The 2020 Narrative AAR of the Year is...

[coz1]

31 different AARs were listed here, and the top 2 battled it out off and on throughout the voting. In fact, thank goodness I caught an error on my side this morning in the accounting to make sure the results were accurate. That's how close it was. In truth, our bronze winner held the lead in early voting before the top 2 overtook it. In short, 3 great AARs found the top spots while so many other great ones found nomination. And so, here we are...the 2020 Narrative AAR of the Year is:

A Royal Prerogative - A UK AAR by @Le Jones​

By a short margin, we have an excellent winner and many congratulations to @Le Jones! Hearts of Iron 4 representin'!

Thus our 2nd place winner is none other than our resident Fan of every year...

The Thorn of the Rose by @stnylan​

And rounding out the field with a strong showing becomes...

No Love, No Comfort - A Stellaris Fanfiction by @Methone​

28 more AARs found nomination with some folks represented twice over and they were:

Talking Turkey: Alternate History from 1936 by @Bullfilter

Before Plantagenent by @JabberJock14

Lancaster: The King in the North by @TheButterflyComposer

Civis Romanus Sum (An EU-Rome Vae Victis AAR) by @Bullfilter

Songs of the Saiiban- A Poetic AAR by @Chilango2

The Song of Wessex by @coz1

Gesta Filii Cunerici - The Deeds of the Sons of Cyneric by @castlera

'Odin' and Stalin's Secret Committee by @roverS3

The Carolingian Renaissance by @The Kingmaker

Jerusalem Calling by @terr0rizm

Annuntio Vobis: A Papal History of Italy by @slothinator

The Charnel Child (fanfiction) by @JackGoose

Stardancers - A Federations AAR by @RossN

War of the Stars: The Shroud Phantom Awakens by @Sinister2202

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

The Legacy of Uthred by @Dunaden

A Never Ending Struggle by @crisrko

Games of Death in the Court of the Fae by @Lord Decobius

The Wolves of Westseaxna-a tale of Wessex by @Asantahene

Rise of the Folkungs, A Nordic AAR by @streaker77

The Last Pirate (Please comment pals) by @mad orc

Entering the First Court: Kanem Bornu by @stnylan

The dark reign of the Gulk-Furki by @starkwolf

Road of Queens - CKII India AAR by @Eurasia

The Quest for the amulet of Malik Bahram Lodi - A Sirhind AAR by @DukeOfNorfolk

Rise of Eagles - A Dream of White Russian Victory Mod by @Henry v. Keiper

Superior Arguments: A Stellaris AAR by @eoncommander

Give 'Em the Ol' Basel Razzle-Dazzle - A Habsburg AAR by @Green Rice​

All told, an excellent list! I see nearly all games represented and some older and newer works as well. I am partial, to be sure, but it is always nice to see narrative thrive! Many congratulations to every one of these writAARs and most definitely to our winner @Le Jones !

Personally, thanks to those that voted for Song of Wessex, but it found reward last year and ended fairly early in the year. Truthfully, I am just proud some few folks remembered it and absolutely feel honored to be included among these excellent works!

So now, come one and all to give thanks, congrats and general words of celebration for these terrific AARs!

 

[Idhrendur]

Congratulations, @Le Jones!

 

[Methone]

Oh, why thank you! I'm flattered to have been considered at all.

 

[Chilango2]

Congrats @Le Jones and @@stnylan, @Methone and all those nominated!

I'm not even sure what to say about finding myself in the last group other than to thank my readers.

 

[Bullfilter]

Warmest congratulations to @Le Jones especially - what a great story, also to @stnylan for that innovative and somewhat disturbing tale and to @Methone and all the other nominees.

Thanks once more to @coz1 for all the hard work and to everyone who voted for my three pieces in this category - it’s deeply appreciated.

 

[Macavity116]

I am so happy to see No Love, No Comfort ranked so high. I've been in love with that story since day one!

Many congratulations to @Le Jones and all of the runner-ups! There's nothing better than a well-written story!

 

[HistoryDude]

Congrats @Le Jones, @stnylan, and @Methone!

 

[DensleyBlair]

What a fantastic list! I’m with you, @coz1 – always good to see narrative so well represented. A sterling history for the genre on these boards, and the future (and indeed the present) look equally bright.

Congratulations to @Le Jones, @stnylan and @Methone for leading the charge, and well done of course to all nominated. Really excellent work all round.

 

[Eurasia]

Congrats to all the winners and voters and everybody who took part!

 

[TheButterflyComposer]

Ah, many great reads here. Well done Le Jones!

 

[diskoerekto]

Congratulations to all the authors and voters, and thanks for the organizers!

 

[Nikolai]

Congratulations all, and especially @Le Jones !

 

[roverS3]

I've been lured into the realm of HOI4, once more, by the works of @stnylan and @Le Jones ' . They've kept me coming back, at least until I'd read every last chapter they'd posted. Congratulations! I'm looking forward to discovering some more of the excellent narrative works on this list. Thank you also to those who have nominated Odin in this category.

 

[El Pip]

Congratulations to our winners. Hopefully this will be a pleasant surprise for @stnylan when he returns from his leg breaking sojourn and may tempt @Le Jones back into updating his own masterpiece.

 

[Le Jones]

 

[Le Jones]

Ahem.

Thank you all, so much, hyperbole aside it was very touching to see a work that I have given little attention to during my illness and convalescence 'in lights'. I love the AAR, I love the fact that a WW2 simulation allows me to speculate on pretty discrete elements of the British constitution, and in the end, like all of you, I like spinning a yarn. I am deeply humbled by your goodwill, and will, a la Churchill, KBO.