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Weekly AAR Showcase: The Andean Century

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Macavity116 said:
And that's another week done. Let's pass this on, shall we?

I want to nominate The dark reign of the Gulk-Furki by @starkwolf. I love the many personal stories interspersed throughout the AAR, they give the Gulk-Furki Interplanetary Imperium and its people a real and memorable personality.
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Oh wow, thanks! I am really surprised, honestly. It is my first ever AAR, and I wouldn't expect an AAR that is updated so infrequently to be nominated (fortunately, some updates may be coming soon, I actually have 2 play sessions now and I just need to convert them into chapters).

To me playing 4X games has always been about the story almost moreso than the strategy, so for me it was just a matter of putting words to the little stories that would pop up in my imagination. I am just glad to have the opportunity to make it into something others can enjoy as well.

edit: well, this is a little embarrassing. See, on receiving the award I didn't realize I had the responsibility of picking another one. To be honest, I haven't actually read very much of anyone's AAR yet, and don't really know who has recently won awards and who hasn't. I understand I have until this coming Sunday to decide on one? When I have been on the forums, which to be fair hasn't been often, I have been very focused on writing my own AAR.

So, I was wondering if it is indeed by this coming Sunday, as I understand the rules, to make my own pick, or if it is by the Sunday after that? Also, if it is by the Sunday after that but I have not really read any AARs, I am strongly considering passing my nomination to someone else in such a case. If it is by this Sunday anyway, than I guess that will take care of itself.
 
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starkwolf said:
So, I was wondering if it is indeed by this coming Sunday, as I understand the rules, to make my own pick, or if it is by the Sunday after that? Also, if it is by the Sunday after that but I have not really read any AARs, I am strongly considering passing my nomination to someone else in such a case. If it is by this Sunday anyway, than I guess that will take care of itself.
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Ideally Sunday the 26th. Saturday or Monday is also perfectly alright. Friday or Tuesday is okayish.
 
I regret not having read a lot of AARs in this time, but from what I have seen it was a hard pick already. So many well written and interesting AARs from all the franchises!

That said, there was one that stood out to me. Most AARs seem like a steak dinner: absolutely amazing, but a heavy meal. Sometimes you want something lighter, more of a snack or a nice, sweet piece of candy.

Well, when it comes to literary candy, I found All Rhodes Lead To Rome hit just the spot! Entries are short and amusing, great for reading on the go if you are just too tired to focus on some of the heavier AARs. While I enjoyed all the AARs I read, few to completion sadly, this one by @Nikolai is my nomination for bringing something different to the table, thank you and congratulations!
 
Congratulations!
 
For the next week's nominAARtion, we should look no further than the future. @react0rman , one of the best new writAARs out there have awed us before with their wonderful tales of Stellaris - and this week they began a new adventure with Becoming: A Stellaris AAR, where we follow a cult controlling no less than the destiny of Earth! :)
 
Nikolai said:
For the next week's nominAARtion, we should look no further than the future. @react0rman , one of the best new writAARs out there have awed us before with their wonderful tales of Stellaris - and this week they began a new adventure with Becoming: A Stellaris AAR, where we follow a cult controlling no less than the destiny of Earth! :)
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Thank you so much, Nikolai! I am awfully touched by your kindness!

And thanks everyone for your kind words. :)
 
Congratulations! It's been a fun start to an AAR!
 
For this week's nomination, I was quite conflicted. Should I nominate something other than Stellaris? We've had so many Stellaris AARs lately. But those are basically the only ones I read, and the ones from other games I've read have all been awarded stuff!

I trawled through AAR after AAR, feverishly searching for something that sparked joy in my dead heart--but as always, it was only the future that could bring me what I wanted, nay, craved!

And so it is with a heavy but happy heart that I nominate First Steps Among the Stars, a @Zeogludon piece. Without screenshots and a hundred years before the normal start date for Stellaris, our calmly matter-of-fact guide leads us through the turbulent 2100s, crafting a political drama that sets genteel extremists against one another in a conflict for the very fate of Earth!

It's worth a read. ;)
 
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