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The first target we selected was a player named iSplash. The game rapidly started, with
our hero [GoA]~ToasTeR choosing the valiant Terrans, and iSplash electing to go random.
The map that was selected was the Lost (or not so lost) Temple, with iSplash being located
at the 6:00 start, with Green Zerg, and ToasTeR at 9:00 with Red Terran. Also observing this game were Itchycrabs and ToasTeR's clanmate, [GoA]~Shivan.
iSplash began with a rather standard Zerg build order, making an early Hatchery down at his
expansion, followed by a Spawning Pool. He got an Extractor immediately afterwards.
ToasTeR was doing his Nuke-rush teching build, going with gas immediately after his first
supply depot, then his barracks, using depots and his Barracks to wall off his choke point.
ToasTeR sent out an unlucky SCV, Deon the Peon, to scout for the enemy base. He went counter-clockwise,
and arrived at the 6:00 location last, only to be greeted by several enemy Zerglings. He pulled
the moves, and after scouting out the enemy Zerg started heading towards home, with a rapacious
Zergling in hot pursuit. He made it back to base, and was saved by the marines ToasTeR had
guarding his chokepoint.
Back at home, iSplash had not been idle. He placed another hatchery down at his natural expansion,
and started producing more Drones. He very rapidly began the upgrade to Lair, throwing up
Hydralisk Den as well. Lurkers, anybody? His economy continued to boom, although he had little defense other than his 3 Sunken Colonies.
ToasTeR had made a Ghost, and researched Cloaking. A dropship quickly ferried the Ghost over
to the side of iSplash's main. Bad things were about to happen...
Madder than ever, iSplash began rebuilding his horde, intending to smush the entire Terran
race like the bugs that they are...until the second nuke hit.
Our next victim was Liquified. After much begging from me, the game was created on something other than the overplayed Lost Temple. River Styx
ended up being our map-of-the-day. Well known to veteran players, the River Styx has 2 bases
with 2 bridges connecting them with one player to North and one to the South, with a couple
central landmasses going off them. There are expansions on each player's side, as well as on
the middle landmasses.
When ToasTeR found the enemy base, he immediately started a Refinery on the enemy Gas
Vent. This offensive Refinery was quite successful, and Liquified was forced to pull several
probes off mining to deal with this annoyance. Meanwhile, back at home ToasTeR had made a
Bunker next to his Command Center, and was just starting a Factory.
Once the Refinery annoyance had been dealt with, Liquified warped in a Cybernetics Core.
He then sent a total of 4 Zealots, split into two pairs. These gave ToasTeR some trouble,
but were dispatched by the Bunker and a newly made Vulture.
Back at home, Liquified continued to tech while at the same time making a small army of
dragoons.
ToasTeR's Science Facility had just finished when disaster struck. Liquified sent 3 zealots
and 4 dragoons up to attack ToasTeR's base.
These tore through ToasTeR's SCVs and Bunker, and he was forced to surrender.
Our next opponent was [HK]Grin'in. The game was quickly started, with the chosen map being
everybody's favorite, the overplayed Lost Temple. [HK]Grin'in randomed and ended up with Purple
Zerg at 9:00, while [GoA]~ToasTeR~ chose his customary Terrans and ended up at the 6:00 start, with the noble color of Brown.
Also observing were Itchycrabs and [GoA]~Shivan.
ToasTeR did his teching build, while apparently Grin'in was going for early lurkers, off one hatchery.
He got very early gas, and immediately began upgrading to Lair. He then morphed in a Hydralisk Den.
ToasTeR set up a defense on his ramp, hoping to keep out the invading enemy hordes. He was
found early by Grin'in's scouting Overlord, and an SCV was immediately dispatched for scouting duty.
Seeing the early Lair morphing, began construction of Missile Turrets at key points in his base,
without delaying his tech towards nukes. Would his light defense of a bunker and turrets be
able to stop Grin'in's lurkers?
Grin'in had teched up to Lurkers, and researched Overlord transport (but not speed) out of
his one Lair. Avoiding ToasTeR's main choke defense, he dropped 4 lurkers and several Hydralisks
on the edge of ToasTeR's plateau. The Hydras engaged the light defense around the Command Center,
giving the Lurkers enough time to burrow. It was not a good day to be a Terran...
We were again playing on the Lost Temple. I again had my fellow observers, and the game
quickly started. [GoA]~ToasTeR~ was located at the 9:00 start as his chosen yellow Terran,
and [HK]Grin'in was in the 12:00 start with green randomed Protoss.
The first nuke landed directly on Grin'in's Nexus. Fortunately for him, he managed to spot the
dot in time to get his probes away. However, his Nexus and the surrounding structures took
very heavy damage. He began construction of a Robotics Facility, in hopes
of catching the next Ghost with an observer. Probes were sent back to mining... Just
in time to greet the next nuke.
This was one of the more impressive nukes in the game. It destroyed Grin'in's Nexus, Gateways,
Forge, and several of his tech buildings.
This nuke landed directly on top of Grin'in's remaining probes, which he had moved away from his nexus
to avoid the first nuke. This was the final blow, and Grin'in conceded. Always one to try to ease the
suffering of players in the game, I added my little contribution:
