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Only eight days left folks! Get voing if you haven't, and if you have an AAR running, please consider plugging the ACAs! :) So far 14 fans have voted, which is not bad, but I know there are more out there! :D
 
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You call it 'cutting it close' I call it 'spreading out the work'.

CK2

To The Strongest, @Eludio
Blut und Schlacht (Blood And Battle): A Learner's Saga, @Bullfilter
Road of Queens, @Eurasia

EU4
Chronicles of the Wendish Empire - A CK3 to EU4 Megacampaign AAR, @Nikolai
A Tale as Old as Time: Book II: The Dual Monarchy - A Paradox Mega-Campaign AAR, @ibicko

HOI4
A Royal Prerogative, @Le Jones
Savages of Utah, @RustyHunter

Stellaris
All Ours Sins Remembered, @Macavity116
 
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Wonderful! Thanks for the vote, however late! :D
 
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OMG - if I get mine in quick do I still have time? The end date crept up on me!
 
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As will be fully evident from the somewhat haphazard composition of this ballot, I've pieced it together from other ballots already cast. Rough and ready, but at least it's a vote! :D

I'm going on trust that all of these are eligible, having found them in other people's selections. Apologies if anything not recent enough has slipped in; if you're in here, please know I wish I could have voted for you regardless!

There are plenty of AARs I wish I could have voted for this time around which, alas, have fallen by the wayside over the last quarter. But I can hardly blame our authors when I have myself been pretty absent from the boards since August. Take this ballot as a sign that I am still out there reading when I can, even if I can'r always comment at the moment! (And how much I'm looking forward to catching up over the holidays! :D)

Thanks as ever to @Nikolai for coordinating, and to all our wonderful voters and authors. This place is truly special, and you are the ones who help keep it alive season after season.

Oh – and these choices are in no order whatsoever, except for the 'as I found them to copy/paste in other people's ballots' order. Don't read anything into them… :p


Crusader Kings II

Avon las Observes by @Midnite Duke

Crusader Kings III

Ged's Existential Nightmare, @TheButterflyComposer
The Secret History of the Bargas, @filcat
The Lions of Olomouc: a CKIII Ironman AAR (Duchy of Moravia, 867) by @Revan86


Europa Universalis IV

The White Eagle & the Knight: A Polish AAR, @RossN
The Thin Wedge of Europe by @Revan86
Russian Path (Suomenko Mega Campaign). Part II by @Gamov_Andrew
The Wars of the Roses by @coz1


Victoria II

Annuntio Vobis: A Papal History of Italy by @slothinator
For All We Have and Are: Britain in the Great War - (1901 Series) by @BigBadBob
Empire for Liberty by @volksmarschall
The Rise of Russia by @HistoryDude


Hearts of Iron IV

Imperial Cheese: The Improbably Incredible Rise of the Italian Empire, @TheButterflyComposer
The Eastern Vikings, Part 4 - Baltic Megacampaign, @RedTemplar
A Royal Prerogative - A UK AAR, @Le Jones


Stellaris

Songs of the Saiiban- A Poetic AAR by @Chilango2


Other

Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne by @Wraith11B
Talking Turkey by @Bullfilter (aka "The AAR of the Decade")
A Gentleman's War : The Middle-East Command (HoI3 TFH - UK AAR), @Eurasia
 
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Voting's closed! I will tally the votes the coming week. :) New job, less time, but I will try to do it within the next few days.
 
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So not forgot this, but I am crazy busy right now. Trying to get it done this weekend. :)
 
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So not forgot this, but I am crazy busy right now. Trying to get it done this weekend. :)
Take all the time you need, my friend. :)
 
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Reserving my spot for later. Will be back soon with a ballot.

Thanks once again for coordinating, @Nikolai :D
Hi there Densley. :) It seems you missed the target date, I'm counting the votes now. :( My pleasure to do this, as always, though!

EDIT: Ah, you used another post later. Sneaky! :D ;) Good you got in the votes in time. :D
 
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Votes tallied! Now to get the show going. :D
 
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Results!
Allright ladies and gentlemen! :D The votes are tallied, the results are in, the curtain has fallen and a shadowy figure is standing in the shadows looking mighty happy with themselves!

