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■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
army value
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
economy
Play-by-play (45 lines)
0:07 Phoneme spawns in Orange at s4 while Ridiculous spawns in White at s2.We're underway — Phoneme spawns at s4, Ridiculous answers from s2.
0:49 Phoneme gets 14 CC against Ridiculous's 2 Gate Goons.The builds are down: 14 CC from Phoneme, 2 Gate Goons from Ridiculous.
— The early game —
1:13 Phoneme places down a command center.Phoneme plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:48 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Ridiculous takes another base — the economy widens.
2:17 Phoneme bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.No patience from Phoneme: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:59 Ridiculous decides to push out with his dragoon.Ridiculous goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:28 Phoneme appears to have more army than Ridiculous!Phoneme's army is visibly the bigger one — Ridiculous should not take this fight.
4:05 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
4:29 Ridiculous failed to kill off Phoneme's defending marines.Phoneme holds the early rush without blinking.
5:17 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:39 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:26 Phoneme places down a command center.Phoneme plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:52 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Ridiculous takes another base — the economy widens.
7:27 Phoneme figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Phoneme tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Ridiculous is a step behind and knows it.
7:54 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
8:24 The battle outcome favors Phoneme as Ridiculous's armies melt into Phoneme's armies' weapon fire!Phoneme wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
9:11 Ridiculous has lost about half of his army in that battle.Phoneme pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:44 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
10:01 Phoneme bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Phoneme tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:48 Eager to end the game, Ridiculous moves out with his armies.Ridiculous has seen enough — the army moves out.
11:11 Phoneme places down a command center.Quietly, Phoneme adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
11:58 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ridiculous expands.
12:17 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.
🎙 Phoneme edges ahead on army strength.
13:04 Phoneme's defending marines kills Ridiculous's early goons.Ridiculous's early gamble buys nothing — Phoneme's defense was already in place.
13:25 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:03 Ridiculous lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Phoneme's force stays on that battlefield.
14:33 Phoneme bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Phoneme goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
15:05 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
15:34 All of a sudden, Ridiculous has no armies left while Phoneme is continuing to push across the map!Ridiculous's army evaporates. Phoneme doesn't even slow down.
16:16 Ridiculous lost about half of his army in that battle.Phoneme pays for that trade with about half his army.
17:00 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:19 Phoneme decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Phoneme goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 It's all going Phoneme's way right now.
17:55 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
— The mid game —
18:22 With a few well placed mines, Phoneme swept through Ridiculous's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Phoneme breaks Ridiculous's position.
18:56 Phoneme destroyed about half of Ridiculous's army after that battle.Phoneme cuts Ridiculous's army in half.
— The late game —
19:30 It seems that Ridiculous only managed to destroy less than half of Phoneme's army.Ridiculous takes a bite out of Phoneme's force and backs off.
20:02 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Ridiculous GGs!Ridiculous GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Phoneme takes it — the mid game decided this one.
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
army value
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
economy
Play-by-play (44 lines)
0:15 The game starts with Teal Ridiculous spawning at s3 and White Phoneme spawning at s4.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Ridiculous at s3, Phoneme at s4.
0:42 Phoneme gets Deep Six against Ridiculous's 14 Nexus.The builds are down: 14 Nexus from Ridiculous, Deep Six from Phoneme.
— The early game —
1:08 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Ridiculous plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:47 Phoneme decides to expand.Phoneme takes another base — the economy widens.
2:21 Ridiculous decides to push out with his dragoon.Ridiculous tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
3:09 Phoneme bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Phoneme goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:32 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
4:16 Ridiculous successfully pressures Phoneme with his dragoons! Phoneme is contained.Phoneme wasn't ready. Ridiculous's early aggression takes the lead.
4:34 Ridiculous destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Phoneme's army has been decimated.Ridiculous clips Phoneme's army — real damage, but Phoneme fights on.
5:13 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Phoneme destroyed only less than half of Ridiculous's army.Phoneme clips Ridiculous's army — real damage, but Ridiculous fights on.
5:45 Ridiculous decides to start pushing across the map.Ridiculous tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
6:25 Phoneme decides to move out with his armies.Phoneme has seen enough — the army moves out.
6:56 Ridiculous decides to expand.Quietly, Ridiculous adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
7:41 Phoneme starts expanding.More workers, more money: Phoneme expands.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
8:06 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:52 Phoneme's mismicro cost him his marines and probably this game! Ridiculous continues pressuring with his dragoons!The early pressure works — Ridiculous breaks Phoneme's front door.
