Ensemble Studios designers Bruce Shelley and Greg Street selected the "Anno 782 - Sachsenaufstand" scenario by Andreas Marscheider, from Germany, as the Grand Prizewinner.
Shelley summed it up best when he said, "This was a very cleverly crafted scenario with several plot changes that made excellent use of triggers to drive the story."
Marscheider will get his scenario included on the Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion CD, and will also receive a series of limited edition, high-resolution framed Age of Kings prints created by Ensemble Studios and signed by Shelley. Individual winners from ten participating fan sites will receive a selection of Microsoft games and gaming devices.
The winning scenario takes you back to the year 782 A.D. The Saxons rise again under their Duke, Widukind while Frisian troops bravely stand by him to conquer the army of Karl dem Grossen. See the greatest defeat of the Franconians at the battle by the Süntelberg and then march through the Saxon marshland with Karl dem Grossen's handpicked troops to crush the revolt of the Saxons. Witness the massacre in Verden, when Karl condemns the Saxon nobility and executes 4500 noblemen. Then lead Karl on an expedition to find three relics of the church, stolen from monasteries as war loot by plundering Saxons.
Below is the complete list of winners:
Grand Prizewinner
Anno 782 - Sachsenaufstand
Author: Andreas Marscheider
Submitted to: Age of Empires II Deutschland
The nine other finalists:
Charlemagne, King and Emperor
Author: Tijs Leenknegt
Submitted to: MrFixitOnline
Charlemagne and the Conquest of Lombardy
Author: Maximilian Kristiansen
Submitted to: Age of Kings Reactor
The Iron Crown of Lombardy
Author: John Weigand
Submitted to: Planet Age of Empires
The Covenant
Author: Gregory Koteles
Submitted to: AoE2.Net
Der Sachsenkrieg
Author: Reinhard Krüger
Submitted to: Aoe2-World.de
Osp_Charlemagne_1
Author: Colin Pyle
Submitted to: AoK Battlefield
Charlemagne's Destiny
Author: Ouradou Gilbert
Submitted to: AoK Univers
The Spanish March
Author: Mark Stoker
Submitted to: AoE2.com
Karl der Grosse
Author: Steve Ryan
Submitted to: Age of Kings Heaven
