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■ Tarnish
■ Arduously
army value
■ Tarnish
■ Arduously
economy
Play-by-play (51 lines)
0:17 Tarnish spawns at s3 in Blue while Arduously spawns at s1 in Purple.Tarnish takes s3 in Blue; across the map, Arduously settles in at s1 in Purple.
0:51 Tarnish opens 12 Pool against Arduously's 14 CC.Tarnish commits to 12 Pool; Arduously answers with 14 CC.
— The early game —
1:14 Tarnish places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
1:42 Arduously places down a command center.Quietly, Arduously adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:26 Tarnish moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Tarnish crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:51 Arduously starts pushing out with his marines.No patience from Arduously: the first units are already marching.
3:33 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:53 Arduously failed to kill off Tarnish's defending zerglings.Tarnish holds the early rush without blinking.
4:27 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Arduously while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Arduously — the losses are light.
5:08 Tarnish destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Arduously's army has been decimated.Tarnish takes a bite out of Arduously's force and backs off.
5:36 Tarnish with a large number of zerglings starts pushing out.Tarnish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:06 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish takes another base — the economy widens.
6:34 Arduously places down a command center.Arduously plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
7:13 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
7:47 Mismicro from Arduously gave opportunity to Tarnish! Tarnish is still pushing and putting pressure with his zerglings!Arduously wasn't ready. Tarnish's early aggression takes the lead.
8:06 Tarnish destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Arduously's army has been decimated.Tarnish clips Arduously's army — real damage, but Arduously fights on.
8:52 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Arduously — the losses are light.
9:14 Tarnish is putting early pressure with his zerglings.Tarnish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
9:42 Arduously starts pushing out with his marines.Arduously tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:27 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
11:01 All of a sudden, Arduously has no armies left while Tarnish is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Arduously's way of life — Tarnish marches on.
11:35 About half of Arduously's army has been decimated in that battle.Tarnish pays for that trade with about half his army.
12:02 Arduously destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Tarnish's army has been decimated.Arduously clips Tarnish's army — real damage, but Tarnish fights on.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
12:31 Eager to end the game, Tarnish moves out with his armies.Tarnish tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
13:11 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
13:27 Tarnish's zerglings surround Arduously's marines and kills it off!The early pressure works — Tarnish breaks Arduously's front door.
14:10 Arduously has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Tarnish's force stays on that battlefield.
14:39 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.Arduously keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:16 Arduously places down a command center.Quietly, Arduously adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
15:50 Tarnish with a large number of zerglings starts pushing out.Tarnish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
16:18 Tarnish's forces appear to be larger compared to Arduously's!Tarnish's army is visibly the bigger one — Arduously should not take this fight.
16:57 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Tarnish edges ahead on army strength.
17:20 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
17:44 The battle outcome favors Tarnish as Arduously's armies melt into Tarnish's armies' weapon fire!Arduously's army evaporates. Tarnish doesn't even slow down.
18:22 Arduously has lost about half of his army in that battle.Tarnish pays for that trade with about half his army.
18:59 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Arduously — the losses are light.
— The mid game —
19:35 Tarnish starts pushing out with his speedlings and lurkers!The composition is ready; Tarnish starts the push.
19:54 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
— The late game —
20:25 Tarnish kills off Arduously's armies and continues pushing!Arduously's army evaporates. Tarnish doesn't even slow down.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Tarnish is far ahead.
21:01 Tarnish destroyed more than half of Arduously's army after that battle!Tarnish shreds the better part of Arduously's army in one engagement.
21:32 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Arduously — the losses are light.
22:07 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Arduously GGs!Arduously types it out: GG.
Arduously taps out. Tarnish's early game was simply better.
■ Tarnish
■ Arduously
army value
■ Tarnish
■ Arduously
economy
Play-by-play (43 lines)
0:16 Arduously spawns at s4 in Teal while Tarnish spawns at s3 in White.We're underway — Arduously spawns at s4, Tarnish answers from s3.
0:35 Arduously gets 2 Rax FE against Tarnish's 12 Pool.Arduously shows 2 Rax FE — Tarnish has gone 12 Pool. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
1:10 Arduously places down a command center.Arduously plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:50 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish takes another base — the economy widens.
2:25 Arduously decides to start pushing across the map.Here it comes: Arduously crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
3:00 Tarnish's zerglings are pushing out!Tarnish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:45 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
4:04 All of a sudden, Arduously has no armies left while Tarnish is continuing to push across the map!Arduously's army evaporates. Tarnish doesn't even slow down.
4:46 Tarnish destroyed about half of Arduously's army after that battle.Half of Arduously's force is gone — Tarnish took it apart.
5:18 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Arduously keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:50 Arduously starts pushing out with his marines.Arduously tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:29 Tarnish with a large number of zerglings starts pushing out.Tarnish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:10 Arduously starts expanding.More workers, more money: Arduously expands.
7:28 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Quietly, Tarnish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
8:13 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
8:48 Mismicro from Arduously gave opportunity to Tarnish! Tarnish is still pushing and putting pressure with his zerglings!The early pressure works — Tarnish breaks Arduously's front door.
9:09 With excellent skills and micro, Arduously managed to fend off Tarnish while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
9:57 It seems that Arduously only managed to destroy less than half of Tarnish's army.Arduously takes a bite out of Tarnish's force and backs off.
10:17 Arduously starts pushing out with his marines.Arduously tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:55 Tarnish is putting early pressure with his zerglings.Tarnish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:28 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
12:00 All of a sudden, Arduously has no armies left while Tarnish is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Tarnish. The push continues.
12:36 After that battle, Arduously still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
🎙 Tarnish edges ahead on army strength.
13:23 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Arduously while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Arduously — the losses are light.
13:46 Arduously is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Tarnish's army.Arduously is badly outgunned — Tarnish's force is a size larger.
14:27 Tarnish places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
14:51 Tarnish is putting early pressure with his zerglings.Tarnish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
15:25 Arduously places down a command center.More workers, more money: Arduously expands.
16:15 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
16:50 Tarnish's zerglings surround Arduously's marines and kills it off!The early pressure works — Tarnish breaks Arduously's front door.
17:27 Tarnish destroyed about half of Arduously's army after that battle.Half of Arduously's force is gone — Tarnish took it apart.
17:53 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.Arduously keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Tarnish is far ahead.
18:37 Tarnish shot down Arduously's command center.The base falls. Tarnish rips Arduously's economy back a full step.
19:08 Arduously places down a command center.More workers, more money: Arduously expands.
— The mid game —
19:38 Tarnish starts pushing out with his speedlings and lurkers!The composition is ready; Tarnish starts the push.
20:19 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Arduously taps out!Arduously GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
That's the game: Tarnish defeats Arduously, settled in the early game.
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