9:10 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
9:50 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
10:20 Ridiculous is pushing out with his dragoons.Ridiculous tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:59 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
11:27 The battle outcome favors Ridiculous as Phoneme's armies melt into Ridiculous's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Phoneme's way of life — Ridiculous marches on.
12:12 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
12:38 Phoneme destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Ridiculous's army has been decimated.Phoneme clips Ridiculous's army — real damage, but Ridiculous fights on.
🎙 Slight advantage Ridiculous as the game develops.
13:09 Eager to end the game, Ridiculous moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Ridiculous pushes.
13:43 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
14:36 Phoneme's mismicro cost him his marines and probably this game! Ridiculous continues pressuring with his dragoons!Phoneme wasn't ready. Ridiculous's early aggression takes the lead.
15:05 Phoneme lost about half of his army in that battle.Ridiculous pays for that trade with about half his army.
15:45 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:05 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Ridiculous plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
16:45 Phoneme places down a command center.Phoneme takes another base — the economy widens.
17:08 Ridiculous is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.No patience from Ridiculous: the first units are already marching.
17:53 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Phoneme is hanging on by a thread against Ridiculous's army.
— The mid game —
18:31 Ridiculous avoided some mines beautifully, and comes to deal with Phoneme's main army! Ridiculous destroys them all!The mid-game push crashes through — Ridiculous breaks Phoneme's position.
18:53 Phoneme lost about half of his army in that battle.Ridiculous pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The late game —
19:39 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
20:15 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Phoneme GGs!Phoneme GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
GG. Ridiculous closes it out over Phoneme.
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
army value
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
economy
Play-by-play (256 lines)
0:12 Phoneme spawns at s1 in Green while Ridiculous spawns at s2 in Purple.Phoneme takes s1 in Green; across the map, Ridiculous settles in at s2 in Purple.
0:23 Phoneme gets Deep Six against Ridiculous's 2 Gate Goons.Phoneme commits to Deep Six; Ridiculous answers with 2 Gate Goons.
— The early game —
0:45 Phoneme places down a command center.Quietly, Phoneme adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:11 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ridiculous expands.
1:47 Phoneme figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Phoneme goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:08 Ridiculous decides to push out with his dragoon.Ridiculous goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
2:15 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
2:37 Phoneme failed to kill off Ridiculous's defending dragoons.Phoneme's early gamble buys nothing — Ridiculous's defense was already in place.
3:01 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
3:19 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
3:43 Phoneme places down a command center.Quietly, Phoneme adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
4:16 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ridiculous expands.
4:42 Phoneme starts pushing across the map.Here it comes: Phoneme crosses the map with everything.
4:51 Ridiculous decides to push out with his dragoon.Ridiculous goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
5:17 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
5:41 All of a sudden, Phoneme has no armies left while Ridiculous is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Ridiculous. The push continues.
6:04 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
6:26 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
6:50 It seems like Phoneme has more units than Ridiculous!Count the units: Phoneme has the edge over Ridiculous right now.
6:58 Unwilling to make the game too long, Ridiculous starts moving out.Here it comes: Ridiculous crosses the map with everything.
7:33 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
7:50 Ridiculous was out-microed by Phoneme and loses all his attacking forces.Phoneme takes the fight on his terms and sends Ridiculous home with nothing.
8:10 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
8:39 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
8:58 Phoneme places down a command center.More workers, more money: Phoneme expands.
9:18 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Quietly, Ridiculous adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
9:32 Ridiculous is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Ridiculous goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:13 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
10:20 Phoneme successfully fends off Ridiculous's attacks.Phoneme takes the fight on his terms and sends Ridiculous home with nothing.
10:57 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
11:18 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:28 Phoneme places down a command center.Quietly, Phoneme adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
12:04 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ridiculous expands.
— The mid game —
12:11 Phoneme is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!Phoneme hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
12:36 Ridiculous now has enough dragoons to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Ridiculous's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
12:54 Both Phoneme and Ridiculous appear to have equal amount of units.Unit for unit, Phoneme and Ridiculous are level.
13:32 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Ridiculous takes another base — the economy widens.
13:39 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
14:00 Ridiculous's dragoons dealt with Phoneme's vultures where zealots dealt with tanks, the outcome seems to favor Ridiculous!The mid-game push crashes through — Ridiculous breaks Phoneme's position.
