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Nikolai

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October has come, and with it the cold, wet embrace of Autumn has gripped us all.

Do not worry though, for there are lights in the tunnel, and it might not be a train!

What a joy, YOU can vote for YOUR favorite AARs in the Q3 2024 ACAs! For the new here, that is AARland Choice Awards!

The ACAs are as before 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 July 1st, 2024 and September 30th,, 2024 (inclusive). In other words, this ACA will cover Q3 2024.

Voting will start now and end in slightly less than five weeks, at 20.00 CET Sunday November 3rd, 2024.

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

Crusader Kings II
Crusader Kings III
Europa Universalis IV
Victoria II and 3
Hearts of Iron IV
Stellaris


and up to four additional games in the "Other" category, which includes all other Paradox 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 CET Sunday November 3rd, 2024.

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

- Nikolai, host of the ACAs
 
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My nominations:

Crusader Kings II:
Siberian Prosperity - an Economic CK2 AAR, @Sanvone, Siberian Prosperity - an Economic CK2 AAR
Blood and Empire: A Clash of Civilisations, @Bullfilter, Blood and Empire: A Clash of Civilisations
The Lost Saga, @Chac1, The Lost Saga
To Be The Sultan of Delhi!, @Reykvolc, To Be The Sultan Of Delhi!

Crusader Kings III:
Dreams of House Batatzes - A Roads to Power AAR, @Nikolai, Dreams of House Batatzes - A Roads to Power AAR
The Swords of Virtanen: A Finish AAR, @Cora Giantkiller, The Sword of Virtanen: A Finnish AAR
The Legacy of Eadmund: An East Anglian AAR, @Koweth, The Legacy of Eadmund: An East Anglian AAR
From Scythe to Scepter: The Ascension of a Peasant Dynasty (A Northern France/Normandy AAR), @Darumaka, From Scythe to Scepter: The Ascension of a Peasant Dynasty (A Northern France/Normandy AAR)

Europa Universalis IV:
True Tsar , True Faith: Triple the Rome as Orthodox (1.37), @mackwolfe, True Tsar , True Faith: Triple the Rome as Orthodox (1.37)
Jak's Game Guide: An EU4 Tutorial, @jak7139, Jak's Game Guide: An EU4 Tutorial
The lost tribe of Asher: Humble Origins + Idea Guys run, @mackwolfe, The lost tribe of Asher: Humble Origins + Idea Guys run

Victoria III:
The Leading Spirits: the State of Moravia in the Age of Revolutions, @Revan86, The Leading Spirits: the State of Moravia in the Age of Revolutions

Hearts of Iron 4:
The Patriots - A Hearts of Iron IV AARgentina AAR, @Captured Joe, The Patriots - A Hearts of Iron IV AARgentina AAR
Imperial Cheese Part 2: By Blood Alone, @TheButterflyComposer, Imperial Cheese Part 2: By Blood Alone

Stellaris:
Unsung Paragons of the Forgotten War, @Macavity116, Unsung Paragons of the Forgotten War
 
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Alright, let's start with 1 nomination and see how far we're gonna get ;)

EU4:
- True Tsar , True Faith: Triple the Rome as Orthodox (1.37) by @mackwolfe
- A Shattered World: 1.36 Redux: The Revengening by @firezatswill9
 
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A nearly complete ballot (minus one Victorian spot)! I'll try and look back to see if I can put something there before the deadline.

