MAARC XLIV - The Winners!
Congratulations to our winners!
Competing not only with each other but with Spring (Break), the vb4 transition, the absence of rep icons and random extreme weather, our writers finally completed MAARC #44 which we call XLIV to sound more classy and fit the upcoming TW title as well. Ironically, no classical era stories made it to the top three, but with only a few months to Rome II we can forecast some good times ahead.
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FIRST PLACE goes to Robin de Bodemloze's epic tale, the Takeda. For long months, the struggle for mastery over Japan kept many of us hooked on this story, its unforgettable characters and beautiful scenery. With this the Takeda cavalry and their storytelling master have secured four MAARC victories, more than any single AAR before. The story is now over with an ending worthy of the AAR's fame and glory - there has never been a better time for going back and start reading it again, especially that the writer treated us with afterthoughts on this monumental work.
At SECOND PLACE we have Strengelicher who took us to the Holy Lands and relive history with the Crusader States. As Prince Alphonse would say 'Praise the Lord!' as this story seems to be far from the end, giving countless hours of reading pleasure for those of us who like the most dramatic theater of war in human history. Excellent storytelling and nicely developed characters make this AAR one of the best crusader stories out there which deserves a lot of attention.
Our THIRD PLACE winner is Schrödinger's story, Restoring Rome - which has little to do with Rome per se, rather its famous successor, the Byzantine Empire. Paraphrasing the writer, the web of intrigue, lies and deceit was spun over more than 200 posts. Since the AAR is currently on hold, this gives us an opportunity to catch up before it is continued and see where the emperors are in restoring Rome to its former glory.
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The first round of vote can be found here, and the second round is here. Make sure to check out the submission thread for XLV too (preferably by submitting something).
Congratulations to everybody who submitted AARs and worked very hard to write up these stories, and thank you everybody for voting!
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Originally Posted by Shankbot de Bodemloze