14:30 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:45 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
15:16 Phoneme places down a command center.Phoneme takes another base — the economy widens.
15:29 Phoneme is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!Phoneme's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
15:50 Eager to end the game, Ridiculous moves out with his armies.Ridiculous tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
16:23 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
16:49 Phoneme shows off his excellent vulture control by surrounding Ridiculous's dragoons with mines. Ridiculous is forced to retreat, but a few dragoons get caught up in the mines, while Phoneme's tanks finish off the rest!The mid-game push crashes through — Phoneme breaks Ridiculous's position.
17:09 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:29 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:38 Ridiculous must macro up quickly or Phoneme will just roll him over!Ridiculous is badly outgunned — Phoneme's force is a size larger.
18:07 Phoneme is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Phoneme hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
18:41 Ridiculous brings his speedlots and dragoons to pressure his opponent.Ridiculous hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
18:49 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.
19:06 The battle outcome favors Phoneme as Ridiculous's armies melt into Phoneme's armies' weapon fire!Phoneme wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
19:40 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:04 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
20:12 Phoneme tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Ridiculous.Phoneme knocks, Ridiculous answers. No damage done.
20:39 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Ridiculous plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
20:57 Phoneme is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!Phoneme's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
21:27 Ridiculous has a large number of dragoons and is starting to push out!Ridiculous's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
21:57 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
22:17 The battle outcome favors Ridiculous as Phoneme's armies melt into Ridiculous's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for Ridiculous. The push continues.
22:32 Ridiculous destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Phoneme's army has been decimated.Ridiculous takes a bite out of Phoneme's force and backs off.
23:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
23:11 Phoneme is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Phoneme's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
23:37 Ridiculous has a large number of dragoons and is starting to push out!Ridiculous's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
23:56 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
24:27 Phoneme hid some mines and it savaged much of Ridiculous's army! Phoneme's tanks easily cleaned up the rest!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Phoneme holds Ridiculous.
24:48 It seems that Ridiculous only managed to destroy less than half of Phoneme's army.Ridiculous clips Phoneme's army — real damage, but Phoneme fights on.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
25:09 It seems that Phoneme only managed to destroy less than half of Ridiculous's army.Phoneme takes a bite out of Ridiculous's force and backs off.
25:29 Ridiculous is leading the game with more expansions than Phoneme.Economically it's Ridiculous's game right now; Phoneme is falling behind on bases.
25:57 Phoneme is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Phoneme's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
26:05 Ridiculous now has enough dragoons to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Ridiculous hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
26:37 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
27:07 All of a sudden, Ridiculous has no armies left while Phoneme is continuing to push across the map!Phoneme wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
27:23 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
27:40 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
27:56 Phoneme's cloaked wraith did not do much to Ridiculous's economy.Phoneme knocks, Ridiculous answers. No damage done.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
28:21 Phoneme is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!The composition is ready; Phoneme starts the push.
28:38 Eager to end the game, Ridiculous moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Ridiculous crosses the map with everything.
29:11 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.
29:25 Phoneme's sieged tanks saved the day! Ridiculous's dragoons had to back off.Phoneme absorbs the mid-game push — Ridiculous gained nothing for the cost.
29:51 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
30:09 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
30:34 Phoneme's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Phoneme's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
31:10 Ridiculous has a large number of dragoons and is starting to push out!Ridiculous's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
31:24 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
31:53 Ridiculous was out-microed by Phoneme and loses all his attacking forces.The attack shatters on Phoneme's line. Great positioning.
32:06 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
32:29 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
32:49 Phoneme's cloaked wraith did not do much to Ridiculous's economy.Phoneme goes for the raid — Ridiculous is ready, and nothing comes of it.
33:06 Reaver! Reaver! Ridiculous's reaver is killing off most of Phoneme's workers!Phoneme looks away for one second and Ridiculous makes him pay for it.
— The late game —
33:31 Vultures screen the flanks and the siege line advances. Phoneme is coming.Max supply, full upgrades: Phoneme moves out to end it.
34:07 Stasis to split the tanks, then everything in — Ridiculous commits!Everything Ridiculous has built comes forward at once.
34:25 Currently, Phoneme and Ridiculous appear to have around the same army size.The armies weigh the same — dead even on the field.