Edit: filled out that one missing spot for Victoria

CK2
Blood and Empire: A Clash of Civilisations by @Bullfilter
The Lost Saga by @Chac1
The Restoration of the Roman Empire in Just Over 50 Rulers by @StrategyGameEnthusiast
Siberian Prosperity - an Economic CK2 AAR by @Sanvone

CK3
From Scythe to Scepter: the Ascension of a Peasant Dynasty by @Darumaka
The Sword of Virtanen: A Finnish AAR by @Cora Giantkiller
The Broken Gates @Macavity116
Russian History HIS207: The Heirs of Rurik by @Nikolai

EU4
Imperium Sine Fine: Within A World of Madness by @Crimson Lionheart
Dreams of Frisian Freedom by @Bullfilter
Rex Germania by @Rensslaer
A Shattered World: 1.36 Redux: The Revengening by @firezatswill9

Victoria II & 3
Dreams of Elysium by @Nikolai
The Leading Spirits: The State of Moravia in the Age of Revolutions by @Revan86
Shining Stars - A United States Coming of Age Saga by @Rensslaer
Victoria II - Japan by @Eurasia

HOI4
American Carnage by @Tommy4ever
The Patriots - A HOI4 AARgentina AAR by @Captured Joe
Poles Apart by @Bullfilter
Imperial Cheese Part 2: By Blood Alone by @TheButterflyComposer

Stellaris
Unsung Paragons of the Forgotten War by @Macavity116
The GALEX Incident by @Macavity116
The Conjured Universe by @Aquasparky
Nations of Steel - United Nations of Earth AAR by @Darknotez

Other
Dreams of Ptolemaios by @Nikolai
Omentide by @The Kingmaker
Ex Roma ad Stellas -- I:R to Stellaris Megacampaign, Part One by @RedTemplar
To Boldly Go - a Star Trek: Infinite AAR by @VILenin
 
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Tentative ballot, which may change, most likely with additions and no changes to existing balloting....

I regret that I've fallen behind on my reading outside of the EU forum... I'll try to recoup some.


Crusader Kings 2

The Sons of Ragnar Lodbrok - In the Shadow of the Great Old Ones by @Lord Durham


Europa Universalis IV

The Wars of the Roses by @coz1
Jak's Game Guide: An EU 4 Tutorial by @jak7139
Dreams of Frisian Freedom by @Bullfilter
The Lost Tribe of Asher by @mackwolfe


Victoria II and 3

Dreams of Elysium by @Nikolai
The Leading Spirits by @Revan86


Stellaris




Other


To Boldly Go: A Star Trek Infinite AAR by @VILenin (Star Trek Infinite)
The Last Mission by @TheExecuter (HOI 2)
Omentide by @The Kingmaker (Age of Wonders 4)
The Presidents: America and the Cold War (1966-1991) by @Nathan Madien (HOI 2)

More coming!

Rensslaer
 
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Apologies @Nikolai as I have been away from the forum (although posting here and there during this quarter) so I will likely need until the deadline to post a full ballot. I have many bookmarks to catch up on now.

Thanks to folks who have already posted one of my AARs on their ballots. Very much appreciated. I promise to cast a vote and to promote the awards for the next month or so as the deadline approaches.
 
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Superior Arguments wasn't updated this quarter unfortunately.
Ah damn, you're right, I was going by last reply. Let me amend my ballot then!
 
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@son of liberty in the response message formatting menu (like where I'm writing this now) the 4th icon across the top is a link image (between the three dots and the image insert icon). That's the button you click to put a link in - link text and link URL).

Rensslaer
 
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@son of liberty in the response message formatting menu (like where I'm writing this now) the 4th icon across the top is a link image (between the three dots and the image insert icon). That's the button you click to put a link in - link text and link URL).

Rensslaer
Thanks a lot.
 
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Four of my recent AARs? That's very kind of you Kingmaker. :)
 
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Four of my recent AARs? That's very kind of you Kingmaker. :)
What can I say? You’re a very prolific authAAR.

During this past quarter, I managed to update one of my three active AARs. Although I did post several chapters in Omentide, during that same timeframe you posted multiple updates in all four of your stories above, and probably even more that I may have missed!
 
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I don't get out and read as much as I used to. Both of my jobs tend to get really busy during Election season. However, I have found some really good AAR's out there:


Crusader Kings II:
Crusader Kings III
Hearts of Iron IV
Stellaris
Other
 
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