAR, @El Pip , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ed-community-newspapaar.1441429/post-27087950

Hearts of Iron III

1. Mini France AAR - a struggle against the odds, @Alex Kernel , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ruggle-against-the-odds.1441159/post-27083845
2. Quick and Dirty 2: A Soviet Resurgence (HOI3 - March 1944 Start), @Bullfilter , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...e-hoi3-march-1944-start.1301171/post-26127446
3. Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne: Die Geschichte des Stahlpakts, @Wraith11B , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...schichte-des-stahlpakts.1067851/post-23772555
4. Unbreakable China - a NC Tutorial AAR, @Kovax , https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...china-a-nc-tutorial-aar.1443171/post-27111387

 

[alscon]

CK II:

1. Before Plantagenet - A House d'Anjou AAR by @JabberJock14
2. Blut und Schlacht (Blood and Battle): A Leaner's Saga by @Bullfilter
3. Lords of the North, a Finnish AAR by @Keizaal


CK III:

1. Gesta Fillii Cunerici by @castlera
2. Ged's Existential Nightmare by @TheButterflyComposer
3. The Caliphate of al-Rus by @Cora Giantkiller

 

[Hootieleece]

Crusader Kings III

1. "The Right Hand of the Karlings" alscon : https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-right-hand-of-the-karlings.1416512/

2. The Legacy of Uhtred (A Bamburgh AAR) Dunaden : https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-legacy-of-uhtred-a-bamburgh-aar.1433896/unread

 

[Midnite Duke]

@Nikolai, please forgive my lack of URLs. This old dinosaur does not know how to attach URLs nor does he particularly want to learn.
CK3:
1) The Legacy of Uhtred (A Bambaugh AAR) by @Dunaden
2) What a Guy! An Empire of Normania AAR by @Nikolai
3) The Right Hand of the Karlings by @alscon
4) The Hilal's periplus: The Rise of a Hero @LMaquiel
At least one of every three @Dunaden's rules should begin in a regency so that he can write as a child. The current duchess chapters alone easily garners the 1st place vote. Running this thread pulls @Nikolai from third to second.
HoI3:
1) Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 by @Bullfilter
Is this eligible? I am still in 2019. This will probably be the only HoI that I will ever read.
CK2:
1) Chronicles of Conradin: A Hohenstaufen Resurgence by @Tyler96 (again eligible? I am only in 1st quarter.)
2) French Lions: A Capetian France AAR by @codie
3) Song of the Karlings: Karloman's Legacy by @LPDK 356 (Anyone, brave enough to make his first comment the beginning of an AAR, deserves recognition!)
4) Whiteshirts of England: A History of the Hvitserk Dynasty of Jorvik AAR by @tpmcinty (The ending of a great 3 year AAR deserves a final moment of spotlight.)
@Nikolai, since I only used 9 of a possible 32 votes, I would really, really like 4 or 5 extra CK2 votes. I had to drop my original #1 (the author is #1 in another category). @Nikolai, thank you for doing this. May everyone have a safe and blessed 2021!

 

[Wraith11B]

HoI3:
1) Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 by @Bullfilter
Is this eligible? I am still in 2019. This will probably be the only HoI that I will ever read.

It is I'm fairly certain eligible. Though I have to say... my HoI is there as well!

 

[Bullfilter]

It is I'm fairly certain eligible. Though I have to say... my HoI is there as well!

Yes, it’s still going And Wraith’s work is excellent

 

[Macavity116]

Stellaris:

1. Songs of the Saiiban- A Poetic AAR by @Chilango2
2. Brigid's Flame: A Gaia's Stepdaughters AAR by @Cora Giantkiller
3. War of the Stars: The Shroud Phantom Awakens by @Sinister2202
4. Stellaris Wars - Resurgent: A Rise of the First Order AAR by @Arithmetician

 

[slothinator]

Victoria II

1. For All We Have and Are by @BigBadBob

Crusader Kings III

1. The Legacy of Uthred by @Dunaden
2. Ged's Existential Nightmare by @TheButterflyComposer

Crusader Kings II

1. The People of the Forest by @Dunaden
2. Song of the Karlings by @LPDK 356
3. Fires of New Olympus by @Doctor Baby

Europa Universalis IV

1. The White Eagle and the Knight by @RossN

Stellaris

1. Songs of the Saiiban by @Chilango2
2. Superior Arguments by @eoncommander
3. Korgonate Cartel by @PossessedLemon

 

[Nikolai]

Hi there folks! With only half a month left, I see we have only got seven people filling in their votes so far. I urge you to vote NOW, so that the ACAs Q4 2020 mirros the great diversity in stories out there! The more, the merrier!