34:37 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
35:13 Stasis splits the tank line in half and Ridiculous kills the rest at leisure. Phoneme is in ruins.The final army does its work — Ridiculous breaks Phoneme late.
35:23 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
35:53 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
36:07 Phoneme moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Everything Phoneme has built comes forward at once.
36:27 Ridiculous pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.Everything Ridiculous has built comes forward at once.
37:03 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
37:15 Phoneme is sieged behind the minefield and Ridiculous's zealots never reach the tanks.Ridiculous throws the endgame army in and Phoneme simply refuses to lose.
37:41 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
38:00 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
38:18 Phoneme decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Phoneme pushes.
38:34 Ridiculous pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.Max supply, full upgrades: Ridiculous moves out to end it.
39:02 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
39:32 Stasis splits the tank line in half and Ridiculous kills the rest at leisure. Phoneme is in ruins.There's no rebuilding from that. Ridiculous's late-game push decides it.
39:57 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
40:20 Phoneme destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Ridiculous's army has been decimated.Phoneme clips Ridiculous's army — real damage, but Ridiculous fights on.
40:32 Phoneme moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Max supply, full upgrades: Phoneme moves out to end it.
40:55 Stasis to split the tanks, then everything in — Ridiculous commits!Max supply, full upgrades: Ridiculous moves out to end it.
41:25 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
41:45 Stasis on the leading tanks! Phoneme's line is cut in half and Ridiculous cleans up the rest.Ridiculous holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
41:54 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
42:26 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
42:40 In terms of army size, Phoneme is behind Ridiculous!Phoneme is badly outgunned — Ridiculous's force is a size larger.
43:15 Dropship! Dropship! Phoneme drops some vultures into Ridiculous's mineral line!Phoneme gets into Ridiculous's mineral line — workers are dying.
43:35 Phoneme has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Everything Phoneme has built comes forward at once.
43:51 Carriers massed and interceptors away — Ridiculous finally moves on the tank line.Everything Ridiculous has built comes forward at once.
44:18 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
44:36 Ridiculous's storms land right on the marines — Phoneme's push evaporates in front of the nexus.Phoneme throws the endgame army in and Ridiculous simply refuses to lose.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
44:52 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Phoneme destroyed only less than half of Ridiculous's army.Phoneme clips Ridiculous's army — real damage, but Ridiculous fights on.
45:20 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
45:51 Phoneme has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Max supply, full upgrades: Phoneme moves out to end it.
46:04 Ridiculous pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.Max supply, full upgrades: Ridiculous moves out to end it.
46:27 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
46:54 Phoneme sieged too far forward and Ridiculous's speedlots got in among the tanks.Ridiculous holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
47:19 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
47:29 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
48:00 Phoneme's cloaked wraith did not do much to Ridiculous's economy.Phoneme knocks, Ridiculous answers. No damage done.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
48:19 Carriers massed and interceptors away — Ridiculous finally moves on the tank line.Max supply, full upgrades: Ridiculous moves out to end it.
48:38 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
48:57 RECALL! Ridiculous's entire army appears in the middle of Phoneme's base and there is nothing home!There's no rebuilding from that. Ridiculous's late-game push decides it.
49:18 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
49:37 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
50:06 At the moment, Ridiculous seems to have more units than Phoneme.Ridiculous's army is visibly the bigger one — Phoneme should not take this fight.
50:29 Unwilling to make the game too long, Phoneme starts moving out.Phoneme tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
50:55 Ridiculous starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. Ridiculous pushes.
51:05 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
51:30 The battle outcome favors Ridiculous as Phoneme's armies melt into Ridiculous's armies' weapon fire!Phoneme's army evaporates. Ridiculous doesn't even slow down.
51:58 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
52:16 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
52:40 Phoneme has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Everything Phoneme has built comes forward at once.
53:01 Ridiculous has arbiters. Somewhere on this map an army is about to appear out of nothing.Everything Ridiculous has built comes forward at once.
53:32 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
53:43 Phoneme was out-microed by Ridiculous and loses all his attacking forces.Phoneme commits and it's the wrong call — Ridiculous cleans it up.
54:19 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
54:29 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
55:03 Phoneme's cloaked wraith did not do much to Ridiculous's economy.Good instincts from Ridiculous; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
55:25 Phoneme has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Max supply, full upgrades: Phoneme moves out to end it.
55:43 Eager to end the game, Ridiculous moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Ridiculous crosses the map with everything.
