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I've read a lot of great stories here and new ones are coming out all the time. Will there be another story contest soon? Any one know when we'll have the chance to nominate stories?
Unofficially, please post any nominations you want to make here. Perhaps we could compile a "must read" list of stories?
Here are some of my recommendations:
1. The means & the ends by Richelieu
Starts off with the end of the story and then cuts to the start. You start off wondering how it goes from the situation at the start to the one at the end, but on the way you get so caught up in the story that you almost forget that you already know how it ends. The story races to a finish and there's a very CivIII-esque twist. Gotta love it.
2. Bicentennary of the German Communist Republic by sgrig
Written in a very clever style mixing in military reports and secret operational policies. A wonderful section with an interview with a Persian reporter. The whole thing is written in a way that you can see the obvious biases (put there on purpose) of the German civilization. Highly entertaining. Well-written. Pretty good content/plot.
3. Canton National Historic Battlefield by Coinich
A good story with decent content - but what really stands out is the way that Coinich sets this up. You really get the feel that you're taking a tour of this historic sight. You can just imagine the empty fields pockmarked with old ruins and meandering tourists while a tour guide narrates in voice-over and you read the little signs and display boards. I almost got the feeling near the end that it was going to rain soon and I had better run to get back to the tour bus! Setting it up as a historic sight does have its downfall though - it's a bit dry. Still, that really only lends to the historic flavour. Skim it over and you still get a good appreciation for it.
But hey, that's just my opinion, why don't you read and decide for yourselves?
Captain.
Unofficially, please post any nominations you want to make here. Perhaps we could compile a "must read" list of stories?
Here are some of my recommendations:
1. The means & the ends by Richelieu
Starts off with the end of the story and then cuts to the start. You start off wondering how it goes from the situation at the start to the one at the end, but on the way you get so caught up in the story that you almost forget that you already know how it ends. The story races to a finish and there's a very CivIII-esque twist. Gotta love it.
2. Bicentennary of the German Communist Republic by sgrig
Written in a very clever style mixing in military reports and secret operational policies. A wonderful section with an interview with a Persian reporter. The whole thing is written in a way that you can see the obvious biases (put there on purpose) of the German civilization. Highly entertaining. Well-written. Pretty good content/plot.
3. Canton National Historic Battlefield by Coinich
A good story with decent content - but what really stands out is the way that Coinich sets this up. You really get the feel that you're taking a tour of this historic sight. You can just imagine the empty fields pockmarked with old ruins and meandering tourists while a tour guide narrates in voice-over and you read the little signs and display boards. I almost got the feeling near the end that it was going to rain soon and I had better run to get back to the tour bus! Setting it up as a historic sight does have its downfall though - it's a bit dry. Still, that really only lends to the historic flavour. Skim it over and you still get a good appreciation for it.
But hey, that's just my opinion, why don't you read and decide for yourselves?
Captain.
but what i read was really good!
...a lot of good ones out there!
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