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· Wed, Aug 19 2026 · 23:33 server time
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■ Taatusti
■ Alcove
army value
■ Taatusti
■ Alcove
economy
Play-by-play (49 lines)
0:13 The Red Taatusti spawns at s3 while Orange Alcove spawns at s4.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Taatusti at s3, Alcove at s4.
0:51 Alcove opens 1 Gate Cybernetics against Taatusti's 1 Gate Cybernetics.The builds are down: 1 Gate Cybernetics from Taatusti, 1 Gate Cybernetics from Alcove.
— The early game —
1:09 Taatusti warps in a nexus.Taatusti plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:43 Alcove warps in a nexus.Alcove takes another base — the economy widens.
2:12 Taatusti decides to push out with his dragoon.Taatusti tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:54 Alcove is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Alcove tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:17 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.
3:51 Taatusti was out-microed by Alcove and loses all his attacking forces.The attack shatters on Alcove's line. Great positioning.
4:17 With excellent skills and micro, Alcove managed to fend off Taatusti while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Taatusti — the losses are light.
4:56 After that battle, Taatusti still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Alcove — the losses are light.
5:19 At the moment, Alcove seems to have more units than Taatusti.Alcove's army is visibly the bigger one — Taatusti should not take this fight.
5:59 Taatusti decides to expand.Taatusti plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:33 Alcove warps in a nexus.Alcove takes another base — the economy widens.
7:09 Unwilling to make the game too long, Taatusti starts moving out.Here it comes: Taatusti crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:25 Alcove is pushing out with his dragoons.No patience from Alcove: the first units are already marching.
7:57 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:42 Taatusti failed to break through Alcove's dragoon defense line.Taatusti's early gamble buys nothing — Alcove's defense was already in place.
9:01 With excellent skills and micro, Alcove managed to fend off Taatusti while losing less than half of his army.Taatusti keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:37 Alcove destroyed about half of Taatusti's army after that battle.Alcove cuts Taatusti's army in half.
10:10 Taatusti is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Taatusti tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:30 Alcove decides to start pushing across the map.Alcove has seen enough — the army moves out.
11:17 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
11:46 Alcove kills off Taatusti's armies and continues pushing!A clean, brutal win for Alcove. The push continues.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
12:06 It seems that Alcove only managed to destroy less than half of Taatusti's army.Alcove takes a bite out of Taatusti's force and backs off.
12:53 With excellent skills and micro, Alcove managed to fend off Taatusti while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Taatusti — the losses are light.
13:12 Taatusti warps in a nexus.Taatusti takes another base — the economy widens.
13:39 Alcove warps in a nexus.Alcove plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
14:12 Alcove is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.No patience from Alcove: the first units are already marching.
14:59 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
15:19 Alcove kills off Taatusti's dragoons with some nice micro!The early pressure works — Alcove breaks Taatusti's front door.
15:47 Taatusti has lost about half of his army in that battle.Alcove pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:36 After that battle, Alcove still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Taatusti — the losses are light.
🎙 The scales tip toward Alcove — a lead, but not a safe one.
17:07 Taatusti is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Alcove's army.Taatusti is badly outgunned — Alcove's force is a size larger.
— The mid game —
17:35 Feeling content with the game, Alcove is starting to push out with his dragoons!Alcove hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
18:07 Alcove warps in a nexus.Quietly, Alcove adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
— The late game —
18:24 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.
19:11 All of a sudden, Taatusti has no armies left while Alcove is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Alcove. The push continues.
19:26 Alcove only destroyed about half of Taatusti's army.Half of Taatusti's force is gone — Alcove took it apart.
20:14 After that battle, Alcove still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Taatusti — the losses are light.
20:33 Alcove is pushing out with his dragoons!Alcove hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
21:20 Taatusti having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Taatusti types it out: GG.
GG. Alcove closes it out over Taatusti.
■ Taatusti
■ Alcove
army value
■ Taatusti
■ Alcove
economy
Play-by-play (33 lines)
0:20 Alcove spawns at s2 in Purple while Taatusti spawns at s1 in Yellow.Alcove takes s2 in Purple; across the map, Taatusti settles in at s1 in Yellow.
0:52 Alcove opens 1 Gate Cybernetics against Taatusti's 1 Gate Cybernetics.Alcove commits to 1 Gate Cybernetics; Taatusti answers with 1 Gate Cybernetics.
— The early game —
1:23 Alcove warps in a nexus.Quietly, Alcove adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:15 Taatusti warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Taatusti expands.
2:44 Alcove decides to push out with his dragoon.Alcove goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
3:32 Taatusti decides to push out with his dragoon.Taatusti goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:58 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
4:36 Taatusti failed to kill off Alcove's defending dragoons.Alcove holds the early rush without blinking.
5:11 Taatusti destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Alcove's army has been decimated.Taatusti takes a bite out of Alcove's force and backs off.
5:49 With excellent skills and micro, Taatusti managed to fend off Alcove while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Alcove — the losses are light.
6:39 Alcove decides to push out with his dragoon.Alcove tests the door early. Is anyone home?
— The mid game —
7:11 Taatusti is pushing out with his dragoons.Taatusti tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:49 Alcove's forces appear to be larger compared to Taatusti's!Alcove's army is visibly the bigger one — Taatusti should not take this fight.
8:27 Taatusti warps in a nexus.Taatusti plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
8:58 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
9:41 Taatusti was out-microed by Alcove and loses all his attacking forces.Taatusti commits and it's the wrong call — Alcove cleans it up.
10:19 After that battle, Alcove still has most of his army with him.Taatusti keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:05 After that battle, Alcove destroyed about half of Taatusti's army.Half of Taatusti's force is gone — Alcove took it apart.
11:45 Alcove is pushing out with his dragoons.Alcove tests the door early. Is anyone home?
— The late game —
12:11 Alcove warps in a nexus.Alcove takes another base — the economy widens.
13:05 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
13:41 With really nice micro, Alcove kills off Taatusti's dragoons.The early pressure works — Alcove breaks Taatusti's front door.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Alcove is far ahead.
14:08 Alcove destroyed about half of Taatusti's army after that battle.Half of Taatusti's force is gone — Alcove took it apart.
14:56 With excellent skills and micro, Alcove managed to fend off Taatusti while losing less than half of his army.Taatusti keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:28 Alcove is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Alcove tests the door early. Is anyone home?
16:01 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Taatusti taps out!That's it. Taatusti looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Alcove takes it — the early game decided this one.
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