55:56 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
56:20 Phoneme successfully fends off Ridiculous's attacks.Phoneme takes the fight on his terms and sends Ridiculous home with nothing.
56:48 It seems that Ridiculous only managed to destroy less than half of Phoneme's army.Ridiculous clips Phoneme's army — real damage, but Phoneme fights on.
57:14 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
57:29 Phoneme appears to have more army than Ridiculous!Phoneme's army is visibly the bigger one — Ridiculous should not take this fight.
57:49 Phoneme has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.This is the big one — Phoneme commits the late-game army.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
58:18 Unwilling to make the game too long, Ridiculous starts moving out.Here it comes: Ridiculous crosses the map with everything.
58:25 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
58:45 Ridiculous's reavers and dragoons hold the ramp and Phoneme cannot break through.Phoneme throws the endgame army in and Ridiculous simply refuses to lose.
59:25 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Phoneme destroyed only less than half of Ridiculous's army.Phoneme clips Ridiculous's army — real damage, but Ridiculous fights on.
59:37 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
60:04 Phoneme moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Everything Phoneme has built comes forward at once.
60:31 Unwilling to make the game too long, Ridiculous starts moving out.Here it comes: Ridiculous crosses the map with everything.
60:38 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
60:58 Ridiculous's storms came a second late and Phoneme held everything.Phoneme holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
61:33 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
61:50 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
62:17 Phoneme has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Everything Phoneme has built comes forward at once.
62:32 Ridiculous pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.This is the big one — Ridiculous commits the late-game army.
62:52 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
63:20 Ridiculous's storms land right on the marines — Phoneme's push evaporates in front of the nexus.Ridiculous holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
63:38 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
64:11 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
64:22 Phoneme starts pushing across the map.Phoneme tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
64:47 Ridiculous pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.Everything Ridiculous has built comes forward at once.
65:18 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
65:39 Phoneme's goliaths shred the carriers — Ridiculous has to retreat.Phoneme holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
65:46 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
66:07 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
66:48 Phoneme is having a hard time catching up with Ridiculous's number of expansions.Phoneme is starving on bases while Ridiculous spreads across the map.
66:55 Vultures screen the flanks and the siege line advances. Phoneme is coming.Everything Phoneme has built comes forward at once.
67:25 Ridiculous has arbiters. Somewhere on this map an army is about to appear out of nothing.Max supply, full upgrades: Ridiculous moves out to end it.
67:39 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
68:04 Ridiculous successfully fends off Phoneme's attacks.Ridiculous takes the fight on his terms and sends Phoneme home with nothing.
68:29 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
68:51 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
69:05 Phoneme has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Everything Phoneme has built comes forward at once.
69:37 Ridiculous starts pushing across the map.Ridiculous tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
70:06 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
70:17 The battle outcome favors Ridiculous as Phoneme's armies melt into Ridiculous's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Phoneme's way of life — Ridiculous marches on.
70:44 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
70:55 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
71:32 Ridiculous pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.This is the big one — Ridiculous commits the late-game army.
71:51 In terms of army size, Phoneme is behind Ridiculous!Phoneme is badly outgunned — Ridiculous's force is a size larger.
72:05 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
72:31 Ridiculous kills off Phoneme's armies and continues pushing!Ridiculous wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
72:55 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
73:19 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
73:39 Carriers massed and interceptors away — Ridiculous finally moves on the tank line.Max supply, full upgrades: Ridiculous moves out to end it.
74:09 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
74:22 Ridiculous's storms came a second late and Phoneme held everything.Phoneme holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
74:39 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
75:00 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
75:26 Ridiculous has arbiters. Somewhere on this map an army is about to appear out of nothing.Everything Ridiculous has built comes forward at once.
75:50 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
76:07 Ridiculous's carriers pick apart the goliaths — Phoneme has no answer left in the air.The final army does its work — Ridiculous breaks Phoneme late.
76:32 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
77:03 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
77:26 Attempting to end the game, Ridiculous moves out with his armies.Ridiculous tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
77:39 Ridiculous's forces appear to be larger compared to Phoneme's!Ridiculous's army is visibly the bigger one — Phoneme should not take this fight.
🎙 The scales tip toward Ridiculous — a lead, but not a safe one.
77:52 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
78:24 Stasis splits the tank line in half and Ridiculous kills the rest at leisure. Phoneme is in ruins.The final army does its work — Ridiculous breaks Phoneme late.
