Friendly · Bo3 · engine v5.3
· Mon, Aug 17 2026 · 11:02 server time
Games
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■ imag1ne drag0n
■ Hardback
army value
■ imag1ne drag0n
■ Hardback
economy
Play-by-play (48 lines)
0:11 Hardback spawns in Blue at s4 while imag1ne drag0n spawns in Teal at s3.We're underway — Hardback spawns at s4, imag1ne drag0n answers from s3.
0:47 imag1ne drag0n opens One Fact FE against Hardback's One Fact FE.The builds are down: One Fact FE from Hardback, One Fact FE from imag1ne drag0n.
— The early game —
1:23 Hardback places down a command center.Hardback plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:36 imag1ne drag0n desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.imag1ne drag0n takes another base — the economy widens.
2:12 Hardback bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Hardback slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:57 Unwilling to make the game too long, imag1ne drag0n starts moving out.No more waiting. imag1ne drag0n pushes.
3:19 Hardback places down a command center.Quietly, Hardback adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
3:49 imag1ne drag0n places down a command center.More workers, more money: imag1ne drag0n expands.
4:34 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
5:03 With enough marines, imag1ne drag0n kills off Hardback's defending marines.Hardback wasn't ready. imag1ne drag0n's early aggression takes the lead.
5:24 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, imag1ne drag0n destroyed only less than half of Hardback's army.imag1ne drag0n clips Hardback's army — real damage, but Hardback fights on.
6:08 With excellent skills and micro, imag1ne drag0n managed to fend off Hardback while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hardback — the losses are light.
6:44 Hardback decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Hardback slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
7:11 Eager to end the game, imag1ne drag0n moves out with his armies.Here it comes: imag1ne drag0n crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:36 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:12 Nice marine placement by imag1ne drag0n, Hardback can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.imag1ne drag0n holds the early rush without blinking.
8:49 Hardback destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of imag1ne drag0n's army has been decimated.Hardback takes a bite out of imag1ne drag0n's force and backs off.
9:09 Hardback has lost about half of his army in that battle.imag1ne drag0n pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:51 Hardback places down a command center.Hardback takes another base — the economy widens.
10:22 imag1ne drag0n places down a command center.imag1ne drag0n plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
11:01 imag1ne drag0n decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.imag1ne drag0n slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
11:21 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
11:59 imag1ne drag0n showed some epic marine micro, Hardback lost all of his fighting marines!The early pressure works — imag1ne drag0n breaks Hardback's front door.
🎙 imag1ne drag0n holds the stronger army for now.
12:38 Hardback has lost about half of his army in that battle.imag1ne drag0n pays for that trade with about half his army.
13:09 After that battle, imag1ne drag0n still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hardback — the losses are light.
13:33 Hardback is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against imag1ne drag0n's army.Hardback needs production, fast; imag1ne drag0n's army has outgrown his.
14:00 Unwilling to make the game too long, imag1ne drag0n starts moving out.Here it comes: imag1ne drag0n crosses the map with everything.
14:51 Hardback places down a command center.Hardback plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
15:09 imag1ne drag0n places down a command center.Quietly, imag1ne drag0n adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
15:36 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
16:23 imag1ne drag0n showed some epic marine micro, Hardback lost all of his fighting marines!Hardback wasn't ready. imag1ne drag0n's early aggression takes the lead.
16:41 About half of Hardback's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of imag1ne drag0n's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 imag1ne drag0n has built a commanding army lead — Hardback needs something special here.
17:20 It seems that Hardback only managed to destroy less than half of imag1ne drag0n's army.Hardback clips imag1ne drag0n's army — real damage, but imag1ne drag0n fights on.
— The mid game —
17:51 imag1ne drag0n's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!imag1ne drag0n's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
18:24 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
— The late game —
18:51 Speed vulture micro in combination with tanks is definitely imbalanced! imag1ne drag0n is slicing through Hardback's army!Hardback's defense bends, then snaps. imag1ne drag0n takes the middle of the game.
19:27 Hardback seems to lose most of his army in that battle.That fight gutted imag1ne drag0n — more than half the force is gone.
20:15 Losing only less than half of his army, imag1ne drag0n seems to be fine.Hardback keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:36 imag1ne drag0n's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!imag1ne drag0n's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
21:05 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Hardback GGs!Hardback GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
That's the game: imag1ne drag0n defeats Hardback, settled in the mid game.
