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- Comedy AAR of the Year:
1. Suenik Reloaded by @iain_a_wilson
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- Gameplay AAR of the Year:
1. Lancaster: The King in the North - @TheButterflyComposer
2. 'Odin' and Stalin's Secret Committee by @roverS3 (HoI3)
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- Historybook AAR of the Year:
1. Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne: Die Geschichte des Stahlpakts by @Wraith11B
2. The Heavy Crown - @coz1
3. Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR) by @Bullfilter
4. Bleu, Blanc et Rouge: A History of France in Three Colors by @slothinator
5. The Liberty Bell Rings: The Story of The Free American Commonwealth by @trekfan
6. The Yellow Rose - A Texas AAR by @PresidentStorm

- Narrative AAR of the Year:
1. Crossfires, a French AAR for HoI2 Doomsday (HOI2) by @AtlanticFriend
2. Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR) by @Bullfilter
3. The Last Pirate (Please comment pals) by @mad orc
4. Tales from the Brotherhood by @DukeOfNorfolk
5. Crete Balls of Fire an Ierapetran aar by @PEnglish82
6. The Little Dux by @TheButterflyComposer

- Multiplayer/Interactive AAR of the Year:
1. Utsunimiya's War - HoI3(TFH) Japan AAR by @Eurasia
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- Let's Play/Video AAR of the Year:
Let us never speak of this category again.

- Graphics/AARtist of the Year:
1. @Wraith11B
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- Character of the Year:
1. Captain Morris by @mad orc
2. Secret the Bear @TheButterflyComposer
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- Newcomer of the Year:
1. @Big Byzantine Blob
2. @mad orc
3. @Alex Kernel
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- Writer of the Year:
1. @AtlanticFriend
2. @Jape
3. @coz1
4. @Bullfilter
5. @TheButterflyComposer
6. @roverS3

- AAR of the Year
1. Crossfires, a French AAR for HoI2 Doomsday (HOI2) by @AtlanticFriend
2. The Song of Wessex - @coz1
3. Der Adler, der Wolf, und die Sonne: Die Geschichte des Stahlpakts by @Wraith11B
4. 'Odin' and Stalin's Secret Committee by @roverS3
5. Suenik Reloaded by @iain_a_wilson
6. Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR) by @Bullfilter


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Voting done. Unless I see a good shout in someone else's later ballot, at which point I may update it. ;)

I fully admit Jape is a controversial choice on the grounds all his works get abandoned after the first few chapters. But they are very good chapters so I feel it is merited.
 
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More votes! Wonderful!! :D Keep them coming and I'm sure I speak for all when I say thank you!

To @El Pip - I truly appreciate the votes, but I must suggest that my Song of Wessex is fully narrative rather than history-book. I thank you for the nomination, but I'd hate to take away from another worthy history book AAR. :)

And many thanks to all that are posting in their own threads, especially @Bullfilter . Take a page and use the great graphic from the first post to point people here. Just a few weeks left to get those votes in. Let's see a great showing.
 
I'm going to hold the voting open until Feb. 10th as that's when I get back from Austin. Please get those last votes in before time is up. We are still far shy of previous voting numbers and there are so many great works out there to award. Vote, vote, vote!!! :D
 
coz1 said:
To @El Pip - I truly appreciate the votes, but I must suggest that my Song of Wessex is fully narrative rather than history-book. I thank you for the nomination, but I'd hate to take away from another worthy history book AAR. :)
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This is what happens when you vote late at night. :( Though in fairness that is the only time the Pippettes would allow, better to vote slightly incorrectly than not at all was my thinking.

Vote updated. ;)
 
- Comedy AAR of the Year:
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- Gameplay AAR of the Year:
1. Road of Queens - CKII India AAR by @Eurasia
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- Historybook AAR of the Year:
1.A Kingdom In the Clouds: A Ü-Tsang AAR
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- Narrative AAR of the Year:
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- Megacampaign AAR of the Year:
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- Multiplayer/Interactive AAR of the Year:
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- Let's Play/Video AAR of the Year:
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- Graphics/AARtist of the Year:
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- Character of the Year:
1. Anges D'Anjou by @JabberJock14
2. Gyelmo Purgyal Pelmo 'the Scholar @RossN
3. Cosima The Little Dux
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- Newcomer of the Year:
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- Writer of the Year:
1. @JabberJock14
2. @RossN
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- AAR of the Year
1. Before Plantagenant by @JabberJock14
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JSB217118 said:
Can you vote for AAR's that started in previous years but haven't wrapped up yet?
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Yes, as long as they were worked on within the previous year of eligibility (Dec 1, 2018 to Nov 30, 2019)
 