78:49 It seems that Ridiculous only managed to destroy less than half of Phoneme's army.Ridiculous takes a bite out of Phoneme's force and backs off.
79:03 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
79:30 Ridiculous moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Ridiculous pushes.
79:46 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
80:08 Ridiculous's carriers pick apart the goliaths — Phoneme has no answer left in the air.The final army does its work — Ridiculous breaks Phoneme late.
80:42 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
80:58 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Ridiculous's force dwarfs what Phoneme has left on the field.
81:14 Ridiculous pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.This is the big one — Ridiculous commits the late-game army.
81:38 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
82:03 Stasis splits the tank line in half and Ridiculous kills the rest at leisure. Phoneme is in ruins.There's no rebuilding from that. Ridiculous's late-game push decides it.
82:28 Ridiculous destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Phoneme's army has been decimated.Ridiculous clips Phoneme's army — real damage, but Phoneme fights on.
82:49 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
83:09 Phoneme having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.That's it. Phoneme looks at the field one last time and concedes.
GG. Ridiculous closes it out over Phoneme.
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
army value
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
economy
Play-by-play (47 lines)
0:11 Ridiculous spawns in Blue at s2 while Phoneme spawns in Purple at s1.Ridiculous in Blue at s2. Phoneme in Purple at s1. The map is set.
0:47 Phoneme gets Siege Expand against Ridiculous's 14 Nexus.Ridiculous commits to 14 Nexus; Phoneme answers with Siege Expand.
— The early game —
1:18 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Quietly, Ridiculous adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:59 Phoneme places down a command center.More workers, more money: Phoneme expands.
2:18 Ridiculous is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Ridiculous tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:59 Phoneme figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Phoneme goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:25 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.
3:58 Ridiculous's mismicro cost him his dragoons and probably this game! Phoneme continues pressuring with his marines and vultures!The early pressure works — Phoneme breaks Ridiculous's front door.
4:45 Ridiculous has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Phoneme's force stays on that battlefield.
5:12 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Ridiculous destroyed only less than half of Phoneme's army.Ridiculous takes a bite out of Phoneme's force and backs off.
5:40 Ridiculous starts expanding.Ridiculous takes another base — the economy widens.
6:17 Phoneme places down a command center.Phoneme plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:42 Ridiculous decides to push out with his dragoon.Ridiculous goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
7:11 Phoneme figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Phoneme goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Slight advantage Phoneme as the game develops.
8:04 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
8:36 With really nice micro, Phoneme kills off Ridiculous's dragoons.Ridiculous wasn't ready. Phoneme's early aggression takes the lead.
8:50 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
9:27 Ridiculous destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Phoneme's army has been decimated.Ridiculous clips Phoneme's army — real damage, but Phoneme fights on.
10:02 Ridiculous decides to push out with his dragoon.No patience from Ridiculous: the first units are already marching.
10:36 Phoneme decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Phoneme goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
11:17 Phoneme places down a command center.Quietly, Phoneme adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
11:40 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
12:28 Phoneme's defending marines kills Ridiculous's early goons.Phoneme holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 The scales tip toward Phoneme — a lead, but not a safe one.
12:53 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
13:20 Ridiculous has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Phoneme's force stays on that battlefield.
14:03 It seems like Phoneme has more units than Ridiculous!Count the units: Phoneme has the edge over Ridiculous right now.
14:33 Ridiculous starts expanding.Ridiculous plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
15:14 Phoneme moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Phoneme pushes.
15:36 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
16:20 Phoneme kills off Ridiculous's armies and continues pushing!Ridiculous's army evaporates. Phoneme doesn't even slow down.
16:37 Ridiculous has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Phoneme's force stays on that battlefield.
17:21 It seems that Ridiculous only managed to destroy less than half of Phoneme's army.Ridiculous takes a bite out of Phoneme's force and backs off.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Phoneme is far ahead.
— The mid game —
17:42 Phoneme's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!The composition is ready; Phoneme starts the push.
18:18 Phoneme starts expanding.Phoneme takes another base — the economy widens.
— The late game —
19:04 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
19:31 A few well placed tanks savaged the rest of Ridiculous's army!Ridiculous's defense bends, then snaps. Phoneme takes the middle of the game.
19:56 About half of Ridiculous's army has been decimated in that battle.Phoneme pays for that trade with about half his army.