First out is Europa Universalis IV, where seven AARs were voted on this time! First place, barely with 5 votes, goes to yours truly for the second installment of my first megacampain AAR. Second is @ibicko with 4 votes , followed bv @RossN with 3 votes.


Next up is Crusader Kings II, that old timer that just keeps on giving! First place is taken by the wonderful @Midnite Duke with 6 votes, followed by the old and evergreen India AAR of @Eurasia with 5 votes. Third place is shared by no less than four AARs - written by @JSB217118 , @Eludio , @Superstorm and @alscon , each with 4 points.

Crusader Kings II
VotesNameAuthorLink
6Avon Las ObservesMidnite Dukehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/avon-las-observes.1461266/
5Road of Queens - CKII India AAREurasiahttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/road-of-queens-ckii-india-aar.1035262/
4The Crusader Queen- A Kingdom of Jerusalem AARJSB217118https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ngdom-of-jerusalem-aar.1379712/#post-26493014
4To The Strongest - A Hellenistic Resurgence AAREludiohttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/to-the-strongest-a-hellenistic-resurgence-aar.1482259/
4Wings of Faith, Wings of Fury - A Slavic Pagan Revival AARSuperstormhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...s-of-fury-a-slavic-pagan-revival-aar.1486890/
4Settling the Steppe - An Anti-Horselord Gothic AARalsconhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-steppe-an-anti-horselord-gothic-aar.1482280/
3The People of the ForestDunadenhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-people-of-the-forest.1230760/
2Blut und Schlacht (Blood And Battle): A Learner's Saga Bullfilterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...battle-a-learners-saga.1045928/#post-23317390
1Die 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/
1Beyond the Sundering Seas: a House Mortimer AARCnutderGrossehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/beyond-the-sundering-seas-a-house-mortimer-aar.1478194/
1Bastion of the East - A de Bailleul AARRustyHunterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/bastion-of-the-east-a-de-bailleul-aar.1474467/
1Song of the Karlings: Karloman's LegacyLPDK 356https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/song-of-the-karlings-karlomans-legacy.1446168/
1The Last Days of the Han (Three Kingdoms AAR)Zamarak500https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-last-days-of-the-han-three-kingdoms-aar.1425568/


The new kid on the block, Crusader Kings III, got 8 AARs voted on, with shared first place going to @filcat (see? They got their awAARd after all!) and @Peter Ebbesen with 4 points each. Next, second place, is @Revan86 with 3 votes, followed by this place shared by four contestants each with 2 points; @TheButterflyComposer , @Cora Giantkiller , @bsmithers333 and @Dunaden .



Old and still kicking is Victoria II, where @BigBadBob took first place with 6 points, followed by a shared second place for @volksmarschall and @DensleyBlair with 5 points each. Third place went to @HistoryDude with 4 points.

Victoria II
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6For 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/
5Empire for Liberty: America in the Long Nineteenth Centuryvolksmarschallhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...merica-in-the-long-nineteenth-century.981654/
5Echoes of A New Tomorrow: Life after Revolution in the Commonwealth of BritainDensleyBlairhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ution-in-the-commonwealth-of-britain.1201433/
4The Rise of RussiaHistoryDudehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-rise-of-russia.1451901/
3Annuntio Vobis: A Papal History of Italyslothinatorhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/annuntio-vobis-a-papal-history-of-italy.1402469/
1Jihad on the Savannah: A Vic2 serious Sokoto AARmad orchttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...k-aar-of-the-year-2020.1362329/#post-26387421
1A Nation of Sadness: A CWE Republic of China AARQwerty7https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-sadness-a-cwe-republic-of-china-aar.1406229/
1Postcards From Eternity: a Megacampaign AAR (Part 3)Cyclehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...m-eternity-a-megacampaign-aar-part-3.1474562/

Hearts of Iron IV got six AARs voted on this time, with @RustyHunter taking the first place with no less than 7 points, followed by @Le Jones on second place with 6 points and @TheButterflyComposer taking the third place with 5 points. Some healthy competition in the lead, in other words.