And a reminder to all - the deadline for voting is Feb. 10th. Please get your voice out there before it is too late. :)
 
Haven't been as active in reading AARs as in years past, so here's my ballot:

- Gameplay AAR of the Year:

1. Road of Queens by @Eurasia

- Narrative AAR of the Year:

1. Song of Wessex by @coz1

2. Whiteshirts of England: A History of the Hvitserk Dynasty of Jorvik AAR by @tpmcinty

3. The King Once and Future - A Tale of Arthur by @LudoOttavio

4. The Little Dux by @TheButterflyComposer

5. Of Cost and Coin (Venice AAR) by @codie

- Character of the Year:

1. Oysteinn (Whiteshirts of England)

2. Arthur (Song of Wessex)

3. Arthur (The King Once and Future)

4. Cosma (The Little Dux)

5. Ludovico (Of Cost and Coin)

- Writer of the Year:

1. @coz1

2. @tpmcinty

3. @Eurasia

4. @LudoOttavio

5. @TheButterflyComposer

6. @codie


- AAR of the Year

1. Song of Wessex

2. Whiteshirts of England: A History of the Hvitserk Dynasty of Jorvik AAR

3. Road of Queens

4. The King Once and Future - A Tale of Arthur

5. The Little Dux

6. Of Cost and Coin (Venice AAR)
 
Here is my ballot, not very complete, but my reading of AARs is mainly restricted to CK2 where I have thousands of hours of playtime, rather than Stellaris and EUIV ,where I have only 100 hours or so, or the other games that I haven't played at all.

Also a quick thank you to @slothinator for his strong and continued support and nominations of my own ongoing AAR.

- Gameplay AAR of the Year:

1. Blut und Schlacht (Blood and Battle): A Learner’s Saga by @Bullfilter (CK2)

2. Rise of the Folkungs, A Nordic AAR by @streaker77 (CK2)

3. The Last Kingdom of Hen Ogledd - A 769 Strathclyde AAR by @Wysemage (CK2)


- Historybook AAR of the Year:

1. A Kingdom in the Clouds: A Ü-Tsang AAR by @RossN (CK2)



- Narrative AAR of the Year:

1. Before Plantagenet – A House D’Anjou AAR by @JabberJock14 (CK2)

2. The Song of Wessex by @coz1 (CK2)

3. The King Once and Future - A Tale of Arthur AAR by @LudoOttavio (CK2)

4. Jerusalem Calling – A Khazarian AAR by @terr0rizm (CK2)

5. Dragon Kin (a Targaryen AAR) by @Zamarak500 (CK2)


- Multiplayer/Interactive AAR of the Year:

1. Dragon Kin (a Targaryen AAR) by @Zamarak500 (CK2)

2. Blut und Schlacht (Blood and Battle): A Learner’s Saga by @Bullfilter (CK2)

3. Paradox [Hunger] Games 3: Return of the [Crusader] King by @TheEuropeanHistoryNerd (CK2)


- Character of the Year:

1. Lady Agnes d'Anjou from Before Plantagenet – A House D’Anjou AAR by @JabberJock14 (CK2)

2. Khagan Zachariah of Ashina from Jerusalem Calling – A Khazarian AAR by @terr0rizm (CK2)

3. Duke Amedee of Bourbon from The Song of Wessex by @coz1 (CK2)

4. The Targaryen siblings from Dragon Kin (a Targaryen AAR) by @Zamarak500 (CK2)


- Writer of the Year:

1. @JabberJock14

2. @coz1

3. @LudoOttavio

4. @RossN



- AAR of the Year

1. Before Plantagenet – A House D’Anjou AAR by @JabberJock14 (CK2)

2. The Song of Wessex by @coz1 (CK2)

3. The King Once and Future - A Tale of Arthur AAR by @LudoOttavio (CK2)

4. A Kingdom in the Clouds: A Ü-Tsang AAR by @RossN (CK2)

5. Jerusalem Calling – A Khazarian AAR by @terr0rizm (CK2)

6. Dragon Kin (a Targaryen AAR) by @Zamarak500 (CK2)
 
Unfortunately I didn't have as much time as I might have liked to read new AARs this year, so I missed out on some gems and some games entirely. Still, I did find a lot of stuff I loved. :)


The Categories:


- Comedy AAR of the Year:
1. Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR) by Bullfliter
2. All Rhodes Lead To Rome by Nikolai
3. Love, War and Stardust by RusVal


- Gameplay AAR of the Year:
1. Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR) by Bullfliter
2. Lancaster: The King in the North by TheButterflyComposer
3. One night in Oblia... by stnylan


- Historybook AAR of the Year:
1. The Most Sublime Porte - An Ottoman AAR by Riotkiller
2. A brief history of the Serene Xing by LWE
3. Through Iron & Ash: A Cardassian AAR by Jape
4. Land of the Silver Birch - A Canadian AAR by vyshan


- Narrative AAR of the Year:
1. Rome, All there is is Rome, Glorious and Alone -- Paxus Roma by jasondroth24


- Character of the Year:
1. Ursus Lanatus Reverens from Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR) by Bullfliter


- Writer of the Year:
1. Bullfliter
2. Riotkiller
3. LWE
4. Nikolai
5. vyshan
6. Jape


- AAR of the Year
1. Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR) by Bullfliter
2. The Most Sublime Porte - An Ottoman AAR by Riotkiller
3. A brief history of the Serene Xing by LWE
4. All Rhodes Lead To Rome by Nikolai
5. Love, War and Stardust by RusVal
6. Through Iron & Ash: A Cardassian AAR by Jape
 
Aaaand...pencils down. :)

Great to see some last minute voters! Starting the tabulation now and already I see a great array of AARs and writAARs. Look for the results soon and thank you so very much to everyone that has participated and helped get the word out there! A project like this does not work without people like you. :D
 
The votes have now been tabulated and I am pleased to report that we have equaled last year's total number of voters! :D 18 members have given their voice and picked their favorite works and there were some tight votes. I can say before the results are listed, that HoI and CK dominate yet again. I urge all the next time to please recommend your readers to come to the voting thread. The more voters we have, the more accurate the results will be. That said, a huge number of works are yet again mentioned throughout this process and every one of them is certainly deserved for a nomination!

One sad fact (depending on your viewpoint) is that there were zero votes for LPs/Video AAR. In future this category will be dropped. Otherwise, every other category found voices voting for them and while some were more than others, I think they still deserve their own chance. Feel free to offer your ideas for next year and on, but from all 18 voters, we found at least some that offered their vote.

However, we can be proud to see every single one of your areas represented in the vote from HoI2 all the way to Rome. That is a wide swath and a full one!

In the coming days, I will roll out the winners and list the AARs that were nominated in their own threads. Please look to them and offer your congrats and/or thanks. Every single AAR and writAAR mentioned should feel some pride for their work being mentioned and considered for this. Even one mention I hope brings you more views and comments. :)

Before I begin the reveal, allow me to one more time mention the method of accounting. You were asked to vote for up to 6 AARs/members in each category and they were then given a weight from 1.6 for the first AAR mentioned down to 1.1 for the 6th work. I do this to avoid ties and many times that percentage is the difference between a winner and not. I always say, every vote counts. ;)

Some results may be expected and some might be surprising. In truth, every single nod is worth it! Before we begin, congrats to all that were mentioned and especially for our winners. Yet another successful year of excellent writAARs and AARs! Nearly 20 years and the Paradox AARland is still going strong!! :cool:
 
Thank you so much for doing this again! :)
 
Your hard work and enthusiasm are always appreciated in this effort, @coz1 :)
 
Thanks for doing this! Excellent work as ever @coz1! :)
 
Mm. The issue with video Aars remain then...
Troubling because of course it is a big part of Paradox fan culture now and yet no room for it on the forums...

Oh, and I should apologise for not voting. Rather excitingly, I was busy being told all my results were green and I'm very possibly never going back into that hospital bed.

Rest assured, I am very up for anything spontaneously creative in the aar community about now.
 
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