20:32 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
21:01 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Ridiculous GGs!Ridiculous GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Ridiculous taps out. Phoneme's mid game was simply better.
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
army value
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
economy
Play-by-play (51 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Purple Phoneme spawning at s2 and Blue Ridiculous spawning at s3.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Phoneme at s2, Ridiculous at s3.
0:34 Ridiculous gets 14 Nexus against Phoneme's 1 Fact Double Expand.The builds are down: 1 Fact Double Expand from Phoneme, 14 Nexus from Ridiculous.
— The early game —
1:13 Phoneme places down a command center.More workers, more money: Phoneme expands.
1:54 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Quietly, Ridiculous adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:23 Phoneme decides to move out with his armies.Phoneme tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:53 Ridiculous decides to move out with his armies.Ridiculous has seen enough — the army moves out.
3:15 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:40 Nice bunker placement by Ridiculous, Phoneme can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.Ridiculous holds the early rush without blinking.
4:26 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
4:54 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
5:34 Phoneme decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Phoneme goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:59 Ridiculous appears to have more army than Phoneme!Ridiculous's army is visibly the bigger one — Phoneme should not take this fight.
6:23 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
6:49 Ridiculous fends off Phoneme's marines with his dragoons.Phoneme's early gamble buys nothing — Ridiculous's defense was already in place.
🎙 Ridiculous holds the stronger army for now.
7:25 Losing only less than half of his army, Ridiculous seems to be fine.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
8:06 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
8:39 Ridiculous decides to push out with his dragoon.No patience from Ridiculous: the first units are already marching.
8:54 Phoneme places down a command center.Phoneme plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
9:32 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Quietly, Ridiculous adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
10:05 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
10:47 Ridiculous kills off Phoneme's armies and continues pushing!Phoneme's army evaporates. Ridiculous doesn't even slow down.
11:07 Phoneme lost about half of his army in that battle.Ridiculous pays for that trade with about half his army.
11:34 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The scales tip toward Ridiculous — a lead, but not a safe one.
12:05 Eager to end the game, Phoneme moves out with his armies.Phoneme has seen enough — the army moves out.
12:49 Ridiculous decides to push out with his dragoon.Ridiculous goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
13:09 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
13:37 Phoneme was out-microed by Ridiculous and loses all his attacking forces.Phoneme commits and it's the wrong call — Ridiculous cleans it up.
14:26 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
14:44 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Ridiculous while losing less than half of his army.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:11 Ridiculous decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Ridiculous tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
15:55 Ridiculous desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Quietly, Ridiculous adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
16:19 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 The scales tip toward Ridiculous — a lead, but not a safe one.
17:05 Phoneme's mismicro cost him his marines and probably this game! Ridiculous continues pressuring with his dragoons!Phoneme wasn't ready. Ridiculous's early aggression takes the lead.
17:35 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
18:00 Phoneme destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Ridiculous's army has been decimated.Phoneme clips Ridiculous's army — real damage, but Ridiculous fights on.
18:28 Ridiculous is pushing out with his dragoons.No patience from Ridiculous: the first units are already marching.
18:58 Phoneme starts expanding.Phoneme plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
19:27 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.
20:06 Ridiculous successfully pressures Phoneme with his dragoons! Phoneme is contained.Phoneme wasn't ready. Ridiculous's early aggression takes the lead.
20:38 Phoneme has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Ridiculous's force stays on that battlefield.
21:01 After that battle, Ridiculous still has most of his army with him.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Ridiculous is far ahead.
— The mid game —
21:44 Ridiculous now has enough dragoons to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Ridiculous hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
22:05 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Phoneme taps out!That's it. Phoneme looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Phoneme taps out. Ridiculous's early game was simply better.
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
army value
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
economy
Play-by-play (54 lines)
0:17 The game starts with Yellow Ridiculous spawning at s3 and Green Phoneme spawning at s2.We're underway — Ridiculous spawns at s3, Phoneme answers from s2.
0:30 Ridiculous gets 2 Gate Goons against Phoneme's 1 Fact Double Expand.The builds are down: 2 Gate Goons from Ridiculous, 1 Fact Double Expand from Phoneme.
— The early game —
1:20 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ridiculous expands.
1:45 Phoneme places down a command center.Quietly, Phoneme adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:19 Ridiculous is pushing out with his dragoons.No patience from Ridiculous: the first units are already marching.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:50 Phoneme bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Phoneme goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:12 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.