 

[DensleyBlair]

Added five more AARs to my ballot. Will try to complete it fully by the end of voting…

 

[El Pip]

Victoria II
1. For All We Have and Are: Britain in the Great War - (1901 Series), @BigBadBob
2. Echoes of A New Tomorrow: Life after Revolution in the Commonwealth of Britain, @DensleyBlair
3. Annuntio Vobis: A Papal History of Italy by @slothinator
4. Read Even More All About It! by et al.
(Standard caveat about Read All About it applies here)

Crusader Kings III
1. Ged's Existential Nightmare by @TheButterflyComposer
2. The Right Hand of the Karlings by @alscon
3. What a Guy! - An Empire of Normannia AAR by @Nikolai
4. The LARP by @Jestor

Crusader Kings II
1. Lady Macbeth II by @Fiftypence
2. The Crusader Queen- A Kingdom of Jerusalem AAR by @JSB217118

Hearts of Iron IV
1. A Royal Prerogative by @Le Jones
2. The Thorn of the Rose by @stnylan
3. The Fortress isles: Denmark in the Second World war by @noobeless

Hearts of Iron III
1. Der Adler, Der Wolf und Die Sonne by @Wraith11B
2. Mini France AAR - a struggle against the odds, @Alex Kernel
3. Quick and Dirty 2: A Soviet Resurgence (HOI3 - March 1944 Start), @Bullfilter
4. 'Odin' and Stalin's Secret Committee by @roverS3


That's a decent enough first stab. Vote may get revised if I discover I've forgotten anyone/thing I should have voted for.

 

[Wraith11B]

Victoria II
1. Echoes of A New Tomorrow: Life after Revolution in the Commonwealth of Britain, @DensleyBlair
2. For All We Have and Are: Britain in the Great War - (1901 Series), @BigBadBob
3. Annuntio Vobis: A Papal History of Italy by @slothinator
4. Read Even More All About It! by et al.

Crusader Kings III
1. The Life of Brian, and Other Stories by @TheButterflyComposer
2. Ged's Existential Nightmare by @TheButterflyComposer
3. What a Guy! - An Empire of Normannia AAR by @Nikolai
4. The LARP by @Jestor

Crusader Kings II
1. Lady Macbeth II by @Fiftypence
2. The Crusader Queen- A Kingdom of Jerusalem AAR by @JSB217118

Hearts of Iron IV
1. A Royal Prerogative by @Le Jones
2. The Thorn of the Rose by @stnylan
3. The Fortress isles: Denmark in the Second World war by @noobeless

Hearts of Iron III
1. Mini France AAR - a struggle against the odds, @Alex Kernel
2. Quick and Dirty 2: A Soviet Resurgence (HOI3 - March 1944 Start), @Bullfilter
3. 'Odin' and Stalin's Secret Committee by @roverS3
4. Unbreakable China - A NC Tutorial AAR by @Kovax

OTHER
1. The Butterfly Effect by @El Pip
2. Something is rotten in the state of Carthage - a Carthage Civil War AAR by @crownsteler
3. Alexander’s Funeral Games by @Argead33

 

[Bullfilter]

My Votes:

CK3
Ged's Existential Nightmare by @TheButterflyComposer
The Life of Brian, and Other Stories by @TheButterflyComposer

CK2
Before Plantagenet – A House d’Anjou AAR by @JabberJock14
Road of Queens - CKII India AAR by @Eurasia

Other
For King Haakon and the Fjords! by @El Pip (HOI2)

HOI3
'Odin' and Stalin's Secret Committee by @roverS3
Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne: Die Geschichte des Stahlpakts by @Wraith11B
Mini France AAR - a struggle against the odds by @Alex Kernel
Utsunimiya's War - HoI3(TFH) Japan AAR by @Eurasia

Imperator: Rome
Epirus Ascendant, Part 1 by @HistoryDude

HOI4
The Thorn of the Rose by @stnylan
A Royal Prerogative - A UK AAR by @Le Jones
Rise of Eagles - A Dream of White Russian Victory Mod AAR by @Henry v. Keiper

Vicky2
Echoes of A New Tomorrow: Life after Revolution in the Commonwealth of Britain by @DensleyBlair
Vpřed, Zachadie! A 20th Century HtA Zachadia AAR by @Kienzle

Have checked, and am pretty sure all of these updated during the period Thanks for running this @Nikolai

 

[roverS3]

I hereby present my votes:

CK3
Ged's Existential Nightmare by @TheButterflyComposer

CK2
Road of Queens - CKII India AAR by @Eurasia

HOI3
Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne: Die Geschichte des Stahlpakts by @Wraith11B
Quick and Dirty 2: A Soviet Resurgence (HOI3 - March 1944 Start) by @Bullfilter
Mini France AAR - a struggle against the odds by @Alex Kernel
Utsunimiya's War - HoI3(TFH) Japan AAR by @Eurasia

HOI4
A Royal Prerogative - A UK AAR by @Le Jones
The Thorn of the Rose by @stnylan

 

[Alex Kernel]

Here are my choices for HOI3:
1. Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 by @Bullfilter
2. Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne: Die Geschichte des Stahlpakts by @Wraith11B
3. Utsunimiya's War - HoI3(TFH) Japan AAR by @Eurasia
4. Unbreakable China - A NC Tutorial AAR by @Kovax

 

[Nikolai]

Here are my choices for HOI3:
1. Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 by @Bullfilter
2. Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne: Die Geschichte des Stahlpakts by @Wraith11B
3. Utsunimiya's War - HoI3(TFH) Japan AAR by @Eurasia
4. Quick and Dirty 2: A Soviet Resurgence (HOI3 - March 1944 Start) by @Bullfilter
5. Unbreakable China - A NC Tutorial AAR by @Kovax

Thanks for the votes! However, the limit for one game is four votes.