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Congratulations @Cora Giantkiller
Well deserved and thank you for your thoughts and feedback in my own AARs!
Well deserved and thank you for your thoughts and feedback in my own AARs!
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I was going to share some AARs that I'm reading, yes? Well, before I forget, here goes:
Shadows of the Long War is a fun AAR by @Chilango2 about Terra Invicta, a game that I've been interested in but haven't played. I enjoy how we're slowly entering into the world of the game without spoilers for newcomers.
There were a number of newer AARs that I almost nominated for last quarter's ACAs before realizing that they weren't eligible. Sons of the Phoenix by @Killcrazy13 is a self-described creative writing experiment and I think the writing has been really strong. (I'm also enjoying the megacampaign A Relic Of the Past by the same author, now back after a hiatus and as good as ever.) @Werson 's The Last of Dumnonia is a narrative AAR that is less than a week old, but off to a promising start. I'm enjoying the historybook AAR God's Hands Made Wonders, God's Hands Made Me by @Jojonium; we've seen other CK Sicily games, but this has a novel start date (1178) and the level of execution is high.
Ex Roma ad Stellae is a @RedTemplar megacampaign, and for those of you who remember his megacampaigns for the Basque and Estonia, that really should be all you need. The Republic is starting to have trouble, y'all, and I can't wait to see what happens next.
A lot of us seem to be reading Rex Germania by @Rensslaer and Jak's Game Guide by @jak7139, and for good reason. If you can't get enough EU4 gameplay AARs, then check out what @mackwolfe is up to with No Empires Allowed and the new Atwix Legacy AAR. I'm nowhere close to his level as an EU4 player and I enjoy hearing how his strategic thinking goes. Also, I love how @Crimson Lionheart commits to the wacky alt-history premise in Imperium Sine Fine. All hail to Sol Invictus, brother!
I had a blast with @TheButterflyComposer's Destiny! Destiny! No Escaping That For Me! AAR; I know TBC ended up concluding that one should not write AARs based on random dares but honestly I think he accidentally made the opposite point to me. Now I'm reading through the backlog on TBC's Tomorrow Belongs to Me, which I will get current on one of these days. The depth of alternate history speculation in that thread is really a credit to the education level of our little community.
Finally, I've recently been getting into QuakAAR by @MoonShine-Star; while Dreams of a Better Future is typically strong work by @Nikolai.
("I don't think that I read THAT many AARs," I thought when I saw the nomination. Clearly I have proved myself wrong.)
Shadows of the Long War is a fun AAR by @Chilango2 about Terra Invicta, a game that I've been interested in but haven't played. I enjoy how we're slowly entering into the world of the game without spoilers for newcomers.
There were a number of newer AARs that I almost nominated for last quarter's ACAs before realizing that they weren't eligible. Sons of the Phoenix by @Killcrazy13 is a self-described creative writing experiment and I think the writing has been really strong. (I'm also enjoying the megacampaign A Relic Of the Past by the same author, now back after a hiatus and as good as ever.) @Werson 's The Last of Dumnonia is a narrative AAR that is less than a week old, but off to a promising start. I'm enjoying the historybook AAR God's Hands Made Wonders, God's Hands Made Me by @Jojonium; we've seen other CK Sicily games, but this has a novel start date (1178) and the level of execution is high.
Ex Roma ad Stellae is a @RedTemplar megacampaign, and for those of you who remember his megacampaigns for the Basque and Estonia, that really should be all you need. The Republic is starting to have trouble, y'all, and I can't wait to see what happens next.
A lot of us seem to be reading Rex Germania by @Rensslaer and Jak's Game Guide by @jak7139, and for good reason. If you can't get enough EU4 gameplay AARs, then check out what @mackwolfe is up to with No Empires Allowed and the new Atwix Legacy AAR. I'm nowhere close to his level as an EU4 player and I enjoy hearing how his strategic thinking goes. Also, I love how @Crimson Lionheart commits to the wacky alt-history premise in Imperium Sine Fine. All hail to Sol Invictus, brother!
I had a blast with @TheButterflyComposer's Destiny! Destiny! No Escaping That For Me! AAR; I know TBC ended up concluding that one should not write AARs based on random dares but honestly I think he accidentally made the opposite point to me. Now I'm reading through the backlog on TBC's Tomorrow Belongs to Me, which I will get current on one of these days. The depth of alternate history speculation in that thread is really a credit to the education level of our little community.
Finally, I've recently been getting into QuakAAR by @MoonShine-Star; while Dreams of a Better Future is typically strong work by @Nikolai.
("I don't think that I read THAT many AARs," I thought when I saw the nomination. Clearly I have proved myself wrong.)
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And my to read list grows yet again lol. With all the great authors here, I despair of ever catching up lol. Thanks for your list @Cora Giantkiller
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Folks, I've been enjoying having @stnylan back on the forum for the past little bit, as I know we all have. He was one of the first people to comment on my first AAR, and he's been a positive presence for a lot of writers before and since. He hasn't been nominated since 2020, so I nominate @stnylan for fan of the week.
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Great to have another of the veterans of AARland back, so congratulations @stnylan ! Sorry I missed your recent visit to the bAAR. I hope to run into you more in these electronic columns as you continue your resurgence here.
Good choice @Cora Giantkiller .
Good choice @Cora Giantkiller .
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Ahh, yes. My friend @stnylan has been an amazing commentator on these Fora for two decades, and was one of my most emphatic encouragers and supporters back when I was a beginning AAR-writer! And I think just about any writer through those decades could probably say the same.
It is WONDERFUL to see you back! We've all truly -- especially myself -- missed your presence these past few years. I hope you are able to stay! But very good to have your contributions in AARLand again!
Congratulations @stnylan!
Rensslaer
It is WONDERFUL to see you back! We've all truly -- especially myself -- missed your presence these past few years. I hope you are able to stay! But very good to have your contributions in AARLand again!
Congratulations @stnylan!
Rensslaer
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Same here - nicely done @Cora Giantkiller
Welcome back @stnylan - lovely to have you gracing the boards again, in what I hope will be a sustainable way for you
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Many congratulations to my good friend @stnylan , it was such a pleasant surprise to see you back!
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Just a quick note to say that I have seen this, and thank you very much to @Cora Giantkiller for the nomination. You are all too kind.
I will endeavour to have a fuller reply and some recommendations up tomorrow.
I will endeavour to have a fuller reply and some recommendations up tomorrow.
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