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Crusader Kings II

1. Blut und Schlacht (Blood and Battle): A Learner's Saga by @Bullfilter
2. Before Plantagenet – A House d’Anjou AAR by @JabberJock14


Victoria II

1. Empire for Liberty: America in the Long Nineteenth Century by @volksmarschall


Other

1. Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 (HoI3) by @Bullfilter


I have not been reading a lot lately, kind of busy outside the forum, so can't really (in good faith) vote for a bunch of AARs I have no been following.
 
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Sorry I'm a bit late folks! Been sick. :) Doing the counting now. :)
 
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Honorable mention for The LARP by @Jestor, which only resumed in April, so was not eligible.
Thanks for noting this, I missed that, but it did indeed only resume in April.
 
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Finished counting. I can say the Other category this time became big, and I:R small. But HoI3 itself is about the same size as I:R in number of active AARs, so this back and forth is not really useful. I'm contemplating merging I:R into Other next time, and have one less category. Something to discuss, I guess. Anyhow, results soon!
 
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Results!
Allright! First category is EU4, where eleven AARs got a nod. The clear winner with seven votes was @RossN , followed by shared second place by @Great Mantis and @coz1 with five votes. Shared third place was again @coz1 and @Crimson Lionheart , with four points each:

Europa Universalis IV
VotesNameAuthorLink
7The White Eagle & the Knight: A Polish AARRossNhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-white-eagle-the-knight-a-polish-aar.1406816/
5Rend the Thorns: a Chronicle of EnglandGreat Mantishttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/rend-the-thorns-a-chronicle-of-england.1452094/
5The Wars of the Rosescoz1https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-wars-of-the-roses.1461656/
4The Black Eagle - A Russian History (1444-1821)Crimson Lionhearthttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-black-eagle-a-russian-history-1444-1821.1449465/
4God Willing and the Creek Do Risecoz1https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/god-willing-and-the-creek-do-rise.1460961/
2Khorasan into Mughals - "True Heir of Timur" (1527)WolframS67https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/khorasan-into-mughals-true-heir-of-timur-1527.1427698/
1When the Night Gets DarkHistoryDudehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/when-the-night-gets-dark.1425359/
1Postcards From Eternity: A Megacampaign AAR (Part 2)Cyclehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...m-eternity-a-megacampaign-aar-part-2.1463032/
1Displaying the Decades - AI Only Megacampaign Part 2KiratRawrhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-decades-ai-only-megacampaign-part-2.1453044/
1Jumping around, the 1.30 editionSfanhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/jumping-around-the-1-30-edition.1399969/
1Italian Ambitions: A Florence AAJerseyGiants88https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/italian-ambitions-a-florence-aar.916434/


Then comes old and trustworthy CK2, where fourteen AARs got a nod. It is by a wide margin, with nine votes, won by @JabberJock14 ! Followed by shared second place of four votes each, @Dunaden and @Bullfilter . The latter is also noteworthy for having four distinct AARs voted for across the categories, of which none is a megacampaign. Third place was shared by @Eurasia , @Zesty_Taco and @El Pip .

Crusader Kings II
VotesNameAuthorLink
9Before Platagenet - A House of d'Anjou AARJabberjock14https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/before-plantagenet-a-house-danjou-aar.1014631/
4The People of the ForestDunadenhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-people-of-the-forest.1230760/
4Blut und Schlacht (Blood and Battle): A Learner's SagaBullfilterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ood-and-battle-a-learners-saga.1045928/unread
3Road of Queens - CKII India AAREurasiahttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/road-of-queens-ckii-india-aar.1035262/
3The Jewel of the World - A Muslim Andalusia AARZesty_Tacohttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-jewel-of-the-world-a-muslim-andalusia-aar.1460697/
3The King's First MinisterEl Piphttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-kings-first-minster.1455666/
2 Die Klingen des Himmels (The Swords of Heaven) - Part One of a German Mega-CampaignRedTemplarhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...n-part-one-of-a-german-mega-campaign.1399710/
2Song of the Karlings: Karloman's LegacyLPDK 356https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/song-of-the-karlings-karlomans-legacy.1446168/
2Empire of the Bear: A History-Book After the End AARGangsterSynodhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ear-a-history-book-after-the-end-aar.1405934/
2Avon Las ObservesMidnite Dukehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/avon-las-observes.1461266/
1The Last Days of the Han (Three Kingdoms AAR)Zamarak500https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ree-kingdoms-aar.1425568/page-8#post-27081208
1CK2AGOT - Breaker of Chains and Mother of DragonsThaigahttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...aker-of-chains-and-mother-of-dragons.1468096/
1A Storm from the West: A Sunset Invasion AARKazanovhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/a-storm-from-the-west-a-sunset-invasion-aar.1140712/
1A Tale as Old as Time: Book I - House Hayyid of Mallorcaibickohttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...time-book-i-house-hayyid-of-mallorca.1401213/


Relative newcomer CK3 has nine AARs voted for, of which @Cora Giantkiller wins handily with seven votes, followed by @alscon with five votes. Shared third place with three votes is @tubplunger and yours truly.