Hearts of Iron IV
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7Savages of Utah - A White Legs HOI4 Old World Blues Mod AARRustyHunterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...te-legs-hoi4-old-world-blues-mod-aar.1488362/
6A Royal Prerogative - A UK AARLe Joneshttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/a-royal-prerogative-a-uk-aar.1365990/
5Imperial Cheese: The Improbably Incredible Rise of the Italian EmpireTheButterflyComposerhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ncredible-rise-of-the-italian-empire.1464623/
3The Eastern Vikings, Part 4 - Baltic MegacampaignRedTemplarhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-eastern-vikings-part-4-baltic-megacampaign.1448579/
2The Balkan Crucible: An Axis Yugoslavia AARThe Living Hivehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-balkan-crucible-an-axis-yugoslavia-aar.1480588/
1The fall of empires - AH WW1 AARLautipushttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-fall-of-empires-ah-ww1-aar.1484244/

Next up is Stellaris, where @Chilango2 takes first place with 4 points, followed by @Macavity116 on second gaining 3 points and shared third place with 2 points going to me, @Arithmetician and @CBR JGWRR .


Last, but not least, is the esteemed Other category, where a whooping 12 AARs got a nod, albeit 6 of them got one point only. Shared first place goes to @Eurasia and @Bullfilter with 6 points, followed by shared second place and 4 points between @37th Armoured div and @RustyHunter . Third place went to both @Wraith11B and @Tommy4ever with 3 points each.

Other
VotesNameAuthorLink
6A Gentleman's War : The Middle-East Command (HoI3 TFH - UK AAR)Eurasiahttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-middle-east-command-hoi3-tfh-uk-aar.1479090/
6Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936Bullfilterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/talking-turkey-alternate-history-from-1936.996127/
4Tokyo, '45, An Australian AAR37th Armoured divhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/tokyo-45-an-australian-aar.1482728/#post-27675636
4One Heart, One Soul, One Mind, One Goal: A Republic of China HPP AARRustyHunterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...one-goal-a-republic-of-china-hpp-aar.1466811/
3Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne: Die Geschichte des StahlpaktsWraith11Bhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-sonne-die-geschichte-des-stahlpakts.1067851/
3Here Dwells God - A Jewish Poland AAR, Part FourTommy4everhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/here-dwells-god-a-jewish-poland-aar-part-four.1455394/
1Quick and Dirty 2: A Soviet Resurgence and WW3 (HOI3 - March 1944 start)Bullfilterhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...rgence-and-ww3-hoi3-march-1944-start.1301171/
1One and Indivisible (A Russian Kaiserreich AAR)Aussie Perunhttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/one-and-indivisible-a-russian-kaiserreich-aar.393308/
1Platz under Sonne - German AAR (The Grand Campaign Mod)Vlad_Dracul1989https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...ne-german-aar-the-grand-campaign-mod.1095308/
1로마는 하루아침에 이루어진 것이 아니다 ~ A Republic of Korea AAR.RV-Yehttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/a-republic-of-korea-aar.1108311/
1The Nadir of our Fortunes - An Imperator Invictus AAR as Adiabene/AssyriaFiveColor20https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...tor-invictus-aar-as-adiabene-assyria.1489567/
1Odin' and Stalin's Secret CommitteeroverS3https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/odin-and-stalins-secret-committee.1000475/

And that was it, folks! The votes on AARland's favorite AARs in the third quarter of 2021! Your host will be back around Christmas - which is scarily close by! :eek:
 
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A massive congratulations to all winners and nominees! Great work all round, and equally great to see it rewarded by your readers. Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote; as is plainly apparent, this wouldn’t keep happening without you all. :D

Particular congratulations to @HistoryDude on a well-deserved third place in the Vicky contest; congratulations to @BigBadBob, both for his gold medal and another stellar showing this quarter, which I am highly looking forward to catching up with properly over the winter break; and finally, congratulations to @volksmarschall: it is even more of an honour taking home silver for Echoes knowing it is shared with such a fantastic work as Empire for Liberty.

A very grateful thanks to all who lent Echoes one of their votes – I hope to repay your generosity with a new chapter before the year is out!

And above all, the biggest thanks to @Nikolai for hosting and facilitating once again. Another job well done, my friend!

See you all soon for the YAYAs! :D
 
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