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MacGowan

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MacGowan

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I have a bit of a conundrum on my hands here. I have two nominations for the AAR of the week, but one is rather short, and the other has won the AAR of the week a couple of months ago. Which one should I choose?
 

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I have a bit of a conundrum on my hands here. I have two nominations for the AAR of the week, but one is rather short, and the other has won the AAR of the week a couple of months ago. Which one should I choose?
The short one (I don't know in what way it is short, but it will offer some variation and highlight something new)
 

MacGowan

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Ok, well then Ladies and Gentlemen, I give to you the AAR of the Week.

The Third Rome - Italian AAR

"First, he must start with people. There must be plenty more talented, fascist-minded people, able to help him. And plenty others to remove from their positions.
Sip. Bottle was empty. Again.
Il Duce turned his fat neck to paintings on wall. Legacy of Renaissance era, every one of them.
He threw the bottle against oldest one."


Currently the AAR is just one page. But that page is chocked with pictures, depictions, and an attention to detail. The grammar can be a bit wonky at times (I myself having the same problem in my AAR), but I feel he more than makes up for it with a love for writing and a narrative that makes it easy to fall into the trap of "turning the page" to see what happens next.

The story resolves around Mussolini and an Italy on the path of creating a new Roman Empire. It starts in 1933, and as of now we are in 1940 in a very different World War. Looking forward to the next posts!
 

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the third rome by mussolini?

Ok, now you got my interest...
 

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Congrats, Vlad!
 

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wow, unexpected, thank you guys (and girls, if there are any)

i know that my english skills are far from perfect, but i am glad it's still somehow readable :)
 

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Congratulations!
 

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This one sounds totally like AAR of this Week for me:

Ætheling - An Anglo-Saxon CK2+ AAR

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Pretty fresh masterpiece, started in this year's October, contains so much story already, that it can be considered as full alternate history tale.
In short, story is about one of my favourite 'what if' questions in medieval ages: what if Anglo-Saxons prevailed?
It's creator also shows sense for originality which I always admire.
If you want to see true medieval tale about glory of one great european dynasty, you should try it.
 

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Congratulations, Andrzej I! You needn't provide a new winner until January 3.
 

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Oh dear, you're all quite too kind! Thank you so much for such high praise :)
 

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Congratulations!