The old lady, Victoria II, has also nine AARs voted for, with a tight race where only one point divides between both first, second, third and the shared fourth places. First place with nine votes is taken by @BigBadBob , followed by @Riotkiller 's eight, and then @slothinator 's seven.

Victoria II
VotesAuthorLink
9For All We Have and Are: Britain in the Great War - (1901 Series)BigBadBobhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...britain-in-the-great-war-1901-series.1401290/
8The Most Sublime Porte - An Ottoman AARRiotkillerhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-most-sublime-porte-an-ottoman-aar.1127418/
7 Annuntio Vobis: A Papal History of Italyslothinatorhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/annuntio-vobis-a-papal-history-of-italy.1402469/
6Echoes of A New Tomorrow: Life after Revolution in the Commonwealth of BritainDensleyBlairhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ution-in-the-commonwealth-of-britain.1201433/
5Empire for Liberty: America in the Long Nineteenth Centuryvolksmarschallhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...merica-in-the-long-nineteenth-century.981654/
5Concussion and Confusion: The La Plata StoryGangsterSynodhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/concussion-and-confusion-the-la-plata-story.1461654/
4Aspirations of Grandeur; The Vainglory of an EmpireDerahanhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...lory-of-an-empire-a-bohemian-dod-aar.1444987/
1The Rise of RussiaHistoryDudehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-rise-of-russia.1451901/page-2#post-27411775
1Here Dwells God - A Jewish Poland AAR, Part ThreeTommy4everhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/here-dwells-god-a-jewish-poland-aar-part-three.1411861/


I:R only had five AARs voted for, and also here the race was tight. With four votes, @Argead33 took the lead, followed by shared second place by yours truly and @Stuckenschmidt . Third place was taken by @ManderTea .



HoI4 sees first place shared between @Le Jones and @RedTemplar with six points each, in a race holding eight AARs. Second place is taken by @TheButterflyComposer with five points, before the shared third place is down to two points, taken by @Directorio , @Henry v. Keiper and @Alex Kamal .

Hearts of Iron IV
VotesNameAuthorLink
6A Royal Prerogative - A UK AARLe Joneshttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/a-royal-prerogative-a-uk-aar.1365990/
6The Eastern Vikings, Part 4 - Baltic MegacampaignRedTemplarhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-eastern-vikings-part-4-baltic-megacampaign.1448579/
5Imperial Cheese: The Improbably Incredible Rise of the Italian EmpireTheButterflyComposerhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ncredible-rise-of-the-italian-empire.1464623/
2The Queen’s Britain- A Red World Britain AARDirectoriohttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-queens-britain-a-red-world-britain-aar.1454338/
2Rise of Eagles - A Dream of White Russian Victory Mod AARHenry v. Keiperhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...eam-of-white-russian-victory-mod-aar.1394707/
2Mother AnAARchy Loves Her Sons: A TNO Siberian Black Army AARAlex Kamalhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...r-sons-a-tno-siberian-black-army-aar.1435486/
1The Fortress isles: Denmark in the Second World warnoobelesshttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...sles-denmark-in-the-second-world-war.1441117/
1The American Phoenix: The History of the United States in the Second American Civil War and the Second WeltkriegKautzhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...n-civil-war-and-the-second-weltkrieg.1411567/



Venturing out to space, Stellaris saw seven AARs voted on, with a shared first place between @Chilango2 and @RossN . Second place is shared between @PossessedLemon and @eoncommander . The last three entries shares third place, which was taken by @KODRAM , @Attelwyn and @Macavity116 .



Lastly, the category you've all been waiting for, the Bullfilter category! Ahem. The Other category saw fifteen AARs voted for, with a close race for first place, which ultimately was taken by @Bullfilter and @Wraith11B in tandem with seven points each. Second place goes to @Tommy4ever with five points, before @Bullfilter takes third place with four points.