■ imag1ne drag0n
■ Hardback
army value
■ imag1ne drag0n
■ Hardback
economy
Play-by-play (49 lines)
0:07 imag1ne drag0n spawns in Orange at s2 while Hardback spawns in Yellow at s1.imag1ne drag0n takes s2 in Orange; across the map, Hardback settles in at s1 in Yellow.
0:47 imag1ne drag0n gets One Fact FE against Hardback's One Fact FE.Scouting done, plans revealed: imag1ne drag0n's One Fact FE against Hardback's One Fact FE.
— The early game —
1:21 imag1ne drag0n places down a command center.imag1ne drag0n takes another base — the economy widens.
1:36 Hardback places down a command center.Hardback plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:09 imag1ne drag0n decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.imag1ne drag0n slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:52 Hardback decides to move out with his armies.No more waiting. Hardback pushes.
3:13 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:53 With beautiful placement, imag1ne drag0n successfully fends off Hardback's attacks.imag1ne drag0n holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
4:37 It seems that Hardback only managed to destroy less than half of imag1ne drag0n's army.Hardback clips imag1ne drag0n's army — real damage, but imag1ne drag0n fights on.
4:50 With excellent skills and micro, Hardback managed to fend off imag1ne drag0n while losing less than half of his army.imag1ne drag0n keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:41 imag1ne drag0n's number of expansions are equal to Hardback's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between imag1ne drag0n and Hardback yet.
6:12 imag1ne drag0n decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.imag1ne drag0n slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
6:28 Eager to end the game, Hardback moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Hardback crosses the map with everything.
7:17 Hardback places down a command center.More workers, more money: Hardback expands.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
7:48 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:24 Nice marine placement by imag1ne drag0n, Hardback can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.imag1ne drag0n holds the early rush without blinking.
8:43 After that battle, imag1ne drag0n still has most of his army with him.Hardback keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:23 Hardback has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of imag1ne drag0n's force stays on that battlefield.
9:41 imag1ne drag0n places down a command center.More workers, more money: imag1ne drag0n expands.
10:24 imag1ne drag0n decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.imag1ne drag0n slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
10:48 Hardback decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Hardback tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
11:21 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
12:00 Nice marine micro! imag1ne drag0n kills off Hardback's marines and forces Hardback to pull some SCVs!Hardback wasn't ready. imag1ne drag0n's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 imag1ne drag0n edges ahead on army strength.
12:40 With excellent skills and micro, Hardback managed to fend off imag1ne drag0n while losing less than half of his army.imag1ne drag0n keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:57 With excellent skills and micro, imag1ne drag0n managed to fend off Hardback while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hardback — the losses are light.
13:29 imag1ne drag0n's number of expansions are equal to Hardback's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between imag1ne drag0n and Hardback yet.
14:17 imag1ne drag0n bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.imag1ne drag0n slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
14:38 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
15:08 imag1ne drag0n showed some epic marine micro, Hardback lost all of his fighting marines!Hardback wasn't ready. imag1ne drag0n's early aggression takes the lead.
15:52 After that battle, imag1ne drag0n destroyed about half of Hardback's army.imag1ne drag0n cuts Hardback's army in half.
16:23 With excellent skills and micro, imag1ne drag0n managed to fend off Hardback while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hardback — the losses are light.
16:41 imag1ne drag0n figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.imag1ne drag0n slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 imag1ne drag0n edges ahead on army strength.
17:21 imag1ne drag0n places down a command center.More workers, more money: imag1ne drag0n expands.
18:01 Hardback places down a command center.Quietly, Hardback adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
18:21 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
— The mid game —
18:56 imag1ne drag0n noticed that Hardback didn't have enough anti-air and breaks Hardback's defenses easily with a few dropships!Hardback's defense bends, then snaps. imag1ne drag0n takes the middle of the game.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: imag1ne drag0n is far ahead.
19:35 About half of Hardback's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of imag1ne drag0n's force stays on that battlefield.
— The late game —
20:14 Losing only less than half of his army, imag1ne drag0n seems to be fine.Hardback keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:30 imag1ne drag0n is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!imag1ne drag0n's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
21:03 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Hardback GGs!Nothing left to defend with — Hardback taps.
Hardback taps out. imag1ne drag0n's mid game was simply better.
Head to head
1 game
imag1ne drag0n
1 – 0
Hardback