3:36 Phoneme fends off Ridiculous's early goons with his marines.Phoneme holds the early rush without blinking.
4:15 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Ridiculous — the losses are light.
4:43 Phoneme destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Ridiculous's army has been decimated.Phoneme clips Ridiculous's army — real damage, but Ridiculous fights on.
5:20 At the moment, Phoneme seems to have more units than Ridiculous.Phoneme's army is visibly the bigger one — Ridiculous should not take this fight.
5:48 Phoneme places down a command center.Phoneme takes another base — the economy widens.
6:11 Ridiculous is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Ridiculous tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:56 Phoneme bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.No patience from Phoneme: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Phoneme holds the stronger army for now.
7:14 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Quietly, Ridiculous adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
7:54 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
8:14 Phoneme fends off Ridiculous's early goons with his marines.Phoneme holds the early rush without blinking.
8:50 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Ridiculous destroyed only less than half of Phoneme's army.Ridiculous takes a bite out of Phoneme's force and backs off.
9:16 With excellent skills and micro, Ridiculous managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
9:51 Phoneme figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.No patience from Phoneme: the first units are already marching.
10:14 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
10:55 Phoneme successfully kills off Ridiculous's dragoons with nice marine micro.Ridiculous wasn't ready. Phoneme's early aggression takes the lead.
11:15 Ridiculous has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Phoneme's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Phoneme is far ahead.
11:46 Ridiculous destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Phoneme's army has been decimated.Ridiculous takes a bite out of Phoneme's force and backs off.
12:29 Phoneme decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Phoneme tests the door early. Is anyone home?
12:54 Phoneme starts expanding.Phoneme plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
13:27 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
13:50 Ridiculous's mismicro cost him his dragoons and probably this game! Phoneme continues pressuring with his marines and vultures!The early pressure works — Phoneme breaks Ridiculous's front door.
14:32 Ridiculous lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Phoneme's force stays on that battlefield.
15:00 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:38 Phoneme figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Phoneme tests the door early. Is anyone home?
15:53 Ridiculous warps in a nexus.Ridiculous plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Phoneme is far ahead.
16:35 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
17:11 With really nice micro, Phoneme kills off Ridiculous's dragoons.The early pressure works — Phoneme breaks Ridiculous's front door.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Phoneme is far ahead.
17:26 The attack was a success, Ridiculous lost more than half of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Phoneme — more than half the force is gone.
18:10 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:33 Ridiculous starts pushing across the map.Ridiculous has seen enough — the army moves out.
— The mid game —
19:04 Phoneme is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Phoneme hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
19:41 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
— The late game —
20:05 Fortunately enough for Phoneme, he positioned some tanks at the high ground, and it paid off by killing most of Ridiculous's armies and saved his base from wrecking havoc!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Phoneme holds Ridiculous.
20:27 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.Ridiculous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
21:07 The attack was a success, Ridiculous lost more than half of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Phoneme — more than half the force is gone.
21:34 Phoneme is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!The composition is ready; Phoneme starts the push.
🎙 Ridiculous is hanging on by a thread against Phoneme's army.
22:05 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Ridiculous taps out!That's it. Ridiculous looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Ridiculous taps out. Phoneme's early game was simply better.
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
army value
■ Phoneme
■ Ridiculous
economy
Play-by-play (8 lines)
0:07 The Red Phoneme spawns at s2 while Yellow Ridiculous spawns at s4.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Phoneme at s2, Ridiculous at s4.
2:16 Ridiculous gets 1 Gate Cybernetics against Phoneme's Bunker Rush.Scouting done, plans revealed: Phoneme's Bunker Rush against Ridiculous's 1 Gate Cybernetics.
4:10 Phoneme figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Phoneme tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Ridiculous is hanging on by a thread against Phoneme's army.
6:18 Phoneme opens with a cheesy build.Phoneme isn't playing fair today — the cheese is on.
8:14 Phoneme with an aggressive opening starts to attack Ridiculous.Phoneme commits to the cheese — it's at Ridiculous's door already.
10:12 Ridiculous GGs after being cheesed by Phoneme.It works! Ridiculous can't hold the gamble and taps to Phoneme.
Phoneme takes it — the early game decided this one.
Head to head
14 games
Phoneme
12 – 2
Ridiculous