Other
VotesNameAuthorLink
7Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 (HoI3)Bullfilterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/talking-turkey-alternate-history-from-1936.996127/
7Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne: Die Geschichte des Stahlpakts (HoI3)Wraith11Bhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-sonne-die-geschichte-des-stahlpakts.1067851/
5Here Dwells God - A Jewish Poland AAR, Part FourTommy4everhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/here-dwells-god-a-jewish-poland-aar-part-four.1455394/
4Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR)Bullfilterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/civis-romanus-sum-an-eu-rome-vae-victis-aar.1102893/
3The Butterfly Effect: A British AAR (HoI2)El Piphttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-butterfly-effect-a-british-aar.229679/
3Odin' and Stalin's Secret CommitteeroveS3https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/odin-and-stalins-secret-committee.1000475/
3Mini France AAR - a struggle against the oddsAlex Kernelhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ar-a-struggle-against-the-odds.1441159/unread
2Platz under sonneVlad_Dracul1989https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ne-german-aar-the-grand-campaign-mod.1095308/
2"One and Indivisible" (A Russian Kaiserreich AAR)Aussie Perunhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/one-and-indivisible-a-russian-kaiserreich-aar.393308/
2Showa Democracy - A Darkest Hour Kaiserreich Cold War AAR (JapanHealthhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-hour-kaiserreich-cold-war-aar-japan.1302438/
2Quick and Dirty 2: A Soviet Resurgence (HOI3 - March 1944 start)Bullfilterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...iet-resurgence-hoi3-march-1944-start.1301171/
2Utsunimiya's War - HoI3(TFH) Japan AAREurasiahttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/utsunimiyas-war-hoi3-tfh-japan-aar.1269819/
1Viva England- A Norman England AAR (CKI) Directoriohttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/viva-england-a-norman-england-aar.1454288/
1로마는 하루아침에 이루어진 것이 아니다 ~ A Republic of Korea AARRV-Yehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/a-republic-of-korea-aar.1108311/
1France: Operational Hail Mary (AAR) (HOI3: TFH) (No Mods)Mortal Phoenixhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ional-hail-mary-aar-hoi3-tfh-no-mods.1465895/


And that, ladies and gentlemen, was the Q1 2021 ACAs! It's been an honor to host these again, and welcome back in a couple of months for a new ceremony! :D
 
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Fine job once again @Nikolai. Well done to the winners and all those who got votes
Thanks! It's relatively quickly done, but a boring job. So much better when I'm finished! :D
 
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Well done once more @Nikolai and congratulations to all of the winners and nominees. Very many thanks to those that voted for either of my current works. I was a little worried this might be the Creek's only time to shine, but thankfully it's been worked around and we continue.

An excellent round!
 
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Thanks to everybody that voted for Caliphate! I had a lot of fun writing it and I'm glad people enjoyed i.
 
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Thank you @Nikolai for hosting and counting. The format that you used to display the votes is excellent. Thank you to everyone who voted, I only wish more had voted. Thank you to all of the wonderful writers for taking time to entertain us. As a first time writer who received two voter, I will paraphrase Richard Carpenter and John Bettis and say that I feel like that I am on 'Top of the World'.
 
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Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you again, @Nikolai, for running the show!

A massive thank you, of course, for everyone who voted for FAWHA (RE-PEAT!). Looking at the competition, I'm struck by just how incredibly strong Vicky II is as a forum. It really is an honour that so many of you find my AAR worthy of making your ballots.
 
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Congratulations all round to our winners and nominees, and special thanks of course to @Nikolai on another flawless round of voting and awAARds.

For my part, it is a great honour to have been nominated, and I remain deeply enthused by the quality and quantity of work currently on show in the Vicky section. It really did feel like the place was on its last legs only a year or so ago, so to see nine AARs represented is no small feat at all. Wonderful work all round, and many congratulations of course to @BigBadBob on another very well deserved crown.
 
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Warm thanks to @Nikolai for doing such a great job with this again and to all who voted for anyone, most personally for any of my AARs too. Congratulations to all who attracted a vote, and who read and comment on AARs. And of course to the winners of the categories and I’d like to especially say what an honour it is to share the Other gong with @Wraith11B :)
 
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I'd first like to thank the Academy for their votes of support... And to the Academy itself for the tabulations!

Anytime that anyone votes for the work I do I feel deeply humbled, because I always think that I could have done better. Sharing this moment with @Bullfilter and all of the Others, not to mention the rest of the boards, I just think of my sentiment of imposter syndrome and how much I sometimes feel like just giving up on it and starting fresh, but these votes keep me posting.

To everyone who voted for me, thank you so much.
 
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Second place is shared between @PossessedLemon and @eoncommander .

I see the ego boosting that you are doing, and I appreciate it!

Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to everyone who voted. To those who voted for my work specifically, it's an honor to know that it is valued and liked.
 
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Wow! Thank you so much everyone who voted for me and thanks @Nikolai for organising this and congratulations to everyone who won or cast a vote. :)

Got to admit I feel particularly guilty about how stop and start my AARs are at this point...
 
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Great job @Nikolai to arrange this, thanks everybody who voted, and congratulations everybody who got nominated, and once more congratulations to the winners!
 
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